DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE

Jingle Mixer, Speaker Series and More at Door County Maritime Museum

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 2, 2021) – Enjoy the winter wonderland of decorated trees, wreaths and decorative displays now through Sunday, January 2, 2022, during the 10th annual DCMM Merry-Time Festival of Trees! Extraordinary care was taken to decorate and adorn the […]

White Gull Winter Concerts Return

Fish Creek, Wis. (December 2, 2021) – After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, the White Gull Winter Concerts are back. The Special Consensus, the twice Grammy nominated bluegrass band, will kick off the season on Wednesday, December 8, with […]

Ephraim’s Christmas in the Village

Ephraim, Wis. (December 1, 2021) – Santa Claus will be in Ephraim on December 4 and bringing lots of holiday cheer! Carriage rides will be available from Village Hall from 2:30–4pm. Then Santa will be arriving at Village Hall at 3pm […]

Give the Birch Creek Experience This Holiday Season

Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 1, 2021) – What a wonderful surprise for the lucky person who receives a gift certificate to attend a Birch Creek concert! It will be an unforgettable experience of musical excellence. The gift certificate can be used […]

Tannenbaum Holiday Shop Collections Sale; Door County and Travel Ornaments Available

Sister Bay, Wis. (November 30, 2021) – Tannenbaum Holiday Shop has decided not to have a Friends & Family Sale this year. They know that so many of your look forward to that event each year, but they are unable to […]

Christmas By the Bay Parade Winners

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 29, 2021) – Holiday lights are twinkling throughout the city of Sturgeon Bay. The annual Christmas by the Bay holiday parade helped kick off celebrations throughout the city on November 20, with a total of 27 festive […]

Art Meets Language in PenArt’s Latest Exhibition

Fish Creek, Wis. (November 26, 2021) – Peninsula School of Art (PenArt), 3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, presents a new exhibition, To the Letter: Text in Art, December 4, 2021 through January 29, 2022. To the Letter features the works of seven regionally- and […]

Maritime Speaker Series: Nicolet, Marquette & the Puans

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 22, 2021) – The Door County Maritime Speaker Series is proud to welcome Dr. Patrick J. Jung, professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering, for the December 2nd presentation, sponsored by Door County Medical Center. Dr. Jung will […]

Fish Creek’s Noble House Invites You to their Annual Tree Lighting Celebration

Fish Creek, Wis. (November 19, 2021) – Bundle up and head down to Noble Square in downtown Fish Creek at 5:00pm on December 4. Watch the snowflakes fall from the sky, sing carols by candle light and ring in the spirit […]

Santa Claus is Coming to Light Up Sister Bay

Sister Bay, Wis. (November 19, 2021) – Come to see Santa with his elves and favorite reindeer at the annual Capture the Spirit holiday lighting festivities on Friday, November 26 from 3:00 – 5:00pm. Enjoy some hot chocolate and treats before […]

Christkindlmarkt Volunteers Needed

Sister Bay, Wis. (November 19, 2021) – Christkindlmarkt Door County — Sister Bay’s new outdoor Christmas market — is coming soon to Corner of the Past Museum at the corner of Hwy 57 and Fieldcrest Rd. To help the event […]

AJ Dillon Special Guest at Mini Football Camp at the Y

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 17, 2021) – Green Bay Packers Running back AJ Dillon stopped by the Door County YMCA to participate in a mini football camp for our YMCA Flag Football participants on Tuesday evening. The youth were very excited […]

New CEO Presents Key to Door County to AJ Dillon during Tourism Organization’s 96th Annual Meeting

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 17, 2021) – Destination Door County (DDC), Door County’s destination marketing and management organization, celebrated a year like no other during their 96th annual meeting on Tuesday night at Fernwood Gardens Ballroom at Mr. G’s near Jacksonport. […]

