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Sól Grass Music Festival Debuts June 25-26 on Washington Island

March 8, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

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 […]

Filed Under: Door County Newswire Tagged With: Washington Island

Laura Sawosko Serenades Us ‘Home’

March 26, 2020 by Laurel Ciohon

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 […]

Filed Under: Door County Newswire, Uncommonly Fine Writing Tagged With: Albatross, Washington Island

Washington Island and Thorstein Veblen

October 15, 2019 by Laurel Ciohon

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 […]

Filed Under: History Articles Tagged With: Washington Island

A Weekend Trip to Washington Island

September 20, 2019 by Laurel Ciohon

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncommonly Fine Writing Tagged With: Washington Island

Washington Island’s Stavkirke: How a Small Island Community Came Together and Built a Dream

June 13, 2019 by Laurel Ciohon

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncommonly Fine Writing Tagged With: Washington Island

Julian Hagen at Woodwalk Concert Series on August 31

August 28, 2018 by Laurel Ciohon

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 […]

Filed Under: Door County Newswire Tagged With: Egg Harbor, Washington Island, Woodwalk Gallery

Top Teams to Compete In 7th Annual Death’s Door BBQ on August 25th

August 21, 2018 by Laurel Ciohon

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 […]

Filed Under: Door County Newswire Tagged With: Casey’s, Washington Island

Explore Plum Island in August

July 26, 2018 by Laurel Ciohon

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, […]

Filed Under: Door County Newswire, Uncategorized Tagged With: Gills Rock, Plum Island, Washington Island

Harpeth Rising Performances in Door County

May 10, 2018 by Laurel Ciohon

Chamberfolk: Three classically trained musicians playing original music, as intricately arranged as a string quartet, lyrically rooted in the singer/songwriter tradition, and wrapped in three-part vocal harmonies reminiscent of both Appalachia and Medieval Europe. Building from the tonal depth of the cello (or is it a bass?), layer in the shimmering sounds of a violin […]

Filed Under: Door County Newswire Tagged With: Egg Harbor, Trueblood Performing Arts Center, Washington Island, Woodwalk Gallery

Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands Announces Summer 2018 Schedule of Events

February 1, 2018 by Laurel Ciohon

The Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands (FOPPI) have announced a robust schedule of activities on Plum Island during the 2018 summer season. Mary Beth Volmer, President of FOPPI said, “This is FOPPI’s tenth anniversary year, and it’s exciting and appropriate that there are more opportunities than ever for the public to experience the special […]

Filed Under: Door County Newswire Tagged With: door county, Pilot Island, Plum Island, Washington Island

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