Entrepreneurial foodies Tonda Gagliardo and Karl Bradley are celebrating the upcoming 2021 season with a move from their former location at Maxwelton Braes in Baileys Harbor to a Highway 57 location in Sister Bay and the grand opening of Thyme Catering & Twelve Eleven Wine Bar. The location will feature a new vision for the […]
Spooktacular Halloween Fun With Door County Coffee
Ghosts and ghouls, witches and warlocks, Pumpkin Spice enthusiasts and anyone in between; the Spookiest of seasons is upon us once again and it’s time to celebrate! What better way than by putting on your best costume, and indulging in all things spooky? We have put together a list of scary-easy ways to throw the best shindig […]
Ray’s Cherry Hut Gets New Lease on Life with Sonny’s + Bridge Up Brewing
Collaborators Trent Snyder (Bridge Up Brewing Company) and Jason Estes (Sonny’s Pizzeria) recently acquired the longtime market Ray’s Cherry Hut just south of Fish Creek, with a mission to bring a new level of fun to the two-acre site. Most recently known as White Cottage Red Door, the location’s new owners are planning to install […]
Katie Musolff Brings ‘Found Art’ to Vibrant Life
By Jude Genereaux Some of us recognize immediately what we should do with our lives and where we want to focus our creative energies. Katie Musolff is one of those people, blessed with singular artistic intention at a very young age. Growing up near Milwaukee, the southern Wisconsin artist attended the Milwaukee Institute of Art […]
Wisconsin Gems For Fall Colors
Wisconsin is home to many scenic landscapes that showcase the delightful colors of nature in autumn. We’re starting to see the leaves change colors, with some parts of the state already at or nearing peak colors. Why Do Leaves Change Colors?In the fall, when days shorten and temperatures drop, leaves stop their food-making process. As […]
Liberty Park Summer Resort
By Dottie & Pete Pohlman, Lodge Managers 1984-1989 Door County Almanak, No. 5, 1990 The old Goodrich steamer makes the turn off the Sister Islands and straightens out heading to Sister Bay. As the captain slows the streamer to a crawl to give the Chicago families a lingering view of the majestic harbor, the call […]
Door County Coastal Byway
By Ann Miller – Chairman Door County Coastal Byway Council The DCCB Council members thank you for the show of community pride along the recently designated National Scenic Byway route in Northern Door County. The Door County Coastal Byway is just one of two in the State of Wisconsin, with a total of 184 nation-wide. […]
SKÅL Expands Al’s Expanding Green Campus with Nordic-Inspired Items
By Jude Genereaux A new addition to expansive surrounding property of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik sits on the southern side of its Stabbur Beer Garden, bookending what has lately become a natural wood campus of Scandinavian-inspired architecture. The attractive new building, called SKÅL, carries the same attention to detail and Nordic character as […]
Fall Fun in Door County For Your Next Trip
By Door County Coffee & Tea Co. The leaves are colored with shades of red, orange and yellow, the air is cool and crisp, and the coffee tastes like Pumpkin Spice…ahhh the sights and smells of Fall in Door County! While we love every season in the beautiful place we get to call home, there […]
Monarch Tagging
By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek Monarch Tagging, a Crossroads’ tradition, is scheduled for Saturday, September 4, at 1:00 p.m. thanks to collaboration between Crossroads at Big Creek and Wild Ones of the Door Peninsula. This free program is open to and will interest learners of all ages. Naturalist Karen Newbern will present […]