PMF’s Winter Chamber Music Series Returns to the Press Pavilion

Egg Harbor, Wis. (November 15, 2021) – The Peninsula Music Festival’s Winter Chamber Music Series FEBRUARY FEST will return to the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor on the Sundays of February 6, 13, and 20, 2022. Performances begin […]

Door County Kids & Baby Boutique Holiday Open House

Egg Harbor, Wis. (November 15, 2021) – Door County Kids & Baby Boutique is getting ready in celebration of Holly Days in Egg Harbor on November 26–28. DC Kids & Baby will host a very special Holiday Open House for families […]

Southern Door Annual Holiday Party for Seniors

Southern Door, Wis. (November 15, 2021) – The Southern Door School District is inviting all senior citizens, age 62 and over, who live in the Southern Door community, to attend the 35th Annual Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 8th at […]

Ridges Sanctuary Announces Upcoming Natural Christmas Event

Baileys Harbor, Wis. (November 15, 2021) – The Ridges Sanctuary is giving visitors a chance to spend time this holiday season surrounded by its natural beauty. Guests at the annual holiday celebration can stroll down the softly lit Hidden Brook Boardwalk, […]

Miller Art Museum Continues Tradition of Wildlife Biennial, Celebrating 20 Years in 2021

With Work that Stretches the Definition of How Animals are Represented and Explores the Conditions in which they Live Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 8, 2021)—The Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay is set to unveil its Wildlife Biennial XX, which is […]

PenArt Hosts First-ever Gingerbread Bash

Fish Creek, Wis. (November 8, 2021) – Peninsula School of Art (PenArt), 3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, is a hosting its first-ever Gingerbread Bash on Wednesday, November 17, from 6-9pm. “Everyone in Door County worked so hard this summer. We took […]

Baileys Harbor’s Kendall Park Revitalization Project

Baileys Harbor, Wis. (November 8, 2021) — Baileys Harbor has announced that it needs public help to revitalize Kendall Park. The park is coming up to its 30 year anniversary and it is time to completely replace the playground equipment […]

Two Times the Christmas Fun in Sturgeon Bay

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 4, 2021) – Join Destination Sturgeon Bay, Door County Coffee, and the entire Sturgeon Bay community for holiday fun during the 2021 Christmas by the Bay holiday parade and Unwrapping Sturgeon Bay for Christmas by the […]

Christkindlmarkt Door County Brings Euro-Flavored Holiday Cheer in 2021

Sister Bay, Wis. (November 2, 2021) — This holiday season, the Sister Bay Historical Society will host Door County’s first-ever Christkindlmarkt, or Christmas market, with help from a Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Starting […]

Al Johnson’s Introduces Swedish Glögg Mix

Swedish Holiday Drink Available Bottled for Retail Sale, is Served Hot at Restaurant & Stabbur Sister Bay, Wis, (November 1, 2021) — Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik has announced the introduction of its new Swedish Glögg Mix, a non-alcoholic, […]

Children’s Inaugural Book Fair by Door County Kids & Baby Boutique

Egg Harbor, Wis. (November 2, 2021) – The Children’s Inaugural Book Fair put on by Door County Kids & Baby Boutique, Main Street Shops in downtown Egg Harbor boasted 6 Wisconsin authors who joined in for the festive fall affair […]

Merry-Time Festival of Trees

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 2, 2021) – The annual DCMM Merry-Time Festival of Trees starts on Saturday, November 13 and runs through Sunday, January 2, 2022! The Museum will once again be filled with extraordinary trees, wreaths and decorative displays adorned with […]

Undefeated DCU Hosts Swimming Championship

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 28, 2021) – The reigning champion DCU Girls High School Swim Team will be hosting the 2021 Bay Conference Championship meet at the Door County YMCA – Carla and Ellsworth Peterson Aquatic Center this Thursday, October 28th. Door County […]

Book Signing at Tannenbaum Holiday Shop this Weekend

Sister Bay, Wis. (October 28, 2021) – Tannenbaum Holiday Shop is excited to have one more book signing this year! Sue Steckart Jarosh will be signing books the weekend on Saturday, October 30 from 11am-2pm. Sue has written a number of […]

