Peninsula Pulse - July 18-25/2025

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Melissa Jilot provides Family Medicine services at Door County Medical Center Sister Bay Clinic.

‘Active Scene’ Temporarily Shuts Down Residential Neighborhood

by ELEANOR CORBIN eleanor@ppulse.com

The Door County Sheriff’s Office closed off a neighborhood on Sturgeon Bay’s west side due to an “active scene” on Wednesday morning, July 16. The Sheriff’s Office notified the public about the active scene on its Facebook page, issued just before 10 am, and asked drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area of the active scene – South Duluth Avenue

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Jacksonport – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has completed work to rebuild a bridge over the Logan Creek culvert on state Highway 57 in Jacksonport, allowing traffic to flow north and south without a detour. It marks the completion of another phase in the ongoing structure improvement project aimed at enhancing safety and infrastructure longevity along the corridor.

Construction at Logan Creek began on May 5 and finished July 11. Work involved replacing deteriorated culvert pipes with a new at-grade slab span bridge. The opening will be short-lived. Work on the replacement of culvert pipes and a new slab span at Hibbard Creek will begin after Labor Day and close the highway through November.

Whitefish Dunes State Park is one of the beaches that now has electronic beach signs equipped with rip current alerts. Source: Door County Health and Human Services. NUMBER OF WATER QUALITY SIGNS DOUBLED

Door County – This season, Door County has doubled the number of electronic beach signs that alert swimmers about water quality. Five signs will be added to the five already installed in 2023 at Baileys Harbor Ridges County Park, Egg Harbor Beach, Frank E. Murphy County Park beach and Otumba Park and Sunset Park beaches in Sturgeon Bay.

According to Door County Parks Manager Tim Kazmierczak, three of the five new signs are located at Whitefish Dunes State Park; the fourth is located at Nicolet Beach in Peninsula State Park. All four of those signs are now online. The final sign, designated for Sister Bay, is awaiting shipment and is expected to be installed soon.

The signs at Whitefish Dunes, in particular, are equipped to display rip current alerts – an added element that Kazmierczak said will make a “vital feature for visitor safety,” according to a letter he submitted to the Health and Human Services Board for its July 14 meeting.

and West Spruce Drive, and the roadway from Southern Duluth Avenue to Target. An active scene refers to an ongoing situation that typically requires immediate police attention. Had community members been in “major danger,” the Sheriff’s Office would have done outreach within the neighborhood that was more direct than a Facebook post, according to Door County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Kyle Veeser. By 2 pm the same day, the sheriff’s office updated the Facebook post to

STURGEON BAY REVALUATION PROCESS BEGINS (AGAIN)

Sturgeon Bay – The City of Sturgeon Bay, which contracts with Associated Appraisal Consultants (AAC) for all its assessment needs, is now undergoing a revaluation of property required by state law.

City property owners may have received a letter in the mail from AAC announcing the revaluation, along with a questionnaire. The letter and questionnaire are not part of a scam.

The property inspections will be primarily of the exterior of buildings. AAC will only request to inspect the interior if there is new construction or if a building permit has been taken out for a remodel of the interior of the property.

City property owners should carefully read the letter, which contains all the details of how the inspections will be conducted. City property owners should complete the questionnaire as accurately as possible.

The assessors will begin working in city neighborhoods within the next several weeks. When AAC staff are in a neighborhood, they will carry a letter from the city, a photo ID, and they will drive a vehicle marked AAC.

For more information, contact AAC at 920749-1995 to speak with an assessor.

This is a snapshot of the Fish Creek harbor at 9:30 am on July 10 through the Town of Gibraltar’s recently installed camera.

SCREENSHOT BETSY LECY

GIBRALTAR INSTALLS LIVE HARBOR CAMERA AT DOCK

Gibraltar - Gibraltar residents can now check lake conditions in real time without leaving home.

The Town of Gibraltar installed a livestreaming camera at the end of the Fish Creek Town Dock, mounted on the flagpole. The new feature was announced July 9 on the town’s website and offers residents and visitors a view of the harbor and weather conditions via youtube.com/ watch?v=VpbXOirYs8Y.

It’s the first camera installed at the dock for viewer purposes, according to Town Administrator Travis Thyssen and the process to get it installed stretched over a year. The quote from Door County IT was approved during a June 19, 2024, Harbor Commission meeting, with the cost not to exceed $10,000. Door County IT founder Chad Milke anticipated the installation that same July. But due to municipal requirements for specialized cameras, the final cost increased.

On Oct. 23, 2024, the commission approved a new installation quote for $15,392.15. At the June 18, 2025 Harbor Commission meeting, Chairman David Harris expressed the need for

indicate that normal activity could resume and community members no longer needed to avoid the area. That will be the last update the Sheriff’s Office will post, Veeser said.

“In respect for the family, we do not release information in these types of incidents,” Veeser said. The Peninsula Pulse will update this story online if more information becomes available.

a broader view to include the mooring area, which required additional hardware. With installation now complete, the live feed is up and running, providing a continuous view of the Fish Creek harbor.

GRANARY DEVELOPMENT

AGREEMENT CLOSED

Sturgeon Bay – The Sturgeon Bay Common Council approved a motion on July 15 to close out the development agreement the city has with the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation (SBHSF) for the Door County Granary

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The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department helped secure the boundaries of an “active scene” in Sturgeon Bay, July 16. DERRICK DEMEUSE

Sister Bay’s Food Truck Court Remains In Limbo

by BETSY LECY pulseintern@ppulse.com

Food trucks have become an increasingly familiar sight around Door County and the Village of Sister Bay could become home to a permanent space designed for them.

The project, spearheaded by resident Mike Tomasian, calls for a seven-truck food court, located at 10563 Country Walk Lane. The site would also feature electric car chargers, a bike repair station and a main building with shared kitchen access for vendors.

The plans were approved by the Village of Sister Bay on Dec. 19, 2023, following a multi-year effort to establish a regulatory framework for mobile food vendors in the village.

“It’s so perfect for Door County,” Tomasian said. “It’s such an amazing thing to have a lot of local vendors and different food choices. Why not have a food truck court?”

But whether the food truck court will come to life remains uncertain. According to the minutes from the Dec. 19, 2023 board meeting, the timeline for development began once all necessary permits were secured, with the project required to be completed by Dec. 19, 2025. At the time we went to press with this story on July 16, Tomasian had not yet obtained those permits or broken ground.

Tomasian said he plans to request an extension from the village. But Village Administrator Julie Schmelzer said extensions are typically granted only when a project is already underway.

The City of Sturgeon Bay recently approved a similar food truck concept on Michigan Street in a former gas station parking lot. Branded as an outdoor hospitality and social gathering business, the concept is being developed by an entity called SB Social – a one-stop social playground for food, drink and play, according to SB Social’s Instagram page.

Tomasian’s concept was introduced three years ago when some local businesses were still pushing back against food trucks and Door County communities that allowed them adopted strict provisions to protect brick-andmortar commerce, including within Sister Bay.

Door County Municipalities Warm Up to Food Trucks Slowly In 2020, food trucks were still a rarity in Door County, and in many municipalities, not even allowed.

At that time, neither Sister Bay nor the Town of Gibraltar had ordinances in place to license or regulate mobile food vendors. Gibraltar had even gone a step further to prohibit them altogether within town limits through an ordinance adopted Jan. 10, 2018. Door County Circuit Court Judge D. Todd Ehlers later struck down that ordinance, ruling it unconstitutional and deciding it had been enacted to protect restaurant owners from competition.

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The city agreed to authorize the release of the project’s operations and maintenance fund, held in escrow, for the SBHSF to access within 30 days. The SBHSF then agreed to pay the city $29,150 as a full and final settlement of any obligation to pay for the public pathway in that area. The $29,150 is due no later than 30 days after the SBHSF receives access to the operation and maintenance fund.

to amend the ordinance, stating in the letter that “the process is so difficult that no food truck would want to pursue conducting the business within the village limits.”

After continued debate, the village board approved an amendment to the ordinance during an April 18, 2023 board meeting. The new code allowed food trucks under specific conditions: vendors must operate on paved driveways, on lots of at least 20,000 square feet – about half the size of a football field – with a maximum of one truck for every 4,500 square feet.

No food truck licenses have been issued in Sister Bay since the amendment to the ordinance, according to Schmelzer.

“Sister Bay has done a very thorough code where they try to make sure things are done in the best interest of the public,” Schmelzer said July 1. “They wanted to make sure everything was covered; make sure all the health and safety was addressed, make sure neighborhood concerns were addressed, make sure garbage was addressed, lighting was addressed.”

County Board meets 4th Tuesday of month

Cty Clerk: Jill Lau jlau@co.door.wi.us

TOWN OF BAILEYS HARBOR, POP. 1,223 - PN admin@baileysharbor.gov 920.839.9509

Town Board meets 2nd Monday of month

Clerk: Haley Adams admin@townofbaileysharborwi.gov

TOWN OF BRUSSELS, POP. 1,125 - PN townofbrussels.com 920.825.7618

Town Board meets 2nd Wednesday of month

Clerk: Sherri Dantoin clerk.townofbrussels@gmail.com

TOWN OF CLAY BANKS, POP. 385 - PN tn.claybanks.wi.gov 920.493.7383

Town Board meets 2nd Monday of month

Clerk: Jessica Bongle townofclaybanks@gmail.com

TOWN OF EGG HARBOR, POP. 1,458- PN townofeggharbor.org 920.743.6141

Town Board meets 3rd Monday of month

Clerk: Pam Krauel clerk@townofeggharbor.org

VILLAGE OF EGG HARBOR, POP, 358 - PN villageofeggharbor.org

920.868.3334

Village Board meets 2nd Wednesday of month

Clerk: Lynn Ohnesorge lohnesorge@villageofeggharbor.org

VILLAGE OF EPHRAIM, POP. 345 - PN ephraim-wisconsin.com

920.854.5501

Village board meets 2nd Tuesday of month

Clerk/Treasurer: Andrea Collak acollak@ephraim-wisconsin.com

TOWN OF FORESTVILLE, POP. 1,063 - PN forestvilletown.wi.gov 920.639.2431

PO Box 175, Forestville, WI 54213

Town board meets 3rd Monday of month Clerk: Theresa Tlachac clerk@forestvilletown.wi.gov

VILLAGE OF FORESTVILLE, POP. 482 villageofforestville.com 920.536.3181

Village board meets 3rd Monday of month

Clerk: Tiffany Dufek villageclerk@centurylink.net

After Ehlers’ ruling, Gibraltar rewrote the policy, adopting a mobile food establishment ordinance in 2022, according to Town Administrator Travis Thyssen. The town issued two food truck licenses in 2023 and 2024, and currently has one active food truck operating for 2025: 888 Cheese & Co. Door County.

Although food trucks are a more recent trend, their origins could be traced to the Snack Shack in 1975.

Operated by Don Nordahl, his son, Kevin Nordahl, said they would take the truck to the Sturgeon Bay shipyards to provide lunches to the workers and to high school sports games to provide snacks.

Since then, food trucks have gained a modest foothold. In the Village of Egg Harbor, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer/ Administrator Madison Dietzen said the village issued one mobile food vendor permit in 2020 and has issued two permits for the 2025 season.

The City of Sturgeon Bay has seen more growth. In 2020, it had four licensed food trucks, according to City Clerk and Human Resources Director Stephanie Reinhardt, and that number has more than doubled to nine in 2025.

Sister Bay took longer to formalize its approach. For years, the village took a strict stance, prohibiting them outright under any circumstances. In 2022, the village board proposed updating its ordinance to allow “mobile foodvendor courts” in the B-1 district as a conditional use.

This sparked concerns from operators that the proposed rules were too restrictive. Tomasian and other vendors brought complaints to the village that its proposed food truck rules the board was considering were nearly impossible to adhere to.

Matthew and Marianne Peterson, and Chris and Melanie Church, owners of Great Lakes BBQ Company, wrote the village in August of 2022, asking it

The city agreed to pay $8,893 to the SBHSF as a reimbursement for utility extensions.

The Granary, which opened to the public last fall, has been funded by private donations and also received a $3.3 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development. INPUT SOUGHT FOR COUNTY PARK SURVEY

The Road Ahead for Sister Bay’s Food Truck Court Tomasian said he believed he was finally able to move forward with his plans for a food truck court once the village board passed the amendment to its ordinance. He said he began imagining the project during the pandemic, when more people began looking for smaller venues.

While the food truck court has been approved, its future still depends on Tomasian securing the funding to build it. The estimated cost of the project, with sewer, water, parking, turf and a main building, is around $1.3 million.

“To me, it’s worth it, because if I invest in that, and I have several people that are interested, and if more people want to invest, it’s wonderful,” Tomasian said.

Once built, the site would operate like a short-term rental for food vendors: food truck operators would have to be approved and then could log onto a mobile app, view the available stalls and reserve for an appropriate time.

Tomasian envisions the court as a rotating mix of local and visiting guest vendors, with the layout also accommodating community events.

Wally Vartanian of Wally’s Weenie Wagon, who is a part of a collective known as Door County Food Trucks, said they are looking for more information on the food truck court.

“Because it has the potential to impact the existing food trucks that are here in Door County, that have established locations all throughout the county, I think it would be nice if we could all have access to some information as to what all is involved with this,” Vartanian said.

Door County – The Door County Facilities and Parks Department is in the process of developing an updated 5-year plan for the Door County Parks. To help guide the development of this plan, a brief survey regarding park usage and potential funding for future county parks is available online at surveymonkey.com/r/2HWWF3R. The survey will be open through Friday, Aug. 1. Contact Tim Kazmierczak with any questions at 920.746.7132 or tkazmierczak@ co.door.wi.us.

TOWN OF GARDNER, POP. 1,218 - PN townofgardner.org 920.825.1137

Town board meets 2nd Wednesday of month Clerk: Amy Sacotte togclerk@townofgardnerwi.gov TOWN OF GIBRALTAR, POP. 1,228- PN gibraltarwi.gov 920.868.1714

Town board meets 1st Wednesday of month

Clerk: Laura Reetz clerk@gibraltarwi.gov

TOWN OF JACKSONPORT, POP. 878 - PN jacksonportwi.gov 920.823.8136

Town board meets 4th Tuesday of month

Clerk/Treasurer: Colleen Huberty clerk@jacksonportwi.gov

TOWN OF LIBERTY GROVE, POP. 2096 - PN libertygrove.org 920.854.2934

Town board meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of month

Clerk/Treasurer: Pam Donart town@libertygrovewi.gov

TOWN OF NASEWAUPEE, POP. 1,984 -PN townofnasewaupee.com 920.495.0920

Town board meets 3rd Thursday of month Meetings: 3388 Cty PD Clerk: Jill Lau clerk@townofnasewapeewi.gov TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL, POP. 2,826 - PN townofsevastopol.com 920.746.1230

Town board meets on the 3rd Monday of month

Clerk/Treasurer: Amy M. Flok office@townofsevastopolwi.gov VILLAGE OF SISTER BAY, POP. 1,148 - PN sisterbaywi.gov 920.854.4118

Village board meets 3rd Tuesday of month

Clerk: Sue Clarke info@sisterbaywi.gov CITY OF STURGEON BAY, POP. 9,646 - PN sturgeonbaywi.org 920.746.2900

Common Council meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month

Clerk: Stephanie Reinhardt info@sturgeonbaywi.org

TOWN OF STURGEON BAY, POP. 821 - PN townofsturgeonbay-wi.gov 920-338-5246

Town board meets 2nd Monday of month

Clerk: Michelle Sternard clerk@townofsturgeonbay-wi.gov

Town board meets 2nd Wednesday of month

Clerk: Beth Hanson clerk@townofuniondoorwi.gov

TOWN OF WASHINGTON, POP. 777 - PN washingtonisland-wi.gov

Town board meets 3rd Wednesday of month Clerk/Treasurer: Alexandria McDonald townoffice@washingtonisland-wi.gov

The plans are designed to have seven slots for food trucks, along with electric car chargers, a bike repair station and a main building with shared kitchen access for vendors. MIKE TOMASIAN

Wally’s Weenie Wagon, owned by Wally Vartanian, in Baileys Harbor parked next to the Cornerstone Pub. Vartanian, who is part of a collective of Door County food trucks, said they’re interested in learning more about the food truck court proposed within the Village of Sister Bay. BETSY LECY

the amount of traffic on Jefferson Street could also result in vehicles waiting for a four-way stop causing traffic congestion by being backed into a nearby intersection.

Municipal Services Director Mike Barker said pedestrians crossing Jefferson Street from the north to the south are having the most difficulty crossing the street when motorists traveling downhill drive faster. Barker called for removing the two parking spots, and installing signs stating no parking from here to the corner, along with adding pedestrian crossing signs on Jefferson Street to make the intersection safer.

“Uusally after about 11:30 [am to] noon, the parking clears out around there, so it’s really a small snapshot of the morning that’s an issue,” he said.

Montevideo agreed with Barker, saying the removal of the two parking spots uphill on Jefferson Street “might make those businesses a little upset, but it’s the least cost to the city and it’s probably the quickest and safest thing to do.”

“It helps us with our turning – we won’t have to go into the oncoming lane of traffic as much – and it provides for that visibility of pedestrians,” Montevideo said.

Board member Chad Shefchik, who previously was the city engineer, said if the removal of the two parking spaces didn’t improve safety, illuminated pedestrian crossing signage could be considered, either the constant-flashing or push-button variety.

The 2026 federal budget recently approved by Congress does not include funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency that supports libraries, museums and archives across the country.

The lack of federal funds will impact the state agency’s ability to support local libraries, according to Ben Miller, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Library Services Team Director. Federal budgets in 2023 and 2024 allocated $294 million to IMLS – about $3.2 million of which went to Wisconsin both years. The majority of this funding comes from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants to States program.

Some IMLS funds directly benefit the Door County Library System. Those include annual expenses like contracts for essential software and one-time grants for improvements like self-checkout stations, according to Door County Library Director Dominic Frandrup. For small libraries like those in Baileys Harbor and Fish Creek, he explained, these tools help when only one staff member is on duty.

The IMLS funds also paid for biweekly exchanges between libraries within the Nicolet Federated Library System, allowing for a greater variety of accessible materials. And the majority of professional development opportunities for Door County Library System workers were funded through IMLS, Frandrup said. Currently, employees have the opportunity to attend local conferences and take online courses through Niche Academy.

Beyond the direct impact of IMLS funding, Door County Libraries benefit from the support of statelevel institutions, Frandup said.

The Wisconsin Library system is funded through a combination of state and federal funding. Federal funding, Miller explained, is essential for maintaining the library services team at DPI – 16.1 full-time employees out of 19 on the team are paid through IMLS.

Many of the state-funded programs, like BadgerLink resources and librarian certification courses, are supported by these federally funded workers.

“A lot of the work that we do is in providing services that are supported by the state budget,” he said. “When you look at library system aid, our staff are the ones who manage, do the calculation, make sure that goes out.”

Frandrup said that the Library Services Team provides a support structure to help him with his job.

“There are lots of things that require an economy of scale in order to do effectively,” he said.

DPI employees train library staff to use specialized software, assist in interpreting state statutes and consolidate information for an annual report, among other things. So while the state would still be able to fund programs like BaderLink, the library services team would not be able to hire the staff necessary to manage them, Miller explained.

“We would have content that we bought that no one in Wisconsin could access because we don’t have the staff to do that work to make sure that it’s available to everyone in Wisconsin,” he said.

Delays in 2025 Funding Prior to the exclusion of IMLS from the 2026 federal budget, state agencies already faced difficulty receiving their 2025 funds.

In a typical year, IMLS awards total funds in the spring to the DPI Library Services Team. Following an executive order on March 14 that called for a reduction in the scope of several government entities, including IMLS, payments took longer than normal to process.

As a result, DPI received half of its funding in April and the other half in mid-June – the first time in Miller’s 10 years with DPI that the payments came partially in that way.

It’s Uncertain if Congress Will Reauthorize IMLS

Every seven years, Congress reauthorizes funding for IMLS, which gives the agency the permission to exist and operate as part of the government. The last vote occurred in 2018, meaning Congress will vote to reauthorize IMLS this fall, according to Miller.

As a result of the recent difficulties with the IMLS budget and the new federal budget, Miller said he is unsure about the outcome of this vote.

“We have a great degree of uncertainty as we look at reauthorization of IMLS in the future and not seeing it included in the budget currently,” Miller said.

As the DPI Library Service Team navigates funding delays and potential budget changes, Miller said the group has been mindful of its spending.

“We’re being fairly cautious with obligating funds until we know what the future of this federal agency is and whether or not we’re going to get grant funding in years to come,” he said.

The Baileys Harbor McArdle Library (colocated with the Baileys Harbor Town Hall). D.A. FITZGERALD

Playground Improvements Backed at Sunset Park, Sawyer School

by KEVIN BONESKE kevin@ppulse.com

Two Sturgeon Bay committees recently recommended committing funds for playground improvements at two sites in the city.

The first recommendation came from the city’s Finance/Purchasing and Building Committee, June 24, for another $75,000 generated from the city’s Tax Incremental District (TID) #10 to be used to support playground improvements at Sawyer School.

The recommendation received final approval on July 15 by the Sturgeon Bay Common Council.

That amount is on top of the $50,000 the council approved last year from the TID for upgrades at two play areas at the school. The Sturgeon Bay School District is seeking to raise $674,604 for the project and has reported needing around $480,000 to reach that goal.

Sawyer School is located within a half-mile radius from the TID #10’s boundaries on the west side, making the school eligible to receive money raised from development in the district for street and park improvements.

The committee heard from Katy DeVillers, Sawyer School’s principal, and Kendra Vandertie, who has served on a committee seeking funds for playground improvements at Sawyer and Sunrise schools, with a new playground having been completed at Sunrise.

DeVillers said the two playground areas at Sawyer School – one for ages 2-5 and another for ages 5-12 – are more than 28 years old and have crumbling blacktop, equipment that can no longer be fixed and non-accessibility for children with disabilities.

Vandertie asked whether there would be additional funds available in TID #10 to fund the school’s playground areas, which are connected to a trail that is going to

be connected to the Geneva Ridge housing development.

“That’s another reason why we really thought this is a really good city and school collaboration, because all those homes are going in and these kids will be able to walk to this park and will be able to use it,” she said. “We think it’s a really good match of efforts.”

City Administrator Josh Van Lieshout said Sawyer School has “kind of a neighborhood playground” that is open to the public during non-school hours and worth the city investing in, as it did with the initial $50,000.

He said current financial estimates for TID #10 project the district will have a positive balance of around $2 million upon closing in 2043, so there would be funds available for the additional $75,000.

Sunset Park Playground Project

The city’s Joint Parks and Recreation Committee/Board voted on June 25 in favor of making improvements at Sunset Park with playground equipment geared for older children.

Committee/board members backed a motion to budget next year for a new playground area on the south end of Sunset Park that would include rock-climbing/boulder-like structures with a poured-in-place surface.

Municipal Services Director Mike Barker said he previously discussed with committee/board chair Helen Bacon about coming up with something different for the city’s parks, and that resulted in the idea of having a “boulder park, kind of geared toward the older kids.”

“This would be something for five-year-olds to adults,” he said. “It’s going to be a poured-in-place surface. Everyone will be able to go there. Even toddlers can go there and do their thing.”

Given the estimated price tag for that project at around $600,000, Barker said he would be applying for some grants to help pay for that budgeted item.

Bacon said the city currently has “some real nice playgrounds” for younger children elsewhere, such as at Otumba Park and Sunrise School, so she didn’t “feel too bad about” not including that for Sunset Park, given how new playgrounds can cost upwards of $500,000 to $750,000 to construct.

