Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 12, 2023) – “Changing Garden Trends over the Next Decade” is the topic of the Master Gardener Live Zoom Lecture at Crossroads at Big Creek on Thursday evening, January 19, at 6:30 p.m. Ed Lyons, Director of the Reiman Gardens at Iowa State, will kick off this popular lecture series in which […]
What Lies Beneath the Ice?
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. During the New Year’s Eve Hike to Crossroads’ Cove Estuary Preserve, we observed ice starting to form. During the December cold snap, the whole body of water was iced over, but we had some areas of open water during the holiday week. Seeing a skim of […]
Celebrating Epiphany
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. All over the world, people will celebrate on January 6. In many countries, January 6 is called Epiphany or Three Kings Day. At Crossroads at Big Creek, we will celebrate the Full Moon with a luminary-lit hike and a campfire at the Council Ring. Oddly, the […]
Year End Family-Friendly Activities
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 23, 2022) – Crossroads at Big Creek will end the year with a variety of family-friendly activities (including Ski-for-Free if conditions allow. Watch our website crossroadsatbigcreek.org for current trail conditions and hours) and we are proud to announce our 2023 program theme: “Where the Waters Meet.” This refers to Big Creek and […]
Dreaming of a Door County White Christmas
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. We at Crossroads are dreaming of a white Christmas so we can share the gift of walking (and maybe even skiing) in a winter wonderland. Nick’s Workshop (not to be confused with Jolly Old Saint Nick’s Workshop at the North Pole) is ready for the […]
Door County Christmas Traditions at Crossroads
By Coggin HeeringaInterpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. “There’s is no place like home for the holidays,” and for many folks who make Door County their home or who come home for the holidays, the traditions at Crossroads are a must. This Saturday, Crossroads will be a part of the Annual Christmas Bird Count. […]
Night Tree Tradition
By Coggin Heeringa “Night Tree,” which is based on the children’s book by Eve Bunting, is a beloved tradition at Crossroads. It started years ago as a Sawyer School first grade field trip, but it has grown over the years to be a Saturday morning family gathering in which learners of all ages share videos, […]
Thankful for Door County Recreation
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. This week, we are thankful for recreation, which includes a host of activities which are, according to Google’s English dictionary, “done for enjoyment when one is not working.” We at Crossroads are dedicated to inspiring environmental stewardship, and we believe that people of all ages and all […]
Searching for Evidence to Indicate Prehistoric Habitation
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. During Thanksgiving Week, we at Crossroads express our heartfelt gratitude for the privilege of caring for our preserves. In a way, “preserves” isn’t quite accurate. When we acquired our land, there wasn’t a great deal to preserve. But over the past quarter century, we endeavored […]
Grateful for Clean Air
We at Crossroads at Big Creek have much for which to be thankful, so we are dedicating November to celebrating the wonderful environmental services from which we benefit and which we endeavor to protect. This week (and always) we are grateful for clean air. As my mother used to say any time we thanked her, […]
