Washington Island, Wis. (July 30, 2021) – Gathering Ground has announced that its third annual fundraiser, “Dinner in the Vineyard,” will take place on Sunday, September 12 on Washington Island. The event offers the opportunity to enjoy a five-course dinner and drinks from top local chefs, bartenders, breweries and wineries, featuring local, seasonal ingredients in […]
Farm and Field Bike Tour on Washington Island
Washington Island, Wis. (June 7, 2021) – Mark your calendars for Washington Island’s Farm and Field Bike Tour on June 27! There is a $35 registration for adults and $15 for kids 12-4. Under age 4 are free. Registration is day-of from 8:30-9:30 and a waiver must be signed to ride. Click here to buy tickets. Route […]
Sól Grass Music Festival Debuts June 25-26 on Washington Island
Washington Island, Wis. (March 8, 2021) – BackRoads Events presents the ‘second’ 1st Annual Sól Grass Music Festival. The two day bluegrass festival will be held on June 25-26, 2021 at the Washington Island Campground, 745 East Side Road, Washington Island, WI. Washington Island is the perfect place for festival goers to enjoy a taste […]
Laura Sawosko Serenades Us ‘Home’
By Laurel Ciohon In the midst of the chaos that is Covid-19, many of us are looking for a glimpse of positivity anywhere we can find it, whether it’s neighbors helping neighbors with grocery shopping, uplifting photos on social media of how people are spending their time in quarantine, watching a happy movie, or Facetiming […]
Washington Island and Thorstein Veblen
From 1896 to 1926, the world famous Economist Thorstein Veblen spent his summers on Washington Island. In 1916 he built a study cabin and a home for his wife and two step daughters. The study cabin has been moved and is being restored on the shore of Little Lake. The Washington Island Heritage Conservancy is […]
A Weekend Trip to Washington Island
By Laurel Ciohon Having grown up on Door County’s ‘mainland,’ Washington Island was always a mysterious place to me. I traveled there once or twice throughout my life, but never for more than a few hours. As some city dwellers tend to view Door County’s mainland just as skeptically as I viewed Door County’s northern-most […]
Washington Island’s Stavkirke: How a Small Island Community Came Together and Built a Dream
By Jude Genereaux It is fitting that “STAVKIRKE, The story of Washington Island’s Norwegian Replica”, comes to us from the pen of Dick Purinton, one of Washington Island’s finest writers and keeper of island history. Purinton’s fresh-off-the-press collection takes us through the inspiration for and construction of the uniquely beautiful Stavkirke, translated “stave church” and […]
Julian Hagen at Woodwalk Concert Series on August 31
Julian Hagen, Door County’s well loved Washington Island musician performs at Woodwalk Concert Series on Aug 31 at 7 pm. Hagen comes from five generations of Islanders who have made music an important part of their daily lives. Hagen says, “Spending nearly forty years playing, writing, performing and producing music, I can confidently say that there will […]
Top Teams to Compete In 7th Annual Death’s Door BBQ on August 25th
Professional barbecue teams from around the country have entered the 7th Annual Death’s Door BBQ (DDBBQ) contest scheduled for Saturday, August 25, 2018. The event, held at the Washington Island Airport, is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. A total of $19,000 in prize money plus various awards will be distributed among the DDBBQ […]
Explore Plum Island in August
Saturday, Aug. 18, pack a picnic and spend a day on Plum Island, Door County with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Friends of Plum & Pilot Islands as they offer guided, interpretive tours of the island’s natural habitat and historic maritime structures. Visitors can hike Plum Island’s trails, climb the Rear Range light, spend time kayaking around the island, […]