Van Lieshout said the playground project backed by the committee/ board would be considered among the proposed capital projects the Common Council will look at when putting together next year’s budget.

Hampton Inn Hopes to Break Ground

This Fall in Sturgeon Bay

But first comes a new development agreement by KEVIN BONESKE kevin@ppulse.com

Following Sturgeon Bay Common Council approval July 1 of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to build a four-story, 81-unit Hampton Inn at the southeast corner of Egg Harbor Road and North 12th Avenue, the developer, RODAC, hopes to break ground for the project this fall.

Jordan Bardwell of RODAC informed the council he wants to start the project “as quickly as we can” and reach a development agreement with the city.

“Our goal really is to make sure this PUD goes through, and then reengage in the conversations regarding the development agreement,” he said. “For the most part, if things continue to move well and smoothly, we wouldn’t be opposed to saying, ‘Alright, let’s get everything wrapped up and get shovels in the ground by early October.’”

By starting construction this coming fall with the project expected to take a year to complete, Bardwell said the hotel could open in the fall of 2026.

City staff requested that RODAC complete the PUD process before entering into a development agreement with the city to receive financial incentives for the project, as a sign of good faith that the developer would be continuing with the project, said City Planner/Zoning Administrator Stephanie Servia.

Though the council approved a development agreement last year with

financial incentives for the project, which would be located in Tax Incremental District (TID) #6, the developer never signed the agreement for it to take effect. That agreement, had it been entered into by both parties, would have required the city to provide $2 million in financial incentives within 30 days of issuing the hotel’s occupancy permit.

City Administrator Josh Van Lieshout said a subsequent agreement put together could either provide a similar lump-sum payment or include a financial incentive paid out over several years.

The Aesthetic Design and Site Plan Review Board approved the project plans at its July 14 meeting.

Those plans call for the exterior of the building to feature a variety of colors and materials comprising Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EFIS) products, masonry/tile and an architectural wood look with panels to break up the facade.

The majority of the parking would be behind the building, but one row of parking would be included on the project site along Egg Harbor Road and North 12th Avenue.

Grant Duchac of Excel Engineering said a retaining wall no higher than 4-6 feet would be located along the east and southeast areas of the project site.

Duchac said the site design is very specific for a Hampton

“The entire hotel, down to the parking lot and landscaping, is all to Hampton, which is governed by Hilton, to their standards,” he said. “This is not something that can easily be crossed into a different brand.”

A new playground area proposed on the south end of Sturgeon Bay’s Sunset Park would be located next to Bay Shipbuilding, as depicted in this drawing. SUBMITTED

Conservation Police Stop Dampens Fourth of July Spirit

I had the pleasure of spending part of the Fourth of July weekend boating in the beautiful waters of Green Bay. My relatives and guests came up to share the natural beauty of Door County and celebrate the birth of our nation. We pleasure-boated, and the kids bounced along the waves in an inner tube.

I was rather surprised to see a boat pulling up to us with blue lights flashing. It was the Wisconsin Conservation Police. The officer informed me that someone in the boat had been standing up while we were cruising the shoreline, and he asked to see my ID. I dutifully handed over my driver’s license, and he began asking where I was from, what I was doing, and who the people in the boat were. He successfully intimidated the children on board with his all-black uniform, prominently displayed large capacity handgun, and his black sunglasses.

It was a rather large pontoon boat and comfortably held the 12 people aboard. He looked over the eight Scandinavians, the Germans and the Pole, then demanded that my guest from Spain give him his driver’s license.

It could have been a coincidence that he picked him; there was an 8% chance of that. None of the passengers in the boat thought it was. They thought the officer who checked to see whether people were obeying fishing laws picked him because he looked Spanish. No one was fishing.

After we docked, the boaters were on their phones, posting on social media and letting their friends and relatives know about their vacation to Door County. They didn’t write about the natural beauty of Door County. They didn’t write about the friendliness of the people.

Later on, I thought about the words written inside the base of the Statue of Liberty. Those inspiring words are one of the reasons I love our country. We need to remember them and who we are as a people.

Dr. Jeff Maras Jacksonport,

Wisconsin

Justice for All

I recently learned while reading a library book about the United States with my 5-year-old that “Justice for All” is the official motto of our nation’s capital. Many of you will know Wisconsin’s state motto, which is a great one: “Forward,” as well as New Hampshire’s, “Live Free or Die.” We also learned about some lesserknown state mottos that I believe are worth sharing. These are notable when considering recent legislation that has been passed, especially in “red” states, as it’s striking how far we’ve gotten away from the ethos of these founding statements. These mottos remind us of what our nation and each one of these states aspired to achieve.

My favorites:

“Strong Deeds, Gentle Words” – Maryland

“To Be, Rather Than to Seem” – North Carolina

“Equal Rights” – Wyoming

“We Dare Defend Our Rights” – Alabama

“Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain” – Iowa

“Union, Justice, and Confidence” – Louisiana

“The People Rule” – Arkansas

“The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law” – Missouri I cannot help but think of these statements – created with intentions of fairness, justice, and equality, and with aspirations to be better – in the context of the recent passage of the “big beautiful bill.” There was applause from those who voted for the bill when it was passed. Government officials, elected by the people, cheered for a bill that would take healthcare and food assistance away from those who rely on it to fund tax cuts for the rich. Where is the justice in this bill? Where is the concern for the welfare of the people? What do we want our nation’s 5-year-olds to grow up learning about the role of government, and what we value as a society?

Please join me, and the activist group I am a part of, Northern Door Activism, as we hold the representatives who voted for this bill accountable, defend our right to protest and dissent, and continue to work towards justice for all.

Emily Kraynak Northern Door Activism Fish Creek, Wisconsin

Fight for Wisconsin’s Conservation Legacy Isn’t Over

We are extremely disappointed that funding for the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund was not included in the recently passed and finalized biennial state budget.

As reported by the Peninsula Pulse and Wisconsin Public Radio, the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance did not include funding in the budget bill, and a standalone bill that proposes to reauthorize this critical program was shunted to a Senate committee that has scheduled no hearings on it.

For more than 30 years, hundreds of projects funded by this program have protected public lands in Door County, opened access to hunting and hiking, kept our waters clean and fueled the tourism economy that sustains local businesses in Door County and across the state. Surveys taken over the years have consistently shown more than 90% voter support (including those from all political perspectives, community types and parts of the state) for public funding of these projects. So, despite strong voter support, despite numerous communications from many Door County residents and organizations advocating for reauthorization and funding (including a resolution by the Door County Board of Supervisors), despite the stated support for the program by elected officials, the legislature decided to take no action at this time.

This feels to us like partisan politics is being given more weight than voter support for clean water, forests, shoreline and economic opportunity. The future of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund program is now uncertain. What should we, as concerned citizens, do at this point? Continue to press our elected officials (legislators and the Governor’s office) to negotiate and act on a strong reauthorization for the Knowles-Nelson program through the standalone bill. Demand that robust funding be included, that land stewardship and acquisition be given equal footing, and that a transparent process for large projects be established. And remind them that they are ultimately accountable to us – we elected them to represent our interests in assuring natural areas in Wisconsin are protected and available to all, both now and in the future.

Ann Morgan, chair, League of Women Voters of Door County Egg Harbor, Wisconsin Tammie Grossman, co-chair, League Natural Resources Committee Sevastopol, Wisconsin Marcia Willhite, co-chair, League Natural Resources Committee Clay Banks, Wisconsin

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Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

CARMODY,

a/k/a AARON J. CARMODY, NICOLE ELIZABETH CARMODY a/k/a NICOLE E. CARMODY

a/k/a NICOLE NIEMAN, BYLINE BANK, Successor by merger with RIDGESTONE BANK, LINNAN LAW FIRM, LLC a/k/a LINNAN LAW, DE LAGE LANDEN

FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., CENTRAL BANK & TRUST PART OF FARMERS & STOCKMAN’S, and JOHN DOE and JANE DOE

Hon. David L. Weber Case No.: 24-CV-89

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the aboveentitled action on January 8, 2025 in the amount of $492,918.25, the undersigned Sheriff of Door County, Wisconsin, will sell the described premises at public auction as follows:

DATE: August 6, 2025

TIME: 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: Cash, certified check or money order with 10% of the successful bid payable at the time of sale and the balance due upon confirmation of sale. PLACE: Door County Sheriffs Department 1201 South Duluth Avenue

DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 2226 recorded in Vol. 13 Certified Survey Maps, Page 206 as Doc. No. 698224 being a survey in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW¼ of the SE¼), AKA Subdivision Forty-five (45), Section Nine (9), Township Twenty-seven (27) North, Range Twenty-six (26) East, in the City of Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin. Commonly known as: 2006 Vermont Place, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Tax Parcel No.: 281-6245000119A Dated this 25th day of June, 2025. * Kyle Veeser Door County Chief Deputy / Undersheriff Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U .S.C. §1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. WNAXLP STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TOBY LEE MASON Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims

(Informal Administration)

Case No. 25 PR 56 Please take notice:

1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth February 19, 1939 and date of death May 13, 2025 was domiciled in Door County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 10492 W. Stony Ridge Circle, Unit 12, Sister Bay, WI 54234.

3. The application will be heard at the Door County Justice Center, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Room C258, before Regan Hendrickson, Probate Registrar, on August 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM. You do not need to appear

unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 11, 2025.

5. A claim may be filed at the Door County Justice Center, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Room C258.

6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or address are unknown.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 920-746-2482 prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. BY THE COURT: /s/ Regan Hendrickson Register in Probate 07/14/25 Pinkert Law Firm LLP

454 Kentucky Street, PO Box 89 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

920-743-6505

Bar Number 1082283

Run: July 18, 25, Aug 1, 2025 WNAXLP

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF Adeline Tatum Howard Notice of Name Change Hearing Case No. 25CV95 NOTICE IS GIVEN:

A Petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above:

From: [First] Adeline [Middle] Tatum [Last] Howard To: [First] Jericho [Middle] Kade [Last] Verren Birth Certificate: [First] Adeline [Middle] Tatum [Last] Howard

This Petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Door County, State of Wisconsin: Judge’s Name Jennifer Moeller Place Door Circuit COurt Branch 1, 1209 S. Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Date Aug 13, 2025

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and future parcel #281-62-15000104C located on the southeastern intersection of Egg Harbor Road and N 12th Avenue. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The following described property is hereby rezoned from General Commercial (C-1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) and shall be subject to the site plan and requirements incorporated herein: Parcel No. 281-6215000104A: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No.

And That part of Subdivision Fifteen (15), City of Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Subdivision Fifteen (15);

West, 30.00 feet along the East line of said Subdivision 15; thence North 88 deg. 39 min. 45 sec. West, 331.75 feet; thence South 00 deg. 22 min. 45 sec. West, 408.00 feet to the point of beginning of lands to be described; thence North 89 deg. 04 min. 30 sec. West 401.07 feet along the Southerly line of a parcel of land as described in Vol. 335 Records, Page 523; thence South 86 deg. 28 min. 46 sec. East, thence South 00 deg. 55 min. 30 sec. West, 2.41 feet; thence South 89 deg. 04 min. 30 sec. East, 134.79 feet; thence South 74 deg. 18 min. 55 sec. East, 36.00 feet; thence South 89 deg. 17 min. 15 sec. East, 39.25 feet; thence North 00 deg. 22 min. 45 sec. East, 19.93 feet to the point of beginning.

*Parcels to be further divided by Certified Survey Map creating a third parcel to be known as parcel No. to create future parcel 281-6215000104C. SECTION 2: The following requirements and conditions are placed upon the property described within the legal description.

A. Underlying zoning: The underlying zoning district shall be General Commercial (C-1). The permitted uses and other zoning requirements of the underlying district shall apply, except as otherwise indicated under the PUD requirements shown below.

B. PUD Requirements: The requirements of the underlying C-1 district shall apply except the hotel shall comply with the following requirements:

1. Lot and Building Layout. The development shall be substantially in compliance with the approved planned unit development plans.

2. Building Height: the hotel shall not exceed 54’ 3” in building height, including parapets or roof access stairway.

3. Impervious Surface. The impervious surface ratio for all three sites shall not exceed 84.5%. (Proposed hotel site will include 77% impervious surface and 23% open space. The remaining Boardwalk site will include 84% impervious surface and 16% open space. The remaining Virlee Gunworks site will include 92% impervious surface and 8% open space.)

4. Parking. A minimum of 231 parking spaces are required on the PUD site.

5. Utility Easement. Removal of salt shed and topsoil bunker from the utility easement at the north property line of 1023 Egg Harbor Road.

Please take notice that the Town of Gibraltar enacted Ordinance No. 202502, Architectural Design Public Notices

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the BOR and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:

6. Stormwater. The outfall of the existing storm line on the east side of the PUD site shall be cleaned out prior to installation of storm drains.

7. Final design. The final building design shall be reviewed and approved by the Aesthetic Design & Site Plan Review Board.

8. Signage. Allow cooperative ground sign and ground sign for Hampton on Hampton property. SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take effect on the day after its publication.

Approved: David J. Ward, Mayor Attest: Stephanie Reinhardt, City Clerk

Date of 1st Reading: 07/01/25

Date of 2nd Reading: 07/15/25

Publication:07/18/25

Effective Date: 07/19/25 WNAXLP

ORDINANCE NO. 1467-0725

An Ordinance to Rezone Parcel #281-46-65011200 located at 22 E Pine Street. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN DO

ORDAIN AS FOLOWS:

SECTION 1: The following described property is hereby rezoned from Central Business District (C-2) to Mixed Commercial-Residential (C-5): Lot Number Twelve (12), Block One (1), in Sorenson’s Addition to the City of Sturgeon Bay, in the City of Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin. Said parcel contains 0.178-acres. SECTION 2: This ordinance shall take effect on the day after its publication.

Approved: David J. Ward, Mayor Attest: Stephanie Reinhardt, City Clerk

Date of 1st Reading: 07/01/25

Date of 2nd Reading: 07/15/25

Publication:07/18/25

Effective Date: 07/19/25

WNAXLP

MUNICIPALITIES

BOARD OF REVIEW

LIBERTY GROVE

BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF LIBERTY GROVE

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review (BOR) for the Town of Liberty Grove, Door County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting after completion of the assessment roll on the 5th day of August, 2025 beginning at 12:00 pm at the Liberty Grove Town Hall at 11161 Old Stage Road, Sister Bay, Wisconsin.

SECTION 2: Section 20.27(3)(c) and (f) - Exceptions to yard requirements - is revised as follows:

(c) within the C-2 district, the city plan commission may authorize a lesser side yard, lesser rear yard on corner lots, and/or a lesser street yard (setback) than required under subsection (2). The intent of this provision is to provide relief from the yard requirements in locations where it is desirable to create, recreate, or maintain a traditional downtown development pattern and character.

(f) Within the I-2/1-2A Heavy industrial districts, the minimum side yard for any existing building with a side yard that is less than the minimum side yard required in subsection (2) shall be equal to the existing side yard. The intent of this provision is to allow existing buildings to be extended provided the addition is no closer to the side lot line than the existing building.

SECTION 3: Section 20.27(5)(a)1. and (d) - Zero lot line duplexes – is revised as follows: (a)1. Each lot shall have a minimum lot width of 35 feet and a minimum lot area of 4,000 square feet and a combined lot width of 70 feet and a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet.

(d) Zero lot line duplexes (attached dwelling units) shall only be permitted on lots that have been identified for such development on the applicable subdivision plat or certified survey map. Such lots shall be identified at the time of approval of the subdivision plat or certified survey map. For all such lots containing less than 50 feet of lot width or

• Wis. Stats. §70.47(7)(aa) provides that the BOR may deny a hearing to a property owner who has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of the real or personal property being assessed.

• After the first meeting of the BOR and before the BOR’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the BOR may contact, or provide information to, a member of the BOR about that person’s objection except at a BOR session.

• No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by phone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the BOR during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.

• No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the BOR, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under Wis. Stats. §70.47(3)(a), that person provides to the BOR clerk notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under Wis. Stats. §70.47(6m) (a) and if so which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

• When appearing before the BOR, the person objecting shall specify, in writing, his/ her estimate of the land value and improvements that he/she is objecting to, and the person must specify the information that he/she used to arrive at that estimate.

• No person may appear before the BOR, testify to the BOR by phone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method; unless no later than seven days before the first meeting of the BOR the person supplies to the assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under Wis. Stats. §73.03(2a), that the assessor requests. The Town of Liberty Grove has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and provides exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wis. Stats. §19.35(1), unless a court determines before the first meeting of the BOR that the information is inaccurate.

• The board may allow the property owner or the property owner’s representative, at the request of either person, to appear by telephone, under oath, before the board or to submit written statements, under oath, to the board. The BOR shall hear upon oath, by phone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the BOR a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability.

Please contact the municipal clerk for accommodations to file objections remotely by phone, or to file objections in writing at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled BOR date and time.

Dated this 18th day of July, 2025 Pamela DonartWelcome, Clerk/Treasurer Town Office phone: 920-8542934 fax 854-7366 email: tlibertygrove@gmail.com WNAXLP ORDINANCES GIBRALTAR

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Standards on the 9th day of July, 2025. The ordinance establishes architectural design standards for new construction, remodels, and exterior alterations within designated areas of the Town to preserve Fish Creek’s historic character. The full text of the ordinance may be obtained from the Town Clerk at 4097 Main Street, Fish Creek, WI, or on the Town’s website at www.gibraltarwi. gov. For more information, contact the Town Clerk at 920868-1714. WNAXLP

RESOLUTIONS

GIBRALTAR

Please take notice that the Town of Gibraltar enacted Resolution No. 2025-05, Resolution Restricting Annual Enterprise Fund Payment from the Fish Creek Town Dock to a Committed Fund for Future Harbor Improvements, on the 9th day of July, 2025. The Resolution directs that the $20,000 annual payment from the Dock Enterprise Fund be deposited into a committed fund for future harbor improvements, effective 2025 through 2037. The full text of Resolution No. 2025-05 may be obtained at the Town Clerk’s office at 4097 Main Street, Fish Creek, WI or through the town’s website: www.gibraltarwi.gov. For additional information contact Town Clerk Laura Reetz at 920-868-1714. WNAXLP

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

AGENDAS

SOUTHERN DOOR

b. Review of Short-Term Administrator Contract.

c. Review of Spring, 2026 CoCurricular Coaching Contracts.

d. Updated Proposal for Support Staff Positions.

e. Employee Compensation.

f. Review of Superintendent Self-Evaluation.

14. Return to Open Session. The Board may take any necessary action on items that were discussed in Closed Session, as appropriate.

15. The Board will consider approval of:

XI. Short-Term Administrator Contract.

XII. Spring, 2026 Co-Curricular Coaching Contracts.

16. Adjourn. WNAXLP

ANNUAL NOTICES

ALL DISTRICTS

NOTICE OF STUDENT

NONDISCRIMINATION

(920) 746-2800

Washington Island Schools

Sue Cornell/Tim Verboomen

888 Main Road

Washington Island, WI 54246 (920) 847-2507 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF CHILD FIND ACTIVITY

School Districts of:

Gibraltar Sevastopol Southern Door

Sturgeon Bay

12. Attorney fees. The District maintains pupil records, including information from screening and special education

Gibraltar Schools

Christine Voigtlander (920) 868-3284

Sevastopol Schools

Melissa Marggraf (920) 743-6282

Southern Door County Schools

David Desmond (920) 825-7312

Sturgeon Bay Schools

Lindsay Ferry (920) 746-2804

Service

SOUTHERN DOOR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025

HS Library – 6:30 PM Regular School Board Meeting AGENDA

6:15 pm: Annual Board of Education Member Picture

1. Call to order.

2. Roll Call - Verification of Quorum.

3. Finding that the meeting was properly called, convened, proper notice given §19.84(2).

4. Pledge of Allegiance & Board Commitment.

5. Recognition of Public (Limit 5 minutes/person; 20 minutes/ topic).

6. Superintendent’s Report

- 2025-26 Preliminary Budget Assumptions

7. Administrators’ Reports. - Athletic Director’s July/ August Sports Update - Middle School Washington, D.C. Trip Planning Update

- Professional Development Report (ESEA) - Assessment Framework for 2025-26 (ESEA)

- Annual Early Literacy Remediation Plan - Act 12 Report on Statistics of Crimes & Other Safety Related Incidents for Southern Door High School

I. Approval of Act 12 Annual Report

8. Consent Agenda Items. The Board will consider approval of:

II. Past Minutes: June 16, 2025 Regular Meeting.

III. Expenditure/Revenue Reports & Current Bills Payable – Check Register.

IV. Donations.

V. Adoption of District Curriculum Standards for the 2025-26 School Year, Including Parent Notification.

VI. Act 118 Seclusion & Restraint Annual Report.

VII. Middle School & High School 2025-26 Athletic & CoCurricular Codes.

VIII. 2026-27 School Calendar.

IX. Renewal of Insurance Consortium 66.0301 Annual Agreement.

9. Individually Considered Items from the Consent Agenda.

10. Personnel Recommendations.

X. Resignations, Changes of Assignment, Hiring, Appointments.

11. Requests for Future Agenda Items.

12. President’s Comments.

13. Closed Session, §19.85(1) (c), 120.13: a. Closed Minutes - June 16, 2025.

School Districts of: Gibraltar Sevastopol Southern Door Sturgeon Bay Washington Island Gibraltar School District, Sevastopol School District, Southern Door School District, Sturgeon Bay School District and Washington Island School District are committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all students. It is the policy of these Districts that no person may be denied admission to any public school within these Districts or be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil service, recreational, or any other program or activity because of the person’s sex, race, gender, gender orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, religion, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability as required by § 118.13, and § 111.31- § 111.395, Wis. Stats. and PI 9, Wis. Admin. Code. This policy also prohibits discrimination under related federal statutes, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color and national origin), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (sex), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (handicap), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (disability). Homeless children must have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children residing in the district. (McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act).

The above listed Districts will provide appropriate education services or programs for students who have been identified as having a handicap or disability, regardless of the nature or severity of the handicap or disability. These Districts shall also provide for the reasonable accommodation of a student’s sincerely held religious beliefs with regard to examinations and other academic requirements.

Individuals requesting religious accommodations should provide written notification of this request to their child’s respective building principal. These Districts encourage informal resolution of complaints under this policy. A formal complaint resolution procedure is available, however, to address allegations of policy violations in the Districts. Any questions concerning this policy should be directed to the respective District Administrator.

Gibraltar Schools

Brett Stousland 3924 Hwy 42 Fish Creek, WI 54212 (920) 868-3284

Sevastopol Schools

Randi Anderson 4550 Hwy 57 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 (920) 743-6282

Southern Door County Schools

Kevin Krutzik

8240 Hwy 57 Brussels, WI 54204 (920) 825-7311

Sturgeon Bay Schools

Daniel Tjernagel

1230 Michigan Street Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Washington Island School districts have a duty to locate, identify, and evaluate all resident children with a disability, regardless of the severity of their disability. Each District has a special education screening program to locate and screen all children with suspected disabilities who are residents of the district and who have not graduated from high school. The District locates and screens children in the following groups: children below school-entry age; children entering school for the first time; children currently enrolled in public and private schools; all transfer pupils; school-age children who are eligible to attend school but who are not attending school and who are residents of the District. Upon request, the District will screen any child to determine whether a special education referral is appropriate. If you have specific concerns regarding a young child’s speech, hearing, vision, walking, learning or behavior, please contact the respective Director of Special Education/Designee (see below).

