DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE
Vehicles Falling Through Ice; Be Extra Careful On Frozen Waterbodies
Wisconsin (February 7, 2025) – Snowmobilers and ATV/UTV riders: No ice is 100% safe. DNR wardens report a number of incidents of recreational vehicles going through the ice throughout the state. The DNR’s 2025 fatal crash reporting reflects six fatal off-highway […]
Read MoreChristine Lavin Featured in Concert at the White Gull Inn
Singer-Songwriter Christine Lavin will perform at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek, on February 26. Tickets for the 8 PM concert are $35. Fish Creek, Wis. (February 7, 2025) – Christine Lavin started her professional life as a waitress/bread […]
Read More100+WWC January 2025 Giving Circle Presented $32,000
More than $679,000 awarded to 65 unique nonprofits since July 2018. Door County, Wis. (February 5, 2025) – 100+ Women Who Care Door County (100+WWC) Giving Circle continues its philanthropic platform to provide financial support to nonprofits of Door County […]
Read MoreThe Play’s the Thing: Of Serpents & Sea Spray
Fish Creek, Wis. (February 3, 2025) – Join Peninsula Players Theatre on Monday, February 3rd at Björklunden’s Vail Hall at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor for a 7:00 p.m. play reading. Admission is free, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning […]
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UNCOMMONLY FINE WRITING ABOUT THE COUNTY
Here’s to the Love of Reading
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. — Harper Lee By Jerod Santek, Founding & Artistic Director, Write On, Door County For most of my life, I remember my mother […]
Read MoreSki-For-Free, Master Gardeners at Crossroads
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. There is always something to do at Crossroads Big Creek. Of course, the big question for many folks is “when will you start your Ski-for-Free program? We will offer it […]
Read MoreThank You Christkindlmarkt Sponsors and Volunteers
This year’s Christkindlmarkt was a resounding success, and it would not have been possible without the incredible support of our sponsors, partners, and contributors. A special thank you to Nicolet Bank, our main sponsor, for their generous support and helping us […]
Read MoreWelcoming the New Year at Write On
By Jarod Santek, Founding & Artistic Director, Write On, Door County As we welcome in the new year, all of us at Write On wish all of you a year of peace and love, joy and hope. May you never […]
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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 MUSIC NEWS
December 22, 2024 I often get asked, “When you started Midsummer’s Music nearly 35 years ago, did you dream that it would grow into what it is today?” The short answer is no. But what we quickly saw was that it had a profound impact on many people. Carefully nurturing that impact over the years […]
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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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