DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE
Christkindlmarkt offers Poster Signings by the Stars and Director of “A Cherry Pie Christmas” on Sat. Dec. 13, 1:00-2:30 pm
Sister Bay, Wis. (December 4, 2025) – The Sister Bay Historical Society has announced that the stars and director of the new movie “A Cherry Pie Christmas” will sign film posters at Christkindlmarkt on Saturday, December 13 from 1:00-2:30 pm […]
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Give a Holiday Gift of World-Class Music and Help Support Peninsula Music Festival in Door County
Door County, Wis. (December 2, 2025) — This holiday season, the Peninsula Music Festival (PMF) invites the community to give a gift that resonates long after the wrapping paper is gone: the gift of live orchestral music. Gift certificates to the […]
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Holiday Cheer at Crossroads
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 1, 2025) – “Holiday Cheer “is the theme for the December Luminary-Lit Hike at Crossroads scheduled for December 12, so we are hoping for snow. These monthly walks along candlelit trails take on a special charm when […]
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Midsummer’s Music Presents the Griffon String Quartet in Three Exhilarating Holiday Concerts in Door County and Green Bay
Celebrate the season with music, community, and the extraordinary artistry of the Griffon String Quartet. Sister Bay, Wis. (December 1, 2025) – Midsummer’s Music is delighted to present its acclaimed affiliate ensemble, the Griffon String Quartet, in a trio of festive […]
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The Wisconsin Humane Society Offers Tips to Keep Your Pets Safe this Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the Wisconsin Humane Society is offering up some safety tips for pet owners to consider during the holiday. The first tip is to try limiting the holiday snacking. Thanksgiving of course means lots of […]
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You Never Know What Good Might Come
The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.—Carol Ryrie Brink Thank You Stranger!Saturday, I shopped for supplies for our Memoir Monday program. I waited in line behind a woman with a very […]
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History of Jack O’ Laterns
By Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads at Big Creek Pumpkins—lots of pumpkins—are piling up at Crossroads in preparation for two of our most popular family events. On Friday, October 10, at 4:00 PM, families will gather to carve pumpkins. The glowing Jack-o’-Lanterns […]
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Readers Most Welcome Here
Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you. —Carlos Ruiz Zafón By Jerod Santek, Founding & Artistic Director, Write On, Door County Fall is full of exciting new opportunities at Write On, with many […]
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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 […]
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Column 2, June 12, 2025 by Jim Berkenstock Walter Preucil, charter member of Midsummer’s Music and our outstanding cellist for the first 29 years, used to say, “Everything is connected.” If there was a connection to be had, he would find it. He certainly would in our upcoming program featuring Mozart, Reicha, and Dvořák. And it […]
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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 […]
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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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