Also available to qualified students with identified disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are reasonable accommodations. A qualified child with a disability under 504 is any person who; 1) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, 2) has a record of such impairment, and 3) is regarded as having such an impairment. Major life activities include caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working. Annually the District conducts developmental screening of preschool children.

A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes that a child was brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to report the child to the District in which the child resides.

The District shall give to the parents of a child with a disability, once a year but also upon the child’s initial referral or parental request for evaluation, upon the first occurrence of the filing of a request for a hearing under § 115.80, Wis. Stats., and upon request by the child’s parent, a full explanation written in an easily understandable manner, and in the native language of the child’s parents unless it clearly is not feasible to do so, of the procedural safeguards available under this section and under applicable federal law relating to all of the following:

1. Independent educational evaluation.

2. Prior written notice.

3. Parental consent.

4. Access to educational records.

5. Opportunity to present and resolve complaints, including the period in which the child’s parents may request a hearing and the opportunity for the local educational agency to resolve the issues presented by the request.

6. The child’s placement during pendency of due process proceedings.

7. Procedures for pupils who are subject to placement in interim alternative educational settings under 20 USC 1415

(k).

8. Requirements for the unilateral placement by parents of pupils in private schools at public expense.

9. Mediation.

10. Hearings under s. 115.80, Wis. Stats.

11. Civil actions, including the period in which to file a civil action.

clearly identify the part of the record they want changed as well as specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. Additional information regarding amendment or hearing procedures will be provided to the parent/guardian or eligible student. If the District decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent/guardian or adult student, the District will notify the parent/guardian or adult student of the decision and advise him/her of his/her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. The purpose of this hearing is to provide an opportunity for correction or deletion of any inaccurate, misleading or otherwise inappropriate data. The right to a hearing does not extend to permit a parent/ guardian or student to contest the grade given for a student’s performance.

▪ The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA or state law authorizes disclosure without consent. Under present state and federal law, school officials can transfer educational records without parent/guardian or eligible student consent under specified circumstances. One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials who are determined to have legitimate school interest including safety concerns. A school official is a person employed by the District as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff

member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the school board; a person or company with whom the District has contracted to perform a special task; or a parent or student serving on an official committee or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official also may include a volunteer or contractor outside of the school who performs an institutional service or function for which the school would otherwise use its own employees and who is under the direct control of the school with respect to the use and maintenance of personally identifiable information from education records, such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist; a parent or student volunteering to serve on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee; or a parent, student, or other volunteer assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the school discloses education records without consent to officials of another District in which a student seeks or intends to enroll, or is already enrolled if the disclosure is for purposes of the student’s enrollment or transfer. If parents or guardians do not wish to have any or all of the categories of information released, they must notify the school in writing within 14 days of this notice being provided. If a School Board has designated directory data in accordance with § 118.125, Wis. Stats., the District must notify parents, legal guardians or guardians ad litems of the categories of information, which the Board has designated as directory data, which may be released without the prior consent of the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem. Directory information includes items that would generally not be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. It may not include things such as a student’s social security number or grades. Directory data means those pupil records which include the pupil’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, photographs, degrees and awards received, and the name of the school most recently attended by the pupil. This includes information recorded in any way, including but not limited to handwriting, print, computer media, video or audio tape, film, microfilm or microfiche. Each District has a procedure which may allow such information to be disclosed upon request. Any parent, legal guardian, or an adult student or eligible student may request that any part of the directory data may not be released without prior consent.

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

STUDENTS

Unless access to such information has been restricted by the secondary school student or the student’s parent(s) as outlined above, the District is required to provide access to secondary school students’ names, addresses and telephone listings, on request made by military recruiters or an institution of higher education. The District is also required to

provide military recruiters the same access to secondary school students as provided generally to post-secondary educational institutions or to prospective employers of those students. A secondary school student or the parent of the student may request that the student’s name, address and telephone listing not be released to military recruiters or institutions of higher learning without prior written parental consent if the disclosure meets certain conditions found in § 99.31 of FERPA regulations. A school may disclose personal identifiable information (PII) from the education records of a student without obtaining prior written consent of the parents or the eligible student: ▪ To other school officials, including teachers, within the educational agency or institution whom the school has determined to have legitimate educational interests. This includes contractors, consultants, volunteers, or other parties to whom the school has outsourced institutional services or functions, provided that the conditions listed in §99.31(a)(1)(i)(B)(l)-(a)(1)(i)(B) (2) are met. (§99.31(a)(l))

• To officials of another school, school system, or institution of postsecondary education where the student seeks or intends to enroll, or where the student is already enrolled if the disclosure is for purposes related to the student’s enrollment or transfer, subject to the requirements of §99.34.

(§99.31 (a)(2))

▪ To authorized representatives of the U.S. Comptroller General, the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Secretary of Education, or State and local educational authorities, such as the State educational agency in the parent or eligible student’s State (SEA). Disclosures under this provision may be made, subject to the requirements of §99.35, in connection with an audit or evaluation of Federal- or State-supported education programs, or for the enforcement of or compliance with Federal legal requirements that relate to those programs. These entities may make further disclosures of PII to outside entities that are designated by them as their authorized representatives to conduct any audit, evaluation, or enforcement or compliance activity on their behalf.

(§§99.31(a)(3) and 99.35)

• In connection with financial aid for which the student has applied or which the student has received, if the information is necessary to determine eligibility for the aid, determine the amount of the aid, determine the conditions of the aid, or enforce the terms and conditions of the aid.

(§99.31(a)( 4))

• To State and local officials or authorities to whom information is specifically allowed to be reported or disclosed by a State statute that concerns the juvenile justice system and the system’s ability to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records were released, subject to §99.38. (§99.31(a)(5))

• To organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, the school, in order to: (a) develop, validate, or administer predictive tests; (b) administer student aid programs; or (c) improve instruction. (§99.31(a)(6))

• To accrediting organizations to carry out their accrediting functions. (§99.31(a)(7))

• To parents of an eligible student if the student is a dependent for IRS tax purposes. (§99.31(a)(8))

• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena. (§99.31(a)(9))

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• To appropriate officials in connection with a health or safety emergency, subject to §99.36. (§99.31(a)(10)

• Information the school has designated as “directory information” under §99.37. (§99.31(a)(ll)) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirements of FERPA.

The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202-5920.

Copies of the Board’s student records policy and procedures are available upon request at the District Offices. WNAXLP

Notification of Rights Under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) PPRA affords parents and eligible students certain rights regarding the District’s conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams. These include the right to inspect and consent or opt out of:

1. The administration of surveys that contain questions from one or more of the

following protected areas:

• Political affiliations;

• Mental and psychological problems potentially embarrassing to the student and his/her family;

• Sex behavior and attitudes;

• Illegal, antisocial, selfincriminating and demeaning behavior;

• Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have close family relationships;

• Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those of lawyers, physicians and ministers;

• Religious practices, affiliations or beliefs; or

• Income (other than that required by law to determine eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under such program).

2. Activities involving the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for the purpose of marketing.

3. Any non-emergency, invasive, physical examination or screening. These rights transfer from the parents to a student who is 18 years old or an emancipated minor under State law.

Each District will/has develop[ed] and adopt[ed] policies, in consultation

with parents, regarding these rights, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of protected information surveys and the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes. Each District will directly notify parents of these policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after any substantive changes. Each District will also directly notify, such as through U.S. Mail or email, parents of students who are scheduled to participate in the specific activities or surveys noted below and will provide an opportunity for the parent to opt his or her child out of participation in the specific activity or survey. Each District will make this notification to parents at the beginning of the school year if the District has identified the specific or approximate dates of the activities or surveys at that time. For surveys and activities scheduled after the school year starts, parents will be provided reasonable notification of the planned activities and surveys listed above and be provided an opportunity to opt their child out of such activities and surveys. Parents will also be

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Garage Sale / Clearing Out Sale Fri 7/25 thru Sat 7/26, 8am-3pm. 1979 Taube Rd, Sturgeon Bay. Kitchen & household items, furniture, TVs, DVDs, records, cassettes, Kirby vacuum w/ attachments, Hover pet floor cleaner, Table saw, Radial arm saw, Band saw, Plainer. Many carpenter and automotive tools. Adjustable full-size bed, Packer items, games, puzzles,Typewriter. Vintage crates and much more.

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July 24th and July 25th from 8-4, July 26th 8-12, 12-1 all remaining items are FREE. Household items, decor, kitchen, and furniture. Name brand women’s and men’s clothing. Bow, hunting boots and so much more!

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Jet Skis For Sale 2017 Yamaha HO Waverunner with less than 15 hours on engine.

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Looking for a great place to work? Our staff is the friendliest, and a number of them have been with our office for over 20 years! We are the most high-tech Dental Office in Door County. Our office is all digital, offering same-day crowns, scanning, and 3D printing. We offer a flexible schedule, great pay, paid vacation, free dental care, a generous 401K, and a signing bonus. Email: Tishlerdds@yahoo.com HOTEL/LODGING Front Desk Associate

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Maximizing the Lemonade Stand

Sunrise students learn fundraising, entrepreneurship by ELEANOR

CORBIN

eleanor@ppulse.com

Nothing quenches the thirst brought on by summer heat quite like a cup of ice-cold lemonade. Summer-school students at Sunrise Elementary in Sturgeon Bay stepped up this age-old tradition of youth entrepreneurship to raise money for two playgrounds at Sawyer Elementary School.

The students raised $2,500 over three days by selling flavored lemonade, puppy chow, bracelets and temporary tattoos. For the past three years, teaching associate Mandy Schoeneman has run a special eight-day summertime class focused on teaching students the basics of business, which has included a lemonade stand fundraiser.

“We’re so grateful to our Sturgeon Bay community for coming out to support the students at their lemonade stand,” Schoeneman said by email.

During the 2024-25 school year, Sunrise cut the ribbon on its new playground, made possible largely through community donations. Money raised at the lemonade stand the past two years went towards that project.

“I like that we always try to fundraise for other people in communities like Sawyer for their new playground,” she said.

In preparation to run the stand, students learned to calculate the cost of a cup of lemonade, make puppy chow to sell and decorate signs and posters to advertise the stand, Schoeneman said.

With the help of a couple of adults like Schoeneman, students ran the stand themselves – some filled cups, some counted cash, while others stood out front with signs.

Aubrey Deprey, 10, stayed busy adding flavored syrups to lemonades and handing them up front to customers. She said “it feels kind of good” to help support her school district.

Jaileen Aguayo, 9, poured lemonades and handed them to Deprey in an efficient assembly line. She said she enjoyed “making people happy” with the stand.

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West Jacksonport’s Luke Steebs (5) delivers a pitch Friday against Baileys Harbor. LARRY MOHR page 3

DOOR COUNTY LEAGUE

Fields of Dreams

Ballfields are part of County League’s charm by HERB GOULD

They’re more like ballfields than ballparks. They’re enclosed by low fences and have limited bleachers. But that’s part of the charm to Door County League fans, who often bring their own chairs.

Each of these diamonds in the rough has its own subtle character.

At West Jacksonport, you can back up your pickup truck and put your chairs on your flatbed for an elevated view.

At Maplewood, you can put your chairs under the shade of the maples.

“While Institute struggles on the field, it has the league’s best bathrooms. Major League plumbing.”

At Sister Bay and Egg Harbor, there are covered picnic-table areas next to the concession stand that are great for staying out of the sun and close to the beer. It’s kind of reminiscent of the picnic area under the left-field stands at old Comiskey Park in Chicago. While Institute struggles on the field, it has the league’s best bathrooms. Major League plumbing. Some fields – Sister Bay, Egg Harbor and Institute come to mind – have dugouts. Others merely have weathered benches. Beware of foul balls.

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The district hopes to do the same for two playgrounds at Sawyer Elementary. Claudia Short, an 11-year-old Sunrise student, said she likes helping her community through the lemonade stand.

Claudia Short, age 11, dons the lemonade stand mascot costume to encourage passersby to stop. ELEANOR CORBIN

(From left) Aubrey Deprey, age 10, adds flavored syrup to lemonades handed to her by Jaileen Aguayo, age 9. ELEANOR CORBIN

Fans squeeze in between the fence and the roadside to catch a game at West Jacksonport. HERB GOULD

Emily Wood Honored As a Champion of Conservation

by BETSY LECY pulseintern@ppulse.com

One of Door County’s own won one of the annual Lake Michigan Champion of Conservation awards this year.

Emily Wood, executive director of the Door County Land Trust, was honored for her leadership in accelerating land protection efforts across the peninsula. The award is administered by Lake Michigan Stakeholders, a partner group of the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP), and has recognized individuals, organizations, businesses, tribes and government leaders since 2014 for their exceptional efforts in restoring and enhancing Lake Michigan and its surrounding watersheds.

Nominations for the award are publicly solicited and reviewed by the Lake Michigan Champions of Conservation Selection Committee, which currently includes seven regional representatives, among them Wisconsin Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay), a 2018 recipient himself.

Amy Lentz, the interim executive director of LNRP, said the number of honorees varies from year to year. This year, five individuals were selected from seven nominations across four categories: water resources protection, environmental education and outreach and land use protection and habitat restoration.

What set Wood apart, Lentz said, was not just the impact of her work, but the drive behind it.

“She’s doing this for a bigger cause,” Lentz said. “I think that’s what was noticed, and the energy and the momentum around the work she’s doing.”

In the past year alone, Wood has led the Door County Land Trust through a record 17 land protection projects. That surge in activity follows the launch of a new strategic plan that gathered input from staff, conservation partners and the broader Door County community

of Conservation titles this year.

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to determine the Land Trust’s most desired role moving forward.

The response was unanimous, Wood said: acquire and protect as much of Door County’s lands and waters as possible.

Wood said the organization then designed strategies around how they could effectively speed up the pace of their work, so they could “ride to meet that challenge of protecting as much as we can while we still can.”

That work includes a new 38acre conservation easement in Sister Bay that protects the water, forest and bird habitat found there, in collaboration with private landowners. Wood said the Land Trust is also currently working to protect and open a nature preserve in Southern Door where they’ll implement trails to broaden their service area and provide more public land.

Before arriving at the Door County Land Trust, Wood worked at the Indiana Wildlife Federation, where it became clear to her that protecting land is one of the most direct and lasting ways to protect wildlife.

That belief guides much of the Land Trust’s work today, especially for Door County’s water landscape.

Protecting water, she said, often means protecting the land. In Door County, where the landscape is porous, surface activities can quickly affect groundwater and nearby lakes and streams.

“The impacts that happen on our landscape almost immediately impact the water,” Wood said.

“That’s especially true here in Door County. So as a land trust, we are protecting the water as it empties off of Door County, and as the landscape sheds water, we’re making sure that that’s the cleanest and most resilient type of water that hits Lake Michigan.”

Today, the organization stewards 10,000 acres of land across the county – a feat Wood said wouldn’t be possible without volunteers and willing landowners.

“It feels great to be recognized in this way,” Wood said. “But to have the endorsement of the community, and have so many members, and have so many people support the work that we do is a good feeling. It helps to guide our organization so that we know we’re doing the kind of work we should be.”

The Land Trust has land acquisitions scheduled through 2026, but it faces financial headwinds. Wood said federal and state conservation funding cuts make the work they do harder.

“We’re doing more with less,” she said. “That gap is growing, so we hope to continue to keep the pace of conservation, but we really need stronger investment from the public sector.”

The 2025 Champions of Conservation will be recognized at an award ceremony during Lake Michigan Day on Friday, Aug. 8 at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc.

The award comes with a $500 honorarium, which Wood said will be reinvested into the Land Trust.

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New State Budget Includes Funding to Restore Wetlands

Though Knowles-Nelson left on the cutting-room floor

udubon Great Lakes is applauding Governor Evers and the Wisconsin legislature for recognizing wetlands benefits and prioritizing their protection in the FY25-FY27 state budget.

The bipartisan achievement offers more opportunities for protection and restoration of Wisconsin’s wetlands, an investment in a healthy future that’s good for both birds and communities, said Brian Vigue, policy director for freshwater for Audubon Great Lakes.

Wisconsin has lost up to 50% of its historic wetlands, according to Audubon Great Lakes. Some of Wisconsin’s most vulnerable species, like the black tern and great egret depend on healthy and abundant wetlands to thrive.

The FY25-FY27 biennial budget, signed into law by the governor earlier this month, includes:

Alliance and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity (UWGB), that is working to understand how birds are responding to this important conservation.

Since 2021, volunteer bird monitors have conducted hundreds of surveys, documented more than 117 bird species, and counted more than 40,000 individual birds at Oneida restoration sites— an incredible testament to the importance of this restoration and the dedication of the project volunteers. The project also aims to build community among bird watchers in the area and elevate Oneida’s rich culture, history and language. This important funding will support valuable conservation, data collection and knowledge-sharing work.

Unfortunately, for the first time in its more than 30year history, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program did not receive funding in the state budget. Legislation (AB 315/SB 316) has been introduced to reauthorize the program, which expires in 2026.

• $2 million in funding for the Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant Program. In addition to providing habitat for vulnerable marsh birds, wetlands can store an incredible amount of floodwater to reduce flood risk. Signed into law last year, the program provides funds for local governments to restore and conserve wetlands and undertake other proactive strategies before flooding events occur.

• $350,000 for the Oneida-Audubon Bird Monitoring Program and habitat restoration work, for the second biennial budget in a row. The Oneida Nation has restored more than 3,000 acres of reservation wetlands, grasslands, prairies and forests in Northeastern Wisconsin, alleviating water pollution and the spread of invasive plant species. The Bird-Monitoring Program is a collaborative partnership between Oneida Nation, Audubon Great Lakes, Northeastern Wisconsin Bird

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Since 1989, more than 1,500 Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program grants have benefited each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, funding the protection and conservation of vital wildlife habitat, as well as maintenance and upkeep of waterways, parks, forests and trails. In Door County alone, the fund has delivered $64.3 million, spread over 480 different projects.

This spring, Audubon members gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol for Audubon Great Lakes Advocacy Day to urge state lawmakers to advance conservation solutions to protect birds. Hundreds more sent letters to their legislators in support of conservation solutions.

“Together, we can protect Wisconsin’s birds and the places they depend on,” Vigue said. “Thank you to Audubon members from across Wisconsin for speaking up for birds and the places they need across our state. Voices like yours are making a difference for birds.”

SMALL SOUVENIR HOLDS BIG MEANING

In the 1960s, the Flor-Ada Club in Baileys Harbor was the place to go for the best steak – and where I experienced my first kiddy cocktail.

Fast forward, upon my father’s passing/while going through his stuff, we came upon an ashtray that my dad apparently “borrowed” from the Club (although he didn’t smoke) and matches that he collected wherever.

We reached out to the current owners of the Augusta Club –Shane and Maddy Kwaterski –and they were delighted to receive my text regarding the ashtray.

Jerry Kwaterski, Shane’s dad, and Jerry’s twin brother, Joe, apparently did not have one single

souvenir from their parents’ original club following the club’s devastating fire (after which the business stayed in the family with Jerry and Joe, but was rebranded as Florian II Supper Club, and then in 2023, Shane and Maddy took over, rebranding it as the Augusta Club). We arranged for a reunion on July 1 of this year to bring the ashtray home. Jerry said he was overwhelmed to receive the ashtray and we ultimately learned of the legendary skunks that were pictured on the matchbooks, and more on the history of the club. It was an extremely feel-good experience and removed the guilt for my dad “borrowing” the ashtray.

Bev Lohs Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Emily Wood, executive director of the Door County Land Trust, was awarded one of the annual Lake Michigan Champion

Jerry and Mindi Kwaterski with an ashtray from Jerry’s parents’ original Baileys Harbor business, the Flor-Ada Club. BEV LOHS

Fish of a Lifetime is K/D Leader

Luxemburg’s Ravet reels in a 42-inch, 33.60-pound salmon by

KEVIN NAZE gofishwisconsin@gmail.com

Halfway through the 43rd annual Kewaunee/ Door County Salmon Tournament, this much is certain: there will be a 30-pound-plus winning fish for the 11th straight year, tying a record set from 1989 to 1999.

Steve Ravet of Luxemburg was fishing opening night (July 11) with Mike and Dale Petersilka aboard Total Chaos – Mike’s 27-foot Baha Cruiser – when what would turn out to be a 42-inch, 33.60-pound Chinook salmon smashed a blue Howie Fly set deep in Lake Michigan out of Washington Island.

“It was a little total chaos,” Ravet said. “We had two lines tangled together and a fish on. They were cleaning it up, and while I’m netting that fish this one hit, so I got it because they were taking care of the mess.”

The trio had landed a pair of 14-pound-class salmon earlier. Each made one run. So when Ravet’s fish sizzled out line on three separate runs and battled for nearly a half-hour, they knew it was a big one.

“I’m pretty excited,” said Ravet, contacted via phone after weighing in at Mann’s Mercantile. “I’ve been fishing a long time, many years, and this is my first fish over 30 pounds. I always said if I get one over 30, I’d get it mounted. All these years, and finally it happened.”

A 1984 graduate of LuxemburgCasco High School, Ravet said he’s been fishing with four Petersilkas and another friend for about 35 years, the last decade or so at a friend’s place on the island.

“We spend a week up here with two boats,” Ravet said. “It’s more than fishing. All the years of razzing and what-not happening. You know how it is.”

His previous biggest salmon weighed about 28 pounds. This one topped that by 5 pounds, and as of this writing, was more than 7-1/2 pounds heavier than the second-place fish, a 25.95-pound Island “king” landed by Austin Novak.

Brad Strehlow held third with a 25.27 caught near Baileys Harbor.

“That’s incredible,” Ravet said. “We were pretty lucky to have that fish.”

The contest runs through noon Sunday, July 20. Track the leaderboard and see more photos at facebook.com/ kdsalmon2025/.

Brown Trout Derby The 44th Marinette & Menominee

Great Lakes Sport Fishermen Brown Trout Derby – a multi-species fishing contest on Green Bay and Lake Michigan – has announced a major increase in cash prizes for the July 2627 event.

New this year, the heaviest brown trout will be worth $1,500, nearly four times more than in the past. In addition, the largest Chinook will be worth $1,000, five times more than last year. The top rainbow trout will be worth $500 (up from $100), and the

heaviest walleye $300, triple the 2024 award.

There are 30 places paid down in the brown trout category, 10 in the salmon and five each in the rainbow and walleye divisions. The derby is headquartered at Menominee Memorial Marina.

Tickets cost $25, with raffle tickets for cash and fishing prizes also available. They can be purchased at A&K Bait and Tackle and a number of other Bay Cities businesses. For more information, check out the group’s Facebook page at facebook.com/profile.

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Wolf Depredations

Wolves have killed at least 15 calves, 11 hunting dogs, two steers, one pet dog and one livestock guard dog in 13 northern and central Wisconsin counties so far this year. In addition, wolf harassment or threats have been verified on five other dogs (three pets, two guard dogs), two horses, 79 cattle and 150 captive whitetails in eight counties. There have also been 12 unconfirmed wolf depredations and five safety complaints in 12 counties. See an interactive wolf depredation threats map at dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/ WildlifeHabitat/wolf/maps.

