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2014/2015 Winter Executive Editor Madeline Harrison Editor Jim Lundstrom Assistant Editor Alissa Ehmke Arts & Lit Editor Alyssa Skiba Contributing Editors: Myles Dannhausen Jr., Alissa Ehmke, Jess Farley, Stephen Grutzmacher, Laurel Duffin Hauser, Andrew Holdmann, Gary Jones, Katie Lott Schnorr, Roy Lukes, Jim Lundstrom, Ryan Miller, Richard Purinton, Alyssa Skiba, Len Villano, Patty Williamson Photography Director Len Villano Illustrator Ryan Miller Advertising Sales Madeline Harrison, Jess Farley, Steve Grutzmacher

Tucked away in Baileys Harbor is a sanctuary for those seeking enlightenment and relaxation. Björklunden, Lawrence University’s northern campus, hosts worldrenowned speakers every summer and fall. Make this the year you experience the Björklunden Seminar Series— and deepen your sense of wonder.

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2015 seminar presenters (just to name a few!): • Terry Moran, ABC News chief foreign correspondent • James Cornelius, curator of the Lincoln Collection at the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum • Jake Frederick, Associate Professor of History, Lawrence University • Peter Peregrine, Professor of Anthropology, Lawrence University • Marcia Bjørnerud, Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, Lawrence University

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Editor’s Note

Hooray for Winter!

Photo by Len Villano

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ragged V of honking geese flew past my office window as I was contemplating this winter issue.

Chasing the sun, the flighty snowbirds have departed for warmer climes. Their raucous parting sounds like admonishment to the fools left behind, like a big raspberry and verbal finger all at once.

The brilliant leaves have blown off the trees, and the trees stand nude, embarrassed by their sudden nakedness. They’ll get used to it. So will we. Nature steels itself against the coming freeze, curls in on itself, hibernates.

There is a sense of privacy about winter that no other season offers. It’s the quiet time in Door County – the time of reflection and renewal. But you needn’t rely solely on a rich inner life to survive the winter in Door County.

After a successful inaugural year, Winter Carnival returns to Baileys Harbor, again with a pond hockey tournament and radar runs on Kangaroo Lake, but plenty of stuff in town, too – music, a farmers market. As one of the stories in this issue explains, it’s a family event, so bundle up* and propel yourself to the festivities on a fat tire bike, because that, as another story details, is gaining popularity on the peninsula.

Or maybe luthier Dale Kumbalek’s story will inspire you to use these quiet months to finally learn the guitar. Then, perhaps, you will want to follow in the footsteps of the four guys of the Door County bluegrass band Highland Road and start pickin’ with some pals. Both of those stories were written by Alyssa Skiba, our new arts and entertainment editor. I think you will like her stories. I do.

And if none of the above brightens your winter, consider a couple other stories in this issue. Say there’s a blizzard outside.

Or say there is not a blizzard but you deserve a lazy day. Check out the “Meatloaf, Shmeatloaf ” recipe on page 70. Make it a leisurely meal, with hot toddies for everyone (NA for the kiddies, of course), followed by the construction of a fort, inside of which you bring books to read aloud and games to play.

Hooray for winter! ~ Jim Lundstrom

*If you are one of those sad sacks who does not know how to prepare for winter, check out the story on page 84 for details. doorcountyliving.com

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CONTENTS

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On Our Cover:

Brian Fitzgerald and Mitch Ciohon prepare for the Door County Pond Hockey Tournament. Photo by Len Villano.

Features:

Departments: 34 ART SCENE 66 OUTSIDE Our Local Luthier New Fest New Fun

38 CAMEOS One of the Best

Teacher achieves national recognition

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Pond hockey, carnival breathe life into Baileys Harbor winter

70 ON YOUR PLATE Meatloaf Shmeatloaf

A Fat, Transformative Ride 72 RESTAURANT GUIDE

44 MUSIC The Musical Road Less Traveled Highland Road

80 IN YOUR GLASS Toddy Time

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48 LITERATURE How Washington Island Got Its Name Ted Olson: A Peek into History 84 LODGING GUIDE The legal fight for marriage equality Packing for a Winter Vacation

54 DOOR TO NATURE 90 DOOR LENS

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The Mourning Dove Signs of Winter

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Snow Day

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CONTRIBUTORS Ted Olson rubs shoulders with the most powerful people in America, but his mind is never far from his home in Door County. The famed attorney who paved the way for same-sex marriage in California talked to Myles Dannhausen Jr. in this issue about the landmark Proposition 8 case and his love of the peninsula. Dannhausen, an Egg Harbor native, is a contributing editor for Door County Living and also writes for Chicago Athlete, Running Times, and wrote a feature on the late Door County author Norb Blei in the winter issue of Wisconsin People & Ideas. He lives in Chicago, where he regularly jogs through Humboldt Park, designed

by The Clearing founder Jens Jensen. Dannhausen also helps organize the Door County Half Marathon, Door County Beer Festival, and several other events on the peninsula. myles@ppulse.com.

Assistant Editor Alissa Ehmke has lived the past 17 years in Baileys Harbor and only left briefly to earn a BA in English at the University of New England and an MA in English at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Ehmke enjoys playing volleyball, reading Victorian novels, and spending time with her son and the rest of her family.

Jess Farley is a sales manager at the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living. Proud to be the third generation born and raised in Door County, she is in the process of raising generation number four. A recreational gardener, foodie and outdoorswoman, you may find Jess rambling in the woods, strolling down the beach or dining in one of Door County’s many eateries, usually with her son Wyatt in tow.

Stephen Grutzmacher published his first article when he was a sophomore at Beloit Memorial High School and has been writing and publishing ever since. His first job was delivering newspapers in the early morning, a position he held from junior high through high school.

Now, at more than 50 years of age, he can be seen delivering the Peninsula Pulse (one of his duties) on publication days. Steve appreciates this small piece of symmetry in his life.

Laurel Duffin Hauser has a degree in English with a writing emphasis.

She recently retired from a longtime position as the director of charitable giving for the Door County Land Trust and completed a campaign to build Door County’s new skatepark. She lives with her husband and two children in Sturgeon Bay.

Andrew Holdmann moved to Door County in 2007. Since then he has gotten married, become a father, and taught social studies at Gibraltar.

When not teaching, Holdmann can be found exploring the outdoors with his son, drinking coffee with his wife, or hiking with his dog – most often all at once.

Award-winning writer Gary Jones teaches at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville. He and his wife of many years spend summers in Northern Door.

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Katie Lott Schnorr is a writer, singer, mother and PR professional.

Door County winters find her reading, cooking and serving up warm drinks to friends and family.

Roy Lukes has been photographing nature more than 50 years, writing weekly nature stories since 1968 and helping people become better caretakers of the Earth. He holds an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Lawrence University and was awarded the Chancellor’s Medallion in recognition of his environmental advocacy from University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh.

Jim Lundstrom has been toiling in the inky fields of journalism longer than some of his current colleagues have been alive, and still learns from them every day.

A stranger to satisfaction, Ryan Miller is a starving artist and prefers it as such, excessively exploring… exercising his imagination to keep creatively fit.

Richard Purinton is a semi-retired ferry captain and Washington Island Ferry Line CEO who enjoys writing his blog ferrycabinnews. In 2013 he authored Thordarson and Rock Island, and new since August is Poem, Prose & Image. Purinton contributes regularly to the local paper, Washington Island Observer.

Alyssa Skiba is the Arts, Entertainment and Literature Editor for the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living. She was born and raised in Seymour, Wisconsin, and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. Alyssa lived and worked in south-central Wisconsin for the past several years before honoring her heart’s desire to get back to northeast Wisconsin. She fell in love with Door County during a hiking trip to Peninsula State Park in 2009 and is happy to finally call it home.

An artist, musician, recording engineer and producer, Len Villano left a promising career in architecture years ago to devote his life to capturing the beauty of nature on film. Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary is now the focus of Len’s work.

Since 1992, Patty Williamson and her husband have spent April through November on Kangaroo Lake, and the license on their van reads LVDCWI. Patty has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and English and a master’s and doctorate in education administration. When not writing, she spends her time traveling, reading, doing crossword puzzles and needlework, researching her Irish roots and volunteering at Zion United Methodist Church, American Folklore Theatre and Door Shakespeare.

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The Icelanders A Settlement of Singular Significance The Icelandic emigration to Washington Island

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n his role as a bookseller, my father was often asked to give talks about Door County books and authors to various groups and organizations. In those days, most Door County literature was either memoir or history, so my father often began his talks with: “Never has so much been written about a place where so little of significance has ever happened.”

While I generally agreed with my father’s assessment, I was quick to point out that this did not mean that nothing of significance had ever occurred on or around the Door Peninsula. I noted Death’s Door Passage and the many shipwrecks and I also stressed the significance of Washington Island’s Icelandic settlement. And while almost every visitor is intrigued by Death’s Door and shipwrecks, very few appreciate the island’s Icelandic influence.

In the mid-1800s, Iceland was mired in the same economic difficulties that beset most of Europe. Adding to the difficulties was overpopulation on the island in relation to the available resources. This left many young people with the difficult prospect of moving inland where scarce topsoil made farming a difficult, if not an impossible proposition.

The country was under the control of Denmark and though an independence movement was starting to take hold, many Icelanders decided to leave their home for other parts of the world. Between 1870 and 1900, 15,000 Icelanders emigrated: 20 percent of the country’s population.

BY STEPHEN R. GRUTZMACHER The first group of Icelanders to emigrate in the United States arrived in 1855, lured by Mormon missionaries to settle in Spanish Fork (still in existence today), but the resettlement to North America really began to take hold beginning in 1870.

The story of Washington Island’s Icelandic settlement (which most feel is the second oldest settlement in America, after the Utah settlement) begins in 1870. At that time, 5,212 Danes were living in Wisconsin and 49 of these were living on Washington Island. Among the Danes in Wisconsin was William Wickman, who, though born in Denmark, had worked for a time in Eyrarbakki on the south coast of Iceland before immigrating to Milwaukee in 1865.

Wickman regularly corresponded with his former employer in Eyrarbakki, Gudmundur Thorgrimsen, a merchant of considerable influence. This correspondence, particularly Wickman’s often glowing praise of America and Wisconsin in particular, led Thorgrimsen to share the praise with customers in his store.

The first to heed Wickman via Thorgrimsen was 20-year-old Jon Gislason, who worked in Thorgrimsen’s store. With the blessing of his employer and a sizeable inheritance from his father, Gislason began planning a trip for the spring of 1870.

Soon joining Gislason was 24-year-old Arni Gudmundsen, a carpenter who also did work for Thorgrimsen, and Jon Einarsson. While Gislason provided financial as-

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sistance to these two men, the fourth man to join, Gudmundur Gudmundsson, was a financially successful fisherman and was able to pay his own way (at 27 years of age, he was also the oldest of the four).

It is interesting that most sources refer to these four men as “the four bachelors,” and while the sources don’t explain this appellation, it can be reasonably presumed that it was important to them to identify themselves as single, unattached men in order to dispel any notion that they had abandoned families back in Iceland.

The four left Eyrarbakki on May 12, 1870, and travelled by road the 50 miles to Reykjavik. From there, as Washington Island historian Conan Eaton wrote, their “route led by post ship via the Faroe and Shetland Islands to Copenhagen; by steamship to Hull in England; by train to Liverpool; across a turbulent Atlantic to Quebec … by eight days’ halting train travel to Milwaukee, which they reached on June twenty-seventh.” It was in Milwaukee where they met up with Wickman, who helped them find work.

In the fall, the four Icelanders and Wickman arrived on Washington Island via a Goodrich steamer, where they began work cutting trees – a profession they had little familiarity with since Iceland is virtually treeless. Still, the residents of Washington Island were welcoming and patiently tutored the four in the art of lumbering.

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Gudmundur Gudmundsson, a successful fisherman in his native Iceland, was one of “the four bachelors� to make his home on Washington Island. He is pictured here with his wife, Gudrun. doorcountyliving.com

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(Left) Jon Gislason led the charge of Icelandic immigrants to Washington Island. He is pictured with his wife, Agusta. (Right) Carpenter Arni Gudmundsen was another of “the four bachelors.” Photos courtesy of the Washington Island Historical Archives.

Not long after their arrival, Wickman and Gislason purchased a wooded 61-acre homestead with 1,500 feet of frontage on Detroit Harbor. This homestead would form the nucleus of the Icelandic community.

Though the work was hard, the four Icelanders managed to acquit themselves well in their new community and, most importantly, sent letters home that, while not omitting the hardships, reported favorably on their new circumstance.

The earliest letter that survives dates from March 8, 1872, and, though the author is unknown, the presumption is that it was either Jon Gislason or Gudmundur Gudmundsson. The letter was reprinted in its entirety in Nordanfari, a local newspaper in the town of Akureyri, and it says, in part: “This place [Washington Island] is one of the best for poor people to come to, for here they can live off the water and off the land … I dare say there is no lazy and idle man in Iceland that I know, no matter how many children he has got, who cannot live a good life here. Even if the man would be too lazy to do anything, the wife would be able to grow enough in front of the house to live off, but I expect the man to fish in the lake, because there is quite enough fish close to shore, which is good for eating.”

Not surprisingly, given the positive reports in these letters home, more Icelanders followed. A few arrived on the island in 1871, including Einar Bjarnason who arrived with two of his children (his wife and eight additional children followed two years later). By late August 1871, the Door County Advocate reported, “A number of Icelanders are expected at Washington Island this fall to make that place their future home. Quite a colony is expected.”

Another 20 Icelanders arrived in 1872 and modest numbers continued to arrive in the ensuing years. By 1885 the number of Icelanders on the island numbered about 70 and, while printed stories in the late 1900s tended to exaggerate the Icelandic population, the number of adult males who settled permanently on the island by the end of the century numbered approximately 20.

When women and children are counted this number was slightly more than 100.

Gradually, the immigrants began to integrate themselves into island life. Most significantly, in 1885 Arni Gudmundsen convinced his younger brother Thordur to come to the island to practice medicine. As the lone doctor in the isolated community, Thordur’s contributions to the community were immeasurable and led to the widespread acceptance of the Icelandic population as an integral part of the community.

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Descendants of these first Icelandic immigrants still reside on the island and their heritage is honored at numerous sites and namings (Washington Island Ferry Lines ferry “Eyrarbakki,” for example) throughout the township.

Today, there are between 40,000 and 45,000 Icelandic Americans living in the United States. And because this number is so small (as were the total number of immigrants between 1855 and 1910), the Icelandic settlement on Washington Island, though modest, remains a very significant part of Door County’s, Wisconsin’s, and America’s history.

Sources: Michigan History, Volume 66, Number 3, May/June 1982, “From Eyrrbakki to Muskegon: An Icelandic Saga, letter edited by Conan Bryant Eaton, pages 13 – 15.

Washington Island 1836 – 1876, A Part of the History of Washington Township, by Conan Bryant Eaton, revised edition 1980.

History of Door County, Wisconsin: The County Beautiful, Vol. 1, by Hjalmar R. Holand, Wm Caxton Ltd © 1993 Discovering Door County’s Past, Vol. 1, From the Beginning to 1930, by M. Marvin Lotz, Holly House Press, © 1994 Let’s Talk About Washington Island, 1850 – 1950, by Anne T. Whitney. 1995 edition Special thanks to Janet Berggren, Archivist at The Washington Island Historical Archives, Washington Island, Wisconsin. doorcountyliving.com

Workmen are photographed on Chester Thordarson’s boathouse.

A Marvelous Legacy to Wisconsin Thordarson’s Boathouse

BY PATTY WILLIAMSON, PH.D.

