Another century of wind and water has taken its toll on the iconic Cana Island Light Station. The Door County Maritime Museum and Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc. is stepping up to repair and preserve the five lighthouse keeper’s buildings that still remain, a rare glimpse of the past. Your donations are needed to support our […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week – Graham
My name is Graham, and I am a two-year-old domestic shorthair cat with some grey and white tabby markings. I came to DCHS as a stray. I’m a sweetheart. I might seem a little shy at first because I love to sleep in my covered cat bed, but I’ll always come out to say hello […]
Ellison Bay’s ‘Blues on the Bay’ August 26
Door County’s only blues festival, Blues on the Bay, is scheduled for Saturday, August 26, 3-9 pm, featuring performances by well-known national and regional blues musicians. The fourth annual music festival will once again be held at the Ellison Bay Community Park (11953 State Hwy 42), located on the Ellison Bay, Wisconsin shoreline, a short […]
Folk-Rock Legends Indigo Girls Return to DCA
On Friday, August 25 at 8 p.m., legendary folk-rock duo Indigo Girls will take the stage at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in Fish Creek. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are Indigo Girls. Rolling Stone describes them as the “ideal duet partners.… When they sing together, they radiate a sense of shared purpose that adds muscle […]
Our Fascination with Lighthouses
Towers play an essential role in our nation’s maritime history. Active signal towers, watch towers, and light towers once dotted America’s coastlines, including Lake Michigan. These historic maritime structures continue to fascinate, and those that are still standing are treasured popular visitor destinations. But why? The best known of the historic maritime towers is the […]
Door County Dreamin’ – Life at the Cottage
Our family reunites annually at the family cottage on Lily Bay, close to Sturgeon Bay. We enjoy seeing the ‘cottage’ almost as much as seeing our family. Built in the 1920s, it has been in my father’s family for over 60 years. We spent all of our summer vacations there: fishing, playing cards, picking cherries, […]
First Souvenir Wood Sales from Former Eagle Tower Planned for September 30
The first annual Southwest Florida Fest (SWFF) will be held at White Cottage Red Door in Fish Creek on September 30 (1-4 pm) to benefit projects by the Friends of Peninsula State Park, including the rebuilding of Eagle Tower. The event will be the first time reclaimed wood and metal from the Tower are being […]
Sister Bay Music & Movie News
Enjoy Wednesday music or a Saturday movie at Sister Bay’s Performance Pavilion in Waterfront Park, on the villages beautiful shoreline in downtown Sister Bay. MUSIC: Wednesdays from 6-9 pm August 9 Birch Creek – Jazz (2:30 pm) Sponsor: Nicolet National Bank August 9 Brett Newski – Indie Pop Rock n’ Roll Sponsor: Island Orchard Cider […]
Women’s Fine Art Galleries of Egg Harbor’s Annual “Progressive Art Crawl”
Women’s Fine Art Galleries of Egg Harbor’s annual “Progressive Art Crawl” is happening Thursday, August 10 from 4-8pm. Five Egg Harbor Gallery owners and artists representing Angela Lensch Gallery, Cappaert Contemporary Gallery, Lost Moth Gallery , Off the Wheel Pottery and Brilliant Stranger invite you to an art celebration and delectable samples of their favorite […]
A Salute to the United States Coast Guard at Maritime Week
Maritime Week gets underway Saturday, August 5, with a picnic for all active, reserve, retired and veteran Coast Guard personnel and their families. The picnic is hosted by the City’s Coast Guard Committee and sponsored by the Sturgeon Bay AMVETS Post 51, Green Bay Council of the Navy League, other local veteran groups, merchants and […]