Water Levels Inch Up

Plentiful rainfall has helped Lake Michigan’s water levels rise about 3 inches since mid-June, but lake levels are still about 10 inches lower than they were last summer. The lake has lost about 38 inches since the record high in 2020 and is about 5 inches below the 100-year average. Water levels are still 28 inches above the record monthly low, set in 1964.

by JULIE GILBERT, President & CEO, Destination Door County

As July continues to unfold, Door County is buzzing with the energy of summer. Visitors are here to explore the beauty, charm and culture that make this place so extraordinary, and their presence plays a major role in supporting the vibrancy of our communities. We know the summer season brings busier roads, crowded trails and longer lines, but it also brings opportunity. In 2024 alone, Door County’s visitor economy generated a record $651.2 million in economic impact, supporting 3,524 local jobs and fueling the businesses, organizations, and services that benefit us all. When visitors dine in our restaurants, stay in our lodgings and shop in our stores, their dollars ripple through every corner of our local economy. That spending helps small businesses thrive, supports year-round jobs, and makes possible the amenities, festivals, arts and cultural events we all enjoy, not just in summer, but throughout the year.

This thriving economy also allows Destination Door County to invest in the things that matter most to all of you. Through efforts like the Community Investment Fund, the Door County Stewardship Plan, and our growing sustainability initiative – including free water stations at local events – we’re working together to preserve what makes Door County so special, while ensuring that tourism contributes to the well-being of every community throughout the peninsula.

We know summer isn’t always easy. It brings more traffic, longer lines and a faster pace all around. But just by living here and sharing your favorite spots, offering a wave, or simply showing patience, you help shape what people feel when they visit Door County. It’s that everyday kindness and community spirit that leaves a lasting impression. And it’s part of what makes this such a special place to live, too.

Thank you for all you do to make Door County the place we’re proud to call home. Whether you’ve lived here for generations or just a few seasons, your care for this community helps keep it beautiful, welcoming and thriving, not just for today, but for the future.

Together, we can help ensure that Door County remains not just a great place to visit but a community that continues to reflect the values and character of the people who live here.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to reach out to me at: julie@doorcounty.com.

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Beyond most outfield fences, there are generally mature, idyllic trees. At Maplewood, the spruces extend so close to the 276-foot left-field line – shortest porch in the league – that balls that hit this Evergreen Monster are home runs.

The exception is West Jacksonport. The corn beyond the fence is pure Field of Dreams.

But no diamond stirs admiration, fascination and, yes, controversy like Washington Island’s diamond.

“It’s the best game-day experience,’’ said former Sister Bay standout Tucker Emerson.

“I hate it up there,’’ West Jacksonport manager Eric Bley said. “If I could do it, I would just forfeit and take the loss every year. You go up there, their fans are just rude. They wrap around both sides of the

fence. And I live in Wrightstown, so I’ve got to drive three hours to get up there.’’ All good reasons. Except that other visitors thrive on the abuse and the travel.

“I love playing on the Island,’’ Egg Harbor veteran Riley Spetz said. “It’s a good atmosphere and there’s a lot of people yelling at you. There’s been some good heckles over the years. There’s a lady that sits behind home plate and yells, “Screen ball!’’ to get you to throw a passed ball. It gets the juices going. [Playing on the Island] is a highlight, just getting to be here and ride the ferry.’’

That would be Karla Jessen Gunnlaugsson.

“She wanted me to move out of the way when I was in the hole [waiting to bat] so she could yell at [Egg Harbor pitcher] Drew Price,’’ said Islanders third baseman Matt Foss, who was happy to oblige.

Bays, Baseball and Banter - Hardball in Sister Bay

TUESDAY, JULY

“Oh yeah, you hear the fans,’’ Egg Harbor infielder Nick Kita said. “When I’m playing, I usually tune them out. But some guys – well, there’s a couple of voices that you hear from wherever you are. You know who they are, and usually they’re the repeat offenders.’’

It’s all part of Island charm.

“It’s everything,’’ manager Joe Cornell said of the team’s fan support.

“I cherish the Island ballpark because it’s where I remember coming to watch the Islanders as a kid,’’ said Foss, whose great uncles, Dennis and Bob Young, wore Islander green and gold on their way to the Door County Baseball Hall of Fame.

“This is where I first started playing Little League. It’s intimate; the fans are right on top of the action. I can close my eyes and picture longtime fans who are no longer with us like Joy Gunnlaugsson, Gert Young, Jeannie Hutchins, Lonnie Johnson, Barbara Hansen, Jake and Shirley Ellefson, Dickie Bjarnarson, Tom and Bev Cook, and countless others. Baseball really is the Island’s family heirloom. It is something that has been passed down from generations on. I’m very lucky to be a small part of it.’’

The Islanders routinely draw 500 fans to their home games, which are a can’tmiss community event. Even at their July 6 home game, when the weather was better suited to the Edmund Fitzgerald than an umbrella drink, the whole island turned out.

PENINSULA PAINTING AND DOOR COUNTY PAINTS MOVE

For over 15 years, Peninsula Painting and Door County Paints has served Door County with interior and exterior painting, log home staining and maintenance, and Benjamin Moore paint sold from its location at 2613 S. Bayshore Drive (next to Champeau Floor Covering). The business has relocated to 1825 County Road ZZ in Sister Bay, next to Appleport Storage. For questions or project inquiries, call 920.839.5545 or email info@ peninsulapainting@gmail.com.

Then again, manager Joe Cornell booked Wendy Worthington, the Islanders’ most popular National Anthem singer, for the holiday game. Yes, in a league that tends to play weathered recordings, the Islanders have a rotation of Anthem singers. The Islanders diamond also has a mystique.

“No lead is safe here,’’ Egg Harbor infielder Cory Fuller said before the Indians took on the Islanders. “You can be up 5 runs, 10 runs, 15 runs. They’ll make comebacks. They have a great fan base. It just inspires them to play a little better.’’ And then the Washington Island nine proved his point. After falling behind 9-0, the Islanders had the tying run at the plate before coming up short, stranding two baserunners in a 9-6 loss. With that, the Indians packed up their gear, headed for the ferry dock and exhaled.

“It’s not bad coming up here once a year,’’ Nick Kita said.

Herb Gould will be signing copies of his new deep-dive biography, Lambeau: The Epic Life of The Man Who Invented the Green Bay Packers from 8 am to noon this Saturday at the Sturgeon Bay farmer’s market (Martin Park). The book

change is designed to better align programs with industry needs, expand student opportunities, and ensure long-term success for graduates and the communities they serve.

The six new colleges include the College of Advanced Manufacturing & Skilled Trades, the College of Allied Health, the College of Business, Communication & Social Sciences, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Safety and the College of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math).

This academic restructure is designed to evolve with the needs of students, employers, and the region.

For example, at NWTC, STEM is among the most common transfer areas to four-year universities. Previously, programs like Engineering Technology were housed within the Trades and Engineering department, while much of the supporting coursework was spread across different academic areas. This sometimes made it harder for students to see how their courses connected or to navigate a clear academic path.

With the launch of the new College of STEM, students will have a more connected and supportive experience, with well-defined course plans, coordinated guidance from faculty and advisors, and better access to transfer opportunities in their area of study.

For students currently enrolled at NWTC, this transition will not affect tuition, financial aid eligibility, program-specific accreditations, or transfer agreements. Students can expect clearer guidance as they move through their programs, as well as stronger connections to future careers through more focused academic and industry alignment.

For more information on NWTC training pathways and career opportunities by visiting nwtc.edu/ academics-and-training.

Homeschooling Opportunities Grow With Peninsula Roots

by ELEANOR CORBIN eleanor@ppulse.com

For Carrie Reyment’s family, homeschooling makes sense, she said. Having recovered from a cancer diagnosis at the age of 25, Reyment said she and her husband decided to prioritize time with their children while exploring the world with them.

“We thought this was the right choice for our family,” she said.

But they didn’t want to deprioritize making connections at home. This past year, Reyment founded the non-profit Peninsula Roots as a way to bring homeschooled students together to make friends and participate in unique opportunities. She has been hosting events since last September.

Reyment was born and raised in Egg Harbor and moved back to the area in 2021 after 15 years living elsewhere. She has homeschooled all four of her children, ages 3, 6, 10 and 12, since the beginning of their education. Before the family’s return to Door County, Reyment said the most challenging piece of their homeschooling journey was introducing her kids to others around the same age. In the four

years she’s been back, her family has found a large community of families who home educate through the Door County Homeschoolers Facebook group. Over 70 families in Door County home educate, she said.

Reyment was inspired to found Peninsula Roots by this informal group, which organizes get-togethers and social events.

“I just want people to know that there’s a giant community, and people of all different walks of life, that are there to support them, because it [homeschooling] can be really lonely and overwhelming at first,” she said Over the past school year, her nonprofit arranged group hikes, ice skating excursions, cooking classes, craft sessions and more, averaging 40 students in attendance, she said. Reyment also organized special lessons, like a tour of a local post office or a presentation on mushroom inoculation, and the group meets for a couple of hours every Friday for recreational and social time together.

To celebrate the end of the school year, Peninsula Roots hosted a cookout with over 80 individuals in attendance. This community of home educators has been a positive experience for Reyment, who said

On day one alone, the group sold over 300 cups of lemonade – over 500 by the end of day two, Schoeneman said.

she is “obsessed” with the support she receives from the group. “I just have found so many people who I probably wouldn’t normally connect with,” she said. “It’s been so good because, how do you learn, right? From other people who are not exactly like you.”

Peninsula Roots doesn’t just create a space for the children; the first Thursday of every month is “Mom’s Night In,” an opportunity for moms in the group to socialize without the children.

Heading into the 2025-26 school year, Peninsula Roots is expanding its offerings to include preschool. The Peninsula Roots Montessoriinspired preschool in Fish Creek is intended to open in September of this year, offering both full-time and part-time schedules. Other classes, which cost between $10 and $15 each, include subjects like World Geography, Science Sleuths and Adventure Readers. Each is an hour or two in length and occurs once a week. Instructors are members of the community, like former science teachers and members of professional theaters.

Learn more about Peninsula Roots’ offerings and to register for classes and preschool at peninsularoots.org.

and the importance of involving students. Fundraising opportunities for projects like a playground enable students to see their efforts payoff, she said.

PATRICIA JUNE MALKEMUS

d. July 12, 2025

Patricia June Malkemus, also known as Pat, Patty June, and Junie, (nee Miller), 95, died peacefully in her sleep July 12, 2025. Patricia lived a life of experience and love, her life taking her to locations including St. Louis, Chicago, and Door County, where she and her husband retired, living a wonderful life in Egg Harbor.

She graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1948, and afterwards Patricia attended Northwestern University, where she was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, attaining her bachelor’s degree. After college, she met and fell in love with her eventual husband William (Bill) F. Malkemus II. She worked as a school teacher and as an interior designer in her professional life. Together with Bill, they raised three wonderful children, and spent a life of love and happiness for 66 years of marriage. Patricia and Bill loved to travel, seeing the world, including amazing trips to Europe, the Bahamas, and Hawaii. Anyone who interacted with them knew theirs was a true love story.

Patricia was a wonderful wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She was a social butterfly, and she and Bill loved hosting get togethers with their friends, to whom she was fiercely loyal, and cared deeply. That loyalty and affection was repaid in kind by those friends, who loved Patricia dearly.

She was deeply connected to several charities, including the Wounded Warrior Project, Birch Creek Music Performance Center, Doctors Without Borders, and others. It was of utmost importance to Patricia that she share her good fortune with others, and she went out of her way to do so.

Patricia was preceded in death by her husband William Malkemus, her sister Elaine Jaeger (nee Miller), and greatgrandchild Sydney Granger.

Patricia is survived by three children, Jeanne Brinkley, Rick (Lisa) Malkemus, and Tricia (Paul) Hart; grandchildren Jeremiah Eric Granger, Jason (Lillian) Granger, Amanda Brinkley, Clayton Hart, Jonathon Hart, and Colin Hart; and great grandchildren Mary Granger, Cameron Granger, Kelsey Granger, Gloria Malkemus, and Josephine BentleyHart.

Private family services will be held at a later date for Patricia.

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking donations be directed to Unity Hospice: 2366 Oak Ridge Cir, De Pere, WI 54115 or Birch Creek Music Performance Center: 3821 County Rd E, Egg Harbor, WI 54209.

Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Patricia may be shared with her family through her tribute page at huehnsfuneralhome.com

For the first time this year, the event included a “carnival games” stand, where kids could win Jibbitz charms – small, rubber accessories – to add to bracelets. In an interview about opening the new Sunrise playground, school principal Katie Smullen spoke about the renovation efforts

“We wanted them [the students] to feel and understand that when you work hard at something, it can happen,” Smullen said.

Sunrise Elementary students in Sturgeon Bay raised over $2,500 for the Sawyer Elementary playground project through their lemonade stand. ELEANOR CORBIN Lemonade Stand continued from page 1

The Sturgeon Bay School District continues to accept donations toward the Sawyer Elementary playground project.

(From left) Door County homeschoolers watch a CPR demonstration. / A group of homeschooled children in Door County get together for arts and crafts. / One of Peninsula Roots’ excursions for homeschooled children this past school year included a trip to the ice skating rink. SUBMITTED

life NOTES

As a free public service to our readers, the Peninsula Pulse presents Life Notes, devoted to the notable milestones in life, from birth to significant birthdays to engagements, weddings and obituaries. The deadline for submissions is noon on Friday. Send submissions to lifenotes@ppulse.com. The Pulse reserves the right to edit submissions to conform to space. Call 920.839.2121 for details. Birth notices are from Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay unless otherwise noted.

BIRTHS

Amaya Collins and Christian Terhardt, of Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a baby girl born on july 11, 2025 at Door County Medical Center. The maternal grandparents are Kari Merchant and Wesley Collins, of Sturgeon Bay. The paternal grandparents are Sara and jason Terhardt, of Sturgeon Bay.

Kali and Kellan Olson, of Sturgeon Bay, are the parents for a baby girl born on july 10, 2025 at Door County Medical Center. The maternal grandparents are Lisa and Larry Boldt, of DePere. The paternal grandparents are Kimberly and Dean Olson, of Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Alexandria and Raymond McDonald, of Washington Island, are the parents of a baby girl born on july 7, 2025 at Door County Medical Center. The maternal grandparent is Beatriz Anderson, of Washington Island. The paternal grandparents are Paula and jeff McDonald, of Washington Island.

DEATHS

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Gerald (Jerry) Buehler

March 30, 1937 - July 12, 2025

Patricia June Malkemus

d. July 12, 2025

Lois McDonald Dec. 8, 1935 - July 12, 2025

Joyce E. Clark May 17, 1934 - July 10, 2025

Gary “Belgie” M. Willems

Sept. 21, 1948 - July 8, 2025

Theodore Bevry Olson Sept. 11, 1940 – Nov. 13, 2024

OBITUARIES

William M. Brungraber

May 25, 1937 - July 14, 2025

William M. Brungraber, 88, jacksonport,

diedon Monday, july 14, 2025, at Serenity Springs at Scandia Village, Sister Bay. He was born on May 25, 1937, the son of William and Marie (Smejkel) Brungraber. William graduated from St Norbert, DePere and attended St. Norbert College in Green Bay. He married joanne Alice Franke, on Dec. 26, 1960. They lived on Clark’s Lake throughout

THEODORE BEVRY OLSON

Even the mightiest engine runs out of steam. With deep love and poignancy, we honor the memory of Ted Olson, who passed away on Nov. 13, 2024, in Fairfax County, Virginia, surrounded by his wife Lady and his children, Christine and Ken.

Known as a lion of the law, a revered Supreme Court advocate and patriot who served two administrations, Ted was first a loving husband, son, father, grandparent, and great grandparent. His personal charisma buttressed his effectiveness as lawyer and leader. With reliable wit, Ted could charm with well-timed oneliners delivered in a baritone deep enough to make ribs rumble. His lack of conceit, intellectual equanimity, and mentorship skills (active listening) endeared him to friends and colleagues across the spectrum of political affiliation, color and gender. His Viking verve, tenacity and vitality lifted him and inspired all in his midst. Like sharks who must swim or sink (a metaphor he often invoked), Ted propelled himself forward every day, pulling his own oar so strongly he inevitably carried others, even while going through challenge and personal pain.

Ted will be forever admired and sorely missed by his family and friends, colleagues, mentees, and the many whose lives he touched. His personal legacy will live on: leadership through professional honor and integrity, strength through discipline, devotion garnered through consistently respectful treatment of others.

Ted was born on Sept. 11, 1940, in Chicago, first child of Yvonne Bevry and Lester W. Olson, both of Norwegian ancestors who settled in Door County. His mother Yvonne became a writer, poet and teacher. His father Les became a career engineer with United Airlines, having started as a part-time employee, without a college degree, cleaning parts in United’s Chicago hub. Les rose eventually to director of engineering overseeing plane maintenance for United. During WWII the airline took the family from Chicago to Brooklyn, Cheyenne to California, settling in 1947 in the San Francisco Bay area, where United had established a maintenance hub. Ted spent his formative years in Los Altos, the heart of apricot orchards in the 50’s and 60’s, now Silicon Valley. He was a member of the first graduating class of Los Altos High School.

Ted’s immediate family grew over the following seventeen years, with the addition of sisters Claudia, Kirstin and Joan, and brother John. As the family grew, they traveled summers back to Door County, where, as a boy, Ted worked summers picking cherries with sister Claudia, alongside Jamaican migrant workers singing in the orchards. Ted watched his grandfather Bevry milk the cows and tickle the backs of hogs with a long stick he had whittled specially to render such pleasure.

Influences on Ted cohered with the strong example of his parents, grounded citizens with a marriage as rock solid as the Niagara escarpment under their native Door County. Reared on the Sturgeon Bay dairy farm, Yvonne had learned discipline through the daily duties of her hardworking parents, stewards of livestock and pets of all variety. Yvonne evolved to become a reader and writer of intellectual heft, driven by lifelong curiosity. After raising her five children, Yvonne set to ghostwriting stories of her husband’s engineering feats as a teenager, which ranged from the assembly of an RCMP Harley from junkyard parts in a box he bought for $5… to the raising of a 100-foot radio antenna in the dirt of Door County during the Great Depression. Les’s desire to communicate across the oceans persisted and eventually both he and Yvonne became ham radio enthusiasts.

An engineer and cautious aviator who taught Ted to fly as a boy, Les cautioned against becoming a pilot hobbyist, likening to an “organ donor.” Les taught his son forward motion, positivity… to strive, but always with intelligent caution, a lesson echoed by Ted’s future boss Ronald Reagan: “Trust but verify.”

Much was expected of the oldest child of Les and Yvonne, but perhaps not anticipated was the ferocity of his talent for verbal combat. Ted Olson loved to argue. His natural skill for debate evolved as an undergraduate at the University of the Pacific under the mentorship of a formidably charismatic debate coach, Paul Winters, who pursued candidates for debate who showed promise- but were often ignored or excluded in 1950’s America. In Ted’s years, Coach Winters’ winning team included a Native American, two African Americans, one of whom was legally blind, and several women… a bold move for the times, one that empowered his appreciative students, heightening their potential, distilling it from the mash. One of Ted’s teammates, Horace Wheatly, made a lasting impression on Ted-- in his oratory skills and as object of racial injustice in the deep South. Traveling cross-country with the team for tournaments in 1961, Horace was denied service in the restaurant of a meal stop in Oklahoma. Ted intervened by telling the proprietor he would cook Horace’s dinner in the kitchen himself- and then took the team elsewhere. The bigotry shown his teammate jolted Ted, having been raised in the progressive milieu of northern California.

their marriage and remained members of St. Michael’s (Stella Maris) Catholic Church in jacksonport. William and joanne had one daughter, Renee Lewis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be prayed at 11 am on Friday, july 18, 2025, at Stella Maris Catholic Churchjacksonport, 6236 Hwy 57 He will be laid to rest in Blossomberg Cemetery during a private family ceremony. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 9 am to 10:45 am at the church on Friday, july 18, 2025.

Patricia Ann Peterson Sept. 18, 1953 - July 9, 2025

Patricia Ann Peterson, 71, of Sturgeon Bay, died on july 9, 2025. She was born Sept. 18, 1953, in the Town of Lincoln to Clarence and Verna (jandrin) Wery.

Patricia graduated from Southern Door High School in 1971. On May 7, 1983, she married Donald Lee Peterson. He preceded her in death on April 30, 2013. Patricia worked as a cook at the Country Kitchen for many years and worked at Pick N’ Save as a butcher in the meat department. She loved to cook and spend time in her garden and reading many, many books. Patricia especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Memorial services were conducted at the Forbes Funeral Home at 1 pm on Saturday, july 12, 2025. Visitation was from 10 am until the time of services at the funeral home on Saturday. On-line condolences may be offered at forbesfuneralhome.com

Sept. 11, 1940 – Nov. 13, 2024

After graduating from University of Pacific with degrees in political science and history plus the top prize in Journalism for his contributions as editor of the school paper, Ted matriculated at UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall at the time), graduating in 1965. Ted joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles, where he became a valued partner until his death. Ted often remarked that his six decades as a lawyer included only two employers: Gibson Dunn and the United States. His decades long partnership at Gibson was twice interrupted by Presidential appointments: in 1981, Ted was asked by President Ronald Reagan (his former client at Gibson Dunn) to serve as Associate Attorney General of the United States for the Office of Legal Counsel, where he advised the President on legal matters involving the Executive Branch. Two decades later he was appointed Solicitor General of the United States under President George W. Bush, during which he argued over a third of his lifetime sixty-five cases before the United States Supreme Court. Ted’s Washington career was spotlighted by such matters as the 1981 air traffic controllers strike, in which Ted advised President Reagan at a critical stage, facilitating its resolution. He argued on behalf of President Bush in Bush v. Gore, which resolved the electoral college tie in the 2000 election. In his last decades of private practice, he fought to defend Constitutional civil liberties, serving as lead lawyer on the winning side of the groundbreaking 2013 Supreme Court decision establishing the right to marry for our gay citizens in the state of California; two years later the High Court resolved the issue for every state in a separate case argued by Mary Bonauto. Ted argued the case decided by the Court in 2020 that preserved residency protections for DACA recipients (“Dreamers”), established by executive order of President Obama in 2012.

The wisdom of another of Ted’s mentors, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, manifested during his five-year litigation for marriage equality: “Fight for the things you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” When Ted and team filed suit in 2009, outcome in the case was viewed skeptically even by members of the gay community. Undiscouraged, Ted deployed his talent for team-building to unite lawyers from his own firm, from the City of San Francisco and the firm of co-counsel David Boies… coalescing vast support over time, by writing, publishing, traveling the country conducting media interviews. Together the team persuaded folks to open their minds, examine within their predisposed biases. Public opinion on gay marriage flipped during those five years, from a clear majority against gay marriage to a majority in favor-- by decision time, June of 2013.

Throughout his career, Ted embraced cases across the traditional dichotomy of conservative/liberal ideology, defying attempts to box him into un-nuanced category. Ted was the master of his own school of thought, rooted in respect for human dignity and the institutions of American democracy and Rule of Law. His ethos was grounded in action. As a partner in the L.A. office of Gibson Dunn, Ted mentored to partnership an African American woman and first Mexican American woman. Across his career and on both coasts, Ted mentored the young: new and aspiring lawyers, his own children and granddaughters, nieces and nephews, always with relish and a sense of duty.

As public and private citizen, Ted’s libertarian instincts bubbled up throughout his life, beginning in 1964 when he campaigned for Barry Goldwater for President. Ted became a leader of the Federalist Society after it was born of a handful of founders in the early 1980’s (now numbering over 75,000), hosting yearly picnics for chapter presidents in his Virginia backyard, nine of those years with his co-host, wife Lady. Ted wanted to encourage new branches on college campuses, as a counterweight to his growing sense of a monochromatic brand of liberalism in academia that verged on institutional group think, discouraging opposing views. Consistent with his fierce belief in freedom of expression, Ted pressed Fed Soc, as it is known, to resist taking official policy positions on issues and instead foster the forum as a robust marketplace of ideas, deploying the Socratic method to build discussion upon cornerstone values of free expression and thought. Indeed, owing in part to Ted’s influence, the Society invited eminent journalist Bari Weiss (a woman married to a woman) to keynote speak at the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, fall of 2023. Bari received a robust standing ovation.