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his is just stunning,” a woman wrote in May 2009 as her boat approached Rock Island. “It sort of looks like a docking place for…Noah’s Ark.” What she was looking at was the magnificent blue limestone boathouse, completed in 1929 for Chicago inventor and millionaire Chester Thordarson. It was meant as just one of the showplaces on the retreat “harmonious with nature” he was developing on the remote little island he purchased in 1910.

Instead, it was his final masterpiece.

His wife did not share his love for Rock Island, so the grand home he envisioned was never built. Declining health and income were likely the reasons the 100room hotel he sketched was never begun.

But Thordarson’s boathouse – such a treasure – became his legacy to the people of Wisconsin. Deemed one of the most

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historically significant buildings in the state, it is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

An immigrant from Iceland with a seventh grade education, Thordarson advertised in the Winnipeg News in 1923 for Icelandic men to begin work on the boathouse on the southwest corner of the island. An unattributed newspaper clipping from June 11, 1926, reports that “20 men are employed in building a $40,000 boathouse” on C. H. Thordarson’s Rock Island estate.

(Remember that last figure!)

Although Thordarson hired Frederick Dinkelberg, a noted Chicago architect, to design the limestone monolith, he served as his own general contractor. The structure was anchored to bedrock seven feet below the water’s surface. All the stone – in fact, almost all the building materials, except the red tile roof that weighs 50 tons – came from the island.

The lower level of the boathouse can accommodate two 50-foot yachts. Atop it, rising 65 feet above the water, is the 40’ x 70’ architectural wonder that Thordarson called his Jewel House of Art and Nature.

Referred to by others as Viking Hall, “the casino” or just the boathouse, the massive space is reminiscent of Norse myths.

Rows of soaring windows, their arched tops repeating the shape of the boathouse openings below, line three walls. A wide outside balcony overlooks the water and an inside balcony stretches the width of the building.

A white oak chandelier, nine feet high and six feet wide and adorned with 20 buffalo horns, hangs from the 35-foot-high beamed ceiling. Thordarson wrote that “each horn has an electric light enclosed, mounted on a pedestal having four crystals – red, green, yellow and blue…We can get 50 different pleasant lighting effects and several that do not harmonize.”

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“They were Douglas firs,” he says, “ordered from Washington state, and they arrived rough sawn. Thordarson took one look at them and said, ‘I don’t like this.’

He hired Jacob Ellefson, Sr., a commercial fisherman from Jackson Harbor, to take a broad ax to them. He spent two years making the logs look as though they’d been hand hewn.”

The fireplace, big enough to roast a whole ox, was built by John Buechner of Egg Harbor, who also did much of the masonry work at the Alpine Resort, Gordon Lodge and the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Etched into a steel strip above the hearth in runic characters is: “Fire is one of the best things for the sons of men and so is the sign of the sun if a man manages to keep health and live virtuously.”

To create the unique furnishings he pictured for the great hall, Thordarson brought 29-year-old Halldór Einarsson from Iceland. Over several years, he built and carved many ornate oak pieces, including two huge tables, 20 straight-back chairs, king’s and queen’s chairs, a desk and chair set, a settee and a dictionary stand. Each piece was elaborately decorated with scenes from Norse mythology. The 1999 book, Valhalla in America: Norse Myths in Wood at Rock Island State Park, Wisconsin, by Douglas and Sharon Rossman, pictures each of the items with its runic title and tells the story the mythic scene depicts.

The primary reason Thordarson built the boathouse was not to house boats, but to provide a secure home for his vast and valuable library. As a young man, earning $4 a week in a factory, he religiously saved $1 toward the purchase of books.

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library of 11,000 rare volumes devoted to Icelandic history, botany, natural history and ornithology. His collection included: one of only two known copies of William Copland’s The Craft of Grafting and Planting of Trees from 1560; the only known copy of A Boke of the Propertyes of Herbes, printed in 1540; and a 1564 copy of H. Baker’s The Wellspring of Sciences (older by 10 years than the copy in the British Museum). Of special value were his Coverdale Bible and four Audubon folios. In 2010, a similar Audubon set was sold at Sotheby’s in London for approximately $11.5 million. All of them were displayed in cases lining the balcony of the boathouse.

Thordarson died in 1945 at age 77.

Although Yale had offered him an

honorary doctorate in exchange for a bequest of the books and the bishop of Iceland’s state church urged him to remember the University of Iceland, his will specified that the trustees of the University of Wisconsin had a oneyear option to purchase the library. For the remarkable price of $170,000, they acquired the books in 1946 as the basis of their rare book collection in Madison.

After the state bought the island as a park in 1965, paying $175,000, the furniture was sold to Douglass Cofrin of Shorewood for $50,000. He used it for more than 20 years before donating it to The Clearing, where it was stored until 1991, when Mark Eggelson, then park manager, discovered it and arranged for it to be purchased and returned to the boathouse.

The boathouse is open every day during the park season and other times by arrangement with the ranger, when people arrive by private boat.

“It’s in wonderful condition,” Foss says.

“The original furniture is roped off, but you can spend time in the room. You can even hold a wedding there, although it’s a public space and can’t be reserved.”

Thordarson’s ashes rested on a shelf in the boathouse for 20 years before they were finally interred on the island. It’s easy to imagine that his spirit still lingers in the structure he loved that ended up costing not $40,000, but between $250,000 and $300,000 – $34 to $41 million in today’s economy!

Although known as a boathouse, Chester Thordarson had the impressive structure built to house the vast and valuable library he had began building as a young factory worker. The University of Wisconsin bought the entire library for $170,000 in 1946, the year after Thordarson died at age 77. Color images

by Len Villano. Construction photos are courtesy of the Washington Island Historical Archives.

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Island Icelandics 50 years of Icelandic horses

By Richard Purinton

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(Left) The late Arni Richter feeding an Icelandic horse. The photo was taken about 1965, shortly after the horses arrived on Washington Island. (Above) An Icelandic horse named Rose from the Field Wood Farm. (Below) An illustration from Bylur, The Icelandic Horse by Evy (Purinton) Beneda.

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wo Icelandic immigrations came to Washington Island, one human and one animal.

The most celebrated immigration began in 1870 when four young Icelandic men found work on Washington Island.

They encouraged countrymen to follow, soon making this an Icelandic settlement.

Nearly 50 years ago, in 1964, a group of friends gathered at the home of the late Arni and Mary Richter. Their conversation about the island’s heritage led to the consideration of Icelandic horses as a way to boost the island’s tourism image.

Arni Richter, Washington Island Ferry Line owner and grandson of Icelandic

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immigrant Arni Gudmundsen, wrote to Samuel Ashelman, Jr., of Ashton, Maryland. Ashelman’s Icelandics were imported in 1960, the first such horses brought to North America from Iceland.

He had “about 45” in his herd by then and said he would be willing to sell a few mares and foals.

In September 1965, eight bred mares (including seven of the original importation) plus seven foals were trucked from Maryland at a cost of $400. Initial island owners were the Richters, Hansens, Kleinhans, Rutledges, Kohlers, Lehmans and Jack Myers, each paying $300 to 400 per horse.

Richter’s January 14, 1965 letter stated: “A small group on the Island became interested in these ponies last year…We are thinking seriously of purchasing 10 ponies and building a small herd. Washington Island is becoming a very popular tourist center and we feel there would be a good demand for this service…it would be most fitting and interesting to have these ponies.”

Elding and Hrefna, a chestnut and a black, respectively, were the Richter horses, each having Icelandic names, a tradition that would continue as new offspring were born. In a marketing coincidence, a National Geographic photographer in late 1965 posed their daughter Adele Richter with the horses to help demonstrate the island’s Icelandic ties in a spread about Door County.

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Laurie Veness of Field Wood Farm has 14 Icelandics, down from more than 40 horses she owned years ago. She’s proud to say that her horses represent the oldest, continuous Icelandic horse herd in North America. Extremely knowledgeable about Icelandics and horses in general, having earned her horse science associate degree at State University of New York, Veness prefers Icelandics over other horses. She began building her herd from two mares in 1971, breeding them, offering trail rides and lessons, and gradually learning more about the Icelandic horse.

Veness is a proponent of the unique characteristics found in Icelandic horses, one of five basic horse lines that evolved into today’s horse breeds. Historically, Icelandic horses were isolated and protected, which preserved their bloodline for more than 1,000 years. To this day, Iceland allows no other horse lines to be imported.

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Icelandic horses are typically longlived, maturing slowly. They reach physical maturity at about 10 years, bear young well into their 20s, and can often be ridden – and not just put to pasture – into their 30s. Curious, friendly and dependable companions, Icelandic horses can be ideal for younger riders.

Veness emphasizes that Icelandics are horses – and not ponies – due to their ancestry, even though they may be of shorter stature than many other horse types. The term pony, she explains, is based upon an arbitrary height measurement.

“Do you remember this one?” Laurie asked as we approached a pen. “Your daughter, Evy, rode Star in the county fair.”

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Coat colors vary with Icelandics, ranging from deep black to golden to pure white.

“Winter coats started a month ago,” Veness noted. “Thick hairs grow in, some that can reach up to eight inches in length.”

Veness said she came to appreciate the Icelandics more when she had been away from them for a time. A commonly held view was that to be a good horse, that horse must be tall. But with the Icelandics, she says, that’s not true.

“My perspective changed. I learned there was something about their gait that was different,” she said. “It wasn’t long before I was won over by them.”

They have an unusual fourth gait called “tölt,” natural to all Icelandic horses. Veness described the tölt as a “four-beat running walk,” resulting in a rider having almost no up or down motion; an effortless, smooth gait that makes Icelandic horses highly sought after by riders.

Years ago, one of Veness’s Field Wood Farm students was Evelyn Purinton, now 38, granddaughter of the Richters. She fell in love with horses at an early age and in time owned Bylur (pronounced “bay-lure”). Just out of high school, Evy authored the children’s book, Bylur, the Icelandic Horse, in which she described her daily island activities with her horse when growing up. For a number of summers, Bylur was a top-seller among children’s books in Door County.

Evy (now Evy Beneda) teaches sons Zander and Atlas about horses, and gives beginner lessons to young riders in a pony ring. Recently, she jumped at the opportunity to add the Icelandic Blitzen to her stable of non-Icelandic horses.

Icelandics remain at the top of her wish list, even after riding and appreciating many breeds and horses of varying sizes since her teenage years.

and Mary Ann Maiers keep a pair of Icelandic horses along with several other Scandinavian horses. Their Icelandics are from an Iowa farm, and they pasture now with other northern breed horses including a Fjord and a Gottland, horses somewhat larger than the Icelandics.

The Maiers believe early horses from Norway and Sweden were forerunners of today’s Icelandic horse bloodline.

Although their farm was closed to the public this past summer, their goal is to help educate the public. The Maiers don’t breed their horses or offer riding.

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Theater Up Close and Personal The making of Third Avenue Playhouse

BY LAUREL DUFFIN HAUSER ucky the town that has a theater. The rhythm of an ever-changing marquee (playing now, coming soon, playing now, coming soon) is like a steady, collective heartbeat, a 100 percent reliable indicator that “there’s life in that thar town.”

A theater’s vibrancy spills over into surrounding restaurants and coffee shops. It adds dimension to the lives of the people who live in the community and it might even convince a visitor to add said community to his or her list of “places I could live someday.”

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and cheap. In other words, canned. Live theater is to the entertainment industry what local produce is to the dining industry – fresh and nourishing. Television episodes and movies offer the same lines delivered in the same way by the same actors each and every time they’re seen, but theater is dished up fresh every night.

Depending on the cast, director and audience, a show is subtly different each time it’s performed. Tonight is the only chance to see tonight’s show.

Robert Boles and James Valcq, coartistic directors of the Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in Sturgeon Bay, know this. In their words, “Theater is all about the experience. People don’t come for the

titles; they don’t always recognize them.

They don’t typically come for the actors.

They come for the experience. We’re committed to making that experience remarkable, memorable and accessible.”

Let’s go to the theater!

From the Cedar Street Confectionery to the Third Avenue Playhouse: 1911 – 1999 The Third Avenue Playhouse occupies a large brick building on the north end of what is now Third Avenue and was once Cedar Street but has always been Sturgeon Bay’s “main drag.” All the places that make a small town hum – the hardware doorcountyliving.com

“We moved a lot when I was growing up, but we always came back to Door County. I felt it was crazy that Sturgeon Bay, a town of 10,000 people, didn’t have a theater. It deserved a theater." ~ Amy McKenzie (Above) Amy McKenzie was co-director with James Kaplan of the Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) when it opened on Oct. 26, 2000, at the former Donna Movie Theatre. Submitted Photo.

(Left) James Valcq and Robert Boles assumed leadership of TAP in 2011. Photo by Len Villano.

store, bank, post office, shops, salons, saloons and restaurants – are within spitting distance.

The structure itself first appears on hand-drawn fire insurance maps in 1911 as a confectionery and shares the block with a “five and dime” and a Chinese laundry. It also housed a grocery store and the Ideal Restaurant. In the 1940s, Cedar Street became Third Avenue and in 1950, Frank and Madonna Borchert converted the building to The Donna Movie Theatre.

In 1999, a multi-screen movie theater was built on the outskirts of town and the tradition of going downtown to see a show came to an end. The blank Donna marquee might just as well have read, “Seen Better Days”…for itself and for downtown.

It Began as a Dream: 1998 – 2004 As they say, one man’s vacant, ugly, dilapidated, musty old confectioneryturned-movie house is another man’s treasure. Or, in this case, young woman’s treasure.

directed and acted in productions across the country as well as many at the Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek. It just so happened that when The Donna closed, McKenzie was looking for a meaningful way to give back to the only home she had ever really known.

“We moved a lot when I was growing up, but we always came back to Door County,” said McKenzie. “I felt it was crazy that Sturgeon Bay, a town of 10,000 people, didn’t have a theater. It deserved a theater. But times were really tough then. In some ways, Sturgeon Bay seemed to be experiencing its own private recession.”

McKenzie had more than a stellar theatrical pedigree and résumé. She also, it turns out, had a good head for business.

“For some reason, I always have been able to put deals together.”

McKenzie’s recitation of TAP’s birth reads like a too-long and too-tough “to do” list: form nonprofit entity, convince owner to donate buildings, draft business plan, secure financial backing, acquire needed licensing, deal with budgets, grant writing, bylaws, royalties, promotions, advertising, insurance, tickets, etc., etc., etc. Fortunately, the list of people who stepped up to help was equally long and equally tough.

“They were and are all my heroes,” recounts McKenzie. “James Kaplan [composer of many American Folklore Theatre (AFT) favorites, including the hit musical Guys on Ice Ice] was in the trenches with me. Dennis Statz, Tom Herlache, Carla and Ellsworth Peterson, Pete and Carol Schuster, Karen McClellan, Tom and Carol Lyons, Becky McKee, the list goes on and on.

We all worked harder than any of us thought we could to make a dream come true.”

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Photo by Len Villano.

Submitted photo.

Creating a black box theater in the performance space was top on the list of accomplishments for Boles and Valcq when they assumed leadership of TAP. They have also amped up the number of shows, with 20 full productions in three seasons.

On October 26, 2000, with McKenzie and Kaplan as directors, TAP opened its doors. Guys on Ice was performed on a makeshift, temporary stage with minimal sound and lighting in a converted cinema, but it was performed…and there’s been no looking back.

When asked about the founding vision for the Third Avenue Playhouse, McKenzie is clear and passionate.

“From the beginning, the dream was to offer a ‘pantheon’– the full shebang of theatrical experience, if possible. We wanted a performing arts center that was used by the community both for amateur productions, especially those involving kids, and other events, too – lectures, film, etc. I also strongly desired a professional troupe.

Amateurs learn by watching professionals.

