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Local Author Signs Children’s Book
Door County artist and author Kinga Vnuk will sign copies of her new book, Marty and Maisie Visit Door County, on July 20, 11 am – 1 pm at Novel Bay Booksellers. The book follows Marty and Maisie, two city-mouse siblings on the search for their country cousins in Peninsula State Park. Illustrated with vibrant paintings of forest creatures and stunning landscapes, the book will entertain readers of all ages.
Door County Land Trust acquires Girl Scouts camp to preserve local nature access
BAILEYS HARBOR (WLUK) -- A Girl Scouts camp is the newest property to be obtained by the Door County Land Trust. The Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes (GSNWGL) reached an agreement to sell Camp Cuesta in Baileys Harbor to the Door County Land Trust. Located next to the...
A very heavy piece of Great Lakes shipping history relocates back to Sturgeon Bay
STURGEON BAY - Anchors are raised and anchors are dropped around Door County all summer long, but this anchor raising and dropping holds more significance than usual. That's because it's the historic 1,000-pound anchor from the Oak Leaf, a schooner-turned-barge that had a career of at least 54 years in the Great Lakes shipping industry before it sank off Bullhead Point in Sturgeon Bay in 1928. The anchor recently was moved from its previous place of display outside the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse museum in Peninsula State Park to Bullhead Point, a small spit of land jutting into the Sturgeon Bay channel which is now on the National Register of Historic Places as an Historical and Archaeological District.
Baby born along State Highway 57
A mother in Northern Door County will have an exciting story to tell their child about the day they were brought into the world. After 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department and Door County Emergency Services were called to the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Station, where a woman was driving to deliver her baby. Those plans were cut short as emergency personnel were quickly diverted and were sent to the intersection of State Highway 57 and Wildwood Road, where the baby was eventually delivered. Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Chief Chris Hecht was there when it happened, something he says has only happened four or five times in his 30-plus-year career. He adds that it is a special experience to be a part of when it happens because of its rarity.
A Sister Bay short-term rental wins its case against the village over its license renewal
SISTER BAY - A Door County judge granted a temporary injunction against the village of Sister Bay to allow a short-term rental property there to resume renting out its space until a final decision is made in a dispute over renewal of the STR's license. Issuing the injunction, Circuit Court Judge David Weber said in a June 26 hearing the village didn't follow its own ordinances when it denied the owners of Captain's Cottage, LLC their license...
Philanthropy at the core of Door County Candle Company
STURGEON BAY, Wis. (WLUK) - A staple of Door County since 1993, a well-known business continues to make an impact in the community. Owner of Door County Candle Company, Christiana Trapani, took over in 2021 and has moved the business forward through innovation, philanthropy and hands-on activities for visitors. Trapani...
Drivers urged to be aware of Triathlon traffic
After a huge influx of visitors over the 4th of July weekend in Door County, you can expect traffic disruptions this weekend on the roads in the townships of Sevastopol and Egg Harbor starting on Saturday as the 20th annual Door County Triathlon takes place. The event will have 2,000 athletes competing from Frank E. Murphy Park down to the northern edge of Sturgeon Bay. Door County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Pat McCarty advises drivers on the heavier traffic expected on State Highway 42 and to use caution traveling on the triathlon route on roadways like Bay Shore Drive and County HH.
Destination Door County Discusses Draft
The National Football League (NFL) announced last May that its 2025 draft will take place in and around Lambeau Field and Titletown, and with it will come an estimated 300,000-plus attendees for the three-day event. The event could mean an opportunity for big business during an otherwise slow time of...
20th Door County Triathlon This Weekend
Egg Harbor is never in better physical condition than it will be this weekend, when 2,000 athletes decend on the village to compete in the three events of the Door County Triathlon. The event which started a silent sports boom on the peninsula and helped transform the face of the Door County visitor will celebrate 20 years at Frank E. Murphy Park.
DOT loan underscores rail's importance to local agriculture
Many of the crops you are seeing growing in fields in Door and Kewaunee counties will travel the country later this year on a railroad car. Earlier this spring, Rio Creek Feed Mill received a $1.5 million loan from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to help fund the construction of a 1.339-million-bushel grain bin, a support tower, loading equipment, and unloading equipment at its facility in Luxemburg. The improvements are expected to make loading and unloading feed cars more efficient, leading to annual transportation cost savings of $600,000 annually in the next two years. The Luxemburg facility sees hundreds of rail cars come and go every year, taking thousands of trucks off the road. Sam Barta from Rio Creek Feed Mill says making sure its rail service remains up-to-date is critical for helping local farmers find buyers for the crops they work hard on trying to grow.
Cherry season takes off in Door County despite warm winter worries
DOOR COUNTY, Wis. — One of the payoffs of months of work is opening day for pick-your-own cherries at Meleddy Cherry Orchard. It didn’t take long Tuesday for visitors at the farm near Sturgeon Bay to fill white buckets full of red cherries. “The quality is pretty darn...
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