Northern Sky Announces Robust, Two-Venue 2022 Season

Fish Creek, Wis. (October 26, 2021) – Northern Sky Theater is pleased to announce the slate of shows for its 2022 season. In 2022, the theater plans a robust season in two venues after their virtual 2020 season and streamlined […]

Kress Pavilion Welcomes “Alphabet”

Egg Harbor, Wis. (October 25, 2021) —The Egg Harbor Public Arts Initiative and The Kress Pavilion are pleased to announce the return of “An Artist’s Alphabet” an excerpt from Brian Pirman’s Animal Collage Series. Interrupted by COVID, the series is […]

Award Winners Announced for Miller Art Museum’s 46th Juried Annual, On Display Through Nov. 8

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 25, 2021) — On September 25, the Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay unveiled its 46th Juried Annual—a survey and celebration of contemporary work by Wisconsin visual artists—with a scaled back in-person reception, where 8 regional […]

Paint Pumpkins and Trick or Treat at Plum Bottom Gallery

Egg Harbor, Wis. (October 21, 2021) – Halloween is a time to let your imagination run wild! Join Plum Bottom Gallery at their Downtown Egg Harbor location on Saturday, October 30 during the Egg Harbor Safe Walk (2–4pm) for pumpkin painting […]

Door County Churches Join Effort to Highlight Critical Importance of Climate Change Conference

Door County, Wis, (October 21, 2021) – A growing number of churches, including some in Door County, are joining in an effort to highlight the critical importance of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, COP 26, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. […]

SDHS Presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Southern Door, Wis. (October 21, 2021) – Southern Door High School is happy to present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with lyrics by Tim Rice & music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, November 5-6-7 & 11-12-13, 2021. “Sha la la, Joseph, […]

Downtown Egg Harbor Condominium Development Groundbreaking Ceremony on Oct. 29

Egg Harbor, Wis. (October 19, 2021) – The Village View Shoppes & Residences “Groundbreaking Event” will take place on Friday, October 29, 2021. The Open House will be from 2–5pm and is located at 7784 State Hwy 42 downtown Egg […]

Griffon String Quartet Featured in Patchwork Narratives Event

The Midsummer’s Music resident string quartet partners with composers David Gerhard Utzinger and Jon Mueller. Sister Bay, Wis. (October 18, 2021) – Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon String Quartet, is partnering with composers David Gerhard Utzinger and Jon Mueller […]

Door County Pilates Announces Grand Opening & Class Schedule

The new studio is located in the Fairfield Building in downtown Sturgeon Bay and offering free intro classes through Saturday, October 30. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 18, 2021) — Door County Pilates, the peninsula’s only fitness studio to focus specifically […]

Alpine Resort Opens for Weddings Beginning 2022, Announces Opening of Cottages Spring 2022

Egg Harbor, Wis. (Oct. 14, 2021) — The Alpine Resort is proud to announce that they will be accepting wedding venue bookings for 2022 and welcoming couples who are looking to celebrate their special day along the Egg Harbor shoreline. […]

Jacksonport Farmers Market Season to End Oct. 19

Jacksonport, Wis. (October 14, 2021) – The Jacksonport Farmers Market season at Lakeside Park in downtown Jacksonport will come to an end with the final Market to be held on Tuesday, October 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Isaiah Spetz and Karen Mall […]

Destination Door County Names New President/CEO

Door County, Wis. (October 13, 2021) – After a nationwide search, Destination Door County (DDC) has selected a new President/CEO to lead the organization. Julie Gilbert will bring more than 30 years of experience in the destination marketing industry when she […]

Herbal Tea Time: Beneficial Herbs that Thrive in Door County

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 11, 2021) – Join the Climate Change Coalition of Door County at 4 pm Saturday, Nov. 13, for Herbal Tea Time, a uniquely delectable experience of teas brewed from beneficial herbs that thrive in Door County. […]