It’s the best way to do community theater.

Being surrounded by professionals makes you ‘step up your game.’”

Terry Lundahl succeeded McKenzie and Kaplan as director of TAP and her interests took the theater in a musical direction, attracting performers such as Janis Ian and the Siegel-Schwall Band.

Through TAP, Lundahl launched a career in music programming that continues at various venues to benefit the Door County community to this day.

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The Little Theater that Could: 2004 – 2011

Enter Stage Right: 2011 to date

In 2004, TAP’s board of directors asked Judy Drew, a new board member and recent retiree, to take over as a short-term interim director. Drew had limited experience with theater but possessed impressive business and marketing acumen.

Boles and Valcq were having dinner at Cornerstone Pub in Baileys Harbor when they heard the news that Drew would soon be resigning.

By the time she left her “interim” position seven years later, she had worked a good amount of magic. Under her watch, a small theater with an uncertain future became an anchor of the Sturgeon Bay community.

Drew shored up TAP’s finances and was able to make much-needed improvements to the facility. A successful “Raise the Roof ” campaign provided the means for a new roof, hundreds of old seats were reupholstered, a new marquee was erected, and a cash reserve created.

Most importantly to Drew, TAP began to once again produce theater. TAPWorks produced two shows each year and ran a popular theater day camp for young actors. When current directors Boles and Valcq reflect on their immediate predecessor’s legacy, they agree, “We and the community owe Judy a lot. She kept the theater open and solvent against great odds.

She also stabilized the building, which is something we’re thankful for every day.”

“We didn’t think a lot of it, it was just the gossip of the evening. The next morning, Hans Christian [an accomplished local musician] called us to say ‘you should apply for that position.’ Hours later we were sitting in the parlor of the White Lace Inn with Dennis Statz [innkeeper and founding TAP board member] , and about a month later everything was official.”

When life took this unexpected turn, Boles had been preparing to return to his position as the director of the theater program he founded at the University of New Haven in Connecticut and Valcq was midway through his third season performing for Door Shakespeare. They had just purchased a vacation home in Door County.

Boles’ and Valcq’s roots in the theater world run deep and their accomplishments are impressive. They have each authored award-winning works; Valcq’s Spitfire Grill, written with AFT’s founder Fred Alley, won the illustrious Richard Rodgers Award and Boles’ one act play Birthday Boys received the Lipkin Prize for Playwriting. doorcountyliving.com

The powerful production columbinus featured students from four of Door County’s five high schools.

“I’ve spent more than half of my life in TAP. Without it, I wouldn’t be who I am. TAP provides a wonderful opportunity for high school actors to be able to work with professionals and get their names out.” ~ Josh Augustson, junior at Sturgeon Bay High School and recent columbinus cast member.

Between them, they have directed, composed music for, acted, sung and danced in more theater, television and film productions across the country than seems possible for their years.

How did two such credentialed gentlemen find their way to Door County?

“High school music camp,” explains Valcq. “I met Jeff Herbst [longtime artistic director for AFT] and Fred Alley at Sellery Hall in Madison. Fred was too cool for camp, but he visited Jeff and we all got to know each other there.”

The Heritage Ensemble (AFT’s precursor) hired Valcq to cover for Alley during its second season.

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Sturgeon Bay’s First Black Box Theater and Stage Door Theatre Company: 2011 One of the first things Boles and Valcq did when they assumed leadership of TAP in 2011 was to complete the long wished for renovation of a “black box” theater.

Black box theater consists of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor.

Black box theaters became popular in the 1960s and ’70s when low-cost experimental theater was in its heyday. In addition to being relatively inexpensive to create, it is considered by many to be a place for “pure” theater, a place where the more

intimate and human elements of theater upstage the technical.

Valcq recalls, “We were excited about the idea but we first had to clear out a mountain of accumulated stuff from what had been a storeroom – old sets and furniture. Then we unearthed chairs from the main theater that were being stored in the basement, hauled them upstairs and bolted them to the floor, all 84 of them.

We then had to figure out how to create a freestanding structure for the lighting equipment. There’s no manual on how to do this stuff. I remember spending four or five hours on top of steel bars suspended over the stage.”

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with rave reviews. Boles explains, “It’s a very intimate theater—‘up close and personal’ as we like to say. With the audience that close, you can’t fake anything.”

The new theater space gave birth to a new theater company. The Stage Door Theatre Company was founded in 2012 and joins AFT, Door Shakespeare and Peninsula Players Theatre as one of Door County’s four professional theaters.

According to Valcq, “The theaters in Door County co-exist in a spirit of collaboration, not competition. We share some of the same talent pool and audience, but we fill our own niche. Each organization has something distinctive to offer. There’s great variety for those who want to see theater in Door County.

Third Avenue Playhouse offers a very intimate, indoor theater experience and we are the only one of the four that operates year round.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

• November 6 – 23, Blue Collar Diaries (Stage Door Theatre Company) • November 29, Copper Box (Music On The Main Stage) • December 5 & 6, The Elves and the Shoemaker (StageKids Theatre) • December 18 – 28, Stage Door Holiday Show: Music and Memories • December 20, Hagen Family Christmas Concert (Music On The Main Stage) • January 29 – 31, Stage Door Theatre Company On The Road – Souvenir at Kohler Arts Center • February 4 – March 14, StageKids Theatre Classes • February 26 – 28, Sevastopol School Play • April 12, Karen Mal, Laurie McClain and David Stoddard in Concert • May 6 – June 13, StageKids Theatre Classes

A small performance space requires small cast productions. This has been no problem for Boles and Valcq.

“We have a phenomenal stable of actors, many of them professionally trained, and it allows us to showcase their individual talent.”

In just three seasons, Stage Door Theatre Company has offered 20 full productions, well-known favorites such as The Glass Menagerie and Shirley Valentine and lesser known, but equally well-received, treasures such as Talley’s Folly and The Drawer Boy. The shows run six nights a week for four weeks, with a matinee or two thrown in.

“A typical run is about 29 shows,” explains Boles. “This allows word of mouth to get out. There are some slow nights, particularly mid-week in the winter seasons, but overall our attendance is growing. We had twice as many people see Talley’s Folly as had seen The Glass Menagerie shown at the same time a year earlier.”

Valcq adds, “The first two seasons, we’d peer out the front door and watch people stroll down the street. We’d play the ‘TAP or Van’s Guessing Game.’” Van’s was the neighboring bar at the time. “One of the saddest nights was when a group wearing Peninsula Players sweatshirts went to Van’s.”

“Really, Really, Really Good Theater” Arthur and Dee Hopper have spent decades entrenched in theater. Arthur is professor emeritus of theater and dance at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and he and Dee, between them, had acted in and directed hundreds of productions, including some for TAP. They recently attended Stage Door’s production of Noel Coward’s Private Lives. They’ve seen most of Stage Door’s shows and have nothing but praise for the new theater company.

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“We’re so impressed with the quality,” Dee said. “We feel that it’s some of the best theater being done in Door County today. ” Arthur agrees and adds, “Bob and James have a good feel for their audience; they’re thoughtful in what they select and have chosen many shows that ought to be revived. They work with their actors and that’s evident in their productions.”

Regional theater critic Warren Gerds expressed similar sentiments, “Stage Door offers really, really, really good theater!”

Keeping the Dream Alive One of the things that makes TAP unique among Door County’s professional theaters is its overlap with the community. This harkens back to founder Amy McKenzie’s dream.

TAP employs a community theater model with its StageKids programs. The ambitious and powerful production of columbinus in 2014 showcased students from four of Door County’s five high schools. Boles is excited about the teaching aspect of TAP. “When kids study theater, they’re learning creativity and self-confidence and cooperation…life skills.” Boles and Valcq have also instituted an internship program and they hired four interns in 2014.

TAP runs an ongoing staged play reading series that also follows the traditional community theater model and uses local actors. Community auditions are held not only for the StageKids shows and the readings, but also for Stage Door Company productions. Many people from the community have been hired to perform in TAP’s professional productions.

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Actor Mark Moede in 2012’s The Subject Was Roses, a production of The Stage Door Theatre Company, one of four professional theaters in Door County. Photo by Len Villano. it will host Sevastopol High School’s spring play. Boles and Valcq encourage any and all community theater organizations or schools to inquire about using one of TAP’s two stages.

“What James and I have consciously tried to do,” Boles explains, “is to broaden the definition and scope of the community TAP serves. Our community is all of Door County – its year-round residents, its part-time residents and its visitors.

While not actually a ‘community theater,’ we have tried very hard to make this a theater for the entire community.”

Living the Dream Running a theater isn’t for the faint of heart and there’s a lot to be done in order to accomplish TAP’s mission “to entertain and educate while provoking thought, laughter and tears.” Though perpetually doorcountyliving.com

busy and short-staffed, Valcq admits, “We know we’re living the dream. We get to exercise every talent we possess on a regular basis.”

Boles adds, “Every day is exciting because we’re planning for the next show or the next season and we’re seeing progress.

We used to say we were 10 to 12 steps behind; now we’re only three!”

When asked what they are most proud of, after the success of Stage Door and their work with kids, being ‘in the black’ the past two years is high on the list.

That’s not to say challenges don’t exist, Boles cautions. “It’s not as if we’re an entrenched cultural institution. We operate on a shoestring budget and we have a long wish list. We need power tools, better dressing facilities and a scene shop.” Valcq

10 WAYS TO KEEP LIVE THEATER ALIVE

• Go see live theater and take your kids.

They’ll remember it. Student tickets at TAP are just $10.

• Make a year-end contribution to TAP, 239 N. Third Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. Gifts of all sizes appreciated!

• Sponsor a show. It feels good.

• Volunteer.

• Go see live theater and take your parents.

• Have a local business? Place an ad in the playbill.

• Hold your company’s holiday party at the theater.

• If you like one of the shows, tell your friends.

• Have out-of-town guests? Be a cultured host and leave two tickets on their pillows.

• Go see live theater. Go see it again.

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jumps in, “What we really need is an employee with no artistic responsibilities.”

They recount a recent and too common experience when rehearsal for The Fantasticks had to stop while Boles dealt with the utilities company. While they laugh, Boles frankly states, “Things are good, but I’d characterize us as ‘pretty fragile.’ The financial condition of a theater company will always be a concern. That never stops whether you’re TAP or the Metropolitan Opera. As long as the support is out there for outfits like ours, the theater has a fighting chance. And our support has been enormous.”

After three years of frenetic activity, TAP will embark in 2015 on its next strategic plan.

“We’re just starting to feel like we can come up for air and think about the future. We’ve done hundreds of shows and events in three years with three staff and we’re still here. At one time, TAP was, by necessity, closed two-thirds of the year and opened one-third. We’ve turned that around. We feel really good about the direction the theater is going but there are opportunities out there,” states Valcq.

“With more resources, there are certainly things we’d like to do.”

Boles expresses the desire to someday offer a top-notch film festival and make more consistent use of the large 250-seat theater.

As much as Sturgeon Bay is lucky to have TAP, Boles and Valcq feel fortunate to have Sturgeon Bay. “We feel appreciated in the community and part of the community. Whenever we drive over the bridge, we say ‘we live here.’” Valcq continues, “I feel like we’re making a difference in a real community and that doesn’t happen when you work in New York. I ride my bike downtown and people stop me and thank us for being here and for staying here. That means a lot. We’re not going anywhere.” doorcountyliving.com

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ART SCENE

Our Local Luthier

BY ALYSSA SKIBA PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEN VILLANO

hen Dale Kumbalek was a kid, one of his favorite trees served a dual purpose as a jungle gym and minimaple syrup factory.

It was almost as unexpected as the non-guitar playing Kumbalek turning his woodworking talents toward making the instrument.

Little did he know that as an adult in Door County, pieces of that tree would make their way into his woodworking shop and leave as a beautiful, one-of-akind, hand-built guitar.

It all started in the summer of 2013, when Kumbalek made his way from Green Bay to Egg Harbor to join his partner, well-known Door County artist Dawn Patel. The idea was that the couple would open a combined business.

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When the business didn’t work out, Kumbalek moved forward with his guitarmaking venture, Kumbalek Tonewood.

Woodworking has been a lifelong hobby of Kumbalek’s, whether as a hobby or through his involvement in the construction trade. But it wasn’t until more than a decade ago when Kumbalek’s woodworking, guitar-playing brother, Dean, built

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Dale Kumbalek’s sustainably produced guitars have approximately $600 worth of parts and take between 300 and 400 steps to build.

his very first guitar that the encouragement for Kumbalek to do the same began.

“He kept trying to coax me to build an instrument because of the enjoyment he got out of the music,” Kumbalek said. “I don’t play guitar, but I’m learning.”

That coaxing continued for six years until Kumbalek silenced the pleas in 2008 by joining his brother on a trip to Misdoorcountyliving.com

sissippi to meet a luthier. Luthiers are individuals specializing in constructing and repairing stringed musical instruments.

“It turned out really nice and it was kind of a rush having someone be able to play an instrument you built,” he said.

For the next year, Kumbalek continued meeting luthiers from Arkansas, Louisiana and Minnesota. He also began researching the art of constructing stringed instruments and finally put his knowledge and woodworking talents to the test by building his first guitar.

Although Kumbalek was unfamiliar with the ins and outs of guitars, he quickly learned a new mantra: it’s just woodworking.

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ART SCENE thing about guitars,’ and he kept saying, ‘It’s just woodworking,’” Kumbalek said. “I mean, it’s high quality woodworking, but he knew from my work that I should try it.”

It all begins with sharpening of tools and selection of wood, with careful consideration given to the wood that will make up the top of the guitar. Usually, spruce or cedar is selected due to their growth in cold climates, which creates a tight grain. Instrument wood ideally has 12 grain lines per inch.

Then, construction begins. The average guitar has approximately $600 worth of parts in it and takes between 300 and 400 steps to build, depending on the style of the guitar and its maker.

For Kumbalek, that style is woodworking the old fashioned way.

“I use hand tools,” Kumbalek said. “I use old-fashioned finishes.”

Building one guitar alone takes up to four weeks to complete, spread out over two months to allow for drying of glue and finishes.

For Kumbalek, the difference between a factory-built guitar and a handmade guitar is in its sound.

“Typically a handmade guitar, the potential to sound better and the playability, it’s all about the setup, the height of the strings, the action,” Kumbalek said.

“With handmade guitars, you can customize it … so much is in the sound.”

ago. Since it was growing on his brother’s property, they decided to harvest it.

Kumbalek points to his experiences with the UPS delivery worker who brings him his supplies. The delivery worker had always thought about playing guitar, but never picked one up.

His lumber dealer in British Columbia is the same way, an eco-harvester who cuts trees that are blown down or cut for other reasons. Some pieces of wood he has provided Kumbalek were bridge stringers from the Alaska Highway, originally cut in the 1940s and used until they were replaced by concrete and steel.

One day, he asked Kumbalek what was in the large boxes he was delivering.

“He had no idea I was building guitars in here,” he said. “He came in and he looked, and he just was amazed. Then he started taking lessons a little bit and borrowed a guitar from his brother. The next time he came, he was able to play a few chords and he said there were some chords he just couldn’t do. He picked up one of my guitars and he said with my guitar he actually could play the chords that he could not play with a factory guitar just because of the setup and the playability of them. He was amazed. He actually goes on break when he comes here at times.

“That is the funnest thing for me, just hearing them being played,” he added.

“It makes me want to build another one.

When I’m hearing someone play, I’m actually thinking how I can improve different sounds that I’m hearing already.”

Kumbalek likes to keep his guitars as sustainably produced as possible, steering away from endangered trees and harvesting wood that has already been brought down.

