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Ski-For-Free and More Fun at Crossroads

It’s going to be a week of fun and games at Crossroads. If we have adequate snow in which to play, Ski-for-Free will be open on Saturday and Sunday, but whatever the weather, this week our Science Saturday program will […]

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Door County Cherry Blossoms Bloom Year Round at Plum Bottom

Blossom Time by Gail Gilson Pierce 13″ x 10″, Cherry Blossoms with Violets by Stacey Small Rupp Framed – 16″ x 20″ – Watercolor, Dangling Blossoms Earrings Sterling Silver ear wire with Sterling Silver and Gold Fill Pendant, Cherry Bowl […]

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What Lies Beneath the Ice?

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. During the New Year’s Eve Hike to Crossroads’ Cove Estuary Preserve, we observed ice starting to form. During the December cold snap, the whole body of water was iced over, but […]

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30 Years Of Door County Coffee

By Door County Coffee & Tea Co. It is truly hard to believe that we have been roasting the best coffee on the planet for 30 years. Thirty years of coffee, growth, change, memories and so much more. 30 years […]

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Celebrating Epiphany

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. All over the world, people will celebrate on January 6. In many countries, January 6 is called Epiphany or Three Kings Day. At Crossroads at Big Creek, we will celebrate the […]

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A Special End-of-Year Message for You from Jim Berkenstock

By Jim Berkenstock, Midsummer’s Music You probably know that we often refer to Midsummer’s Music in the shortened form of MM, which is also why we have the M&Ms at our concerts. But lately, I have been thinking, maybe MM […]

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Dreaming of a Door County White Christmas

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. We at Crossroads are dreaming of a white Christmas so we can share the gift of walking (and maybe even skiing) in a winter wonderland. Nick’s Workshop (not to be […]

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Door County Christmas Traditions at Crossroads

By Coggin HeeringaInterpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. “There’s is no place like home for the holidays,” and for many folks who make Door County their home or who come home for the holidays, the traditions at Crossroads are […]

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Night Tree Tradition

By Coggin Heeringa “Night Tree,” which is based on the children’s book by Eve Bunting, is a beloved tradition at Crossroads. It started years ago as a Sawyer School first grade field trip, but it has grown over the years […]

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Thankful for Door County Recreation

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. This week, we are thankful for recreation, which includes a host of activities which are, according to Google’s English dictionary, “done for enjoyment when one is not working.” We at Crossroads […]

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Searching for Evidence to Indicate Prehistoric Habitation

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. During Thanksgiving Week, we at Crossroads express our heartfelt gratitude for the privilege of caring for our preserves. In a way, “preserves” isn’t quite accurate. When we acquired our land, […]

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Grateful for Clean Air

We at Crossroads at Big Creek have much for which to be thankful, so we are dedicating November to celebrating the wonderful environmental services from which we benefit and which we endeavor to protect. This week (and always) we are […]

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International Observe the Moon Night 2022

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. The first of October will be a very special day for Crossroads and the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS) and people across the globe who will participate in a celebration of lunar […]

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Wisconsin Bow Hunting Season Begins

Outdoor Report By Wisconsin DNR The first opportunity to pursue deer this fall is with the opening of the archery and crossbow deer season which began on Saturday, Sept. 17. The archery and crossbow season runs through Jan. 8, 2023. […]

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Door Peninsula Astronomical Society’s Astronomy Day

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. At Crossroads at Big Creek, the fall archaeology and astronomy programs are underway, and curiously, the dissimilar initiatives have a great deal in common. Our team of professional archaeologists and […]

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Ida Bay Day

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Crossroads at Big Creek kicks off the 2022 Fall Archaeological Experience with “IDA BAY DAY, A Celebration at the Trailhead” on Saturday, September 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at our […]

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Wild Ones of the Door Peninsula to Offer Traditional Monarch Tagging Program

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. A few, but not many, monarch butterflies have been fluttering above the meadows and fields at Crossroads. That may change soon. So Crossroads is collaborating with the Wild Ones of […]

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Compelling Quintet Stories

By Jim Berkenstock, Midsummer’s Music Artistic Director From the very beginning, Midsummer’s Music has made a point of presenting programs featuring pieces with varied instrumentation. We have done this for the sake of variety and interest. We sometimes say that […]

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Wildflowers Need Dark Skies

By Coggin HeeringaInterpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. With August winding down and the sun setting a bit earlier each day, members of the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society are increasing their efforts in KEEPING THE DOOR DARK. Their monthly […]

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Brookfield East Student Wins 2023 State Park Vehicle Admission Sticker Design Contest

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced that Brookfield East High School senior Brooke Salomone is the winner of the 2023 Wisconsin State Park and Forest vehicle admission sticker design contest. Salomone’s design features a compass with different recreational themes available […]

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New Food Options Abound Throughout Peninsula

