By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. The topic for the Saturday Science program this week is “Hexagons.” It may seem to folks that we at Crossroads are obsessed with hexagons—the six-sided polygons that show up in everything from honeycombs and ancient coral fossils to the mirrors on the James Webb Telescope. […]
Oscar Wilson and the Giant Candy Cane
By Kathleen Harris, Ephraim Historical Foundation, ephraim.org According to Wilson family lore, one long ago Christmas Oscar Wilson (1871-1948) decided to surprise the village children by hanging a giant candy cane in the Moravian Church. Uncle “Oc,” as he was known, was a candy maker by trade who had come from Milwaukee to to Ephraim in 1906 […]
Tree Rings
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. This weekend, Crossroads will ring in the New Year! Appropriate to the celebration, our Saturday Science Program will feature “Annual Rings,” and at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, we host the Wild Ones/Master Gardener Last Sunset of 2023 Hike, which will start from the Collins Learning […]
Door and Kewaunee Counties Lead the Region in 100% Fish Movement
Lindal Fisheries, Dramm Corporation and Dan’s Fish sign pledge to prevent waste and promote the sustainable use of Great Lakes fish Three more local companies—Lindal Fisheries, Dramm Corporation and Dan’s Fish, Inc.—signed on to the “100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge” today, publicly committing to using 100% of each commercially caught Great Lakes fish productively by 2025. As […]
The Longest Night of the Year
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. With the exception of our friends in the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society who think fifteen hours of darkness is a good thing, most of us, regardless of our ancestry or religious beliefs, long for light during this dark part of the year. At the exact […]
Project Feeder Watch
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. We count birds every day at Crossroads. So why is the Annual Christmas Bird Count so important? Why are we making it a special event for adults and families? And why are we now expanding our programing to include a community science initiative called Project […]
Landmark Resort: Your Home For The Holidays
It’s not long after Thanksgiving that you start to hear Christmas music on the radio, watch holiday commercials on TV, and see beautiful lights and displays in your neighbor’s yard. It is the most wonderful time of the year, after all! But you can escape the chaos of the holidays in Door County, where peace and quiet […]
Where Do Baby Evergreens Come From?
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. The Collins Learning Center is decorated for the holidays, and we invite the community to come by each Saturday afternoon between 1:00-4:00 p.m. to see the handiwork of our volunteers and enjoy a cup of coffee or hot chocolate and fresh-popped popcorn. Board games will be […]
Sharing Traditions
By Jerod Santek, Write On, Door County Founding & Artistic Director “Traditions touch us, they connect us, and they expand us.” – Rita Barreto Craig From somber remembrances of those we have lost to joyous celebrations of life and new beginnings, December is full of holidays and days of observance that bring with them traditions unique […]
Get Into the Holiday Spirit in Fish Creek
There may be no place like home for the holidays. That said, the second-best place to be this time of year is Fish Creek. This holiday season, we have a host of suggestions as you make your list—and check it twice!—of festive places and activities to explore, making every moment merry, bright, and memorable. Join […]
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