DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE
History Days Kick-Off Event Launches Weeklong Celebration of Door County History
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (June 1, 2026) — The Door County Historical Society is thrilled to host the Kick-Off Event for History Days 2026 on Monday, June 15, at 10:00 a.m. at Heritage Village, 2041 Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay. Residents and visitors alike are invited to attend the […]
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Birch Creek Opens 2026 Season with “Good Vibrations: Percussion Plays The 1960s”
Egg Harbor, Wis. (June 1, 2026) – Birch Creek Music Performance Center opens its 2026 season on Thursday, June 18, with “Good Vibrations: Percussion Plays The 1960s.” This performance on the Stage of Stars launches the Percussion, Steel Pan & […]
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Honoring the Transition of Spring to Summer with Marjasana Kay at Newport State Park
Ellison Bay, Wis. (June 1, 2026) – Join Marjasana Kay for a special gathering to celebrate the transition from spring to summer. This event includes a short talk on the meaning of solstice, interactive sharing, group voice activation, sound healing, […]
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DCA Premieres pat mAcdonald Concert Film June 14
Fish Creek, Wis. (May 29, 2026) – On Sunday, June 14, at 7 p.m., Door County Auditorium (DCA) presents the premiere of a concert film featuring pat mAcdonald, his songs, and a host of other artists—a film that was originally […]
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Take a Hike: Discovering the Hidden Benefits of Nature at Crossroads at Big Creek
By Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads at Big Creek Crossroads at Big Creek kicks off the summer season with the theme “Take a Hike.” Visitors are always welcome to explore our trails, and this week they can also enjoy the children’s book Take […]
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Watching Birds, Measuring Change at Crossroads at Big Creek
By Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads at Big Creek This week at Crossroads at Big Creek, we focus our binoculars—and our programming—on birds. Birdwatching has become far more than a pleasant hobby. Birds are often described as “biological barometers,” or indicator species, […]
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Vernal Equinox – Astronomical First Day of Spring
By Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads at Big Creek We are well into meteorological spring, and this week we celebrate the Vernal Equinox—the astronomical first day of spring. While spring green-up and wildflowers are still weeks away, at Crossroads we will spend […]
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DOOR DINING NEWS
By Marise Redmann (Originally published in 2023 Door County Go! Guide) A life well-lived is even better when it involves great food. For couples, it can also be a shared bond. Gabrielle and AJ Dillon, for instance, who share both a life and a love of great food. Gabrielle is a photographer and political science […]
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Column 2, June 12, 2025 by Jim Berkenstock Walter Preucil, charter member of Midsummer’s Music and our outstanding cellist for the first 29 years, used to say, “Everything is connected.” If there was a connection to be had, he would find it. He certainly would in our upcoming program featuring Mozart, Reicha, and Dvořák. And it […]
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February 6, 1934 – October 3, 2023 Jean Wideroe Berkenstock, 89, passed away with her husband at her side on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, IL. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, James Turner Berkenstock, a daughter, Nina Swanson, a stepson, Paul Berkenstock, grandchildren Jake Hoogheem, Keven […]
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September 18, 2023 By Norbert Blei Working in a converted chicken coop north of Ellison Bay, for 40+ years writer Norbert Blei (8/23/1935 – 4/23/2013) chronicled Door County through the lives of its inhabitants. A revised edition of DOOR WAY: The People in the Landscape, the first book in Blei’s “Door Series,” was published August […]
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