By Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Grilling season is the best season, and we are ready to fire up the grill! We have so many fun ways to incorporate coffee into your grilling rubs and sauces, along with some great side dishes and desserts. Enjoy some of our favorite ways to include Door County […]
Everything You Need to Know About Door County Cherries
By Door County Coffee & Tea Co. When you think of Door County, cherries often are one of the first things to pop into people’s heads. First come the cherry blossoms, one of the most beautiful times of the year. Then comes cherry picking, a fun family activity you can do all over the county […]
Experimental Archaeology at Crossroads at Big Creek
By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek Crossroads at Big Creek, in collaboration with the Door County Historical Society, will add Experimental Archaeology to the Spring Archaeology Experience this year. On the afternoons of Friday, May 21, Monday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 25, we will offering historical demonstrations and be conducting tours […]
Wink Larson: Orchard in His Blood by Gary Jones
Door County Almanak, No. 2, 1985 “Here’s the story of how Wink bought the orchard,” said Audrey Larson, as she, Wink Larson, and I sat in the spacious living room of their Sister Bay home perched on a bluff, the hazy waters of Green Bay provide a background for the chickadees and goldfinches competing for […]
Crossroads Activities Report for May…It’s BIG
By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek Saturday, May 8 promises to be a big day at Crossroads. In the morning, Crossroads Habitat Healers will participate in the Climate Change Coalition of Door County’s BIG PLANT. In the evening, the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society will hold a BIG SCOPE VIEWING NIGHT to introduce […]
Peninsula Players Presents: Stalwarts of the Sixties
Doug Alleman, Ralph Foody and William Munchow were talented character actors whose credits included work on film, television and stages across the nation. Bill Munchow returned for his 101st show in the musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum while Doug Alleman delighted audiences as Mr. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. In Ralph Foody’s […]
Peninsula Players Presents: 1965 – 1969
This week, Peninsula Players Presents takes a closer look at some of the highlights of the seasons between 1965 and 1969. During these years, Door County’s appreciation for the arts was symbolized on the County of Door’s newly created flag that was unfurled in 1966. Between 1965 and 1969, musicals, fresh from Broadway, delighted audiences for two […]
Spring Coffee & Spring Cleaning: Tips to Make Spring Cleaning Fun
By Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Spring is in the air, and in the coffee, so it seems the time has come for Spring-Cleaning! We have compiled some of our favorite cleaning hacks, including the best way to clean your coffee pot. We know your coffee pot put in some extra hours the past […]
Northern Sky Theater Only Four Steps Removed from the Birthplace of American Playwriting
Did you know that Northern Sky Theater is only four steps removed from the birthplace of American playwriting?! Follow along as Northern Sky cofounder Doc Heide takes us through the degrees of separation: 1. In the first decade of the 20th century, a professor of English named George Pierce Baker created America’s first playwriting course […]
Astronomy Happenings at Crossroads
By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek Crossroads at Big Creek invites the community, and especially families, to participate in a candlelight hike we are calling “Walk When the Moon is Full.” This luminary-lit hike will take place from 7:30-9:00 p.m., Sunday, March 28, when the moon is full. If the weather does […]