Despite Obvious Challenges, 36 New Ventures Debut 2020-2022 By Marise Redmann Find this article in the 2022 Door County GO! Guide. It could have been all that pacing the home front last year that got people thinking, or maybe the […]

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Summer Explorers — Crickets & Other Invertebrates

By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. This time of year at Crossroads at Big Creek, any time of day, but especially in the evening, the cricket chorus can be quite musical. And folks who participate in upcoming […]

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What We All Need

By Jim Berkenstock, Artistic Director, Midsummer’s Music Musical Fireworks, Passionate Outbursts, Stunning Virtuosity …. Only a few performances remain until our early August break, but Jeepers—are they dynamite! I just came from a rehearsal of our Lush and Thrilling Romantic Poetry program […]

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The Peninsula Music Festival’s 70th Season Symphony Series

BY KENNETH KAPP, Shepherd Express, Milwaukee, Wis. The 70th Anniversary Season of the Peninsula Music Festival began Oct. 1, 2021, and wraps-up August 2-20, 2022, with the Symphony Series featuring nine spectacular symphonic concerts. Christoph Ptack, PMF’s President and Chief Executive […]

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Oak Gall Reminds Us of Inspiring Words Which Changed History

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. On July 3 back in 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary […]

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English Connections and a Close Call

By Jim Berkenstock Our English Connections program, which starts with the first of four concerts this Thursday, is “connected” largely by one person—Charles Villiers Stanford. Stanford and Edward Elgar were the two greatest English composers at the turn of the 19th into the […]

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Students Participate at Crossroads on Earth Day

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. During the Sunrise Elementary School Earth Day last week, 219 students became “Crossroads Habitat Healers” by pulling buckthorn plants from the conifer forest near the Council Ring. They also participated in stream […]

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May is Archaeology Month in Wisconsin

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. May is Archaeology Month in Wisconsin and Crossroads is celebrating. Truth is, we usually offer archaeology outreach in May, not due to a state designation, but because we are (reasonably) […]

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Spoil Mom This Mother’s Day

By Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Mother’s Day is almost here, and while we believe moms should be celebrated every single day, Mother’s Day is just a day dedicated to Mom and all her favorite things! We have put […]

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Wildflowers, Weeds and Seeds

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. April Showers bring May “Wildflowers, Weeds and Seeds,” which just happens to be the title of the first April Master Gardeners lecture, which will be presented by Door County naturalist, […]

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Watch Out For Mud: Share The Trails On Your Spring Adventures

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has sent out guidelines for keeping newly-opened trails as safe as possible for everyone. The signs of spring are hard to miss right now. Birds are chirping, seeds are sprouting and the trails are…muddy. […]

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Keeping the Door Dark

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek Some nights, the skies above our Astronomy Campus are so dark that our visitors can see the Milky Way. So, we at Crossroads at Big Creek want to keep our beautiful […]

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A Walk with Aldo

Crossroads at Big Creek has scheduled “A Walk with Aldo” for Saturday, March 5. In 2004, Gov. Jim Doyle signed legislation designating the first Saturday in March as Aldo Leopold Day in Wisconsin. At Crossroads at Big Creek, we started celebrating Aldo Leopold Day in 2007. […]

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Valentine’s Day Fun With Door County Coffee

Valentine’s Day is upon us, and this is the perfect time to make this loving holiday special for all your Valentine’s! From easy crafts to do with the kids, perfect coffee-filled gifts for someone special and plenty of fun and […]

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Crossroads Crosses a Fundraising Bridge

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek Crossroads at Big Creek is thrilled to announce that, thanks to an outpouring of community support, we have raised the funds needed to replace two of our aging bridges – the North Bridge and […]

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Winter Fun in Door County

By Door County Coffee & Tea Co. With Winter upon us, we are in for a few months of colder temperatures, beautiful snowfalls, and lots of good coffee! People often think Door County does not have much to offer in […]

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Prying into the Secret Lives of Great Lakes Fishes

By Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads Program, Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. At Crossroads’ next Fish Tales Lecture, we’ll learn how the latest acoustic telemetry technology enables fisheries professionals to pry into the secret life of fish. Dr. Chuck Krueger, founder and Director Emeritus […]

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Door County Peninsula Trip Interests Many – September 1925

Jansky Tells of Trip to Wonderland of North; Explains Trails to Take By Nelson Jansky – Wisconsin State Journal, September 1925 The way up at the “tip of the thumb” on the map of Wisconsin on any Sunday during pleasant […]

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Snow Activities at Crossroads

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. It’s a tad late to dream of a white Christmas, but we at Crossroads are dreaming of a white winter. The snow last week was glorious, and we know that […]

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Upcoming Events at Crossroads at Big Creek

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. While 2021 was a difficult year in many ways, for space exploration, it was extraordinary. So, this week, Crossroads and the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society will shed light (visible and […]

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