Door County’s forests, wetlands, and meadows are home to a remarkable diversity of fungi. From colorful shelf fungi on fallen logs to chanterelles emerging from the forest floor and the many species that form essential partnerships with trees, mushrooms are a hidden but vital part of the peninsula’s ecosystems. This week’s Summer at Crossroads theme, […]

By Lynn Michelsen, Business Manager, Crossroads at Big Creek Door County’s landscape is written in stone. From the towering bluffs along the bay of Green Bay to the smooth rocks scattered across Lake Michigan beaches, the peninsula’s unique character was shaped hundreds of millions of years ago. Ancient tropical seas deposited layers of limestone and […]

With Your Support, Coming Soon! by Laurie Buske Fish Creek’s history is woven into our downtown and shapes who we are. We take pride in preserving our past. Nearly two years ago, a group of us met at the Gazebo in Noble Square on a summer afternoon, united by a shared vision to protect our […]

By Lynn Michelsen, Business Manager, Crossroads at Big Creek “Butterflies” is this week’s Summer at Crossroads theme, and this time of year our meadows, gardens, and open fields are alive with color and motion as butterflies move through one of nature’s most remarkable transformations—from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to winged adult. These insects are […]

By Lynn Michelsen, Business Manager, Crossroads at Big Creek Door County is home to an amazing variety of animals, from butterflies drifting through summer meadows to mammals hidden in forests and wetlands. This week’s Summer at Crossroads theme, Animals, invites visitors to explore the creatures that share our peninsula and discover the remarkable ways they […]

4th of July Tips from the Wisconsin Humane Society With Independence Day firework shows firing off this weekend, the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) has tips to make sure your pets have a stress-free holiday. First, WHS does not recommend taking your pet to a fireworks show. Even if they handle crowds well, the loud booms, […]

“Birds” is this week’s Summer at Crossroads theme, and this time of year our skies, forests, and shorelines are alive with activity as resident and migratory birds feed, nest, and raise their young. Door County sits along a major migratory flyway, making early summer an especially rich time to observe species that rely on a remarkable […]

By Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads at Big Creek Crossroads at Big Creek kicks off the summer season with the theme “Take a Hike.” Visitors are always welcome to explore our trails, and this week they can also enjoy the children’s book Take a Hike, by Alison Farrell, featured on our Storybook Walk which starts at the West Trailhead.   […]

By Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads at Big Creek This week at Crossroads at Big Creek, we focus our binoculars—and our programming—on birds. Birdwatching has become far more than a pleasant hobby. Birds are often described as “biological barometers,” or indicator species, of environmental health. Because of our commitment to habitat restoration, we view them as a […]