Sister Bay, Wis. (October 15, 2024) – Do you have any Christmas decorations you you’d like to find a new home for? The Sister Bay Historical Society is looking for donations of gently used Christmas decorations for this year’s Christkindlmarkt! We’ll beautifully display them in the Anderson House at the market. We’re looking for ornaments, […]
DCHS Program Highlights Little Sister Barn Project
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 8 2024) – Everyone is invited to the Door County Historical Society’s April Dinner Program, as part of their ongoing mission to bring local history and culture to life in a memorable dining experience. The program will take place on April 22 at Al Johnson’s Restaurant located in Sister Bay, featuring […]
Dine Out at Husby’s
Fundraiser for Sister Bay Historical Society. Dine out and mention you are there to support the Historical Society and a portion willbe donated back to the organization.
Peninsula Set Up on Family Plan
By Rita Schlise, from the Green Bay Gazette May 1967 The Door Peninsula was a vacationland hundreds of years ago… when the Indians swam, fished, hunted, and played here. Is it any wonder that the white man moved in? When he discovered that this delightful area was air-conditioned in the summer by majestic Lake Michigan […]
2nd Annual ‘Christkindlmarkt Door County’ Reprises Traditional European Holiday Cheer for 2022
Sister Bay, Wis. (November 2, 2022) — The Sister Bay Historical Society has announced the dates for its 2nd Annual Christkindlmarkt, or Christmas market. Once again, Christkindlmarkt will take place on three subsequent weekends in November and December, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. This year’s dates are Nov. 25–27, Dec. 2–4, and Dec. 9–11. Like […]
Sister Bay’s New Summer Fish Boil Launches on August 10
Sister Bay, Wis. (July 21, 2022) – Sister Bay Historical Society has announced the August 10th launch of its first-ever “Summer Fish Boil” at the organization’s Corner of the Past Museum property in Sister Bay. The new annual event will feature seatings in the historic Koessl Barn at 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30 pm. Tickets are […]
Help Us Preserve the Little Sister Resort Barn
By Sister Bay Historical Society The barn has begun it’s moving process, but we still need your help. Our goal is to preserve the Little Sister Barn by moving it to Corner of the Past Museum, where it can be turned into Sister Bay Historical Society’s new History Center. Our inventory of artifacts has grown far […]
My Memories of Christkindlmarkt in Bavaria
By Pipka Ulvilden It was cold. The snow was three feet deep. The Alps were looming in the background, dark and foreboding. The moon cast a blue light on the frozen lake. There was a cold quiet stillness in the air. We walked along a path in the woods toward the twinkling lights of the […]
Christkindlmarkt Volunteers Needed
Sister Bay, Wis. (November 19, 2021) – Christkindlmarkt Door County — Sister Bay’s new outdoor Christmas market — is coming soon to Corner of the Past Museum at the corner of Hwy 57 and Fieldcrest Rd. To help the event run smoothly, the Sister Bay Historical Society is in need of additional volunteers — a […]
Christkindlmarkt Door County Brings Euro-Flavored Holiday Cheer in 2021
Sister Bay, Wis. (November 2, 2021) — This holiday season, the Sister Bay Historical Society will host Door County’s first-ever Christkindlmarkt, or Christmas market, with help from a Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Starting the last weekend in November, Christkindlmarkt will showcase local vendors selling handcrafted, made-in-Door County goods, […]
