DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE
Help Us Preserve the Little Sister Resort Barn
By Sister Bay Historical Society The barn has begun it’s moving process, but we still need your help. Our goal is to preserve the Little Sister Barn by moving it to Corner of the Past Museum, where it can be turned […]
Read MoreField Museum’s Artist-in-Residence Peggy Macnamara Featured in New Exhibition at Miller Art Museum
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 11, 2022)—The Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay is set to unveil the first exhibition of 2022, Marine Life from Shore to Floor by Peggy Macnamara, which is scheduled to open on Saturday, January 15, 2022. […]
Read More84th Annual Sister Bay Ice Out Contest
Sister Bay, Wis. (January 11, 2022) – Guess the date and time that the “Goat on a Boat” will float when the ice goes out in Sister Bay! Vote now in the 84th Annual Ice Out Contest at participating Sister Bay businesses. […]
Read MoreGriffon String Quartet Free Monthly Concerts
Sister Bay, Wis. (January 10, 2022) – Hailed for their “superb playing, palpable chemistry, spirit, and emotional connection,” Midsummer’s Music’s professional quartet in residence, the Griffon String Quartet, in partnership with First Presbyterian Church in Green Bay, presents free monthly mini […]
Read MoreDCEDC Launches Door County Resident & Workforce Sentiment Survey
Aims to get Direct Feedback & Experiences from those Currently Living & Working in Door County Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 10, 2022) – Amid a COVID-19 global pandemic and a time where workforce shortages are hitting highs never experienced before, leaving […]
Read MoreSól Grass Music Festival June 17 & 18, 2022
Washington Island, Wis. (January 10, 2022) – BackRoads Events presents the 2nd Annual Sól Grass Music Festival. The two day bluegrass festival will be held on June 17&18, 2022 at the Washington Island Campground 745 East Side Road, Washington Island, […]
Read MoreDoing Business Locally Pays Dividends
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 5, 2022) – The Door County Cooperative began mailing over $160,000.00 to local residents as part of its stock retirement program. Qualifying members will be receiving a check for 5 percent of the total stock they have earned […]
Read MoreGathering Ground Announces 2022 Internship Program
Washington Island, Wis. (December 5, 2022) – Gathering Ground is now accepting applications for its 2022 summer internship program, a work-learn-live experience on regenerative agriculture and ecological living on Washington Island, Wisconsin. The program is for young adults 18 to 27 […]
Read MoreClassic Love Songs and Jazz Standards Featured at Birch Creek Valentine’s Concert
Evening Concert Fundraiser Supports Students Egg Harbor, Wis. (January 5, 2022) – Birch Creek Music Performance Center celebrates the Valentine’s weekend with an evening concert of classic love songs and jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. On Saturday evening, […]
Read MoreDC Kraut Co. Indoor Market Schedule, Menu
Baileys Harbor, Wis. (January 4, 2021) – The Baileys Harbor Community Association Indoor Markets continue in 2022! It is anticipated that about 14 vendors or so will be attending including those with perishable food offerings in addition to vendors with home […]
Read MoreTannenbaum’s Annual Retirement Sale, Winter Hours
By Sue Ann and Ron Flittner It is officially 2022! Thank you for all of the wonderful Christmas greetings and messages. We are always amazed at how many of our customers reach out to us in this busy time of […]
Read MoreAdoptions Temporarily Closed at Wisconsin Humane Society’s Racine, Ozaukee, and Door County Campuses
Milwaukee and Green Bay Campuses remain open for adoption Milwaukee, Wis. (January 4, 2021) – The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) has been forced to make some changes to its hours and services in response to COVID-related staff and volunteer shortages. Effective Monday, […]
Read MoreMaritime Speaker Series & New Tower Exhibits
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 31, 2021) – Your Door County Maritime Museum experienced a year like no other in 2021, including welcoming more than 100,000 guests between our three museum locations for the first time in our history! The year ahead […]
Read MoreDCA’s Play It Forward Benefit Concert Canceled
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 31, 2021) – Due to increased COVID concerns, this evening’s Play it Forward benefit concert has regrettably been cancelled. Four separate acts set to perform tonight have had close contact COVID exposure, or are presenting other non-COVID […]
Read MoreDoor County Trialthlon Registration Opens on January 1
Door County, Wis. (December 28, 2021) – Registration for the July 16-17, 2022 Door County Triathlon opens on New Years Day! All January 1-7 registrants for the Door County Sprint Triathlon or Door County Half Iron Triathlon will receive one FREE ENTRY […]
Read MoreShow Your Support for Midsummer’s Music with their Matching Grant
Sister Bay, Wis. (December 29, 2021) – There is still time to help Midsummer’s Music through the generous matching grant of $50,000 they have been offered! Make you contribution with a check dated on or before December 31 or contribute online by […]
Read MoreSoil Health and the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture CCCDC Panel Discussion
Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 29, 2021) – Soil Health and the Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture will be the topic of a Climate Change Coalition of Door County panel discussion at 7 pm Thursday, January 13 at the Kress Pavilion in Egg […]
Read MoreRegeneration + Ridges: A Community Discussion on Climate Crisis Solutions
Baileys Harbor, Wis. (December 27, 2021) – The Ridges Sanctuary is hosting a community discussion series on solutions to the climate crisis. Discussions will be structured around topics covered in the new book, Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation, authored […]
Read More2022 Door County Short Film Fest on Feb. 18-26 Is A Virtual Affair
There’s Still Time to Submit Your Own Unique Short Film, Through Dec. 31st Sister Bay, Wis. (December 22, 2021)— The 13th Annual Door County Short Film Fest (DCSFF) will once again be a virtual online affair for 2022, offering an […]
Read MorePackers Mentor-Protégé Program Seeking mentor Applicants for Programs 12th Year
Draft Days for prospective and accepted participants set for January Green Bay, Wis. (December 22, 2021) – The Green Bay Packers Mentor-Protégé Program currently is seeking mentor and protégé applicants for its 12th year of partnerships to foster business growth, economic development […]
Read MoreJacksonport Polar Bear Club Prepares for Annual Plunge
Jacksonport, Wis. (December 22, 2021) – The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club is once again preparing to take their annual plunge into Lake Michigan at 12 noon on Saturday January 1, 2022. After canceling last year’s event, organizers are playfully calling the […]
Read MoreUpcoming Events, Holiday Hours at Glacier Ledge and Door Artisan Cheese Co.
Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 20, 2021) – Glacier Ledge, just north of Egg Harbor, will be closed December 20–30 so the staff can spend Christmas with their families. They will re-open December 31 with extra special New Years Eve specials, […]
Read MoreMaritime Speaker Series: The Legend of Death’s Door
Come learn about the early history of the Door Peninsula and the possible origins of the fearsome name of Death’s Door. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 20, 2021) – The DCMM Maritime Speaker Series is proud to welcome Museum Collections Coordinator Brennan Christianson for […]
Read MoreFish Tales Lecture Series Announces 2022 Speaker Lineup
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 20, 2021) – The 2022 Fish Tales Lecture Series will bring the science of the Great Lakes Fisheries to Door County and beyond. Fish Tales is an educational program of Crossroads at Big Creek Learning Center and […]
Read MoreUnited Way of Door County Receives $3.5 Million Workforce Innovation Grant
Door County, Wis. (December 17, 2021) – Wisconsin announced on Tuesday, December 14 twelve regional projects aimed at developing long-term solutions to the state’s workforce challenges. The projects announced on Tuesday will receive up to $59.5 million in grants through the […]
Read MoreAnnual Gift and Ornament Show at Plum Bottom Gallery
Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 16, 2021) – Plum Bottom Gallery invites you to their Plum Bottom Road and Downtown Egg Harbor location on Saturday, December 18 from 10am–5pm for their Annual Gift and Ornaments Show! They will also be offering gift […]
Read MoreBethany Lutheran Church in Ephraim Uncovers Original 1882 Siding
Ephraim, Wis. (December 15, 2021) – Ephraimites coasting by the intersection of Hwy Q and Moravia Street have witnessed impressive improvements to the exterior of Bethany Lutheran Church. Church council members were hoping that if the building’s 1950-era siding was removed, […]
Read MoreSturgeon Bay’s Fire and Ice Weekend 2022
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 14, 2021) – Sturgeon Bay’s Fire & Ice Weekend, presented with Stone Harbor Resort, will take place February 18-19, 2022! The weekend begins with a candlelight ski/hike at Crossroads at Big Creek Nature Preserve from 6-8pm on Friday […]
Read MoreDoor County Pond Hockey Tournament 2022
Baileys Harbor, Wis. (December 14, 2021) – Baileys Harbor is taking hockey back to the pond on February 12, 2022! Register in one of six divisions to play free-flowing, fast-paced, FUN hockey on Kangaroo Lake in Baileys Harbor in the third […]
Read MoreWinter{Festive} Tour of Lights in Fish Creek
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 14, 2021) – Join Fish Creek this winter for the Winter{festive} Tour of Lights! Fish Creek added over 70 holiday light decorations in Winter 2020 and we’re excited to say there will be even more lighted displays this […]
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve Celebration and the fm 106.9 The Lodge Cherry Drop™
Sister Bay, Wis. (December 14, 2021) – Sister Bay celebrates New Year’s Eve with a shopping extravaganza throughout the village, ice skating and a bonfire at the Sports Complex, dining specials, and an early evening fireworks show at the Sports Complex. […]
Read MoreNew Sales at Tannenbaum Holiday Shop
Sister Bay, Wis. (December 9, 20210) – Can you believe that Christmas is just a couple of weeks away? The team at Tannenbaum Holiday Shop has been working extra hard to help all the customers in the store and process all […]
Read More“Home for the Holidays” Returns to Northern Sky’s Gould Theater
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 8, 2021) – Northern Sky Theater will present annual holiday revue Home for the Holidays in their intimate Gould Theater December 27-31. This year’s (fully in person) concert will feature three longtime Northern Sky favorites: Doc Heide; Karen Mal; and Matt […]
Read MoreGriffon String Quartet’s Community Holiday Concerts
Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 4, 2021) – Midsummer’s Music presents the Griffon String Quartet in three pay-what-you-can holiday concerts in Door County and Brown County. Four, for Tango & Tango Ballet, Astor Piazzolla, String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Shostakovich, plus […]
Read MoreNancy Aten and Dan Collins Combine Art & Science in Dec. 11 Lecture at Miller Art Museum
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 4, 2021)—The Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay is excited to host a free lecture given by Nancy Aten and Dan Collins of Landscapes of Place on Saturday December 11, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Titled “Re-Meandering,” […]
Read MorePeninsula Players Announces 87th Season
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 4, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce its 87th season performing June 14 through October 16, 2022. “I am excited to announce the return of our […]
Read MoreJingle 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 […]
Read MoreWhite 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 […]
Read MoreEphraim’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 […]
Read MoreGive 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 […]
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