Complementing his law practice, Ted served for many years on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Board, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, and the Presidential Commission on White House Fellows.

A prodigious reader of all genres, he devoured news and information with the appetite of a Norwegian Bigfoot, always seeking diverse sources and points of view.

A life largely in overdrive, Ted appreciated downtime with his family and friends… a good Cabernet Sauvignon never far from

Gary Risser July 22, 1963 - July 5, 2025 Gary Risser, age 61, of Egg Harbor, formerly of Chicago, died on july 5, 2025. He was born july 22, 1963 in Chicago, to Phillip and joyce (Darge) Risser. He graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago. Gary was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399. Gary’s career was primarily dedicated to the operations of the Prudential Building in Chicago along with Stagehands Local #2 with time spent at Chicago Fox TV and NBC TV. Gary’s primary interests were motorcycles and muscle cars. Gary will be laid to rest at Mary Hill Cemetery, Chicago, near his father and brother. Huehns Funeral Home, Inc. & Door County Crematory LLC are assisting the family. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Gary may be shared with his family through his tribute at HuehnsFuneralHome.com

Deborah Ann Knauer (Orsted) d. July 3, 2025

Deborah Ann Knauer (Orsted), age 70 of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on july 3, 2025, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, surrounded by her family. A celebration of Deb’s life will be held from 12 – 4 pm on Saturday, july 26, 2025 at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, 600 Nautical Dr, continued on page 9

reach. With joie de vivre and his mother’s curiosity, he traveled and biked across the world with myriad friends, enjoying a rich social and extracurricular life with wife Lady, and as often as possible with his kids, grandkids and great-grands. Ted was perhaps happiest when enveloped in cherished family and sylvan beauty at the “Tip ‘o the Thumb” of the Door County Peninsula. Every summer until his death, Ted and siblings continued the Olson rite of pilgrimage to Ellison Bay, to bathe in the simple pleasures of the natural world: fishing trout, salmon and whitefish in Lake Michigan and in the spring-fed waters of Europe Lake... grilling under pine-tree canopies... hiking through the birch groves or on tranquil Isle View Road, where red-winged blackbirds sing from the slough to herald the advent of Spring. Ted valued the community spirit of Door, a place of grounded folk who care about the land, the water, without pretense or any agenda but to preserve its natural beauty for the enjoyment of all. He supported the abundant creative arts milieu of his native county. He enjoyed sunsets on Europe Lake, taking in his great-grandkids’ discovery of nature’s delights in the lake and surrounding woods. Ted particularly loved to walk his Aussies with Lady through the wooded trails behind their home on Lake Michigan, trails blazed by brother John. Or to read a George Higgins mystery on the deck under the pines, Willie Nelson playing on the deck speakers, Lake Michigan lapping at the shore, just below.

Ted Olson is survived by his devoted wife and partner of 22 years, Lady Evelyn Booth, a lawyer and mission driven entrepreneur who joined enthusiastically with her husband in every facet of their personal and professional lives, most rewardingly in their 7 year legal fight for marriage equality.

Ted is survived by his loving son and daughter from his marriage to Karen Beatie Wood: Christine E. Olson, corporate executive with American Express, born in 1966 in Los Angeles to the delight of Ted’s parents and brothers and sisters… and son Kenneth J. Olson, who followed in 1969, a talented technology specialist, currently network manager for Loudon County, Virginia.

His is survived by three granddaughters: Hayley Olson Godwin (James), Jillian Olson and Kirstin Olson, all career women whom “Grandpa Ted” was fiercely proud of.

He is survived by five great-grandchildren, Henry, Thomas, Rose, Eloise and Delilah.

Ted is also survived by his four siblings, all of whom share summers together in Door County: Claudia Alt, John Olson, Kirstin Cravens and husband Dee, Joan Hushahn and husband Max.

Ted is survived by many beloved nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grand-nephews.

Ted is also survived by his second wife, Jolie Bales, whose sister Kate Moulene connected Ted to the Proposition 8 marriage equality litigation.

Ted was preceded in death by his parents, Yvonne and Lester, stepfather Dick, sister-in-law Susi Olson, and wife Barbara Bracher Olson, who perished tragically on 09/11/2001. At home, Ted’s and Lady’s Aussie shepherds await his return for their daily walks.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 on the morning on July 26 at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay. Visitation at 10 am.

The family kindly requests, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to a Door County organization supported by Ted and Lady: Door County Land Trust: https://www.doorcountylandtrust.org

Liberty Grove Historical Society: https://libertygrovehistorical.org Write On, Door County: writeondoorcounty.org.

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Sturgeon Bay. Guests are invited to wear bright colors, bring a wildflower and share a story, a laugh, or a hug in her honor.

Debbie will be laid to rest at St. Mary Cemetery, in Appleton, at a later date. For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit wichmannfuneralhomes.com

Charles W. Dickson, Jr.

Aug. 9, 1926 - Feb. 28, 2025

Charles W. Dickson jr., 98, of Des Moines, Iowa, died on Feb. 28, 2025. Charles was born on Aug.. 9, 1926 in Des Moines, the son of Charles (Sr) and Delta (Snow) Dickson. Charles in the Army in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. In 1954, he married Sigrid Becker, with whom he was parent to Emily, Robert, and Thomas. Charles spent

GARY “BELGIE” M. WILLEMS

Sept. 21, 1948 - July 8, 2025

a majority of his life split between his family home in Des Moines, and the house he helped build in Door County. He volunteered at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Meal Site, The Ridges, The Noble House, Birch Creek Music Center, an usher at Peninsula Players, was a well-known historical storyteller for the Fish Boils held at Rowleys Bay Resort. Graveside committal and military honors will be held at 10 am Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025 at Blossomberg Cemetery at Peninsula State Park.

LOIS McDONALD

Dec. 8, 1935 - July 12, 2025

JOYCE E. CLARK

May 17, 1934 - July 10, 2025

Joyce E. Clark, 91, formerly of Forestville, was called home to her Lord and Savior, Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center. She was born May 17, 1934, in Algoma, to Fred and Anna (Gleichner) Wierschke.

Joyce graduated from Algoma High School in 1952.

She worked as a nursing assistant for the Algoma Hospital for a few years. Most of her life was a stay at home mom, raising her eight children and also helping on the farm.

Joyce enjoyed spending time with her family, bowling, her flower gardens, which she spent many hours making sure they were perfect, bus trips and her dog, Micki.

Legend since 1948. Husband since 1978. Daddy since 1981. Boppy since 2018. Gary “Belgie” Willems passed away peacefully following a short illness on July 8, 2025, surrounded by family at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay. For the past 11.5 years, Gary held Aurora close to his heart after their doctors and nurses saved his life following a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Each time he drove past the hospital, he would give it a thumbs up. It was a place of second chances and gratitude, and his family finds comfort in knowing his final chapter was written in the very place that gave them so many extra years and memories with him.

Gary felt blessed to be gifted with this extra time to see his son get married, meet his grandchildren and give his blessing for his daughter’s engagement. Retirement looked good on him. In 2023 the entire family was able to vacation in Florida for Thanksgiving, a special memory for all of them.

Gary was born on Sept. 21, 1948, in Sturgeon Bay, the firstborn of four children to Earl and Rita (Baeten) Willems. Their young family resided in Fish Creek in the second-floor apartment of The Rock Tavern, built by Gary’s grandfather, Louis Willems, presently Alexander’s. A couple years later they made Sister Bay their permanent home.

Gary graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1966. He often recalled how he loved playing football during his high school years. After briefly attending UW-Milwaukee, responsibility called him back to Sister Bay, where he returned to work at the family business, Sister Bay Bowl. He found his rhythm behind the bar and on the bowling lanes, where his work ethic and one-liners would make him a cornerstone, and character, of the community.

Early in life, Gary enjoyed skiing at Nor Ski Ridge where he told his children.he earned the nickname “Ski-OMatic.” They would later learn their dad’s motto, “a story is not worth telling unless you embellish it.” As a young man, Gary enjoyed years of participating in tavern league softball with friends and was a fixture of the Door County Bowling League. He especially loved golfing and did so into his 60s. He appreciated a good malt (not a shake!) or a cold beer.

While his legend was born behind the bar, his true pride was his family. On May 10, 1978, he married Sherrie Berg in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They had two children, Rachel and Lukas. To know Belg was to know how much he loved his kids - he once told Sherrie they should have had seven! He was proud of Lukas’s time on the Gibraltar Golf Team and traveled to watch the team compete at State multiple times. In recent years, he loved taking Rachel out to breakfast, special father/ daughter memories that are cherished now.

Gary treasured his time in Florida for the annual springtime family vacations, and he loved traveling to Copper Harbor, Michigan in the fall. Later in life, Belg and Sherrie enjoyed supper clubbing locally with their friends, “The Six-Pack,” as well as traveling throughout the state to experience different venues. It was fun for him to be on the other side of the bar, and he loved a good steak dinner. Their grandchildren, Ellison, Reese and Wells were the light of his life and gave him the nickname Boppy. He loved spending time with his grandkids, both in Door County and traveling to visit them in Illinois. Beneath a charismatic presence he had a quiet, steady faith that sustained him. The world is a little less colorful without him.

Gary is survived by his wife, Sherrie; two children, Rachel (fiancé, Jonathon Philipp) Willems of Ephraim, Lukas (Emily) Willems of Geneva, Illinois; grandchildren, Ellison, Reese, and Wells Willems; three siblings, Sharon Daubner of Sister Bay, Steven “Barney” Willems of Sister Bay, Penny (Dave) Anschutz of Baileys Harbor; sisters-inlaw, Vickie Gonzales of Egg Harbor, Julie (Tim) Nyberg of Sturgeon Bay; brother-in-law, Jim (Kelly) Berg of Stevens Point; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Door County, on what would have been his 77th birthday. Time and location to be announced.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed toward a memorial bench or the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department & First Responders.

The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Door County Medical Center and Aurora BayCare Medical Center for the excellent care they provided, and the Door County community for its outpouring of support.

Casperson Funeral Home is caring for the family. Sign the online guestbook and offer condolences at caspersonfuneralhome.com

Lois McDonald (nee Jessen) passed away on July 12, 2025, in Green Bay, at Woodside Villa’s memory care center; she was 89 years of age. Lois was born in Chicago on Dec. 8, 1935, where her parents, Clara and John Jessen lived while John sailed on the Great Lakes. In 1939, the family returned to Washington Island “the Island” where her dad was raised and her parents first met.

Lois attended Island schools and graduated high school as valedictorian of her relatively large class of ten students in 1953. Upon graduation, Lois attended UW – Stout. After two years of college, she married Leland “Lee” McDonald, also of Washington Island, on Sept. 17, 1955, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The couple moved to Kenosha, where they would reside for 44 years. Much of their summertime was spent on the Island where they shared duties operating the family’s housekeeping cottages.

She and Lee raised four children in Kenosha: Kevin, Brian, Dennis, and Scott. Lois loved her family and viewed partnering with her husband and guiding her children as her primary calling. She helped her four sons to navigate their earliest years and into adulthood; when one would go afoul, her love and investment in her boys always shined through to put them on better paths.

Shortly after their youngest child was born, Lois returned to college and graduated from UW – Parkside in 1972, to become a teacher. Lois would teach at Southport Elementary School in Kenosha for 23 years, retiring in 1995. She excelled at teaching and very much enjoyed the profession. Also, Lois enjoyed her “bridge club” friends and was a faithful and active member of St. Mary’s Lutheran Church in Kenosha.

A few years after Lois’ retirement, Lois and Lee returned to live on Washington Island in 1999. Upon moving back to the Island, Lois rejoined Trinty Lutheran Church, where she had been baptized and confirmed. She joined the Women’s Club, supported Lions Club, American Legion events, and enjoyed being a stage crew member to the Island Players. Lois’ husband, Lee, developed healthrelated problems shortly after their move back home, so Lois became a primary caregiver which demanded much of her time. In the years following her husband’s death, Lois’ own health deteriorated, and she became increasingly dependent on members of her special Island community. There are countless people who aided Lois’ ability to live in her home: from WICHP volunteers to transporters of her trash; lawn and snow-plowing services; passersby who might notice something amiss would check-in on her; and devoted people who picked her up for Sunday church services, Wednesday soup dinners, Red Barn or TPAC performances, and so much more.

Lois had many caregivers and helpers to whom her family is forever grateful. Without these special people, she could not have lived in her Island home as long as she did. Special mention must include: Brenda Cornell, Julie Anderson, Danelle Nickchen, Susan Wacaser, Billie Trueblood, Melanie Miller, Stacy and Jim Carson, Eileen Cornell, Jim Morris, Josh Mann, Ed and Carol O’Neil, and the Jeff and Paula McDonald family. Also, we are thankful for the care and kindness of the team at Woodside Senior Communities and Heartland Hospice. Of final mention, Lois’ beloved sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Leon Shellswick, who ensured her inclusion in family activities, and served as emergency contacts - in real and false alarms.

Surviving Lois are her four sons: Kevin, Brian (Mary Beth), Dennis (Lisa), and Scott (Sara) McDonald; her two beloved sisters, Betty (Leon) Shellswick and Joanne (Dan Brandel) Jessen; her grandchildren, Kelly (Andrew) Savage, Emily (Joseph Gallo), Maggie (Jaime Lopez Rivarola), Matthew, Catherine, Nathan, Grace (Cole Milton), Clara, John and Annelise McDonald; great grandchild, Liliana; and several nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews.

Close family members preceding Lois in death, include her husband of 61 years, Leland McDonald; her parents, Clara and John Jessen; her parents-in-law, Marie and Dennis McDonald; and sisters- and brothers-in-law, Charles and Jeannette McDonald, Evelyn (nee McDonald) and Walter Swiger, and Edward Weiner.

A visitation will be held at the Island’s Trinity Lutheran Church on Saturday, July 19, 2025, 9:30 am until 10:45 am, with a funeral service to follow at 11 am. For those wishing to join, a brief cemetery service will be held promptly after the funeral. In lieu of flowers, donations to Trinity Lutheran Church trinityluthern-wi.com or the Washington Island Community Health Program (WICHP) mywichp.org are suggested.

Casperson Funeral Home of Sister Bay is assisting the McDonald family. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Lois may be shared with family through her tribute page at caspersonfuneralhome.com

Joyce is survived by seven of her nine children, David (Linda) Clark, Daniel Clark, Dane (Donna) Clark, Lloyd Clark, Gary (Lynn) Clark, Lori (Ron) Vandertie and Kristi (Jay) Charles; 28 grandchildren, 52 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; son-in-law George Oram, many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant daughter Debra, daughter Cindy, and three grandsons Family and friends may gather at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Forestville, Thursday, July 17, 2025, from 8:30 am until the time of services at 11:30 with Rev. Dr. Christopher Jackson officiating. Burial at the Evergreen Cemetery following the lunch at church.

The Schinderle Funeral Home, Algoma, was entrusted with the arrangements for Joyce and her family.

Express your sympathy, memories and pictures on Joyce’s tribute page at schinderlefuneralhome.com

GERALD (JERRY) BUEHLER

March 30, 1937 - July 12, 2025

Gerald (Jerry) Buehler, of Fish Creek, met his Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ when he passed away on July 12, 2025 at Charter Living of Hasmer Lake in Jackson, Wisconsin.

He was born on March 30, 1937 in Milwaukee, the son of Harold and Ethyl (Sarow) Buehler. After graduating from North Division High School in Milwaukee, he attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee receiving a BS degree in education (1959) and a MS degree in Curriculum and Supervision (1965). Gerald taught for 25 years in Milwaukee, Burlington, and Fredonia. In Burlington he was an elementary school principal for 11 years as well. He also served in the Army reserve for several years.

On June 25, 1960, Jerry married the love of his life Jeanette J. Johnson from Door County whom he met at Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship at UW-Milwaukee. Gerald enjoyed reading, gardening, family activities, and traveling. He loved being involved in the Lord’s work in all aspects including music, teaching, ushering, visitation and the responsibilities of being a deacon. He loved people from babies through senior citizens, but he especially loved his Savior the Lord Jesus Christ and worshipping and fellowshipping with God’s people. Jerry is survived by sons Paul Buehler (Jennifer), Todd Buehler, (Joy), and Grandchildren Elena Buehler, John Buehler (Cora), Faith Buehler, and Sofia Buehler. In law, Sandy Buehler. He is also survived by nieces and nephews; Rose, Robert, Debra (Stu), Sheryl, Jim, Dave (Ann), Andy (Ruth), Judy (Warren), Darrel (Tamara), (Patty), Laurie (Danny) and other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his spouse (Jeanettte) his parents, Harold and Ethyl Buehler, his brothers, Robert and Donny, sister in laws, Myrtle (Frank) Clark, Bernice (Bud) Kutschenreuter and Virginia (Jim) Kaczmarek; and nephews, Jathia Clark and Dane Kaczmarek. Also his beloved in-laws, Anna and William Johnson.

A celebration of life for Jerry will be held at Faith Baptist Church in Port Washington on August 9, 2025 with a 10 am visitation followed by a service at 11 am and a luncheon following.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to your church.

We are grateful to the wonderful staff of Charter Sr. Living/Hasmer Lake including, Nicole, Olga, Anna, T, and the rest of his caregivers. Also to the entire team from Allay Hospice, we are so grateful that you took the time to get to know Dad so well and cared for and loved him. Special thanks to Lynn, Chaplain Elizabeth, and everyone at Allay.

Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of Jerry may be shared with his family through the tribute page at schmidtfuneralhome.com.

The burial will be at Blossomberg Cemetery in Peninsula State park in Fish Creek, WI on Monday July 21, 2025 at 1 pm.

The Schmidt Funeral Home of West Bend is serving the family.

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Door County Jazz Festival Debuts in August

by ELEANOR CORBIN

Staci Griesbach, a Los Angeles-based vocalist and producer, first visited Door County to explore hosting a jazz festival in October 2022. Now, over two and a half years later, her vision is set to come to life with the first-ever Door County Jazz Festival, Aug. 4-9.

Jazz has been part of Griesbach’s life since her early years playing alto saxophone in her school’s band throughout her education. It continues to inspire her work, as she has released three full-length jazz albums and numerous singles.

“Jazz has been part of my foundational music education, upbringing,” she said. And her favorite way to enjoy those vibrant swing notes and polyrhythms? Jazz festivals.

“There’s something about a music festival that brings this collaboration and this energy together, and that’s what I’m excited about,” she said.

Griesbach has attended numerous fests across the country, from the Newport Jazz Festival in California (“the granddaddy of all music festivals,” they boast on their website) to the Fox Jazz Fest in Appleton.

Growing up in the village of Hortonville, Wisconsin, Griesbach and her family would often travel to Door County to pick cherries and enjoy the beaches. She said she was frankly surprised to learn the county didn’t have an established jazz festival yet.

“So I thought, ‘what a great opportunity to not only celebrate this month of August, when everybody really wants to be in the outside and be in the parks, but also celebrate the great vistas and the location that is Door County, and celebrate it with a little bit of jazz,’” Griesbach said.

From Monday, Aug. 4 through Friday, Aug. 8, a series of jazz performances are scheduled around the county, culminating in a Celebration for Centennial Stars Under the Sturgeon Moon concert in Martin Park in Sturgeon Bay on Aug. 9.

The celebration will feature performances from numerous artists – including contemporary pianist/bandleader Johannes Wallmann and drummer/vibraphonist/

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Phase One: Horseshoe Bay Interpretive Trail

by CRAIG CHARLES, Door County Trails, Inc., communications team chair

Ground will be broken this fall on the new Horseshoe Bay Interpretive Trail, a pedestrian and bicycling trail

highlighting historic Horseshoe Bay Cave and its surrounding property, according to Tim Kazmierczak, Door County Parks Manager. Located at Frank E. Murphy Park, the trail will form the southern culmination of the proposed “Beach-toBeach” trail, which will eventually link the Village of Egg Harbor to Frank E. Murphy Park beach.

“We’re surgically placing the trail to minimize impact,” said Kazmierczak. “Our goal is to preserve the area for historical, educational, and recreational use.”

The 0.25-mile-long trail is significant because it represents Phase One of the long-envisioned “Beach-to-Beach” pedestrian and bicycling trail that would one day link the Egg Harbor Village Beach to the Frank E. Murphy County

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Staci Griesbach, vocalist and founder of the Door County Jazz Festival. DESMOND WHITE

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Park beach, according to Susan Stauber, executive director of Door County Trails.

“The Beach-to-Beach Trail has been a shared community vision since 2019, and this first phase is the result of many dedicated people and organizations coming together to make it happen,” Stauber said.

Door County Trails is a citizen-led non-profit group actively working with both the Town of Egg Harbor and the Village of Egg Harbor to complete the Beach-to-Beach Trail.

Stauber credits Kazmierczak for his assistance in sparking the idea for the interpretive trail.

“Tim’s passion for Door County Trails, history, and habitat preservation helped shape this moment,” she said. “It’s inspiring to see Phase One of the Beach-toBeach Trail taking root in such a meaningful way.”

Interpretive Trail Highlights Bat History

The new walking and bicycling path will highlight the significance of Horseshoe Bay Cave and the role its resident bat population plays in the natural world, while permitting visitors to examine the site without harming the resource.

Burrowed into the Niagara Escarpment, Horseshoe Bay Cave is one of the longest natural caverns in Wisconsin and was once home to a thriving population of approximately 1,200 bats before white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease, decimated the population, according to Kazmierczak.

“Back in 2014, we went from well over 1,000 bats down to 12 in one season,” Kazmierczak said.

White-nose syndrome causes bats to wake periodically during their winter hibernation. This dormancy period is called “hibernal topar” when bats enter a prolonged hibernation to conserve energy when the insects they rely on for food are scarce. Waking from this dormancy drains their fat reserves, resulting in the bats’ inability to survive the winter season, according to Kazmierczak.

“In the past few years, we’ve been up to about 30 bats overwintering, but this year we got up to the low fifties, so they’re making a very slow comeback, which is really nice,” he said.

Kazmierczak said there are eight species of bats in the area, including the federally endangered northern long-eared bat, so trail

building will be completed to minimize impact on the resource while permitting historical, educational and recreational use of the area. The cave is currently gated and open to the public only for scheduled tours arranged by the Door County Parks Department.

A raised “bat condo,” essentially a custom-built bat roosting house built by Gibraltar High School students, is situated on the northern edge of the county property to help increase the cave’s bat population. The structure can house up to 3,000 bats.

The county’s park property lies adjacent to Horseshoe Bay Farms, the nonprofit organization established to preserve and protect the historic barns and their surrounding property. The county parcel once served as pasture land for the farm, and Kazmarick said the goal of the project is to “complement the property around us, while creating an interpretive trail the public can explore.”

The county’s “pasture” property at Frank E. Murphy is perhaps best known as the parking lot for the Door County Triathlon. Now, Kazmierczak is hopeful the new trail will offer residents and visitors a chance to stretch their legs and highlight the unique karst limestone topography that makes Door County a geologic wonder.

WINGS OF HOPE

Scientific monitoring of the resident bat population of Door County’s Horseshoe Bay Cave reveals a 17-year-old bat has survived the devastating impact of white-nose syndrome, providing hope for the future of the population, according to Door County Parks manager Tim Kazmierczak.

