DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE
26th Annual Sturgeon Bay Fine Art Fair
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (May 1, 2024) – Sturgeon Bay is celebrating their 26th annual Fine Art Fair! Join Destination Sturgeon Bay at Martin Park this Memorial Day weekend to experience the incredible creativity and artistic talent that continues to amaze […]
Read More100+WWC Continues Trend of Giving Events
The April 2024 Giving Circle presented $31,000 for a grand total of $565,000 awarded to 57 unique nonprofits since July 2018. Door County, Wis. (April 30, 2024) – 100+ Women Who Care Door County (100+WWC) Giving Circle continues its philanthropic platform […]
Read MoreFundraiser at Door County Boardwalk for Door County Resident Amy Villalpando
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 30, 2024) — You’re invited to a fundraiser on May 4 at Door County Boardwalk in Sturgeon Bay to help raise money to support local Door County resident, Amy Villalpando, so she can focus on her […]
Read MoreGriffon String Quartet Awarded ‘Doctors in Recital’ Grant
The ensemble was chosen because of its positive impact on the communities in northeast Wisconsin. Sister Bay, Wis. (April 29, 2024) – Green Bay’s Doctors in Recital organization selected the Griffon String Quartet to be a Music Education grant recipient. Every […]
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Keep Wildlife Wild
Know What To Do If You Encounter A Fawn This Spring By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Spring is here, and people and animals alike are out and about, sometimes crossing paths. If you encounter a fawn while outdoors, the […]
Read MoreSummer + Fish Creek = Incredible Music & Theater
By Visit Fish Creek There are plenty of reasons to head to Fish Creek this summer—plenty of fantastic views (summer sunsets really ARE the best), great food (everything you can possibly think of, and don’t forget those fish boils!), awesome […]
Read MoreEvery Day is Earth Day
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Sturgeon Bay, Every Day is Earth Day is an annual event celebrating the people, organizations, and businesses that uphold our sustainable culture in Door County and beyond. On Sunday, April 21 from 1:00-4:00, […]
Read MoreNature Notes: Documenting the Natural World
By Jackie Rath, Program Coordinator, The Ridges On most weekdays around noon, Ridges staff make their way to the center table in the back offices to eat lunch. While this routine might feel repetitive, the conversations from these gatherings are […]
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DOOR DINING NEWS
By Marise Redmann (Originally published in 2023 Door County Go! Guide) A life well-lived is even better when it involves great food. For couples, it can also be a shared bond. Gabrielle and AJ Dillon, for instance, who share both a life and a love of great food. Gabrielle is a photographer and political science […]
Read MoreDC LIFESTYLES
By Marise Redmann (Originally published in 2023 Door County Go! Guide) The love starts early. When growing up on a farm, the tractor is like another family member, with designated brands in specific colors. The orange Allis Chalmers, the red Farmall, gray Ford, sand and red Case, and green John Deere. “Tractors were as common […]
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February 6, 1934 – October 3, 2023 Jean Wideroe Berkenstock, 89, passed away with her husband at her side on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, IL. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, James Turner Berkenstock, a daughter, Nina Swanson, a stepson, Paul Berkenstock, grandchildren Jake Hoogheem, Keven […]
Read MoreNORBERT BLEI
September 18, 2023 By Norbert Blei Working in a converted chicken coop north of Ellison Bay, for 40+ years writer Norbert Blei (8/23/1935 – 4/23/2013) chronicled Door County through the lives of its inhabitants. A revised edition of DOOR WAY: The People in the Landscape, the first book in Blei’s “Door Series,” was published August […]
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