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Kumbalek described it as some of the best wood in the world for making instruments due to its 60 years of air-drying and the flexing of the wood from vehicles that have driven over it.

Beyond that, the list of woods he has worked with is endless, from maple, cherry, walnut, sapele, primavera, beng, cebil, bloodwood and leopardwood.

“For me, it’s all about the different woods and combining them to make something that you have a predetermined idea of,” Kumbalek said. “Whether it really works or not, you don’t know.

“It’s all theory, everyone’s got their own opinion. It’s a lot of engineering, is what it really is. I’ve always been interested in putting things together, taking things apart.”

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Agriscience teacher Jeanna James achieves national recognition

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heoretically speaking, Jeanna James is not only the best young agriscience teacher in Wisconsin, but also one of the top six in the United States. However, anyone who watches her working with students might well maintain that the designation is not theoretical.

“Jeanna is a model teacher and keeps every student at the center of what she does,” Southern Door principal Steve Bousley noted. “This recognition is a testament to her tenacity in being the best she can be each and every day.”

James graduated from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls in 2008, accepted an appointment at Southern Door School, and has since been teaching classes that include high school Animal Science, Horticulture, Veterinary Science, Wildlife Management, and Leaders for the Future,

along with eighth-grade Agriscience. She is also adviser for the school’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) club.

“Last year I was nominated by ag teachers in northeastern Wisconsin to apply for the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators (WAAE) Outstanding Young Member recognition,” she explained.

Instructors with six or less years of experience are eligible for consideration.

She won the state award, automatically advancing to the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) competition. The WAAE recognized her achievement at the state conference this past June.

The NAAE is divided into six regions, each with a winner. James was chosen for division three, an area that includes Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Now

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among the top six, she has reached the pinnacle of the competition.

In her application for the award, James explained her teaching philosophy, gave examples of effective classroom instruction, showed how she incorporates experiential learning, listed student successes within the national FFA organization, described partnerships formed within the community, provided details about marketing her program, and offered evidence of her own professional growth.

James grew up on a southwestern Wisconsin farm where she began showing hogs and steers at the Layfette County Fair, first through her 4-H club and then as a student member of the Darlington High School FFA. After her graduation she served as vicepresident of the state FFA, part of a team doorcountyliving.com

that conducted workshops and leadership conferences for high school FFA students, in addition to public relations work, meeting with politicians and school boards.

“That year sealed the deal,” she said.

“This is what I want to do to achieve and succeed in this goal in life – to guide them [high school students] into making choices. It was a life-changing year, one of the best things I ever did!”

And now she is 100 percent certain that she made the right choice to become a teacher.

James sums up her teaching philosophy with the statement, “You get what you give.” She has high expectations for herself, and to meet them, knows she must put in time and effort. To her students, she “leads by example.”

While she prides herself on preparing students in communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity for whatever futures they may choose, she encourages them to pursue agricultural-related careers because those occupations are “vast, growing and expanding, and in high demand.”

But she also prides herself in her own preparation. During the summer of 2013 she completed the prestigious National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy

Southern Door agricultural teacher and FFA adviser Jeanna James has been named one of six Outstanding Young Members in the country by the National Association of Agricultural Educators. James’ personal experience with FFA as a teenager (including serving as vice president of the state FFA) led her to a career in teaching agriculture. She has been with Southern Door School since 2008. in Maryland, one of 48 selected from among 250 applicants. Sponsored by the DuPont Corporation, the session offered a 50-plus hour week of professional development that was devoted to the inclusion of inquiry-based learning in instructional programs. She shared the techniques that she learned with other ag teachers during both the National FFA Convention and the NAAE Conference in 2013 and with the WAAE membership at their Professional Development Conference this past summer.

opportunity that the area offers to pursue her interest in hunting pheasants.

Her expertise has resulted in the success of four young men who, under her direction, were State Wildlife Career Development winners, offering tangible evidence of her “get what you give” philosophy.

The application, she continued, “was looked at by peers who were not in region three, and based on their reading, they selected me. Their opinion matters because they are my peers and because they know what the job entails.”

She has given students more opportunities for achievement this year, offering three new classes that bring with them equivalent science, allowing her students to meet state Department of Public Instruction graduation requirements through her coursework.

“I like working in a rural school district,” she said. While many of her students may not live on farms, that is “the setting where they grew up.” And she enjoys the doorcountyliving.com

She finds herself arriving at school early and enjoys talking with her students informally. “I know I made the right career choice” to teach here, she said, “because I can’t answer the question, ‘What would I be doing if I weren’t doing this?’”

Reflecting on the Outstanding Young Member award from the NAAE, she said, “I am humbled to have reached the level that I have.”

Because of her relative youth, James still might be mistaken for a newbie. But those who know her are excited not only by what she has already accomplished but also by her potential.

“I believe Jeanna is an outstanding educator,” Bousley said. “I am looking forward to being a part of her future growth and always welcome her next idea.”

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FAT, RIDE OUTSIDE

A TRANSFORMATIVE

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he burly hum of the tires on dry pavement is akin to a semitruck barreling down an empty highway on an otherwise quiet night. The sound is incessant, relentless and transformative. The consuming roar envelops the rider. In turn, the rider becomes emboldened atop the two-wheeled behemoth and once pavement is left behind, the rider sneers in glee at previously imposing terrain.

Of course, riding a fat bike on pavement is a bit like driving the speed limit in a sports car – sure, there will be a few stares, but there’s a trove of mischief to explore. And soon the devil

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OUTSIDE

Fat bikes have gained in popularity and are now available for rent at Nor Door Sport and Cyclery in Fish Creek. Fat bikes are allowed on multi-use trails also open to snowmobiling, according to the state Department of Natural Resources, while Newport State Park has opened a trail designated specifically for the fat-tired bikes and snowshoes.

Photo by Luca Fagundes.

grinning on your shoulder gets the better of you, and bona fide joy ensues.

By definition, a fat bike is a bicycle with oversized and aggressive tires – typically 3.7 inches wide or more. In the mid1980s, a few industrious folks in Alaska started building fat bikes to ride in the snow, while simultaneously a few others were building wide-tired bicycles to ride on desert tours in New Mexico.

The amalgamation of such efforts provides a perfect backdrop to the purpose and ethos of riding a fat bike: they can go just about anywhere. Despite the cumbersome appearance of fat bikes, a ride proves them to be quick and easily maneuverable.

A few years into the 21st century, the fat bike trend led to mass production by a

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few manufacturers, and thus a new multiterrain and multi-use cycling option had arrived. Fat biking has proven to be more than a gimmick or novelty, as these bikes have become especially popular in the upper Midwest. Fat-biking, hearty Midwesterners seem to enjoy defying winter as they don Cuddl Duds and sweaters beneath their spandex and pedal into a blizzard.

The diverse landscape and seasonality of Door County provides a sensational canvas upon which to leave the muddy fingerprints of those wide tires. Local rider and Baileys Harbor resident Luca Fagundes has owned his fat bike for about a year and a half. Fagundes purchased his bike in order to ride in winter, and quickly appreciated the diversity of these machines.

“The best rides I’ve had in Door County include lightly snow-covered trail riding, sand and even ice – all in one ride,” says Fagundes enthusiastically.

“Fat bikes are truly in their element on wet sand and the exposed roots and rocks of our trails,” he adds, noting that the low tire pressure recommended for fat bikes allows for a plush riding experience.

Another memorable ride for Fagundes included visiting with ice-fishermen on Kangaroo Lake in subzero temperatures.

The issue of where these bicycles are allowed to ride legally quickly became relevant as they began to appear in all manner of locations. Peninsula State Park Superintendent Kelli Bruns points out that fat bikes “are allowed on our trails except those that are snow covered and groomed for cross-country skiing.”

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OUTSIDE The Wisconsin DNR provides insight into bicycling on snowmobile trails, “Fat bikes are allowed on multi-use trails also open to snowmobiling.” Though it is important to note that much of the snowmobile trail system in Door County is on private land, thus limiting bike access to only those trails within the state parks.

Another opportunity to ride exists at the northern reaches of our peninsula in Newport State Park, which opened a trail specifically for fat biking and snowshoeing last winter.

The sundry of options to ride speaks to the increased demand that Brian Merkle of Nor Door Sport and Cyclery in Fish Creek has witnessed, as he intends to expand his fat bike rental fleet this winter.

Further inquiry revealed that purchase options at Nor Door include fat bikes manufactured by both Surly and Trek.

Photo by Luca Fagundes.

It seems clear that fat biking has taken root in Door County, as the culture, tempo and characters who call this place home mesh seamlessly with the alternative. Visitors will find these grandiose bicycles available for rent year round, as the experience of being atop a fat bike doesn’t end when the snow begins to fall.

The transformative sound of a ride awaits those who embrace the tugs of curiosity.

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MUSIC Tony Gebauer

The Musical Road Less Traveled Andy Coulson

Highland Road pays tribute to American roots music

BY ALYSSA SKIBA PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEN VILLANO

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t is a rainy Wednesday night in October at Tad Gilster’s home and one by one, the members of Fish Creek’s only bluegrass band show up, ready to rehearse for that Friday’s show at The Cookery.

Gilster’s guitar is in his lap, having just shown me the difference between flatpicking and fingerpicking. We’ve been talking for an hour about his band’s unintentional beginnings and his history with bluegrass music. From the sounds of it, there isn’t much to say.

Rick Gordon

But when he excuses himself, and his guitar, to join Andy Coulson (banjo), Rick Gordon (bass) and Tony Gebauer (mandolin) at the other side of the room, there really isn’t any need for words. The explosion of bright vocals, the twang of strings, and the exchange of soulful smiles says it all about the group Highland Road.

Like bluegrass itself, Highland Road is relatively new. But its beginnings can be found in the friendship formed between Andy and Tad in the early 1970s.

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Both men had a brief history playing music in high school and each had been introduced to bluegrass, with Tad’s first listen being Doc Watson and Andy’s being Earl Scruggs.

“I loved the harmonies, the singing and I liked the guitar runs, the fiddling,” Andy explains. “I just liked everything about it. I guess it’s kind of like a disease just because you get hooked on it. You get to the point where you can listen to it all the time.”

It took two decades before the friends connected their limited musicality and started getting together every Wednesday night for mini pickin’ sessions – Tad on guitar and Andy on banjo.

For the two, their get-togethers were more about sharing their passion for bluegrass than anything else.

“We never had any intention of forming a band,” Gilster says. “…It was the music really rather than having any objective that was important to us for years.”

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They even attended a flat-picking guitar camp in Tennessee led by three-time National Flatpicking Champion Steve Kaufman.

In the early 2000s and after more than a decade playing together, Tad and Andy were asked to play at a benefit concert for the Door County Land Trust. The crowd loved it, though Tad has a different recollection of the quality of their sound.

“We were awful,” Tad laughs. “We played a medley of two old fiddle tunes and I played the same one twice. Well, Andy was playing one of each and it didn’t sound right to us, but …”

He sighs, then smiles.

“Nobody noticed.”

Shortly after, Rick asked to sit in on the duo’s pickin’ sessions to hear what they had to play. Pretty soon, he told the guys that he had just purchased a bass.

Rick refers to himself as a “Ricky come lately” to music who picked up his first instrument, a bass guitar, about the time doorcountyliving.com

he was set to get Social Security. Tad and Andy told him to bring it over, and the duo became a trio.

Still, forming a band wasn’t even so much as a fleeting thought.

Then, a couple years later, TR Pottery owner Tony Gebauer bought a mandolin and joined the non-band. The group was asked to play at another benefit concert for the Land Trust in 2007 and decided that, if they were to do that, they “should probably get a name.”

Highland Road was born. The name pays homage to the road Andy drove to get to Tad’s home every Wednesday before the band was formed.

The band’s chemistry is undeniable, both as musicians and friends, considering the jabs and friendly banter that comes when you ask them what makes Highland Road such a good band.

It comes down to two things: a love of bluegrass and the joy of getting together for their pickin’ sessions every week.

“I think the fact that we play together so regularly,” Tony says. “I encounter people who play and who play with other people and it seems so unique that we play together as regularly as we do.”

Even today, Highland Road doesn’t necessarily market itself as a band due to the fact that 75 percent of the foursome still works full-time. An average year includes less than a dozen performances, with a majority of those being performed for fundraisers or nonprofits.

Their setlists include a good mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass covers, with some of their favorites being Flatt & Scruggs, The Gibson Brothers, Balsam Range, Blue Highway and The Special Consensus.

When it comes time to perform, their focus is on having a good time and sharing bluegrass with a county whose music culture doesn’t include much of the genre.

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MUSIC tucky, North Carolina,” Tad says. “There are really only two significant American genres of music that really started in this country – jazz and bluegrass.”

Early bluegrass music visited themes of love, lost love, loneliness, drunks, lives wasted, death and murder – “real happy stuff,” Tad says with a laugh.

Bluegrass is a relatively new genre, having been started by American mandolinist, singer and songwriter Bill Monroe in the mid-1940s. According to Tad, it is the only genre for which music historians can agree on when it started (within 12 months).

Today’s music carries on many of bluegrass’ original elements, though members of Highland Road will agree the level of virtuosity among younger bluegrass players is much greater. There has also been a surge of women joining the genre, as well as young musicians who want to put a bluegrass spin on non-bluegrass tunes.

Monroe was heavily influenced by fiddle tunes of the Celtic, Scottish, Irish and British when creating the lively tempoed music that is bluegrass. It is characterized by vocal harmonies and a mix of four- to six-stringed acoustic instruments (banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, resonator guitar and bass).

It was born during an era when music defined itself, Tad says, meaning it wasn’t actually called bluegrass until the late 1950s. Tad guesses Monroe might not have even referred to himself as a bluegrass musician.

That’s all well and fine for Highland Road’s four members who are introducing bluegrass to pockets of Door County residents, one performance at a time.

“We don’t have a plan. We don’t have goals or objectives. And if you asked each of the four of us what we see the band as being about, you’ll get four different answers,” Tad says. “But I think the one thing that everyone would agree on is that they love the music and they’d love to see more people learn about bluegrass.”

Tad Gilster’s Essential Bluegrass Albums: Listen to these and you’ll get an idea of both traditional and modern bluegrass. ~Tad Gilster 1. Bill Monroe, The Music of Bill Monroe, 1936-94 2. Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, The Complete Mercury Sessions 3. The Stanley Brothers, 16 Greatest Hits 4. Seldom Scene, Long Time 5. New Grass Revival, Grass Roots: The Best of the New Grass Revival 6. J. D. Crowe & The New South, J. D. Crowe & The New South 7. Tony Rice, Manzanita 8. Old and In The Way, Old and In The Way 9. The Del McCoury Band, It’s Just the Night 10. Béla Fleck, Drive 11. Alison Krauss and Union Station, Every Time You Say Goodbye 12. Blue Highway, Sounds of Home 13. Balsam Range, Papertown 14. Claire Lynch, Dear Sister 15. The Gibson Brothers, Help My Brother 16. Punch Brothers, Who’s Feeling Young Now?

“Bill Monroe would have called himself a country musician, I think,” he says. “The name came from his band, which was Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys because he was from Kentucky, the bluegrass state.

That’s where the name of the genre came that somebody eventually started calling it that.”

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LITERATURE

Ted Olson: A Peek into History Famed attorney with Door County ties on the legal fight for marriage equality

BY MYLES DANNHAUSEN JR. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR EQUAL RIGHTS

(Above) David Boies (left) and Ted Olson were opponents in the Bush v. Gore case, but became friends and unlikely co-counselors in the case that brought gay marriage to California. (Immediately above, left) David Boies, Sandy Stier, Kris Perry, Paul Katami, Jeff Zarrillo and Ted Olson are all smiles leaving the Supreme Court.