“Not only is it old for a bat, but it survived white-nose syndrome,” he said. “We don’t know how, but we wonder if it has resistance or some type of learned behavior permitting it to survive and we’re pretty excited it’s in this cave.”

White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that causes bats to wake from their winter hibernation, resulting in starvation due to excess consumption of their winter fat reserves.

Solar-powered radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology at Frank E. Murphy County Park is used to monitor the bat population at Horseshoe Bay Cave located on the grounds of the county-owned property. According to Kazmierczak, a chip the size of a grain of rice has been inserted in a portion of the bat population.

“Every time a bat passes through the reader columns, much like the column you see at Walmart, the RFID code monitors what bat, what time, and how often the bat passes through the cave entrance,” Kazmierczak said.

The bat population at Horseshoe Bay Cave is being monitored by jennifer Ridell and her team from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, along with researchers from Virginia Tech. This year’s cave tours are fully booked, but for future exploration contact, dcparks@co.door.wi.us. – Craig Charles

This federally endangered long-eared bat was captured at the Horseshoe Bay Cave entrance in the fall of 2012. jENNIFER REDELL, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Planned escarpment entrance to the new Horseshoe Bay Cave at Frank E. Murphy County Park. CRAIG CHARLES

Cherry Train Tours

Now thru September 1

Now thru September 1

To Island To Mainland

Now thru September 1

To Island To Mainland

To Island To Mainland

Adair will open the show. Kearney’s catchy, mellow compositions and deft blending of hip-hop and folk have made him a live favorite and contemporary mainstay throughout the U.S. Since emerging in 2004 with the album Bullet Kearney has released seven studio LPs, claimed the #1 spot on iTunes, topped multiple Billboard charts, appeared on Ellen and The Tonight Show, and toured with john Mayer and Sheryl Crow. His newest record is titled Still Drowning in Nostalgia. Tickets cost $35-58, plus taxes and fees. Folk trio The Wailin’ jennys will return to DCA by popular demand on july 23, 8 pm. The Wailin’ jennys are Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather Masse –distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound.

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FRIDAY NIGHT TRIPS:

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIPS:

To Island To Mainland

FRIDAY NIGHT TRIPS:

To Island To Mainland

Starting as a happy accident of solo singer-songwriters getting together for a one-time-only performance at a tiny guitar shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Wailin’ jennys have since become a beloved international folk group.

Founding members Moody and Mehta, along with New york-based Masse, create unique folk-roots music, stepping up their musical game with each recording and live performance. Tickets cost $40-68, plus taxes and fees.

To Island To Mainland

7:45 pm Now thru Nov. 7 7:00 pm 8:15 pm Now thru Aug. 29 7:30 pm 9:15 pm Now thru Oct. 17 8:30 pm 10:30 pm Now thru Aug. 1 9:45 pm

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7:45 pm Now thru Nov. 7 7:00 pm

8:15 pm Now thru Aug. 29 7:30 pm 9:15 pm Now thru Oct. 17 8:30 pm 10:30 pm Now thru Aug. 1 9:45 pm

SATURDAY & SUNDAY NIGHT TRIPS:

SATURDAY & SUNDAY NIGHT TRIPS:

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To Island To Mainland

To Island To Mainland

To Island To Mainland

Advance ticket purchase is recommended for both shows. To buy tickets, call 920.868.2728, visit dcauditorium.org, or drop by the DCA box office, open Monday through Friday, 12-5 pm. DCA is located at 3926 Hwy 42 in Fish Creek.

BUCKETS OF RAIN – AND PRINE – AT WOODWALK

7:45 pm Now thru Aug. 31 7:00 pm Go to website or Facebook for schedule updates.

7:45 pm Now thru Aug. 31 7:00 pm Go to website or Facebook for schedule updates.

7:45 pm Now thru Aug. 31 7:00 pm Go to website or Facebook for schedule updates.

Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present songwriter Mat Kearney in concert on july 22, 8 pm. Nashville songwriter Garrett

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composer Mitchell Shiner – and will commemorate the 100th birthdays of three renowned jazz musicians –Cal Tjader, Oscar Peterson and June Christy.

Griesbach has partnered with several academic institutions for the festival.

Groups like the Adam Gaines Quintet from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Sharon Resch Institute of Music and the Precarious Towers from the UWMadison Mead-Witter School of Music will make their way to Door County to represent their schools and perform.

The “Buckets Band,” a Door County supergroup, will take the stage eight times at Woodwalk Gallery for Buckets of Rain (a Bob Dylan tribute concert series) and Buckets of Prine (a john Prine tribute concert series).

Between july 23 and 30, eight Buckets performances will take place at Woodwalk, four with Dylan’s songs and four with Prine’s songs, including two matinees.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Adam Haines Quintet (University of Wisconsin Green Bay Sharon Resch Institute of Music) Aug. 4, 6-8 pm, Harborside Park, 9986 Water St. in Ephraim

• Precarious Towers (University of WisconsinMadison Mead-Witter School of Music) Aug. 5, 5-7 pm, Noble Square, 4167 Main St. in Fish Creek

• MJI Quintet (Milwaukee jazz Institute)

Aug. 6, 6-8 pm, Sister Bay Performance Pavilion, 2362 Mill Road

• Luedtke, López and Fernandez Guitar Trio (Lawrence University Conservatory of Music) Aug. 7, 4-6 pm, Björklunden, 7590 Boynton Lane in Baileys Harbor

• Birch Creek’s 50th Season Big Band Jazz performance featuring Harold jones Aug. 8, 7-8:30 pm, Birch Creek Music Performance Center, 3821 Cty E in Egg Harbor

Most of the festival is free and requires no tickets, the only exception being the Friday, Aug. 8 performance at Birch Creek, tickets for which can be purchased at birchcreek.org/tickets.

• Celebrating Centennial Stars Under the Sturgeon Moon Aug. 9, 1-5pm, Martin Park, 207 S. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay

Griesbach hopes this festival will be an opportunity for people to explore the world of Jazz.

“My goal is that if someone isn’t a jazz fan, that they come out to one of the shows and they get to experience the music live,” she said. “One of the things I’ve always liked about a jazz festival is that ‘discovery phase.’”

Griesbach believes this event will fit right in with Door County, and has ideas for the festival’s direction in future years. For some, the event already feels like a tradition, she said.

“Everyone that I talk to and say, ‘I’m working to bring the first ever Door County Jazz Festival to life.’ They say, ‘Wait, there’s not one already?’” Griesbach said.

Learn more about the Door County Jazz Festival at doorcountyjazzfestival.com.

Mat Kearney. MICHELLE BALDWIN

The Wailin’ Jennys. ART TURNER

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Pinho Climbs to the Top in Triathlon

Age 7

After finishing third in 2024, Alfredo Ramirez Pinho of Verona took first in the Door County Half Iron Triathlon on Sunday, edging out Tyler Tanko by just 23 seconds.

Jessica Van Beek-King topped the women, finishing 1:13 ahead of Christine Sonnemann with a time of 4:19:46. The swim course was shortened from 1.2 miles to .4 miles due to water conditions, but participants took on the full 56-mile bike and 13.1–mile run courses.

DOOR COUNTY HALF IRON TRIATHLON

Men Alfredo Ramirez Pinho, 36, 3:38:34 Tyler Tanko, 29, 3:38:57 Ben Aoki-Sherwood, 24, 3:42:09

Women Jessica Van Beek-King, 42, 4:19:46 Christine Sonnemann, 46, 4:20:59

There were 345 total Half Iron finishers in the final edition of the race. Next year’s Door County Triathlon will feature a shorter Olympic distance. There were 868 finishers in the Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, and several hundred more competitors in the Kids Triathlon on Saturday afternoon.

Elizabeth Stangl, 28, 4:23:52

SPRINT TRIATHLON

Men

Brian Andryk, 32, 1:05:27

Mark Schiess, 37, 1:08:55 Craig Kuehl, 45, 1:11:02

Women Riley McMahon, 26, 1:15:59 Kristen Doster, 35, 1:18:56 Meaghan Moynahan, 38, 1:19:37

MARK ERNST MEMORIAL KIDS TRIATHLON

Age 6 Boys: Ethan Millspaugh

Age 6 Girls: Rue Hines

Age 7 Boys: Colin Vanacora

Program, themed Color Our World, encourages children and families to stop by the Garden Door to complete an activity and earn a chance to win prizes. To learn more, stop by your local library branch and pick up a passport before Aug. 31.

The Garden Door is designed and maintained by members of the Door County Master Gardeners Association. It is divided into 20 garden areas featuring approximately 350 plants that can be grown in Door County. It has a fairy garden, double kaleidoscope, pond, pollinator garden, memorial tunnel, ornamental grass area with bottle trees, and annual and perennial beds.

The Garden Door is located at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, 4312 Hwy 42 in Sturgeon Bay.

PRAIRIE TALK, INSECT SAFARI AT CROSSROADS

A Door County Prairie Fest presentation will be held at Crossroads at Big Creek on july 18, 6 pm. Titled “Considerations for Establishing and Sustaining a Prairie,” the prairie restoration lecture will be led by Dan Carter, staff ecologist with The Prairie Enthusiasts. For more information, contact docoprairie@gmail. com or call 920.421.2283.

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Savoring barbecue in Sister Bay by

MIKE BACSI copydesk@ppulse.com

Corey and Joelene Brydon were driving through Sister Bay on a snowy day a few months ago when they suddenly hit the brakes. Joelene spied a sign advertising an empty space adjacent to On Deck Clothing Company. The Brydons – owner/operators of Savor Barbeque food trucks – pulled over and peeked in the windows of the former Crain’s Kitchen.

It was love at first sight. After securing a lease, the couple brought a long-standing dream to life and began building out Savor Barbeque and Taphouse – a stationary home for their business.

The dream began in 2019 when family and friends encouraged Corey to sell his barbecue dishes at Rockford City Market – a lively collection of food vendors, artists and musicians in Illinois.

Savor Barbeque was an instant hit there, with a panel of market judges awarding it first place over eight competing barbecue operations. Every Friday, marketgoers lined up for a full city block, hoping to get their fix before Corey’s stock ran out.

Corey explained how his barbecue won over the crowd.

“It starts with smoking the meats correctly; if you’re not vigilant, things go badly,” he said. “I spend hours monitoring temperature and other factors to get it right.”

He is emphatic about not “over-handling” the meat.

“No saucing meat on a tray, no tools to pull the pork – everything is done by hand,” he said.

Though the growing popularity of Savor in Rockford was gratifying, the Brydons realized that having a business on wheels gave them the flexibility to look around for a community that truly fit their family’s needs.

Research trips to New England, Texas and the Pacific Northwest ensued to find a slower-paced, safe and naturally beautiful area to live and work. After thousands of miles on the road, they found their new home just a few hours north of Rockford. Gills Rock hit all the buttons for the Brydons.

“It was divine intervention – incredible location, neighbors, everything,” Joelene said.

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ISLAND ORCHARD

TAKES THE GOLD

Island Orchard Cider’s hopped brut apple cider recently won the best-inclass gold award in the hopped cider category at the Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP) held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

It’s been four years since Savor debuted in Door County, and demand for their barbecue has been steady. Though the Brydons now have a bricks-and-mortar space, their food trucks are still rolling. Their original truck is primarily stationed at Door Peninsula Winery, while a second truck works events, such as the recent Door County Beer Festival.

Fans of Texas-style brisket are in luck at Savor. Unlike the saucy styles popular in southeastern states, Corey serves a less sweet, dry rub style with spices such as black pepper, cumin, garlic and chili powder.

The menu at the taphouse covers all the barbecue bases, including ribs, smoked sausage and pulled pork sandwiches, as well as quesadillas and burritos. Joelene also reports that sales of their smash burger have been, well, a smash. Early birds looking for a bite can order up a Hank, Reba, Dolly or Willie – breakfast sandwiches named after old-school country music greats.

Inside Savor Barbeque and Taphouse, Corey and his son, Blaike Kirby, prepare the food while Joelene runs the counter. Journey, the Brydons’ 9-year-old daughter, is a customer favorite, cheerfully busing tables and helping out when not in school. The taphouse interior is cozy and informal, a vibe that is crucial to Joelene.

“We’re open seven days a week, 8 am – 8 pm,” she said. “We basically live here, so we want it to be a calm and comfortable place for all.”

Savor Barbeque and Taphouse is located at 10635 N. Bayshore Dr. in Sister Bay.

GLINTCAP is the world’s largest international hard cider competition. In 2025, over 800 commercial entries competed for top awards.

Island Orchard’s hopped brut apple cider is produced from a blend of apples grown in the cidery’s Washington Island orchard. The fresh-pressed apple juice is fermented and cold hopped with Cascade and Citra hops, which impart citrus flavor to the semi-dry and effervescent cider.

NEW CHEF AT THE CARRINGTON

The Carrington Restaurant at Landmark Resort reopened in late May after a lengthy winter break. The fine dining restaurant is led by new executive chef Tony Gorham, whose updated menu includes items like tenderloin au poivre and lobster ravioli. The Carrington Restaurant is located at 7643 Hillside Road in Egg Harbor.

Savor Barbeque and Taphouse. MIKE BACSI

(From left) Blaike Kirby with Joelene and Corey Brydon. MIKE BACSI

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by CRAIG STERRETT

Frequent rains in June kept Door County courses green without much irrigation, meaning that greenskeepers and their crews could focus on tending fairways, greens and tees.

A major downpour at the end of the Fourth of July weekend shook up those course crews’ work schedules and their assignments.

Many Door County courses dry out quite quickly, due to thin layers of topsoil over sand and rapidly draining rock.

Though parts of the county received between 3 and 4 inches of rain in just a couple of hours, many of the courses, such as Cherry Hills and Peninsula, were able to reopen and even allow golf carts the next morning. Some allowed walking only, such as Stone Hedge, and many others, such as Maxwelton Braes and The Orchards at Egg Harbor, delayed their openings until afternoon to allow runoff water to drain from low spots in fairways.

Receiving such a torrent of rain caused extra work after that weekend at most courses. Crews had repair work to do in bunkers at many courses, as some bunkers needed repair around the edges due to erosion or sand loss, too.

All of the courses reopened quickly, and course leaders such as those at Peninsula posted messages on Facebook, urging golfers to recognize the course crews who work hard to keep the links in shape.

At IdleWild Golf Club near Sturgeon Bay, owner and PGA Head Professional Brandon Hansen had to close the course for two days to recover from flooding. He said his crew of eight employees did a marvelous job. The 6,876-yard championship course was drying out and getting back to normal within a few days, and employees were back to their regular work, such as mowing, string trimming, re-seeding tee boxes, grooming cart paths, and handling other repairs as needed.

“These guys put a lot of time into creating course conditions that our customers will enjoy,” Hansen said. “They don’t get the credit that they deserve for working out in the heat and rain, and in the cold during spring and fall.”

The Idlewild crew knew what to do after rainwater and runoff flooded several fairways.

“After a rain like that, the main things we focus on are pumping out water from bunkers or any other standing water areas that are in play for golfers,” Hansen said. “There is also typically a lot of gravel that gets washed out from cart paths that needs to be repaired.

Hansen said they recovered very well and nothing was damaged that they couldn’t fix in a day or two.

Upcoming Outings

Bonnie Braes Ladies 9-Hole Golf League

82.5 points (Pat DeWane, Dan Lundquist, Forrest Wells, Russell Zage). year-to-date average points per flight: A Flight – Dave Maurer (6.375), Mark Allen (6.125), Laird Hart (5.875); B Flight – Dennis joannides (6.333), Dan Lundquist (6), Patrick Trimble (5.75); C Flight – Tom Weisensel, (6.375), john Skogsbakken (6.125), john Dwonch (5.875); D Flight – Tim Hartigan (6.125), Pete Hickey (5.875), james Steele (5.875). Longest putts on holes: Ross Siegel #12, Ron Koehler #15, jeff Bolton #18.

July 10, 2025 Low gross: 43 – Theresa Martin, Lind Mattes, Carol DeVault, Susie Cummings, 44 – Kelly Murphy, Kathy Maurer, Laura Maloney. Low putts: 14 – Laura Maloney, 15 – jone Kiefer, Sue Scheider, Linda Mattes, Theresa Martin. Most pars: 5 – Laura Maloney, 4 –jone Kiefer, Susie Cummings, julie Perley, Kelly Murphy, Theresa Martin. Birdies: 1 – Linda Mattes, Lori Barnstorff, Margie Staats, Mary Ulrich. Chip-ins: 1 – Molly Newman, Linda Mattes, Margie Staats. The Orchards Wednesday Hustle July 9, 2025 Best three net scores of the foursome, each hole: -3 – joe Clanton, Bill Shewchuk, Geo Wilson, Mike Nolte; -2 – Steve Smith, joe Kidd, jim Tarkowski, Bo Heller. Low individual gross: joe Clanton 79, john Trampas 80, Terry Benjamin 80, Bill Shewchuk 80.

Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Presents “Erie Eats”

The Sturgeon Bay Historical Society will sponsor a presentation by Derrick Pratt, Director of Education and Public Programming at the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, New York. Pratt will present “Erie Eats: The Erie Canal Foodways Project” on July 24, 5:30 pm at the recently restored Door County Granary, 72 E. Locust Court in Sturgeon Bay.

The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, stretched 363 miles across the state of New York. It was an engineering marvel that opened America’s interior to markets along the East Coast. In addition to spawning innovation, it facilitated the spread of information and ideas and has been referred to as the Internet of its day.

One of the products that moved through the Erie Canal was grain grown

and harvested in Wisconsin and states further west. The wooden grain elevator was invented to speed up grain transport through the canal. The Great Lakes once had hundreds of wooden port elevators servicing ships and rail. Sturgeon Bay had four. Today, only two wooden grain elevators are known to remain on the Great Lakes: a dilapidated structure on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator, now called the Door County Granary, in Sturgeon Bay.

Pratt’s free presentation will address where food comes from, how it gets to those who eat it and who decides what products are available. He will further explore how the answers to these questions, for people in Upstate New York

and throughout the United States, were radically transformed by the completion of the Erie Canal and how they continued to change dramatically over the next 200 years as the canal itself changed. Refreshments will be served.

Originally from the canal town of Chittenango, New York, Pratt received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies Education from SUNY Cortland and a Master of Arts degree in Museum Studies from Syracuse University. Prior to his job at the Erie Canal Museum, he served as Director of Programs at Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum.

Door County League baseball remains a huge community gathering in Sister Bay. KAyLA LARSEN

Derrick Pratt.

An illustration of a grain boat on the Erie Canal. SUBMITTED

An undated photo of Sister Bay baseball players from the early 1900s. COURTESy OF THE ALLEN ERICKSON FAMILy COLLECTION

A Glimpse of Picking Past

Wildwood Market recreates POW quarters

by MYLES DANNHAUSEN JR., myles@ppulse.com

Aroadside farm market just north of Sister Bay has always held unseen history behind its faded siding. Now, visitors to Door County Wildwood Orchard Farm Market can get a glimpse of its past.

In the 1940s the market building that houses Mary Pat and Mark Carlson’s market, where they sell pies, pastries, cookies and all kinds of cherry concoctions they make themselves at the Sister Bay Incubator Kitchen, was a migrant picker’s shack.

The Wildwood property has been in Mark’s family since 1846, but the shack used to be located on Old Stage Road. The Carlsons moved it for the market because they thought it was a perfect fit. “It reminds us that without those migrant workers, Door County could have never produced those crops,” Carlson said. “That was back when the county was the largest cherryproducing area in the United States.” During the World War II years, the orchards of Door County struggled to find any cherry pickers, until the Army sent German Prisoners of War to the peninsula in 1945 to fill the void, including

art/culture

Painting Door County

Sixty Summers of Art

by ADAM ERICKSON, Peninsula School of Art executive director

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Peninsula School of Art (PenArt). As we prepare to welcome artists and art lovers to the 2025 Door County Plein Air Festival, I find myself reflecting more and more on the people and places that have brought us to this moment, and those who have shaped both the arts and our community along the way.

In 1965, a visionary named Madeline Tourtelot opened a small summer art school. She was a filmmaker, a painter, a writer, and above all, a connector –someone who believed that creativity wasn’t just a personal pursuit, but a building block of community. Her dream was simple but powerful: to create a place where people of all ages and backgrounds could learn, make, and experience art together.

Sixty years later, that dream has become a cornerstone of Door County’s cultural landscape. Culture Club continued on page 2

Misery Delights at Peninsula Players

by SAM WATSON sam@ppulse.com

if for no other reason than to feel better about my situation in comparison. The movie is iconic, but the story itself (first told as a novel by Stephen King) is more so. The iteration of that story onstage now at Peninsula Players Theatre is hard to watch in the best way possible. If you’re unacquainted with Misery, here’s its elevator pitch: after a car crash, a famous author, Paul, wakes up badly injured in the home of his “numberone fan,” Annie. When she’s unsatisfied with his ending to her favorite book series, she makes him write a sequel like his life depends on it – which, turns out, it does.

Despite its staging in a large, open-air theater, Peninsula Players’ rendition of Misery still manages to feel claustrophobic. The unique set design helps. Nearly the whole play is set in a single room, with moldycolored walls that slant inwards, narrowing to a shrunken point in the corner.

Some sparse decor is scattered around the set, but the centerpiece is the bed, where Paul lies incapacitated for a large part of the play. When he eventually leaves the room in a wheelchair, the audience doesn’t follow; instead, when he wheels out the door, the lighting changes so that his outline can be seen through the semitranslucent bedroom wall.

Adding to the feeling of claustrophobia is the fraught relationship between Paul and Annie, which implodes in slow motion as their power struggle plays out. While Paul’s confusion turns to terror and anger, Annie holds onto an unhinged reverence, acted out manically by

Misery continued on page 5

An artist featured in last year’s Plein Air Festival. FILE LARRY MOHR

(From left) The late James J. Ingwersen, portrait artist, and PenArt benefactor, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 95, and Adam Erickson, Peninsula School of Art executive director. KASEY AND BEN PHOTOGRAPHY

LARRY MOHR

event, complete with food, beverages, and live music.

• A Quick Paint event and auction. Artists complete a painting in under two hours during this event in Fish Creek, then attendees at a live auction at PenArt can bid on the finished works.

• Open Door Celebration (July 26, 11

PenArt gallery and campus, enjoy refreshments from local food trucks, and listen to live music by Cathy Grier before the final auction. As in previous years, the 2025 festival features several artists from Wisconsin. Marc Anderson, a celebrated Door County landscape painter and recipient of the 2024 Plein Air Festival

Artist’s Choice Award, returns to capture the peninsula’s natural beauty on-site.

Hector Acuna, based in Grafton, brings his narrative-driven plein air work back to Door County. Also joining the roster from Wisconsin is Bethann Moran-Handzlik, whose works can also be found at Edgewood Orchard Galleries in Fish Creek.

Schedule of Events PenArt will be open 9 am – 4 pm, Monday through Thursday of the festival, and during the events listed.

*Asterisks indicate events exclusive to Palette Pass holders.

SUNDAY, JULY 20

Small Works Showcase and Sale Peninsula School of Art, 3900 Cty F in Fish Creek 10 am – 4 pm

MONDAY, JULY 21

Artists Paint Egg Harbor and Fish Creek Edgewood Orchard Galleries, 4140 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek Landmark Resort, 7643 Hillside Road in Egg Harbor Plum Bottom Gallery, 4999 Plum Bottom Road in Egg Harbor 11 am – 2 pm

*Tea and Talk with the New Artists PenArt 2-4 pm

TUESDAY, JULY 22

Artists Paint Sister Bay and Ephraim Hardy Gallery, 3083 Anderson Lane in Ephraim Red Putter, 10404 Water St. (Hwy 42) in Ephraim 11 am – 2 pm

Sip and Stroll: Sunset Paint Out Downtown Sister Bay 6 m – dark; At dusk, artists bring completed paintings to the lawn of the Dörr Hotel

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23

Artists Paint Door County North The

THURSDAY, JULY

The creative ecosystem in Door County now thrives in ways Tourtelot probably imagined but never could have predicted. Artists don’t just come here to escape the city; they come to build lives. Galleries and performance venues now anchor almost every village along the peninsula. And PenArt has grown into a yearround campus offering workshops, exhibitions, youth programs, and the Midwest’s largest outdoor painting festival.

