The Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) is a proud member of the Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM), an association of more than 80 institutions working toward the preservation and interpretation of North America’s maritime heritage. The 2019 CAMM Annual Conference is being held April 24-27 at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. DCMM is […]
Bulbs and Bugs Programs at Crossroads
It will definitely be spring at Crossroads this week, at least on their Lecture Hall screen. On Tuesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 11 (7:00pm), Master Gardeners will bring Mark Konlock, Director of Horticulture at the Green Bay Botanical Garden to Crossroads, to present Bulbalicious – Adding Spring Blooming Bulbs to Your Garden. Wild Ones of the […]
TAP Opens Season Next Week with ‘Shooting Star’
Third Avenue Playhouse opens the 2019 season with Shooting Star, written by American playwright Steven Dietz. The play has a simple plot: two college lovers, Elena Carson (Amy Ensign) and Reed McAllister (Doug Mancheski), are unexpectedly reunited when they’re snowed in at an airport. Elena has stayed true to her hippie-ish, counter-culture path, while Reed has […]
Door County Environmental Council Lecture: Safe Lawns
The folks at Crossroads at Big Creek are enthusiastic fans of science. They make a big deal about trying to base their decisions on scientific data. Recently there was a radio report about a lawsuit against Monsanto and the difficulty the jury was having due to the lack of good scientific data. Crossroads often wonders […]
Door County Honored with Three Awards at Wisconsin Governor’s Tourism Conference
Door County recipients were honored with three awards during the Governor’s Tourism Awards Banquet at the Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism on March 19, 2019. Each year Wisconsin’s tourism industry honors five Governor’s Tourism Awards recipients at the Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism. This year, there were 45 nominees in five different categories. The event […]
2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Award Winners
The 26th annual Sturgeon Bay St. Patrick’s Day Parade took place Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11am with over 30 participating businesses and organizations. The award for best business entry was received by Bay Shore Outfitters for their creative float and handmade cabbage heads as a way to celebrate “St. Cabbage Day.” The Sturgeon Bay High […]
Celebrate County Door at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 16
The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center, Kitty O’Reillys Irish Pub, and Door County Medical Center present the 26th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Come celebrate County Door by watching the St. Patrick’s Day Parade throughout the streets of Sturgeon Bay on March 16 at 11am. The 26th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade was first organized in 1993 by […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Burdock
Burdock is a 2-year-old male available for adoption at the WHS Door County Campus. When he first arrived as a stray, he was very scared, confused, and wanted nothing to do with humans. He had scratches on his nose and terrible mats in his fur. Thanks to the commitment, patience, and compassion of our staff […]
Maritime Speaker Series: The Sinking of the Half-Moon
The Maritime Speaker Series at the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) continues on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 7pm. Rhys Kuzdas, DCMM Curator and Exhibits Manager, will preview his presentation for the upcoming Council of American Maritime Museums conference on the sinking of Leathem D. Smith’s yacht, the Half-Moon, which sank off the coast of […]
DCMM & WMM Celebrate 50th Birthdays with Golden Ticket
The year 2019 brings a milestone anniversary for not just one but two of Northeastern Wisconsin’s most treasured cultural institutions. Both the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) and the Wisconsin Maritime Museum (WMM) were founded in 1969, meaning both museums are celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year. To commemorate their “Golden” birthdays, the two museums […]
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