(Right) Ted Olson, who has argued more than 60 cases before the United States Supreme Court, prepares for the Proposition 8 argument during a mock session at the offices of his law firm Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP. 48 Door County Living Winter 2014/2015

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heodore “Ted” Olson spends most of his time in Washington, D.C., where the 73 year-old attorney has earned a reputation as one of the top appellate lawyers in the country. He has argued more than 60 cases before the United States Supreme Court, including some of the most influential cases of the last two decades. In 2000 he argued and won Bush v. Gore, the case that ultimately decided the presidential election. In 2010 he won the polarizing Citizens United case that lifted many restrictions on corporate spending in elections. And in 2013 he won the Proposition 8 case that legalized samesex marriage in California.

by George W. Bush. The trial is also the subject of an HBO documentary, The Case Against 8, released earlier this year.

Yet even in the most powerful corridors of the capital, Olson said his mind often returns to Door County, where his parents were raised and where he goes to get away.

Theodore Olson (TO): Firstly, David and I both felt that we wanted to continue to talk to the American people about the rights of gay and lesbian citizens and the importance of equality and liberty. It’s important to try to address anyone who will listen to us.

“The minute I leave Door County is when I start thinking about when I’m going to get back there,” he said via phone from his office in Washington D.C. The peninsula provides Olson an opportunity to see how the laws and legal battles of the capital trickle down to impact the lives of people in small-town America.

“There’s a lot of self-importance here in Washington, a disconnect from reality,” Olson said. “All of us in Washington would do well to spend a lot of time in the Midwest. As I worked on the [Proposition 8] case, I thought often about the gay and lesbian couples I know in Door County.

This litigation is about them. If we can help make them more secure in their relationships, if they don’t have to call their love something else or less than, then we’ve done something truly important.”

This summer Olson released a book about the Proposition 8 case, Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality, written with his co-counsel David Boies, his opponent in Bush v. Gore. The pairing made national headlines, as Boies is one of the nation’s leading liberal attorneys, while Olson is a conservative icon once considered for a Supreme Court nomination doorcountyliving.com

A few days after the Supreme Court in September paved the way for same-sex marriage in Wisconsin by choosing not to hear state challenges to pro-gay marriage rulings from lower courts, I caught up with Olson to talk about the book and the case he calls the most important of his career.

Myles Dannhausen (MD): What compelled you and Mr. Boies to write a book detailing all the considerations and legal maneuvers that went into the Proposition 8 case?

Secondly, we thought we could reach both a general audience and a legal audience. We wanted to show what it’s like to take the legal process of a landmark case from beginning to end. We wanted to show how you combine the legal work with the effort to persuade the public.

Finally, this was a case where former opponents were able to come together, where we felt we could have an impact on so many persons’ lives. It was a deeply emotional experience because we got to know Sandy, Kris, Paul and Jeff [the plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 case, Sandy Stier and wife Kris Perry, and Paul Katami and husband Jeff Zarrillo] on a personal level and came to have so much affection for them.

We got an idea of the emotional turmoil of their lives that was caused by discrimination. We wanted to get all of this down while it was still fresh in our minds because we both felt that this was perhaps the most important case of our careers.

MD: Critics have said you’ve overplayed the importance of this case, its two straight, star attorneys, and its role in moving same-

sex marriage forward in what has been a decades-long fight. What is your response to that, and what role, ultimately, do you think the Proposition 8 case played in the fight for same-sex marriage?

TO: We felt that all we were doing was making a contribution to the momentum developing all across the country. We never felt we were alone or that we were pioneers, but we did think that because of our notoriety we could bring attention to this issue that other people might not do. We felt with our expertise, and our ability to generate interest and publicity, that we were the right people to take this step.

We felt that public relations were important not just to see this as a legal victory, but to see this as an important step forward in civil rights, to help persuade the American people.

There has been enormous change as a result of all the cases and activism – today 65 percent of Americans live in states that permit same-sex marriage – and we’re a part of that. Some people wanted us to write the book about the history of gay rights in the United States, and that would be a great book. We tried to explain a little bit, but the only thing we could do was write about our case.

MD: You recount the scene, early in the trial, in which Judge Vaughn Walker asks defense attorney Charles Cooper how same-sex marriage would harm oppositesex marriages. Cooper answers, “Your honor my answer is, I don’t know.” It is the first of many scenes in which the defense’s case appears incredibly weak. Did that surprise you?

TO: Yes and no. When we started this case, we asked ourselves, “What are the toughest arguments we’ll face from the other side?” People talk about raising children, and all the evidence says children in gay and lesbian families grow up as well or better than those in opposite-sex households. There’s the argument that, “we’ve always done it this way.” Well, we do not in this country accept “we’ve always done Winter 2014/2015 Door County Living 49

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In Redeeming the Dream, Ted Olson (above) and David Boies detail the emotion and the painstaking preparation required to handle a case that is likely to ultimately be decided at the Supreme Court.

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You would have thought there would have at least been a more sophisticated response. At the end of the day, there is none. Granting same-sex partners the right to marry does immeasurable good to thousands upon thousands of citizens, and it does no harm to heterosexual marriage whatsoever, and that’s the reason judge after judge has decided it’s simply not the right thing to do to discriminate.

MD: You also discuss the importance of oratory, cadence, and choosing the right words when going before the Supreme Court. Why is that so important in a legal fight?

TO: We think about everything as we take a case through the legal process, starting with finding the right plaintiffs, then finding the right court, the right judges, wearing the right clothes, even getting the right composition of people in the courtroom. At the Supreme Court, you don’t have a lot of time – 30 minutes per side – so you have to find a way to use the right words.

With the first words out of my mouth I wanted to speak to the judges and focus on

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LITERATURE the prism through which they would see this case and attract the most sympathetic response, and you have to do that before eight of the nine justices cut you off with their questions [Justice Clarence Thomas has not asked a question during oral arguments in more than eight years].

MD: Ten years ago the fight for samesex marriage suffered what appeared to be devastating blows, but today states are reversing course rapidly. Did the 2004 push for constitutional amendments banning gay marriage in Wisconsin and many other states ultimately serve to galvanize support for same-sex marriage?

TO: I do think that by putting this in constitutions, it forced people to pay attention and think about something they hadn’t even been seriously considering. By putting it in constitutions and saying that your relationship and your children need to be called something else, it made people wonder, “Why are we doing this?”

You think of your neighbor down the street, and you want them to be happy.

There’s not a reason I can think of to say a gay or lesbian individual cannot be in a happy, respected relationship.

I have never seen, and I can’t think of, an issue that has changed so dramatically, where sentiment was so strong one way, that switched so dramatically the other way so quickly.

MD: In the trial and in the book, you address those who question why gay and lesbian couples can’t be satisfied with civil unions or domestic partnerships. You write that “The word matters, just as the word citizenship matters.” Explain that.

TO: I struggled throughout this case to find a metaphor that I thought people would understand, and citizen was what I came to. Asking gay and lesbian couples to call their bond something else is like giving someone all the legal rights and responsi-

bilities of citizenship, but calling it something different.

If you were saying “why won’t you be satisfied with a civil union?” the answer is to turn around, look in the mirror, and ask, “well isn’t ‘marriage’ important to you?”

Would you celebrate a domestic partnership with flowers, and a ceremony? Would you invite all of your friends and loved ones to celebrate with you as you would a marriage?

Marriage is an institution valued throughout our society. When you take that away you’re saying that what you have is something less, that you are something less. That has an impact on you, your relationship, your family, and your children.

That is discrimination, and that is not okay.

This interview has been condensed and edited for space.

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DOOR TO NATURE

The Mourning Dove ARTICLE & PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROY LUKES

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hat a delightfully peaceful atmosphere the Mourning Doves provided for us while we were growing up in the small city of Kewaunee, Wisconsin. They’d perch on the power lines high above our backyard and sing non-stop, a gentle “oh WHOoo who who.”

It was when I was cutting the large lawn at my mother’s cousin John Cmejla Proctor’s home, using a push-mower, that the Mourning Dove’s vocalizing became a favorite of mine. The sleek, streamlined appearance of the foot-long body was enhanced by its pinkish-gray color and subtle bronzy, pink and violet coloring of the top and sides of its neck. Prominent white tips of its tail feathers were accentuated when the bird was in flight and its tail was fanned into a long, V-shaped wedge outlined in white. What a beauty.

As I think back to those days with the peaceful, shady expansiveness of that beautiful yard and its towering shade trees, that site would have been incomplete without the Mourning Dove music.

Fortunately many other people must enjoy them as I do because this is the only bird that lives in every state of the union, except Hawaii.

If someone would have told me then that in later years this dove would be classified as a game bird and shot by hunters, I wouldn’t have believed them. Today they are hunted in 42 states, including Wisconsin, with 20 to 40 million Mourning Doves shot in the U.S. each year. Perhaps you will feel better when you learn that other sources of mortality, including predators, disease, accidents and weather extremes, are greater factors than hunting in Mourning Dove mortality. Between 8

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to 15 percent of Mourning Dove mortality in the eastern management zone results from hunting.

Even though the names pigeon and dove are used interchangeably they do have individual characteristics setting them apart. Pigeons tend to be larger, chunkier and have square or rounded tails. Doves have longer pointed tails, and they tend to be sleek, smaller and more graceful in flight. More than 280 dove species inhabit various countries of the world.

Occasionally a White-winged Dove shows up in Door County. Several people saw one that found a feeder southeast of Sister Bay on December 5, 2007. This is mostly a resident of the Southwestern U.S., common in the Sonoran Desert Region. On average they are about two inches smaller than the foot-long Mourndoorcountyliving.com

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(Opposite page) An adult Mourning Dove shows the soft pink color of its breast feathers. (Above) Thick plumage provides them with adequate insulation and warmth in winter. ing Dove. The terms “pigeon” and “dove” have no technical significance and are used interchangeably throughout the family.

The rarely seen Eurasian Collared Dove has a black half-collar at the base of the neck. These birds, which made their way to Florida in the 1980s, were first introduced to the Bahamas. They are rapidly colonizing most of North America. Bird feeders and trees planted in urban and suburban areas have helped these prolific breeders to become well established. One was seen near a feeder at a home about three miles north of Baileys Harbor on October 9, 2009.

The Mourning Dove’s swift powerful flight would lead me to think that it weighed more than the four ounces it really does weigh. The first Mourning Dove I handled taught me a thing or two about doorcountyliving.com

its power. Friends of mine northwest of Green Bay were feeding more than 70 of them every morning one early spring along with dozens of Purple Finches and Evening Grosbeaks. It was quite expected that one or more would be unsuspectingly captured in my small bird banding nets.

What a powerful handful of bird I had when I removed the first one from the mist nets. Surprisingly a couple of the birds I examined were missing all or most of their toes on both feet. Strangely, however, they appeared to be in good health.

Perhaps the most accurate guess would be that they were victims of a type of foot disease, one of several quite common to birds.

A few years ago in winter one of the doves would quite often land on the deck railing right outside from where we sat indoors eating. What surprised us was that

bird had just a toe-less stump for one of its feet but, nevertheless, appeared to be getting along quite well. It was very fitting that here was a well-marked bird (minus a foot) that we could follow for several consecutive weeks as it apparently was fond of perching on our deck, actually quite close to its food, the cracked corn we were scattering along the edge of our front yard.

It wouldn’t surprise us to learn that the Mourning Doves that we see here in winter nested considerably to the north of Wisconsin. Strangely those that nest farthest north migrate farthest south, as determined through banding studies.

G. J. Wallace, well-known Michigan ornithologist in past years, states in his book An Introduction to Ornithology that there is a very small flow of blood in birds’ feet during cold weather and that it is barely sufficient to maintain feeling.

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folks grew up. This name is from the Latin, “turtur,” the species name of the similar Turtle Dove of Europe.

I can easily imagine some people calling these well-loved birds “whistle wings.”

Their relatively long wings, powered by strong breast muscles, can produce some exquisite whistling music. Apparently the birds can control this because it is very common to see them flying at times without the slightest hint of a whistling sound.

The Mourning Dove is one of the earliest nesters of songbirds in Wisconsin and has one of the longest nesting seasons, April to September, with the peak of nesting being from May through August.

They are very prolific birds with each pair producing multiple clutches each year with each clutch having no more than two eggs. However, due to the very flimsy nests they build, quite a few eggs are lost along with young, which, being quite large for their age, can’t seem to stay safely in the weak nest. Unlike most birds, both sexes produce “crop milk" to feed the young, which are called squabs.

Their manner of breaking their flight by fanning their wings and tails as they come in to feed thrills us to no end. What beautiful 5½-inch long tails they have.

Their outer tail feathers are about half gray and half white with a black patch separating the outer white half from the inner gray half.

A few of our close friends refer to these birds that mate for life as “Turtle Doves,” most likely a localized name where these

These vegetarian birds consume great quantities of waste grain and weed seeds.

Surely their numbers today are far greater than during pre-settlement days. They have proven to be especially compat-

ible with rural people of North America.

Large-scale farming practices, using modern equipment, leave considerable quantities of so-called waste grain lying in the fields. Many species of weeds, rich with edible seeds, have also been introduced through farming, all helping the Mourning Doves and many other creatures to survive. Undoubtedly the doves are not mourning these wasteful practices.

The more I think of it, the more I feel that the Mourning Dove would have been the perfect choice to be our national bird.

Unlike the Bald Eagle which nests in relatively few states, Mourning Doves nest in every state except Hawaii. We fervently hope the day never dawns when the last Bald Eagle will have made its final soaring flight into the realm of extinction. Just in case though, to be on the safe side, what do you think about the idea of choosing the All American Bird? My vote? Without a doubt, the Mourning Dove!

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t’s here … the season of winter winds, shuddering bodies, frozen breath and the constant question you ask yourself while shoveling your walk or scraping your windshield – why do I live in Wisconsin? Haven’t I learned enough about its winters to know they aren’t always as pleasant as they might sound during July’s heatwaves?

We’ve all been there and yet, here we all are again. Winters in Wisconsin are long.

They are gray. And they make you stircrazy. Add in a blizzard or two and some icy roads, and you might be doomed to realize that unsafe travel conditions will leave you with not a lot to do.

You could toss a bag of popcorn into the microwave and wait out winter watching movies and TV, or you could take our suggestions to amp up those long snow days in as active a fashion as being indoors will allow.

Whether you are crafty and creative or passive and simple, you are sure to find

something here to bring you to the bright, beautiful spring ahead.

FOR THE CRAFTY Few crafts are as simple and versatile as homemade baking clay. This simple-tomake clay relies on three common pantry items and can be made into a variety of creations, from a bread bowl to candle holders and even picture frames.

To make the clay, gather: • 2 cups of flour • 1 cup salt • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil • ½-cup water In one bowl, mix together flour and salt. In another, mix vegetable oil and water. Slowly add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture. Knead dough until smooth.

Once the dough is created, let your imagination run wild!

• Roll the dough out and grab a variety of cookie cutters. Cut out shapes in the dough then use a nail to make a hole toward the top of the shape. After baking, weave a ribbon through to create an ornament or necklace.

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• To make a homemade bread bowl, roll out clay to half-inch thickness and cut into one-inch strips. Turn over an ovenproof bowl and coat with vegetable oil before covering the bowl with the clay strips in a woven pattern. Cut away excess dough and pinch the remaining dough around the bowl.

• Roll several small balls out of clay. Using a skewer, poke a hole through the center of the ball to create homemade beads for decorations or jewelry.

Clay creations should be placed on a baking sheet and baked at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for several hours until hardened. Check on them often.

Once items have cooled, gather some acrylic paint, glitter, buttons and beads to add personality to your newly created pieces of art.