But even with that growth, the spirit of Madeline Tourtelot’s vision remains. You can feel it in the quiet concentration of a ceramics studio, the laughter of kids wielding paintbrushes for the first time, or the hum of excitement as artists set up easels in front of an iconic landscape. It goes beyond the walls of the school –permeating the peninsula in local galleries and almost every public venue.

One of the most meaningful moments of this year’s Plein Air Festival for me will take place on Wednesday, July 24, when featured artists gather to paint at the Ingwersen Studio and Gallery. The property had been home to Phyllis and James J. Ingwersen since 1970. James was one of Wisconsin’s most admired portrait artists. Phyllis, who ran their art business, passed away in 2018. James passed earlier this year at age 95, days after announcing the donation of their 40-acre property, home, gallery buildings, and some 600 paintings to PenArt.

This act of generosity is more than just a gift of land and artwork. It’s a continuation of a spirit and belief that James shared with Tourtelot and many others –that art and creativity shape places. Together, these are representatives of a host of artists who not only created

beautiful work, but made sure others could, too. They cared about their community in ways that cultivated a legacy.

Art has become part of the identity of Door County; not just something to view, but something to experience. It shows up in handmade signs, renovated barns, public murals, gallery walks and elementary school classrooms. It’s been passed down in workshops and family events, through festivals and kitchen-table conversations.

Sixty years in, we’re still learning from the landscape, from each other, and from those who came before us. We’re still gathering – sometimes in galleries, sometimes under the open sky – to witness creativity as it happens.

And maybe that’s the most lasting legacy of all: not just the art that’s made, but the community that forms around it.

Culture Club is contributed by members of the Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance, a coalition of nonprofit organizations whose purpose is to enhance, promote and advocate the arts, humanities and natural sciences in Door County. The member organizations are: Birch Creek Music Performance Center; Björklunden; The Clearing Folk School; Door Community Auditorium; Door Shakespeare; The Hardy Gallery; Midsummer’s Music; Miller Art Museum; Northern Sky Theater; Peninsula Music Festival; Peninsula Players Theatre; Peninsula School of Art; Third Avenue PlayWorks; Trueblood Performing Arts Center; and Write On, Door County.

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kwilderart.com (773) 636-6289 Open by Appt. Lynn’s Pottery 12030 Garrett Bay Road (920) 421-4384 Rob Williams

Studio/Gallery 753 Isle View Rd (920) 854-9823

Stillwoods Art Gallery 11930 Lakeview Road (920)421-0687

Turtle Ridge Gallery 11736 Mink River Road (920) 854-4839

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Artzy Studio 10329 N. Water Street (608) 438-7633

Blue Dolphin House and BDH Studio 10320 N. Water St. (920) 854-4413

Door County ARTWORKS by Karen Elwing Shorewood Village Shops, 9922 Water St. (Hwy 42), Unit #4 (262) 993-8484

Ephraim Clayworks 9922 Water Street (920) 854-4110

Fine Line Designs Gallery and Sculpture Garden 10376 Hwy 42 (920) 854-4343

George Burr Gallery 10325 Hwy 42 (920) 854-7877

The Hardy Gallery

Anderson Dock (920) 854-5535 UU Gallery 10341 Water St. (920) 854-7559

Zabler Design Jewelers 9906 Water St. (920) 854-4801

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Brian Pier Gallery & Studio 9341 Spring Road Suite B16 (920) 868-5238 2 Edgewood Orchard Galleries 4140 Peninsula Players Road (920) 868-3579

Emmett Johns Gallery 9100 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3880

Gallery of Gold 4091 Main St. (920) 868-9020 Open by Appt.

Interfibers Studio Gallery 9204 Silk Road (920) 868-3580

Link Gallery 3942 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2728

Peninsula School of Art and Guenzel Gallery 3906 Cty F (920) 868-3455 Plum Bottom (Fish Creek) 4175 Main St. (920) 393-7885

Quarry House Gallery 8896 Spring Rd. (414) 322-0617

Soul Journey Designs 9110 Hwy 42 (407) 694-9052

TR Pottery LLC 8126 Kita Rd (920) 421-0233

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Frykman Studio Gallery

2566 S. Bayshore Dr. (920) 854-7351 Hartmann Sign Studio and Art Gallery 10673 Sumac Lane (920) 854-5378 Meadows Art Gallery 10560 Applewood Road (920) 854-2317 Mill Road Gallery 2328 Mill Road (920) 854-4416

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The Packup Process

arlier this month, art freelancer Tom Groenfeldt snapped some shots of two local exhibits coming down: the 63rd Annual Juried Exhibit at the Hardy Gallery in Ephraim and the Door Prize for Portraiture at Chez Cheryl Art Space in Baileys Harbor. While the Door Prize for Portraiture is the main event of the

1) NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

The Miller Art Museum is offering the Door County community a chance to help shape a meaningful addition to the museum’s permanent collection.

As part of the Women and Water exhibition featuring the work of Wisconsin fiber artist Mary Burns, the museum invites the community to nominate a local woman water advocate or protector to be depicted in a newly commissioned woven portrait by the artist. A Women’s Fund of Door County grant supports this initiative.

Door County is defined by the waters that surround and sustain it, but those waters are vulnerable, and local conservation leaders, many of them women, help protect these precious resources. The museum now seeks to honor one of these local changemakers through art.

“This portrait will serve not only as a tribute to the individual, but as a lasting symbol of the community’s commitment to environmental stewardship,

women’s leadership, and the deep connection between land, water, and identity,” Miller Art Museum Executive Director

Elizabeth Meissner-Gigstead said.

Visitors can nominate a woman water advocate by visiting the museum and engaging with the Women and Water exhibition, on display through july 26. Nominations will be accepted through the exhibit’s close. The selected portrait will be woven by featured artist Burns and become part of the museum’s permanent collection.

Burns is a master weaver whose Women and Water exhibition features 29 woven portraits honoring women across 20 countries who are advancing water conservation and environmental justice. Her work blends traditional fiber art with powerful storytelling, shaped by Indigenous teachings and scientific collaboration.

For more information, visit millerartmuseum.org.

2) EDGEWOOD RECEPTION

Edgewood Orchard Galleries will host its second opening reception of the season on july 19, 4-7 pm in the gallery courtyard, located at 4140 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek.

Featured artists include painters judi Ekholm and Susan Hale, jeweler Marcia McDonough, and glass artist Deanna Clayton. All four artists will attend the reception and speak about their work, beginning at 5 pm.

Ekholm’s oil paintings are from a new body of work titled Wild Gardens, untamed Lands, a collection of flower-filled meadows and shoreline scenes that Ekholm’s fans will appreciate.

Hale’s distinctively colorful pieces will fill the Courtyard Gallery during this exhibit, a mix of playful garden scenes and views from Hale’s worldwide travels.

jewelry artist McDonough of Egg Harbor and Tucson, Arizona will showcase her interchangeable Tree of Life medallions, eclectic centerpieces and elegant strands.

Clayton’s contemporary glass sculptures for this exhibit include pieces in vessel form as well as figurative works that feature her use of the glass casting technique pâte de verre. All are welcome to attend the free reception. Opened in 1969 by Irene Haberland and her daughter Anne, Edgewood Orchard Galleries is now in its third generation of family ownership.

INDIGENOUS ART SHOW

Chief Oshkosh Native American Arts will present the inaugural Woodland Wednesdays Art Show on july 23, 10 am – 3 pm at the Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor.

Indigenous artists from across Wisconsin to share and sell their original works, offering the public an opportunity to experience Native culture firsthand.

This year’s event will feature nine artists representing a range of Wisconsin Native Nations, showcasing everything from traditional crafts to contemporary art forms. Attendees can also enjoy authentic Native cuisine, available 11 am – 2 pm from a local Native food vendor. Another highlight will be a live storytelling performance at 1 pm by Laughing Fox Michael Charette,

THE ART OF PAINTING

Local artist judi Ekholm will be featured at a children’s Sister Bay Historical Society event titled The Art of Painting on july 24, 10 am

pm at the Old School House, 2380 Gateway Dr. in Sister Bay. After sharing a book about art, participants will learn how Ekholm plans out a canvas and decides on colors. Children ages 5-12 will be given a canvas, paint and smocks to design their own creations. To register, contact 630.291.9283.

ROSEMALING WORKSHOP

Award-winning rosemalers Pam Rucinski and Carol Bender will lead a two-day beginner’s Hallingdal rosemaling workshop Aug. 11-12 at the Ephraim Historical Foundation, 3060 Anderson Lane. Participants will learn the history, techniques and cultural significance of the Hallingdal style of rosemaling – Norwegian decorative folk painting known for its scrollwork and floral designs – while completing their own 8-inch painted wooden plate. The course includes professional instruction, hands-on practice and all necessary supplies.

Rucinski and Bender bring decades of experience, international recognition and deep ties to Nordic folk traditions to the event, making it a rare opportunity to learn from two of the most respected rosemalers in the country. Workshop highlights include:

• A guided tour of Binkhaven, a private home in Ephraim filled with Nordic folk art,

• Instruction from nationally recognized artists and Scandinavian folk art fellows,

• Two lunches provided by Fish Creek Market and Culinaria, plus coffee and tea,

• And a take-home rosemaled project and full supply list for continued learning.

Space is limited and advance registration is required. The cost is $300 per person or $250 for Ephraim Historical Foundation members. To register, visit ephraim.org/rosemaling or call 920.854.9688. Class times are 10 am – 5 pm on Aug. 11 and 9 am – 5 pm on Aug. 12.

SCENIC PHOTO CONTEST

Scenic America’s 2025 America the Beautiful Photo Contest opened for submissions on july 14. Participants in the fifth-annual contest may submit up to five scenic photos through Aug. 17. A public vote for People’s Choice will be held Aug. 18-31. Winners will be announced the week of Sept. 8. Open to all levels, the contest will include nine categories:

Egg Harbor painter Dianne Saron takes home work from The Hardy Gallery. TOM GROENFELDT

(From left) Local artists Liz Maltman and Lynn Gilchrist take home work from the Door Prize for Portraiture exhibit. TOM GROENFELDT

Local artist Karen Elwing picks up her work “Whispering Woodland” from The Hardy Gallery. TOM GROENFELDT

Kate Lorenz of Ephraim picks up an abstract painting by Northern Door artist Rob Williams from The Hardy Gallery. TOM GROENFELDT

Exhibiting artist Mary Burns speaks at the opening reception for Women and Water on May 30. SuBMITTED

A painting by Judi Ekholm. SuBMITTED

The Women and Water exhibit at the Miller Art Museum. SuBMITTED

“June Day Dance” by Susan Hale.

Glass art Deanna Clayton. SuBMITTED

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JAZZ SERIES CELEBRATES

50 YEARS

Birch Creek Music Performance Center

will celebrate its 50th season with a lineup of jazz concerts featuring the Birch Creek jazz Orchestra, student performers and guest drummer Harold jones.

From july 16 to Aug. 9, the sounds of swing, blues and big band jazz will fill the Dutton Concert Barn at Birch Creek, located at 821 Cty E in Egg Harbor. Performances begin with student jazz combos at 6:30 pm in the Kane Gazebo, followed by the full concert at 7 pm.

The series opens on july 16 with Swing into Summer followed by performances featuring music of big band legends Basie, Miller and Ellington on july 17 and 18 (3 pm matinee only).

Another Swing into Summer performance takes place july 19. jazz I concerts continue the following week with Celebrating 50 Years of Jazz in the Barn on july 23 and 26, then Swing, Blues and Big Band Jazz on july 24 and 25. The Big Band jazz I family concert on july 26, 1 pm is free to the public. jazz II concerts continue the celebration with Big Band Jazz Summer Favorites on july 30 and Aug. 2, and The Styles and Sounds of Big Band Jazz on july 31 and Aug. 1 (3 pm matinee only).

The following week, jazz enthusiasts can enjoy Celebrating 50 Years of Birch Creek Jazz on Aug. 6 and 9, and Soulful Blues and Big Band Jazz on Aug. 7 and 8. Next is a free Big Band jazz II family concert on Aug. 9, 1 pm. A highlight of the Aug. 8 concert will be the return of Basie and Bennett drummer Harold jones, performing with the orchestra. Also

Lucy Carapetyan – though her professed love doesn’t translate into good treatment.

Exuding nervous energy, Carapetyan leans into Annie’s unpredictability, playing her like a child who’s always a moment away from a temper tantrum – in this case, a terrifying one. Her eerily childish vibe comes across in her costuming, too, all long plaid skirts and bright knit hats. If costume changes on Annie’s part, as well as music and lighting, help indicate the passage of time in the play, Paul’s drab and unchanging bedclothes help visualize his experience of time in the cabin: an endless haze of, well, misery.

The cutesy clothes and kiddish demeanor made it all the more disturbing when Annie would drop the act, her tone and body language suddenly shifting when Paul angered her. Certain moments were further dramatized by the lighting, casting a monstrous, oversized shadow of Annie on the wall behind her.

Each of the main roles requires a broad spectrum of emotions from the actors. Annie goes from a blushing schoolgirl to a raging tyrant and back again, while Paul, played by Ryan Hallahan, oscillates between hatred and horror.

Hallahan seems especially adept at the latter. Sometimes, it comes in the form of silent shock, like when Paul sees his mangled legs for the first time after waking up. Other times, it’s much louder, with Paul

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joining the jazz II concerts is vocalist Mardra

Thomas. Tickets are available at birchcreek.org/ tickets or by phone at 920.868.3763. General admission costs $33 for adults, $10 for students and $6 for children 11 and younger.

MUSIC AND POLITICAL REVOLUTION

Midsummer’s Music invites the public to its upcoming Coffee Talk, a free, informal lecture designed to deepen appreciation for classical music in a conversational setting.

Peter Conroy, PhD, will present “Music and Revolution: 1789, 1848, 1917” on july 19, 1 pm at the unitarian universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Water St. (state Hwy 42) in Ephraim.

The talk explores the subtle, often indirect, ways music has intersected with political revolutions, including the French Revolution of 1789, the European anti-monarchy revolution of 1848 and the Russian Revolution of 1917.

While music rarely moves in lockstep with political upheaval, Conroy will examine the nuanced and culturally diverse relationships between artistic expression and revolutionary sentiment. Drawing from philosophical insights – like those of Blaise Pascal – and historical contexts, his lecture will highlight

screaming as he agonizingly drags himself out of bed in an attempted jailbreak.

Hallahan’s flinch-worthy performance of pain was one of the most impressive and visceral parts of the show, injecting fresh dread into a story likely familiar to most of the audience. Also, as someone uniquely familiar with the two-broken-legs-and-a-broken-arm experience, I can verify he did his homework – he knows exactly what would hurt and what wouldn’t, and the awkward movements you make to avoid extra pain.

In addition to the two leads, Peninsula Players’ Misery includes Glenn Obrero as the sheriff, a minor but important role. He didn’t get to show off his acting chops as much as Carapetyan and Hallahan, but he did as much during his lead role in the theater company’s recent run of Barefoot in the Park.

While I expected groans and gasps from the audience throughout the play, I also heard more laughter than I ever would have predicted. Some lines are certainly intended as dry jokes (my personal favorite is Annie asking “You okay?” after painfully dragging Paul back into bed after an escape attempt) – but other lines that got chuckles weren’t ones I had previously read as funny. I chalk this up to three things. One, people are familiar with the story and fond of its antagonist, who’s awful but also somehow charming, if only by way of being fun to watch. Two, people can find humor in wildly dark circumstances, just like Paul himself keeps cracking wry jokes throughout the worst few weeks of his life. And three, maybe Misery loves company – that is, maybe people are able to find hidden humor in the story when they watch it with others, as in the context of a

Fourth-Grade Poetry

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TRAVIS GROOTERS and SUNRISE ELEMENTARY

STUDENTS

Guest contributors

This past year, I taught 4th grade at Sunrise Elementary in Sturgeon Bay.

During January and February, our students were particularly engaged in a poetry unit.

Our team of teachers reached out to Mike Orlock, a published writer, former Door County Poet Laureate and Peninsula Pulse columnist (Mike at the Movies), to help mentor and further encourage many of our young writers.

Mr. Orlock discussed his background as a writer, shared some of his poetry, answered questions and spoke about his writing process to all three classes of students. He then worked with a small group of

students to help further develop their skills over a few days.

His support and the students’ enthusiasm resulted in some terrific writing – which the Pulse agreed to publish, below.

Why by EMMA ANGELOV

Why is the grass green?

Why is the sky blue?

Why is the world round?

And the other planets, too?

Why were dinosaurs real?

Why are we here?

I question everything I hear.

Why does the sun rise?

Why does it set?

How do we have freckles?

How did we survive after dinosaurs were alive?

Why can’t we fly?

Why do trees have leaves that fall off during fall?

How was time invented?

I ask questions every day so I can grow.

Flowers by AUBREY DEPREY

Flowers can be beautiful

Or they can be ugly

Flowers can be wonky

Or they can be cuddly

Flowers can be soft

Or they can be rough

Flowers can crumble

Or they can be tough

There are all kinds of flowers

Daisies, violets, roses

Flowers can be colorful

And when I sniff them they bring pleasant smells to my nose

Camping by GIDEON JACOBS

“It’s Only a trip’’

I’m told by most, but for me,

The campfire means home. The campfire mist,

how music can reflect, accompany or even inspire revolutionary movements across time and place.

PENINSULA SYMPHONIC BAND IN SISTER BAY

The Peninsula Symphonic Band (PSB) will perform on july 24, 7 pm at Waterfront Park, 10693 N. Bay Shore Dr. in Sister Bay. The free concert is part of the band’s 35th season of making music throughout the peninsula.

The band will perform marches, music from The Magnificent Seven and Wicked, and other tunes during the hour-long program.

“A very special work will feature Dr. jeannine Remy demonstrating some pretty wild mallet skills on a unique version of ‘Chopsticks,’” PSB Music Director jason Palmer said.

A Sturgeon Bay native and Southern Door High School alumna, Remy is a senior music lecturer in the Department of Creative and Festival Arts at the university of the West Indies in Trinidad. The PSB has 75 members, including high school students, returning college students and adults from all walks of life. For more information, visit peninsulasymphonicband. org.

play. Reading the book or watching the movie, you’re as isolated as Paul is – but watching the play, you have safety in numbers, in a way. Maybe it’s easier for us to find the funny in a situation when we know we aren’t alone in it.

Misery is onstage through July 27 at Peninsula Players Theatre, 4351 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek. Show times are 8 pm on Tuesdays through Saturdays and 7:30 pm on Sundays, except for a matinee show on July 27 at 2 pm. Peninsula Players recommends that viewers be 13 or older as the show contains language and violence. Tickets cost $51-56, or 50% off for students 18 and younger. For tickets and more information, visit peninsulaplayers.com or call 920.868.3287.

Me and my cousins playing with my dad, Fun Fun at the campfire, Fun with family.

Plants by MAGGIE KAVANAGH

Plants are small, Plants are colorful, Planets are big, Planets are weird, Planets are soft, Planes are hard, Planes are small, colorful, big, weird, soft, hard, and small

The French Workshop by ELEANOR MATSON

Eating desserts

From a fresh bakery Makes me feel Like the world Was wrapped around me

Talking with cousins Makes me feel

As happy and as nervous As a caterpillar In a cocoon

Eating an Oreo bomb

The different tastes And flavors Make me feel happy and happy And happy and more happy Every time I eat it

Trees by ANA MATYSIAK

Crazy how trees Are everywhere Big or small Tall or tiny

They are everywhere

Flowered or plain

They are everywhere

Trees

They can be old Or they can be new

Trees

A Birch Creek Jazz I concert. SuBMITTED

Misery, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, is onstage at Peninsula Players Theatre through July 27. LARRY MOHR

The Language of Love: French Piano Trios

Appassionato, Romance sans paroles – Félix Fourdrain

Violin, Cello, and Piano

Trio No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 26 – Édouard Lalo

Violin, Cello, and Piano

Trio in G Minor, Op. 3 – Ernest Chausson

Violin, Cello, and Piano

July 19, 7:00 pm • St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay

July 20, 4:00 pm • Hope United Church of Christ, Sturgeon Bay

July 25, 7:00 pm • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim

July 26, 7:00 pm • Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, Ellison Bay

Octet Excitement

David Perry Leads the Strings of Midsummer’s Music and the Griffon String Quartet

Ciaccona in Memoriam Giovanni Paolo II – Krzysztof Penderecki

Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos

Octet in E Major, Op. 23 – Carl Schuberth

Four Violins, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass

Octet in B-flat Major, Op. Posthumous – Max Bruch

Four Violins, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass

July 27, 4:00 pm • Kress Pavilion, Egg Harbor

July 30, 7:00 pm • Sister Bay Moravian Church, Sister Bay

August 1, 7:00 pm • MUSE, Sturgeon Bay

August 2, 7:00 pm • St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sister Bay Coffee Talk

“Music and Revolution: 1789, 1848, 1917”

Dr. Peter Conroy explores the indirect and subtle connections between music and revolutions. This Coffee Talk covers three major revolutions: the French Revolution of 1789, the anti-monarchy European revolutions of 1848, and the Russian Revolution of 1917.

July 19, 1:00pm • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ephraim

Coffee Talks are free, engaging, informal lectures on music topics by MM ensemble members, staff, and friends.

Order tickets at midsummersmusic.com or (920) 854-7088.

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Write On will also offer

workshops at its campus (4210 juddville Road in juddville) with visiting

and

Leahy will lead an erasure poetry workshop on july 22, 1-2:30 pm. Erasure poetry involves taking existing text and creating a poem by such means as white-out, black-out, coverup or cut-out. Leahy will look at artists who practice this form by using seeds, petals or sewing to cover up text. Tuition is $30. Leahy’s books include four collections of poetry and a work of nonfiction, Tumor. She has won numerous awards for her writing and has been a fellow at MacDowell and the American Library in Paris. Hall will offer a class titled Raising the Dead: Writing Historical Fiction on july 24, 1-3

pm. Hall defines historical fiction as not only work that explores history,

Celebrating the Door County Literary Community

Inaugural Bevvies and Books event

The inaugural Bevvies and Books event, a celebration of Door County’s vibrant literary community, is set for July 27, 4-8 pm at The Augusta Club, 8048 Hwy 57 in Baileys Harbor.

The casual event sponsored by Write On, Door County and Altrusa International of Door County will showcase the talent of over two dozen local authors, along with live readings and themed cocktails.

Guests can sip on a Tequila Mockingbird or Moby Drink while browsing an eclectic collection of books, carrying their finds with a complimentary canvas tote bag (while supplies last). Genres represented at the event include romance, mystery, poetry, picture books, historical fiction, contemporary works and more.

Among the attending authors is Anne Heyse, whose novel The Light is Ours, historical fiction set in Door County, was honored with an Edna Ferber Book Award honorable mention.