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blankets, and drape them over the walls to build a roof. Add in some throw pillows for indoor seating and provide your kids with flashlights. Get extra creative by draping some string lights along the fort.

Turn on some catwalk music and have your kids put on their clothes to check for fit. Anything that is too small can be put into a donation bag for a local charity. The benefit is twofold: your storage spaces are a little emptier and someone else will be able to put your old clothes to use. Call it pre-spring cleaning.

With the Kids Enjoy the classic childhood joy that is playdough with this homemade, nontoxic recipe: • 1 cup flour • 1 cup warm water • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar • 1/3-cup salt • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil • Food coloring

For the Kids It doesn’t take long for the cries of, “I’m bored!” to escape your child or children’s lips. It also doesn’t take long to come up with a few ways to entertain them without spending any money or leaving the house.

This recipe will yield a large ball of playdough in your selected color. Make one batch for each color you wish to use.

Indoor forts may be one of the greatest inventions for snow days. Clear out an area around a couch or bed. Prop up sofa cushions or chairs around the couch or bed to form the walls. Gather bed sheets and

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Passive Pastimes One of the more traditional wintertime activities involves a regular deck of cards.

For young children, stick with classics like “Go Fish,” “Crazy Eights” or “I Doubt It.” If you have more time on your hands (and who doesn’t when the mercury dips below 15 degrees Fahrenheit?) and you don’t have your own Pictionary game, try making your own.

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INSIDE What you will need: • Two large pads of paper • Notecards • Pens/Pencils • Timer An individual who will not be playing should prepare the cards by writing one word on each notecard. The words should pertain to one of five categories (person/place/animal, action, object, challenge, all play). Prepare several cards, place in pile and shuffle.

Hand a notepad and pen to each team, and get ready for a fun-filled competition!

And if you do have a plethora of board games at your disposal, take advantage of chilly winter weather by teaching your children how to play the old school classics, like Mancala, Backgammon and Solitaire.

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he best of Door County’s festivals start with fun at heart.

Fall Fest began as an end-ofseason party for the locals. Fish Creek Winter Games earned its crowd not from tourist trappings, but from local oddities like the cherry pit spit and bike toss. And

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the county’s most popular parades – on New Year’s Day and the Fourth of July – are known not for their pageantry, but their proud lack thereof.

That spirit drove Baileys Harbor Tourism Coordinator Brynn Swanson to launch the Winter Carnival in the midst

of the longest, coldest winter in memory in February of 2014.

“My brother and I wanted a place to ride our four-wheelers, and it turned out a lot of other locals did too,” she said.

Swanson set about organizing the carnival centered around radar runs and doorcountyliving.com

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The 2nd annual Winter Carnival in Baileys Harbor will again feature radar runs on all manner of vehicles and a pond hockey tournament on Kangaroo Lake. The events will take place February 6 – 8, 2015. pond hockey on Kangaroo Lake, not your usual tourist-bait. She corralled businesses and volunteers to bring food, music and fun to the ice, where drivers took snowmobiles, four-wheelers and dirt bikes on more than 500 radar runs to test their speed throughout the day.

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“We locals need an excuse to get together, let loose, and get outside,” Swanson said, “and this was a way to do something different than anyone else was, to serve a different crowd.”

That included participants in the first Door County Pond Hockey tournament,

a free-flowing form of hockey with just four players to a side and small goals.

The tournament took place on two rinks cleared on the ice, with small wooden goal boxes that reward finesse and stickhandling. Brian Fitzgerald organized the tournament after toying with the idea for several years.

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(Left) Brynn Swanson launched Winter Carnival in the midst of one of the coldest winters in memory in February of 2014. “My brother and I wanted a place to ride our four-wheelers, and it turned out a lot of other locals did, too,” she said. Submitted photo. (Right) Brian Fitzgerald (in white jersey) had been thinking about starting a pond hockey tournament for several years when the inaugural Winter Carnival offered the perfect opportunity to do so. Photo by Len Villano.

The carnival provided a great opportunity to get started, and Fitzgerald anticipates strong growth in year number two.

“We have a few teams signed up already,” Fitzgerald said in September, “and we’re receiving a lot of inquiries. We’ll clear as many as eight rinks this year and have play in six different divisions.”

Those divisions include a Women’s, Juniors (for kids age 12 – 16), plus Men’s A,

B, Classic (40 and up) and Legends (50 and up) divisions. Fitzgerald is co-founder of the Peninsula Pacers, organizers of the Door County Half Marathon and several other events, and he says Door County presents a different destination than other tournament and race hosts.

“When you want to do an event in Door County, you don’t have to leave the family behind,” he explained. “You can bring your wife or husband and your

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kids, and you don’t have to sell them on coming to Door County. There’s plenty for them to do.”

This year’s Winter Carnival takes place February 6 – 8, 2015, with music, radar runs, food and pond hockey on Kangaroo Lake, a Sunday farmers market at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall, and plans for live music and activities at bars and shops throughout town all weekend.

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ON YOUR PLATE

Meatloaf Shmeatloaf

BY JESS FARLEY PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEN VILLANO

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o you remember the holiday movie A Christmas Story? Toward the beginning, there was a family gathering around the dinner table.

Randy looked at his plate with grotesque disappointment, “Meatloaf, shmeatloaf, double-beatloaf. I hate meatloaf,” he said.

Followed up with Dad saying, “All right, I’ll get that kid to eat. Where’s my screwdriver and my plumber’s helper? I’ll open up his mouth and I’ll shove it in.”

In my youth I absolutely related to Randy’s opinion of meatloaf – it was an unwelcome part of my childhood. I did not love meatloaf and I did not pretend to. I don’t remember if it was the taste,

the look, texture or some other neurosis I attached to that particular home-cooked meal.

I do remember bunching up my little fists and getting angry when I discovered Mom’s dinner plans included the dreaded loaf of meat. I remember meatloaf always being accompanied by a pool of ketchup, which helped to choke it down. Growing up in the Midwest during the ’70s and ’80s, you were expected to eat all the food on your plate.

As an adult and a mother, my opinion of meatloaf has flipped 180 degrees. Now I know meatloaf is a super hardy, stick-

to-your-bones meal – the king of comfort food! I look forward to making this for my son in the cooler months and oddly enough he loves it.

Believe it or not, meatloaf is actually a great way to sneak vegetables into the diet of a five-year-old who currently proclaims, “vegetables are gross.” Meatloaf goes great with mashed potatoes and gravy. I am glad I haven’t given up on the meatloaf.

Predictions are for another cold, snowy winter here in the Door. Meatloaf may just be the ticket for warming us all from the inside out. Ketchup optional!

I would like to end this meatloaf article with a shout out to my mom: Mom, you were and still are a wonderful mother and cook. I love you!

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I prefer to mix pork and beef together in a meatloaf. I believe when incorporating both, you find that your meatloaf is not too dry or too greasy, and it comes out just right.

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1 lb. ground beef 1 lb. ground pork 1 cup of panko or oatmeal 2 medium carrots, diced fine 1 medium beet, diced fine 1 medium bell pepper, diced fine 1 onion, diced fine 1 garlic clove, diced fine ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup fresh parsley, diced fine 1 teaspoon dried thyme 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon maple syrup Cayenne to sprinkle over meatloaf before baking

1 lb. ground beef 1 lb. ground pork 1 cup of panko or oatmeal ¾ cup of green olives diced fine 1 8-ounce container of mushrooms, diced fine 1 medium onion, diced fine 1 garlic clove, diced fine 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried oregano ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar ¼ lb. blue cheese

Preheat oven to 375˚F. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl using your hands. Shape the meat into a loaf shape, place on a sheet pan. Bake for approximately one hour. Slice into the middle to check if it is cooked thoroughly. Remember, there are beets here, so expect it to be a bit red.

Preheat oven to 375˚F. Mix all the ingredients together (except the blue cheese) in a bowl using your hands. Shape the meat into a loaf shape, create a space in the middle for the cheese. Build the meatloaf around the cheese (best left in big chunks) and make sure it is buried in the middle. Bake for approximately one hour. Slice into the middle to check if it is cooked thoroughly. Bon appétit!

Texture is the most important thing. Make sure all the ingredients are consistent in size; everything should be diced really small. I use my kitchen chopper for this step. This kitchen tool gets the job done and saves tons of prep time.

A shout out to Steep Creek Farm for supplying Door County Living with the beautiful heirloom vegetables used in all the 2014 recipes.

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er name was Thalia and she tended bar at a local dive in Chicago’s Logan Square. She was a Canadian girl with long black

hair, bewitching eyes, and no green card.

My husband was a bit besotted with her and honestly, after she made me my first hot toddy, I was too.

It was a late November evening, and I felt myself coming down with a nasty cold. Thalia bid us sit at the darkened bar and proceeded to boil water, squeeze a

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lemon, and pour some golden liquor into a large mug.

The results made me feel quite nice at the time, but the real proof was in the morning. I woke up feeling like a champ, with nary a trace of stuffiness, sneezing or sore throat. I remember thinking, “that stuff was magic.”

By definition, a toddy is a drink, hot or cold, that combines water, distilled spirits and sweetener. Hot toddies in particular are legendary for their healing powers.

Perhaps it’s the vitamin C in the lemon, or the naturally soothing quality of honey.

Maybe it’s the bourbon that burns away the germs, but at any rate, winter in Door County is the perfect affliction for this prescription.

Whether it’s a warmer-upper after a starry midnight walk or cross-country ski, or a wind-down after a long day, toddies soothe both the throat and the soul.

By the way, my husband wanted to name our firstborn daughter after Thalia, which I, with some justification I believe, refused. But I’m happy to christen this cocktail in her name.

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juice of one half lemon 1 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon honey 2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey dash bitters 1 black tea bag (optional) Squeeze lemon into cup, add tea bag, hot water, honey and whiskey. Add a dash of bitters, stir and enjoy.

If you’re looking to spice up your toddy recipe, there are plenty of add-ons to consider. This version would make a perfect accompaniment to a late-night slice of apple pie, a bowl of popcorn, or a plate of cookies.

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THALIA’S CLASSIC HOT TODDY

SPICED RUM TODDY juice of one half lemon 1 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon ginger simple syrup* 2 ounces dark rum cloves and/or cinnamon stick Squeeze lemon into cup, add boiling water, ginger simple syrup and rum. Add cloves and/or cinnamon stick, stir and enjoy.

Ginger Simple Syrup* 8 ounces peeled fresh ginger 2 cups water 2 cups sugar Peel the ginger root and cut into thin rounds. Bring sugar and water to boil over medium heat. Add sliced ginger and bring back to a boil. Remove from heat and let sit for 30 minutes.

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HOW WASHINGTON ISLAND GOT ITS NAME

By Jim Lundstrom

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istory does not record how the Native Americans referred to the islands of Door County they once inhabited, but early explorers of the Great Lakes knew the islands collectively as the Potawatomi Islands (with a variety of spellings) because they were home to Potawatomi Indians of the day.

The Jesuits knew them as the Huron Islands. Others referred to them as the Noquet Islands after a small band of Ojibwa that once called them home.

They were also known as the Islands of the Grand Traverse.

It wasn’t until white men started moving into the area that the nomenclature of places was recorded.

Daniel Dobbins (left), captain of the vessel Washington, and War of 1812 hero Colonel John Miller, who led the 1816 expedition to establish a fort at Green Bay, which led to the naming of Washington Island.

It was in the aftermath of the War of 1812 that Washington and Chamber Islands got their names from a group of War of 1812 veterans on their way to build a fortress – Fort Howard – at what eventually became Green Bay.

to prevent the British from inciting the natives against American colonists.

Colonel John Miller, who had distinguished himself at the Siege of Fort Meigs during the War of 1812, was put in charge of the entire northern frontier after the war and led the venture to build a garrison at Green Bay, which was needed

Miller led a team from Mackinac Island in a convoy comprised of the sloop Amelia and three schooners, the Mink, Wayne and Washington. The Washington is reputed to have been the largest ship on the Great Lakes at the time.

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Daniel Dobbins, an Erie, Pennsylvania, native who was captured twice by the British during the War of 1812, captained the Washington.

Dobbins was due to be executed during his second capture, but escaped and was sent to Washington, D.C., in August 1812 to report what he had seen. Dobbins reported conditions to President James Madison and War Secretary William Eustis and convinced them of the need for an American naval presence on Lake Erie.

Dobbins received authorization to build four gunboats at Presque Isle on Lake Erie and was granted $2,000 with which to start the work, and he was appointed a sailing master in the United States Navy.

In early 1813, 28-year-old Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was sent to Erie to oversee the shipbuilding. Perry appointed Dobbins to command the schooner Ohio, and in early September 1813, doorcountyliving.com

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While waiting for the rest of the convoy, the men on the Washington checked out the wooded island and decided to bestow the name of their ship to the island and the harbor that sheltered them.

Once the convoy was reunited, other islands were named for prominent crew members, including Major Talbot Chambers, (Chambers Island), John O’Fallon (Fallons Island is now known as Detroit Island) and Joseph Kean (Keans Island is now known as Rock Island).

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LODGING GUIDE

PACKING FOR A WINTER VACATION

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o not be deterred by chilly to frigid temps of a Door County winter. If you are a frequent visitor for three seasons of the year, the winter months offer a much different and cozy atmosphere. Here’s a packing list to get excited for a Door County winter escape.

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Let’s start with the obvious and most essential for any winter in Wisconsin: layers. Everything from hats, wool headbands and earmuffs to heavy-duty wool socks and boots – remember to pack layers for your head all the way to your feet.

The only way to stay comfortable in cold is to keep the body warm and dry. Don’t forget long underwear.

south, Door County has scores of trails to hike, ski, bike (fat tires, of course), snowshoe and snowmobile. With all of these outdoor recreational possibilities, don’t forget to bring your gear – boots, skis, bikes, snowshoes, sleds, skates, etc. Of course there are places to rent such equipment, but if you have it, you might as well bring it. Don’t let a glorious sunny winter day go to waste!

GRAB YOUR GEAR

SOME GREEN AND GOLD

What’s a Wisconsin winter without being outside? Cold air is like an awakening to your lungs after being inside stuffy rooms for far too long, and this county has ample space to explore. North to

Throughout the reaches of our state, it is customary to sport Packer apparel throughout winter. Keep this on your packing list in case you’d like to catch the game at a local bar or if you’d like to fit in

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in a sea of green and gold. Topping your outfit with a cheesehead is optional.

GOOD READ Undoubtedly there will be downtime on a winter vacation as the sun sets earlier than in summer. There’s nothing better than curling up by a fire with a favorite book after spending a day outside. Relax and unwind – it’s what a vacation is all about.

BATHING SUITS Even though it’s winter, don’t forget to pack your suits. Many resorts and hotels have indoor pools, whirlpools and saunas for guests, and nothing soothes tired muscles from skiing, hiking and skating like lounging in a sauna.

Even if you’re lodging doesn’t have a pool, our local YMCAs have facilities that visitors can use for a small fee per day.

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APPETITE

Vacation will be a lot easier in the winter if visitors come with a little more patience than they bring for summer. The wonderful part about winter is that the volume of people goes way down. With that, so does the pace of life up here.

Winter is the best time to attempt – or master – being a foodie. In winter there is ample time to savor meals and eat them slowly. Also, servers may have more time to answer questions, so ask away.

Look ahead and do a little research about when local businesses are open, but know that they are also sometimes subject to change. It’s not uncommon for a place to close if they haven’t had a human walk through the door in four hours or so.

There are many opportunities to learn in this county during winter. From workshops to lectures to reading groups, visitors can take part in activities to keep the brain working while on vacation.

Also, be a little patient with the road conditions. Our roads – especially the main ones – get cleared pretty quickly when there’s snow, but some of the side roads may be a bit more precarious. Don’t force it and use common sense when navigating our roads.

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FOR YOUR CAR Especially in the winter it’s essential to be prepared when traveling. Stock your car with a flashlight, shovel, ice scrapers, salt, blankets, extra clothes, a good oldfashion map, and spare cellphone charger before heading on a trip to our peninsula.

It’s always better to be more – not less – prepared.

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Lodging Guide Lodging facilities are listed in alphabetical order by town. Information is subject to change. We encourage readers to contact these establishments for more specific information. Inclusion in this directory should not be considered an unqualified endorsement by Door County Living. Innkeepers are encouraged to e-mail us with up-to-date information at: info@doorcountyliving.com.

BAILEYS HARBOR Baileys Harbor Ridges Resort & Lakeview Suite 8252 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2127 ridges.com Cottage, Resort $52-$210 Biking Trails, Cable/Movies, Cross Country Skiing, Fireplace, Hiking Trails, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Non-smoking Rooms, Pet Friendly, Playground, Snow Shoeing, Snowmobiling, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Baileys Harbor Yacht Club Resort 8151 Ridges Rd (920) 839-2336 bhycr.com Resort $79-$249 Biking Trails, Boating, Cable/ Movies, Fireplace, Fishing, Fitness Center, Hiking Trails, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Non-smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Sauna, Tennis, Waterfront, Whirlpools Baileys Sunset Motel & Cottages 8404 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2218 Cottage, Resort $38-$120 Hiking Trails, Kitchen, Nonsmoking Rooms, Playground Beachfront Inn at Baileys Harbor 8040 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2345 beachfrontinn.net Hotel/Motel

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Kangaroo Lake Resort 2799 N Kangaroo Lake Dr Blacksmith Inn On the Shore (920) 839-2341 8152 Hwy 57 Cottage, Resort (920) 839-9222 $125-$175 theblacksmithinn.com Boating, Fireplace, Fishing, Kitchen, Bed and Breakfast Playground, Smoke Free, Water $145-$305 View Continental Breakfast, Deck, Fireplace, High Speed Internet Maxwelton Braes Lodge Access, Smoke Free, Water View, 7670 Hwy 57 Whirlpools (920) 839-2321 maxweltonbraes.com Gordon Lodge Resort Cottage, Resort 1420 Pine Dr $89-$169 (920) 839-2331 Bar, Cable/Movies, Complimengordonlodge.com tary Coffee, Cross Country Skiing, Resort Fireplace, Fishing, Golf, High $130-$250 Speed Internet Access, Hiking Bar, Boating, Cable/Movies, Fish- Trails, Meeting Room, Microwave, ing, Fitness Center, Outdoor Pool, Non-smoking Rooms, Refrigerator, Restaurant, Tennis, Waterfront, Restaurant, Smoke Free, Snow Whirlpools Shoeing, Snowmobiling, Tennis, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Gustave’s Getaway, 1887 Historic Log Home Orphan Annie’s 2604 Grove Rd - Office 7254 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2288 (920) 839-9156 Cottage Hotel/Motel $135-$195 $95-125 Cable/Movies, Complimentary Cof- Kitchen, Smoke Free, Wheel Chair fee, Fireplace, High Speed Internet Accessible Access, Hiking Trails, Kitchen, Pet Friendly, Smoke Free Square Rigger Harbor 7950 Hwy 57 Journey’s End Motel (920) 839-2016 8271 Journey’s End Ln Hotel/Motel (920) 839-2887 $90-$120 journeysendmotel.com Microwave, Refrigerator, Water Cottage, Hotel/Motel View

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The Inn at Windmill Farm 3829 Fairview Rd (920) 868-9282 1900windmillfarm.com Bed and Breakfast $110-$125 Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free

Cape Cod Motel 7682 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3271 doorcountynavigator.com Hotel/Motel $69-$79 Cable/Movies, Playground, Refrigerator

The Rushes Resort Western Shore of Kangaroo Lake (920) 839-2730 therushes.com Resort $139-$295 Boating, Cross Country Skiing, Fireplace, Fishing, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Playground, Tennis, Waterfront, Whirlpools

Door County Cottages/ Cottage Retreat 7574 Relax Ln (920) 868-2300 Cottage $100-$550 Meadow Ridge Fireplace, Hiking Trails, Kitchen, Pet 7573 Hwy 42 Friendly, Whirlpools (920) 868-3884 meadow-ridge.com Door County Lighthouse Resort Inn B & B $130-$350 4639 Orchard Rd Bike Rentals, Biking Trails, Cable/ (920) 868-9088 Movies, Deck, Fireplace, Fitness dclighthouseinn.com Center, High Speed Internet Bed and Breakfast Access, Hiking Trails, Indoor Pool, $105-$175 Kitchen, Laundry, Outdoor Pool, Deck, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free, Playground, Smoke Free, Tennis, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Whirlpools

EGG HARBOR Alpine Resort 7715 Alpine Rd (920) 868-3000 alpineresort.com Cottage, Resort $80-$219 Bar, Biking Trails, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Hiking Trails, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Non-smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Restaurant, Tennis, Waterfront Bay Point Inn 7933 Hwy 42 (800) 707-6660 baypointinn.com Resort $225-$259 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, Kitchen, Limited Food Service, Meeting Room, Non-smoking Rooms, Water View, Waterfront, Whirlpools

Egg Harbor Lodge 7965 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3115 eggharborlodge.com Resort $100-$325 Fireplace, Non-smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Tennis, Whirlpools Landmark Resort 7643 Hillside Rd (920) 868-3205 thelandmarkresort.com Resort $89-$240 Bar, Cable/Movies, Deck, Fitness Center, High Speed Internet Access,

Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Laundry, Meeting Room, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Restaurant, Sauna, Smoke Free, Tennis, Whirlpools Lull-Abi Inn of Egg Harbor 7928 Egg Harbor Rd (866) 251-0749 lullabi-inn.com Hotel/Motel $89–$189 Biking Trails, Kitchen, Non-smoking Rooms, Whirlpools

Newport Resort 7888 Church St (920) 868-9900 newportresort.com Resort $79-$257 Cable/Movies, Full Breakfast, Fireplace, Fitness Center, High Speed Internet Access, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Shallows Resort 7353 Hoseshoe Bay Rd (920) 868-3458 shallows.com

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STAYING IN DOOR COUNTY Cottage, Resort $65-$350 Biking Trails, Boating, Cable/ Movies, Fireplace, Fishing, High Speed Internet Access, Kitchen, Non-smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Pet Friendly, Playground, Tennis, Waterfront, Whirlpools Shipwrecked Brew Pub & Inn 7791 Highway 42 (920) 868-2767 shipwreckedmicrobrew.com Hotel/Motel $79-$119 Bar, Cable/Movies, Non-smoking Rooms, Restaurant The Ashbrooke 7942 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3113 ashbrooke.net Resort $99-$210 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Sauna, Smoke Free, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools The Cornerstone Suites 6960 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3005 Resort $130-$220 Deck, Kitchen, Whirlpools

(920) 854-2006 Resort $120-$250 Boating, Fitness Center, Kitchen, Playground, Tennis

Cottage, Resort $53-$169 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Nonsmoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Waterfront, Whirlpools

Hillside Inn of Ellison Bay 11934 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2928 Hotel/Motel $48-$98 Bar, Continental Breakfast, Restaurant, Smoke Free, Wheel Chair Accessible

Eagle Harbor Inn 9914 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2121 eagleharborinn.com Bed and Breakfast $69-$237 Fireplace, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Limited Food Service, Meeting Room, Sauna, Whirlpools

Hotel Disgarden B & B 12013 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9888 Bed and Breakfast $65-$125 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Smoke Free, Waterfront Norrland Resort 12009 Hwy 42 (920) 883-9033 Cottage, Resort $60-$125 Boat Rentals, Boating, Fishing, Grill, Water View, Waterfront

Rowleys Bay Resort & Vacation Homes 1041 Hwy ZZ (920) 854-2385 rowleysbayresort.com Cottage, Resort The Feathered Star $59-$359 6202 Hwy 42 Bar, Biking Trails, Boating, Cable/ (920) 743-4066 Movies, Cross Country Skiing, featheredstar.com Fireplace, Fishing, Fitness Center, Bed and Breakfast High Speed Internet Access, Hiking $110-$130 Trails, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, MeetCable/Movies, Continental ing Room, Playground, Restaurant, Breakfast, Pet Friendly, Refrigerator, Sauna, Smoke Free, Snowmobiling, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Tennis, Waterfront, Whirlpools The Landing 7741 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3282 thelandingresort.com Resort $61-$233 Biking Trails, Cable/Movies, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Smoke Free, Snowmobiling, Whirlpools ELLISON BAY Bayview Resort & Harbor P.O. Box 73

The Parkside Inn 11946 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9050 theparksideinn.com Hotel/Motel $59-$79 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast EPHRAIM Bay Breeze Resort 9844 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9066 baybreezeresort.com

Edgewater Resort 10040 Water St (920) 854-2734 edge-waterresort.com Cottage, Resort $79-$419 Cable/Movies, Kitchen, Nonsmoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Restaurant, Sauna, Waterfront, Whirlpools Ephraim Guest House 3042 Cedar St (920) 854-2319 ephraimguesthouse.com Resort $75-$185 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Kitchen, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Ephraim Motel 10407 Hwy 42 (920) 854-5959 ephraimmotel.com Hotel/Motel $69-$129 Grill, Bike Rentals, Hiking Trails, Refrigerator, Microwave, High Speed Internet Access Ephraim Shores 10018 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2371 ephraimshores.com Resort $75-$210 Cable/Movies, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Playground, Restaurant, Smoke Free, Waterfront, Whirlpools Evergreen Beach Resort 9944 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2831

evergreenbeach.com Resort $75-$140 Cable/Movies, Non-smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Waterfront French Country Inn Of Ephraim 3052 Spruce Lane (920) 854-4001 innsite.com Bed and Breakfast $65-$100 Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free Harbor View Resort 9971 S Dane St (920) 854-2425 Cottage, Resort $130-$185 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Kitchen High Point Inn 10386 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9773 highpointinn.com Resort $80-$328 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Lodgings at Pioneer Lane 9996 Pioneer Ln (800) 588-3565 lodgingsatpioneerlane.com Hotel/Motel $65-$175 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Nonsmoking Rooms, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools

Resort $59-$169 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Outdoor Pool, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Spruce Lane Lodge 3038 Spruce Lane (920) 854-7380 Hotel/Motel Kitchen The Ephraim Inn 9994 Pioneer Lane (920) 854-4515 ephraiminn.com Bed and Breakfast $110-$195 Full Breakfast, Smoke Free The Juniper Inn B & B N9432 Maple Grove Rd (920) 839-2629 juniperinn.com Bed and Breakfast $85-$195 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Whirlpools Trollhaugen Lodge 10176 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2713 trollhaugenlodge.com Cottage, Hotel/Motel $79-$169 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, High Speed Internet Access, Hiking Trails, Kitchen, Limited Food Service, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Village Green Lodge 10013 Poplar Street (920) 854-2515 villagegreenlodge.com Bed and Breakfast $105-$240 Cable/Movies, Complimentary Coffee, Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Grill, Limited Food Service, Microwave, Outdoor Pool, Refrigerator, Smoke Free, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools

Pine Grove Motel 10080 Hwy 42 (800) 292-9494 pinegrovemotel.com Hotel/Motel $91-$108 Cable/Movies, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Non-smoking Rooms, Waterfront, Wheel Chair AccesWaterbury Inn sible, Whirlpools 10321 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2821 Somerset Inn waterbury.com 10401 Hwy 42 Resort (920) 854-1819 $85-$187 somersetinndc.com Cable/Movies, Fitness Center,

Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Playground, Smoke Free, Snowmobiling, Whirlpools FISH CREEK Apple Creek Resort, Motel & Suites Hwy 42 & F (920) 868-3525 applecreekresort.com Cottage, Resort $52-$250 Cable/Movies, Cross Country Skiing, Fireplace, High Speed Internet Access, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Snowmobiling, Whirlpools By-The-Bay Motel Hwy 42 (920) 868-3456 Hotel/Motel $59-$155 Smoke Free, Water View Cedar Court Inn 9429 Cedar St (920) 868-3361 Cottage, Hotel/Motel $69-$325 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Kitchen, Outdoor Pool, Whirlpools Evergreen Hill Condominium 3932 Evergreen Rd (800) 686-6621 homesteadsuites.com Resort $89-$204 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Fish Creek Motel & Cottages 9479 Spruce St (920) 868-3448 fishcreekmotel.com Cottage, Hotel/Motel $58-$175 Cable/Movies, Complimentary Coffee, Water View Harbor Guest House 9480 Spruce St (920) 868-2284 harborguesthouse.com Resort $157-$378 Boating, Cable/Movies, Cross Country Skiing, Fireplace, Kitchen, Smoke Free, High Speed Internet Access , Waterfront

Every one of our 38 suites has a breathtaking view of the bay.

Newport Resort 7888 Church St., Egg Harbor, WI 54209

Spacious one and two bedroom suites with whirlpools, fireplaces & full kitchens. In & outdoor pools, whirlpool, sauna & fitness room.

Free continental breakfast daily!

Great Egg Harbor location within walking distance to shops, restaurants & attractions.

920.868.9900 • 800.468.6160 • www.newportresort.com doorcountyliving.com

Suites include kitchens, whirlpool tubs & fireplaces.

Resort amenities include heated indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna & fitness room.

Enjoy the splendor of our resort.

4303 Bay Shore Drive Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

920.746.4057 • 800.440.4057 • www.westwoodshores.net

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STAYING IN DOOR COUNTY Hilltop Inn Hwy 42 & Cty F (920) 868-3556 hilltopinndc.com Resort $79-$199 Cable/Movies, Cross Country Skiing, Fireplace, Kitchen, Non-smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Restaurant, Snowmobiling, Whirlpools Homestead Suites 4006 Hwy 42 (800) 686-6621 homesteadsuites.com Resort $75-$189 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Cross Country Skiing, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Limited Food Service, Meeting Room, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Sauna, Smoke Free, Snowmobiling, Whirlpools Julie’s Park Cafe & Motel 4020 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2999 juliesmotel.com Hotel/Motel $55-106 Cable/Movies, Pet Friendly, Restaurant, Smoke Free Little Sweden Vacation Resort Hwy 42 (920) 868-9950

Resort $175-$350 Biking Trails, Cable/Movies, Cross Country Skiing, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Hiking Trails, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Sauna, Smoke Free, Snow Shoeing, Tennis, Whirlpools Main Street Motel 4209 Main St (920) 868-2201 mainstreetmoteldc.com Hotel/Motel $49-$96 Cable/Movies, Smoke Free Parkwood Lodge 3775 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2046 parkwoodlodge.com Hotel/Motel $79-$199 High Speed Internet Access, Microwave, Refrigerator, Complimentary Coffee, Grill, Indoor Pool, Playground, Tennis, Whirlpools Peninsula Park-View Resort W3397 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2633 Cottage, Resort $49-$199 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, High Speed Internet Access, Kitchen, Limited Food Service, Nonsmoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools

Relax & Refresh

Settlement Courtyard Inn & Lavendar Spa 9126 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3524 settlementinn.com Resort $72-$224 Bar, Biking Trails, Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Cross Country Skiing, Fireplace, High Speed Internet Access, Hiking Trails, Kitchen, Limited Food Service, Outdoor Pool, Smoke Free, Snow Shoeing, Snowmobiling, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools, Laundry The Whistling Swan Hotel 4192 Main St (920) 868-3442 whistlingswan.com Bed and Breakfast $135-$185 Bar, Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, High Speed Internet Access, Restaurant, Smoke Free Thorp House Inn & Cottages 4135 Bluff Lane (920) 868-2444 thorphouseinn.com Bed and Breakfast, Cottage $75-$215 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Whirlpools White Gull Inn 4225 Main St (920) 868-3517

AWAKEN YOUR SENSES IN DOOR COUNTY

Awaken to sunlight glistening on the water. Linger over the aroma of muffins baking. Snowshoe the rim of the harbor.

Bask in your whirlpool. Stroll under a canopy of stars through our lakeside village. Snuggle as the firelight dances. Romance is yours!

Visit our website for honeymoon packages.

On the shore of Baileys Harbor Door County, Wisconsin

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whitegullinn.com Bed and Breakfast $155-$295 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Restaurant, Smoke Free, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools GILLS ROCK Harbor Light Inn 12666 Hwy 42 (920) 421-2233 harborhousedoorcounty.com Cottage, Hotel/Motel $79-$129 Boating, Cable/Movies, Complimentary Coffee, Fireplace, Fishing, Grill, High Speed Internet Access, Kitchen, Microwave, Pet Friendly, Playground, Refrigerator, Water View, Whirlpools

Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Smoke Free, Snowmobiling, Tennis, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Bluffside Motel 10641 Bluffside Ln (920) 854-2530 Hotel/Motel $39-$150 Cable/Movies, Complimentary Coffee, Refrigerator Century Farm Motel 10068 Hwy 57 (920) 854-4069 Hotel/Motel $40-$75 Pet Friendly

Church Hill Inn 2393 Gateway Dr (920) 854-4885 churchhillinn.com Resort $65-$174 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Full Breakfast, Limited Food Service, Meeting Room, On the Rocks Cliffside Lodge Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Smoke Free, 849 Wisconsin Bay Rd Whirlpools (920) 840-4162 Hotel/Motel Coachlite Inn of Sister Bay $305-$775 2544 S Bay Shore Dr Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Kitchen, (920) 854-5503 Water View, Whirlpools coachliteinn.com Hotel/Motel The Shoreline Resort, Motel $45-$125 & Condominiums Cable/Movies, Continental 12747 Hwy 42 Breakfast, Fireplace, Kitchen, Non(920) 854-2900 smoking Rooms, Whirlpools Hotel/Motel $79-$139 & $195-$300 Country House Resort Boating, Cable/Movies, Deck, High 2468 Sunnyside Road Speed Internet Access, Water View, (920) 854-4551 Waterfront Resort $76-$326 JACKSONPORT Continental Breakfast, Deck, Innlet Motel Fireplace, High Speed Internet 6269 Hwy 57 Access, Outdoor Pool, Pet Friendly, (920) 823-2499 Refrigerator, Tennis, Water View, dcty.com Waterfront, Whirlpools Hotel/Motel $50-$150 Edge of Town Motel Bar, Cable/Movies, Non-smoking 11902 Hwy 42 Rooms, Restaurant, Snowmobiling, (920) 854-2012 Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Hotel/Motel $40-$80 Square Rigger Lodge Cable/Movies, Non-smoking 6332 Hwy 57 Rooms, Pet Friendly (920) 823-2404 squareriggerlodge.com Inn On Maple Cottage, Hotel/Motel 2378 Maple Dr $75-$250 (920) 854-5107 Bar, Cable/Movies, Non-smoking innonmaple.com Rooms, Sauna, Waterfront, Bed and Breakfast Whirlpools $85-$125 Cable/Movies, Full Breakfast, Whitefish Bay Farm Smoke Free 3831 Clark Lake Rd (920) 743-1560 Liberty Park Lodge whitefishbayfarm.com 11034 Hwy 42 Bed and Breakfast (920) 854-2025 $115-$125 libertyparklodge.com Full Breakfast, Smoke Free Cottage, Resort $65-$149 SISTER BAY Boating, Cable/Movies, Continental Birchwood Lodge Breakfast, Fireplace, Waterfront 10571 Hwy 57 (920) 854-7195 Little Sister Resort birchwoodlodge.com 10620 Little Sister Rd Resort (920) 854-4013 $79-$219 littlesisterresort.com Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fitness Cottage, Resort Maple Grove Motel of Gills Rock 809 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2587 Hotel/Motel $65-$85 Non-smoking Rooms, Pet Friendly

$75-$165 Bar, Biking Trails, Boating, Cable/ Movies, Fireplace, Fishing, Kitchen, Limited Food Service, Meeting Room, Non-smoking Rooms, Playground, Restaurant, Tennis, Waterfront Moore Property Services 10553 Country Walk Dr (920) 854-1900 Resort $120-$455 Cable/Movies, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Laundry, Non-Non-smoking Rooms, Tennis, Waterfront Nordic Lodge 2721 Nordic Dr (920) 854-5432 thenordiclodge.com Cottage, Resort $60-$160 Biking Trails, Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Indoor Pool, Smoke Free, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Open Hearth Lodge 2669 S Bay Shore Dr (920) 854-4890 openhearthlodge.com Hotel/Motel, Resort $59-$125 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Indoor Pool, Non-smoking Rooms, Whirlpools Patio Motel 10440 Orchard Dr (920) 854-1978 patiomotelandrestaurant.com Hotel/Motel $42-$74 Cable/Movies, Non-smoking Rooms, Playground, Restaurant Pheasant Park Resort 130 Park Ln (920) 854-7287 pheasantparkresort.com Resort $88-$274 Fireplace, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Outdoor Pool, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Scandinavian Lodge 10506 Hwy 57 (920) 854-7123 scandlodge.com Resort $90-$260 Biking Trails, Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Sauna, Smoke Free, Tennis, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools The Brodd’s Little Cottage 2182 Seaquist Rd (920) 854-2478 thelittlecottage.com Cottage $90 High Speed Internet Access, Kitchen, Microwave, Refrigerator, Smoke Free The Inn at Little Sister Hill 2715 Little Sister Hill Rd (920) 854-2328 doorcountyliving.com

STAYING IN DOOR COUNTY doorcountyinn.com/littlesister Resort $79-$179 Biking Trails, Cable/Movies, Kitchen, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Smoke Free, Wheel Chair Accessible Village View Inn 10628 N Bay Shore Dr (920) 854-2813 village-view.com Hotel/Motel $45-$95 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Refrigerator, Smoke Free Voyager Inn 10490 Hwy 57 (920) 854-4242 voyagerinndc.com Hotel/Motel $55-$95 Cable/Movies, Non-smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Whirlpools Wooden Heart Inn 11086 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9097 Bed and Breakfast $85-$129 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Full Breakfast Yacht Club at Sister Bay 10673 Regatta Way (866) 951-0974 sisterbayresort.com Resort $107-$500 Boating, Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Hiking Trails, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Smoke Free, Tennis, Water View, Waterfront STURGEON BAY Along The Beach B & B 3122 Lake Forest Park Road (920) 746-0476 Bed and Breakfast $105-$135 Cable/Movies, Full Breakfast, Waterfront AmericInn Lodge & Suites of Sturgeon Bay 622 S Ashland Ave (920) 743-5898 Hotel/Motel $59-$175 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, Indoor Pool, Meeting Room, Pet Friendly, Sauna, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Bay Shore Inn 4205 Bay Shore Dr (920) 743-4551 bayshoreinn.net Resort $79-$309 Biking Trails, Boating, Cable/ Movies, Fishing, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Playground, Smoke Free, Tennis, Waterfront, Whirlpools Beach Harbor Resort 3662 N Duluth Ave (920) 743-3191 beachharborresort.com Cottage, Hotel/Motel, Resort doorcountyliving.com

$69-$210 Bike Rentals, Jet Ski Rentals, Smoke Free, Waterfront Black Walnut Guest House 454 N 7th Ave (920) 743-8892 blackwalnut-gh.com Bed and Breakfast $135-$145 Continental Breakfast, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Bridgeport Resort 50 W Larch St (920) 746-9919 bridgeportresort.net Resort $69-$299 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fishing, Fitness Center, High Speed Internet Access, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Limited Food Service, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Smoke Free, Tennis, Waterfront, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools Chal A Motel 3910 Hwy 42/57 (920) 743-6788 chal-amotel.com Hotel/Motel $34-$64 Non-smoking Rooms Chanticleer Guest House 4072 Cherry Rd (920) 746-0334 Bed and Breakfast $120-$275 Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, Limited Food Service, Whirlpools Cherry Hills Lodge & Golf Course 5905 Dunn Rd (920) 743-4222 Resort $89-$155 Full Breakfast, Golf, Outdoor Pool, Restaurant, Smoke Free Colonial Gardens B & B 344 N 3rd Ave (920) 746-9192 colgardensbb.com Bed and Breakfast $100-$175 Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Limited Food Service, Whirlpools Comfort Inn 923 Green Bay Rd (920) 743-7846 Hotel/Motel $89-$145 Continental Breakfast, High Speed Internet Access, Indoor Pool, Microwave, Refrigerator, Whirlpools Garden Gate B & B 434 N 3rd Ave (920) 743-9618 doorcountybb.com Bed and Breakfast $50-$120 Cable/Movies, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free Glidden Lodge Beach Resort 4676 Glidden Dr (920) 746-3900

gliddenlodge.com Resort $140-$375 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Sauna, Smoke Free, Tennis, Waterfront, Whirlpools Hearthside Inn B & B 2136 Taube Road (920) 746-2136 Bed and Breakfast $65-$750 Full Breakfast Holiday Music Motel 30 N 1st Ave (920) 743-5571 holidaymusicmotel.com Hotel/Motel $39-$70 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, High Speed Internet Access, Microwave, Pet Friendly, Refrigerator, Smoke Free Inn The Pines 3750 Bay Shore Dr (920) 743-9319 innthepinesbb.com Bed and Breakfast $120-$150 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, Limited Food Service, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Little Harbor Inn 5100 Bay Shore Dr (920) 743-3789 littleharborinn.com Bed and Breakfast $120-$175 Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free, Waterfront, Whirlpools Motel 57 1160 Green Bay Road (920) 746-8000 Hotel/Motel $79-$89 High Speed Internet Access, Kitchen, Microwaves, Refrigerator, Complimentary Coffee Quiet Cottage B & B 4608 Glidden Drive (920) 743-4526 quietcottage.com Bed and Breakfast $180-$225 Cable/Movies, Full Breakfast, High Speed Internet Access Sand Bay Beach Resort & Suites 3798 Sand Bay Point Rd (920) 743-5731 sandbaybeachresort.com Resort $85-$299 Fireplace, Fishing, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Laundry, Meeting Room, Sauna, Whirlpools Sawyer House B & B 101 S Lansing Ave (920) 746-1640 bbonline.com/wi/sawyer/ Bed and Breakfast $90-$200 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Whirlpools

Scofield House B & B 908 Michigan St (920) 743-7727 scofieldhouse.com Bed and Breakfast $84-$220 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, Smoke Free, Whirlpools

The Inn at Cedar Crossing 336 Louisiana St (920) 743-4200 innatcedarcrossing.com Bed and Breakfast $75-$190 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, Restaurant, Smoke Free, Whirlpools

Snug Harbor Resort 1627 Memorial Dr (920) 743-2337 snugharborinn.com Cottage, Resort $50-$169 Boating, Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fishing, Kitchen, Non-smoking Rooms, Pet Friendly, Playground, Waterfront, Whirlpools

The Lodge at Leathem Smith 1640 Memorial Dr (920) 743-5555 thelodgeatls.com Resort $89-$279 Boating, Continental Breakfast, High Speed Internet Access, Outdoor Pool, Restaurant

Stone Harbor Resort & Conference Center 107 N 1st Ave (920) 746-0700 stoneharbor-resort.com Resort $99-$501 Bar, Biking Trails, Boating, Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Hiking Trails, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, Meeting Room, Non-smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Restaurant, Sauna, Snow Shoeing, Water View, Waterfront, Whirlpools

The Pembrooke Inn 410 N 4th St (920) 746-9776 pembrookeinn.com Bed and Breakfast $80-$120 Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free, Whirlpools

Stroh Haus B & B 608 Kentucky St (920) 743-2286 Bed and Breakfast $60 Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Meeting Room The Barbican 132 N 2nd Ave (920) 743-4854 barbicanbandb.com Bed and Breakfast $115-$220 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Limited Food Service, Whirlpools The Chadwick Inn 25 N 8th Ave (920) 743-2771 thechadwickinn.com Bed and Breakfast $110-$135 Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, Whirlpools The Cliff Dwellers 3540 N Duluth Ave (920) 743-4260 cliffdwellersresort.com Cottage, Resort $89-$230 Biking Trails, Boating, Cable/ Movies, Fishing, Kitchen, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Waterfront, Whirlpools The Foxglove Inn 344 N. Third Ave (920) 746-9192 foxglovedoorcounty.com Bed and Breakfast $175-$530 High Speed Internet Access, Cable/Movies, Deck, Full Breakfast, Refrigerator, Complimentary Coffee, Fireplace, Whirlpools

The Reynolds House B & B 111 S 7th Ave (920) 746-9771 reynoldshousebandb.com Bed and Breakfast $69-$160 Continental Breakfast, Fireplace, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Wave Pointe Marina and Resort 3600 County CC (920) 824-5440 wavepointe.com Resort $90-$250 Boating, Cable/Movies, Deck, Fireplace, Kitchen, Laundry, Limited Food Service, Outdoor Pool, Waterfront, Whirlpools Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort 4303 Bay Shore Dr (920) 746-4057 westwoodshores.net Resort $79-$289 Boating, Fireplace, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Kitchen, High Speed Internet, Meeting Room, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Smoke Free, Waterfront, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools White Lace Inn 16 N 5th Ave (920) 743-1105 whitelaceinn.com Bed and Breakfast $70-$135 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Wheel Chair Accessible, Whirlpools White Pines Victorian Lodge 114 N 7th Ave (920) 746-8264 whitepineslodge.com Bed and Breakfast $85-$150 Cable/Movies, Fireplace, Full Breakfast

WASHINGTON ISLAND Bitter End Motel 1201 Main Rd (920) 847-2496 washingtonisland.com/bitterendmotel/ Hotel/Motel Microwave, Refrigerator, Restaurant Bread & Water Lodging 1275 Main Rd (920) 847-2400 washingtonislandlodging.com $80-$150 Cable/Movies, Deck, High Speed Internet Access, Pet Friendly, Refrigerator, Restaurant, Smoke Free, Whirlpools Deer Run Golf Course and Resort 1885 Michigan Rd (920) 847-2017 deerrunwi.com Resort $79-$100 Bar, Cable/Movies, Continental Breakfast, Golf, Restaurant, Smoke Free Dor Cros Inn 1922 Lobdell Point Rd (920) 847-2126 dorcrosinn.com Cottage, Resort $78-$157 Bike Rentals, Boating, Grill, Kitchen Findlay’s Holiday Inn 1861 The Inn Rd (920) 847-2526 holidayinn.net Hotel/Motel $95-$135 Microwave, Refrigerator, Restaurant, Water View Gibson’s West Harbor Resort & Cottages 2206 West Harbor Rd (920) 847-2225 Cottage, Resort $30-$90 Waterfront Sunset Resort 889 Old West Harbor Rd (920) 847-2531 sunsetresortwi.com Resort $94-$112 Full Breakfast, Hiking Trails, Restaurant, Smoke Free, Tennis, Waterfront The Townliner 1930 Townline Rd (920) 847-2422 brothers-too.com Hotel/Motel $64-$115 Cable/Movies, Kitchen, Refrigerator Viking Village Motel Main Rd (920) 847-2551 vikingvillagemotel.com Hotel/Motel $65-$120 Fireplace, Grill, Kitchen, Pet Friendly

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