Sportswriter and Peninsula Pulse columnist Herbert Gould will share his latest biography, Lambeau: The Epic Life of Earl Louis “Curly” Lambeau, The Man Who Invented the Green Bay Packers Kevin O’Donnell, photographer, essayist and Peninsula Pulse contributor, will present Behind the Door: Profiles of a Peninsula, a unique blend of image and insight.

Corey Geiger, author of On a Wisconsin Family Farm and The Wisconsin Farm They Built, will offer cheese samples alongside his award-winning nonfiction.

The event also welcomes past and present Door County Poets Laureate Estella Lauter and Mike Orlock (both Peninsula Pulse columnists) and Thomas Davis, along with poets Kevin Hess, Sammi Rae, and Chera Van Falcon Burg.

Judy DuCharme will showcase her wide-ranging titles, including historical fiction, thrillers and the popular Cheesehead Devotionals.

Midwest Book Awards winner Audrey Lyden will share her contemporary romance novels, including one set in Baileys Harbor.

Mystery writer Patrick Baird will share his vast collection, including a recent novel inspired by Door County’s Prohibition era.

USA Today bestselling author Valerie Clarizio has over a dozen titles, including her Door County Romance series.

Fourth

Grade Poetry

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Green, gold, orange, red, or yellow

They are everywhere Trees

The Hermit Crabs by CLAUDIA SHORT

I am like a hermit crab I have a happy home

We eat together

All of us sleep most of the day

Some of us move every other time

We are wiggly and heavy

We smell like flowers and sand

We chirp, scratch at night

We have a swirly shell

We are purple and red and dark red

Christmas by ARIA MAGLE

The day of joy and Jesus’ birthday “Christmas”

We will all receive silly toys and gifts “Christmas” And don’t forget about your family dinner, too “Christmas”

Baseball by DALTON SMITH

I practice with my dad. I play in the games.

I play catcher, And wear the gear. I bottle flip, With Jake.

Fair Grounds by QWYN SPROUL

Humorist Jane Hensge will share her witty novel, Do Over In Pearl Center.

Dan Powers, a former high school teacher, will share contemporary fiction influenced by genealogy and education.

Event coordinator and Peninsula Pulse contributor Sally Collins will present her debut novel inspired by her years in the local restaurant industry.

but could include alternate histories or a story set in a place of historical importance. using old photographs, letters and writing prompts, participants will begin work that can lead to a longer project. Tuition is $40. Hall wrote Heirlooms, which was selected by Marge Piercy for the 2015 G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize. Her stories and essays have appeared in journals and anthologies including New England Review Glimmer Train and New Letters.

AUTHOR STORYTIME AT NOVEL BAY

When Night Comes Calling author Cynthia Schumerth will

true meaning of family love and friendship during the bittersweet summer of 1958. With their parents needing a break from a troubled marriage and a budding arsonist son, Mike and jimmy are sent north to Wisconsin to stay with their maternal grandmother, a widowed tavern owner. A Wisconsinite himself, Malin

Sixes and Sevens

A collage of local book covers. SuBMITTED

Licensed professional counselor Erika Nelson will introduce Brave Love, a story of healing and resilience.

Julie Anne Laser, associate professor at the University of Denver, will share her latest nonfiction title, Understanding and Effectively Utilizing Experiential Therapy.

Margaret Philbrick, whose novel House of Honor was named a top 100 indie read by Kirkus Reviews will be on hand, as will longtime Peninsula State Park naturalist Kathleen Harris with her book From the Lookout, chronicling memories and research of Camp Meenahga.

Families and young readers will enjoy meeting children’s authors Sue Jarosh, whose stories highlight local landmarks and history; Anne Emerson, who writes with a love of dogs; and Jamie Palmer, whose work is inspired by animals and the Door County landscape.

Representatives from Write On, Door County will also be available to share their offerings, including workshops, conferences, talks, book fairs and more.

“The goal is simple: a fun and classy night of recognizing the incredible literary talent in Door County and sharing the many literary opportunities –whether you’re a reader or a writer – available in our community,” event coordinator Collins said.

For more information, visit bevviesandbooks. wordpress.com.

I got in the car, Oh so neat, Went to the fair, And got a treat, It was huge, And I got a toy, A cool toy, And I was so joyful.

I went on rides I felt like I was on a Roller coaster

Left, betrayed, loved again by PENNY STINNETT

Once I was left, alone, in darkness

Once I was betrayed by everyone I knew

Once I was left alone, forgotten forever

Once I cried, helpless

Once I was left alone only for darkness to find a meal

Once darkness tried to eat me

by DAVID CLOWERS

I played with numbers while in school making Seven a boy and Six a girl before I knew that Chaucer had also set the world on six and seven.

But I don’t know how to comprehend that moment I saw a summer-dressed girl ascend the stairs of an Italian church who smiled and seemed to say something Wilder, Skin of Our Teeth, funny and familiar

The whole world is at sixes and sevens and why this church hasn’t fallen down around our ears long ago is a miracle to me.

Because her expression promised a life of laughter and amiable

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during the ‘50s, Clowers became a

Door County resident,

into a cabin he built himself. The retired lawyer is involved in the local theater scene as well as the literature scene, having performed with Isadoora Theatre Company and Rogue Theater and serving on the boards of Rogue and Door Shakespeare.

Once I tried to fight darkness with light

Once I scavenged for love for many years

Once the world was blue

Once I fell asleep by the fireplace, waiting for love Then, only then, love was found

Now life is happy

Left, betrayed, loved again

My First Memory of Ice Skating by ZOIE VISTE

A hug from Grandpa A kiss from Grandma

A high five from my aunt.

The crunch of the snow

The breeze is cold.

I was loved like a fire that never goes out I was loved like a good book

Bevvies and Books attendees will receive a complimentary canvas tote bag while supplies last. SuBMITTED

I am loved like a flower blossom.

Ice skating forwards, ice skating backwards. Falling down and all around.

Up in the sky snowflakes fall tickling my nose on the way down.

My fingers getting cold from hitting the ice, my parents laughing as I struggled to stay tall.

It was time to go, time to say goodbye. Next year will come and I’ll try, try, try! I Went to Busch Gardens by PEYTON WATERMOLEN

I got to Busch Gardens

Went on a roller coaster I felt as scared that I could jump off the world

There were birds chirping Delicious food and desserts I played games for hours It was really fun I won a lot of toys I had to bring them home It was really loud I was exhausted

The Door County Book and Author Fair. SuBMITTED

Anna Leahy. Photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz.

Rachel Hall. Photo by Meredith Hart Photography.

PENINSULA POETRY

David Clowers. SuBMITTED

HAPPENINGS CALENDAR

Happenings submissions are due by noon on Friday the week prior. Send them to pr@ppulse.com.

FRI

7/18

LIVE MUSIC

GEORGE SAWYN MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. New age instrumental music.

WHITNEY ROSE Door 44 Winery, 5464

Bockenplautz

July19,2-5pm,StabburBeerGarden,10698N.BayShoreDr.inSisterBay

This Milwaukee-based acoustic powerpop outfit will be followed up by a 7-10 pm set by Doozey, award-winning pop-rockers.

THREE SPRINGS The Cherry Hut, 8813 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4450. 3-6pm. Funky instrumentals & certified hipster covers.

AUSTIN SKALECKI Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Blues, rock & folk.

JEANNE KUHNS Lake Fire Winery, 8054 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9992. 4pm. Emotive singersongwriter.

SETH JAMES Door Peninsula Winery, 5806 Hwy 42, Carlsville. 920.743.7431. 4-7pm. Well-known covers from many genres.

OPEN JAM Door County Brewing Co. and Music Hall, 8099 Hwy 57,

who plays the music of John Prine & Bob Dylan.

TONI FRITZ Nightingale Supper Club, 1541 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5593. 4:30- 7:30pm. A seasoned performer whose soulful setlist spans multiple genres.

SHAN FIORELLO Sway Brewing & Blending, 2434 County Road F, Baileys Harbor. 5-7pm. Lyricist/vocalist for Disconapse.

ALEX WILSON & FRIENDS Fish Creek Beach, 9462 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.2316. 5-7pm. Blues-inspired tunes.

BILLY DAVE SHERMAN

SAVOR Barbeque & Taphouse, 10635 N. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.633.4092. 5-7pm. Folk-rock & blues.

DAN MARKS Northern Grill & Pizza, 10573 Country Walk Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.9590.

5-8pm. The music of Bob Dylan & John Prine.

SAM CRUZ

Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 6-8pm. Country, folk & rock covers.

TAKE TWO AND FRIENDS

Kitty O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, 59 E Oak St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.7441. 6-9pm. Guitarist/vocalist Bill Gironda & bassist/ vocalist Bob Jorin host an acoustic open mic. WAGON ROOTS & JASON MOON

Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 6-9pm. An Acoustic Americana duo & a bluesy flatpicker. THE COUGARS Stabbur Beer Garden, 10698 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2626.

7-10pm. Classic rock. RUSS REISER Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 7-10pm. Folk & classic rock from the ’60s & ’70s. ELO EXPERIENCE Door Community Auditorium, 3924 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.2728. 8pm. A multimedia concert celebration of ELO’s music, performed by a 12-piece band. $29-55/person. GLAS HAMR Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624. 8-11pm. Rock ‘n’ roll favorites. SEAN & BRITTANY Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191.

Amphitheater, 10169

Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117. 7:30pm. Star-crossed lovers find themselves at the Verona National Ribfest, where their families are competing for the top prize. “THE 39 STEPS” The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760. 7:30pm. A hilarious recreation of an Alfred Hitchcock story involving dastardly murders & double-crossing secret agents. Opening night. “TWELFTH NIGHT” Door Shakespeare, 7590 Boynton Ln, Baileys

Maestro Rune Bergmann, Music Director

Boutique

fun & fests

BOUTIQUE

Marigold’s

Friday

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on a foreign shore, Viola begins a secret new life & discovers she is not the only one hiding something.

“HATE MAIL” Rogue Theater at DC Arts Center, 917 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0816.

7:30pm. An epistolary play something like “Love Letters,” following a spoiled rich kid who butts heads with an angsty artist. $20/online, $22/ at the door, $15/students.

“MISERY” Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287.

8pm. After a car crash, a successful novelist wakes up in the home of his “number one fan.” PERFORMANCE

MUSIC AT MUSE

MUSE Sturgeon Bay, 330 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon Bay. 920.333.2859.

12-8pm. MUSE presents its first quadraphonic sound installation, a performance of the album “Hav” by Drag City recording artist Whitney Johnson.

8pm. Screening of “Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present.” $15/person. Table of the Elements launch event.

BIRCH CREEK JAZZ

AMBASSADORS Miller Art Museum, 107 S 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.868.3763.

2:30-4pm. Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s most advanced jazz students.

BIG BAND JAZZ Birch Creek Music Performance Center, 3821 Cty E, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3763.

3-4:30pm. Ticketed classical performance by Birch Creek students & faculty members.

KIDS FROM WISCONSIN Southern Door Auditorium, 2073 Cty DK, Brussels. 920.676.1920.

7pm. 22 singers & dancers & a 14-piece band perform a curated playlist of summer hits.

FOOD & DRINK

BLIND TASTING Door 44 Winery, 5464 County Hwy P, Sevastopol.

2:30-3:30 white wine tasting, 4-5pm red wine tasting. Seperate ticketed sessions. Compare Wisconsin Ledge wines to wines from other regions.

INDOOR

EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 9am. Cardio drumming (independent); poker. 10am. DVD Fitness; bingo. 11am. Zumba Gold. 11:30am. Guitar music.

KRESS KIDS CLUB Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor. 920.868.3334. 9am. Coordinated play hour with crafts & snacks for parents & kids under 5. KIDS CRAFT DAY Forestville Library, 123 Hwy 42, Forestville. 920.856.6886.

9:30-10:30am. New theme weekly. Open to kids from toddlers to high schoolers.

STORYTIME WITH DIXIE Egg Harbor Library, 7845 Church St, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2664. 10-11am. This month’s theme is red, white & blue.

SCHOOLHOUSE LESSON Pioneer Schoolhouse Museum, 9998 Moravia Street, Ephraim. 920.854.9688. 1-2pm. An all-ages schoolhouse lesson, plus recess with historic games & snacks.

MAGIC COMMANDER NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 3-9pm. Play Magic the Gathering in Commander format.

SURVEY SLAM TRIVIA Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 6-7pm. Try to predict the most popular survey answers, like “Family Feud” with real-world data.

PRAIRIE TALK

Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.5895. 6-8pm. A free educational presentation by Dan Carter, Staff Ecologist for The Prairie Enthusiasts.

KARAOKE

Salute Wine & Beer Lounge, 7778 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3247. 8-11pm. BOGO craft cocktails & beers 8-10pm.

LITERATURE ART/SPEAKS ARTicipation Studio & Gallery, 10 E. Oak St., Sturgeon Bay. 920.868.1457. 11am-12pm. A creative lab to encourage writing in response to visual art led by local poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill.

OUTDOOR

KEWAUNEE/DOOR COUNTY

SALMON TOURNAMENT Throughout Door & Kewaunee Counties. 920.743.4456. $30/person, $10/10 & younger. Daily winners at five weigh-in sites (Algoma, Baileys Harbor, Kewaunee, Sturgeon Bay & Washington Island). Visit kdsalmon.com for details.

HORSESHOE BAY FARM TOUR Horseshoe Bay Farms, 7212 Horseshoe Bay Road, Egg Harbor. 11 am & 1 pm. During the 1.5hour tour, see the property, historic barns, gardens and the Stickwork art installation. $10/person. Register at horseshoebayfarms.org.

BOAT SHOW Harbor Club Marina, 133 N Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.8200. A lineup of luxury vessels, showcasing a range of models from 24 feet to over 60 feet.

FREE FRIDAYS Ridges Sanctuary –Cook-Albert Fuller Center, 8166 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2802. Free Sanctuary admission, educational activities 9am-12pm. Register at ridgessanctuary.org.

QIGONG IN THE PARK Cherry Blossom Park, 919 S Lansing Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 8am. Build your energetic life force through movement and breath.

DOOR COUNTY FISHERIES

Whitefish Dunes State Park, 3275 Clark Lake Rd, Sturgeon Bay. 920.823.2400. 11am-2pm. Drop-in program.

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Customers

city-wide event.

Local businesses, food trucks and other vendors will line 3rd Avenue from Jefferson Street to Michigan Street as this area will be closed to traffic. Other deals can be found on Madison Avenue, Jefferson Street and Egg Harbor Road. Yard signs will indicate which businesses are participating in the event.

DJ Mike Raye will provide music. Food will be available from Steel Belly BBQ, The Dog House, Fuel Good, Backyard Acres and Bite the Farm, Steel Bridge Gelato Co. and the Knights of Columbus. For more information, call 920.743.6246 or visit sturgeonbay. net.

KIDDIE POOL KICKBALL AT PRINCE OF PEACE CHURCH

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is hosting two days of kiddie pool kickball, including slip-and-slide running paths and kiddie pool bases, on July 25 and Aug. 8.

The free event is open to all children entering 2nd grade through adults. The playing field will be on the grassy lot along 18th Avenue behind the church, which is located at 1756 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. The fun will start 12-1 pm for children entering 2nd through 5th grades, and 1:15-2:15 pm for youth entering 6th through 12th grades.

Exceptions may be made for either of these levels. A grab-and-go lunch of a sandwich/hot dog, chips, fruit, dessert and a beverage will be available 12-2 pm. Participants are asked to bring a towel and clothes that can get wet. Parent permission is required before participation. Signup forms are available online at tinyurl.com/ ms56r96p and at the check-in table, or organizers can talk with parents via phone to confirm. Parents are encouraged

Introducing the Nautical Collection in Sterling Silver and Diamonds designed by Draeb

Door County Pendants Available in white, rose, and yellow gold or Sterling Silver

Sturgeon Bay’s Sail Through the Avenues Sidewalk Sales. RACHEL LUKAS

Kiddie pool kickball. SUBMITTED

50 N 3rd Ave. • Sturgeon Bay • 920-743-4233

Family Owned & Operated Since 1910

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Chat with an expert from the DNR Door County Fishery on the beach or outside the nature center. State park vehicle sticker required for entry.

BACKYARD BIRDS 101 Potawatomi State Park, 3740 Cty PD, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2890.

6:30pm. Learn how healthy habitats make healthy birds. State park vehicle sticker required.

OUTDOOR MOVIE Legion Park, 613 2nd St., Algoma. 920.487.2295. 7pm. Family-friendly film presented by the Algoma Public Library. Free popcorn; bring lawn chairs, blankets & snacks. GREAT WISCONSIN BAT COUNT Newport State Park, 475 Cty Hwy NP, Ellison Bay. 920.854.2500.

8:15-9:45pm. Help monitor bats as part of a citizen science program. Meet at the Nature Center, Lot 1, for brief instruction. Rain date July 19. State park vehicle sticker required.

7/19

MUSIC AT STABBUR Stabbur Beer Garden, 10698 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2626.

2-5pm. Bockenplautz. Acoustic power pop.

7-10pm. Doozey. Awardwinning pop-rock. MUSIC AT DCBC Door County Brewing Co. and Music Hall, 8099 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.1515. 12-2pm. Dan Marks. The music of Bob Dylan & John Prine. 3-7pm. Austin Skalecki. Blues, rock & folk. GEORGE SAWYN MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. New age instrumental. BANANA WIND Smashed on the Rocks, 70 Church St., Algoma. 920.487.8202. 12-3pm. Southern Wisconsin Jimmy Buffett tribute band. MODERN DAY DRIFTERS von Stiehl Winery, 115 Navarino St, Algoma. 920.487.5208.

12:30-4pm. Classic rock & country. BEN LARSEN Harbor Ridge Winery, 4690 Rainbow Ridge Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.868.4321. 1-4pm. Amusing Americana. NICKI SIMS Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 1pm. High-energy party tunes. SAM RODEWALD Parallel 44 Winery, N2185 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Kewaunee. 920.388.4400. 2-5pm. Acoustic, indie & folk pop. GOOD FOR THE SOUL Door 44 Winery, 5464 County Hwy P, Sevastopol. 2-5pm. Acoustic duo.

ROCKER

Cold Country Vines & Wines, E3207 Nuclear Rd, Kewaunee. 920.776.1328.

2:30-5pm. ’60s, ’70s & ’80s rock.

EVERSON STARCHECK

The Cherry Hut, 8813 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4450.

3-6pm. Music from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s & today.

LILIE FOUTS

Peach Barn Brewing, 2450

S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393.

3-6pm. Acoustic music from the ’70s-’90s.

STEEL CROSSING

Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700.

5-9pm. Hits from the ’60s to today.

THE GLIDDIOTS Hitching Post, 4849 Glidden Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1114.

5-7pm. Rock, pop, Americana & indie straight from Glidden Drive.

BACKSTAGE PASS

Island Fever Rum Bar & Grill, 6301 Hwy 57, Jacksonport. 920.823.2700.

5-8pm. Modern solos with full instrumentation.

RYAN THOMPSON Lodge at Leathem Smith, 1640 Memorial Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5555.

5-8pm. Country music with a twist.

SKODEN Scotty’s Pub & Grub, 6269 Hwy 57, Jacksonport. 920.818.0178.

5-8pm. Upbeat music from many decades, with a heavy emphasis on the ’80s.

BACCHUS LOTUS

Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 6-9pm. A cosmic swirl of rock. Free shuttle available for those coming in from Sister Bay. Visit trackmyshuttle.com/a/ sbshuttle for more information.

GLAS HAMR Sonny’s Pizzeria, 129 N Madison, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.2300.

6-10pm. Rock n’ roll favorites. JOHN LEWIS & DAVID SHERMAN

Dovetail Bar & Grill, 10282 WI-57, Sister Bay. (920) 421-4035.

6-9pm. Music duo.

ANNEX Kitty O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, 59 E Oak St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.7441.

7-10pm. Green Bay rock.

AN EVENING OF MUSIC

Fiddler’s Farm, 6951 County Rd C, Sturgeon Bay. 920.559.3460. 7-9pm. Bluegrass, classic country & Western swing. $20/ person, free/10 & younger. KRISSI MINTEN

Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 7-10pm. Solo musician. KATHY SPARRENBERGER, RON HAWKING & RAINEE DENHAM

Trueblood Performing Arts Center, 870 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2528.

7-9pm. The hits by Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ray Charles & more.

TROY HEINZ & THE 57S Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624.

8-11pm. Fiddle/acoustic guitar music.

KARAOKE Island Fever Rum Bar & Grill, 6301 Hwy 57, Jacksonport. 920.823.2700. 9:30pm.

THEATER

“GREAT EXPECTATIONS”

Door Shakespeare, 7590 Boynton Ln, Baileys Harbor. 920.854.7111.

5pm. A life-changing encounter launches Pip’s journey to find love, forgiveness & redemption.

“DAIRY HEIRS” Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117.

7:30pm. A brother and sister wrestle with the fate of the family farm when their father dies unexpectedly.

“HATE MAIL” Rogue Theater at DC Arts Center, 917 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0816.

7:30pm. An epistolary play something like “Love Letters,” following a spoiled rich kid who butts heads with an angsty artist. $20/online, $22/ at the door, $15/students.

“THE 39 STEPS” The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760.

7:30pm. A hilarious recreation of an Alfred Hitchcock story involving dastardly murders & double-crossing secret agents.

“MISERY” Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287. 8pm. After a car crash, a

successful novelist wakes up in the home of his “number one fan.”

PERFORMANCE

BIRCH CREEK JAZZ AMBASSADORS Downtown Sturgeon Bay. 920.868.3763. 9-11am. Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s most advanced jazz students perform at the farmers market. “THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE – FRENCH PIANO TRIOS” St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2336 Canterbury Ln, Sister Bay. 920.854.7088. 7pm. Ticketed classical performance by Midsummer’s Music. BIG BAND JAZZ Birch Creek Music Performance Center, 3821 Cty E, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3763. 7-8:30pm.

bubbles, balloon animals, face painting & popsicles.

SIT ‘N’ STITCH

Algoma Public Library, 406 Fremont St, Algoma. 920.487.2295. 10am-2pm. For teens & adults.

DOCENT DAY & PRESENTATION

Liberty Grove Historical Society

Museum Site, 11871 Hwy 42, Ellison Bay. 920.839.5022. 10am-2pm. Guides are on hand at the museum to chat with guests. At 1pm, local herbalist David LaLuzerne presents “Before There Was a Grocery Store: Foraging for Food and Medicine.”

HULA GIRL EXTRAVAGANZA

Harbor Ridge Winery, 4690 Rainbow Ridge Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.868.4321.

1-4pm. Enjoy a tiki bar, free Hula Girl cider samples, leis & tropical music by Ben Larsen.

NIGHT SKY VIEWING

Crossroads at Big Creek –Astronomy Campus, 2200 Utah Street, Sturgeon Bay.

7-9pm. With the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society.

“HAL RAMMEL: VIEWS THROUGH A KALEIDOPHONE” Within Things, 24 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 262.888.9092. 7pm. Hal Rammel presents “Views Through A Kaleidoscope,” a program on the object’s history. Giveaways & music on vinyl.

LITERATURE

DOOR COUNTY BOOK & AUTHOR FAIR Martin Park, 207 S 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.868.1457. 8am-12pm. Meet & talk with dozens of authors of novels, children’s books, nonfiction & more.

OUTDOOR

KEWAUNEE/DOOR COUNTY

SALMON TOURNAMENT Throughout Door & Kewaunee Counties. 920.743.4456.

$30/person, $10/10 & younger. Daily winners at five weigh-in sites (Algoma, Baileys Harbor, Kewaunee, Sturgeon Bay & Washington Island). Visit kdsalmon.com for details.

HORSESHOE BAY FARM TOUR

Horseshoe Bay Farms, 7212 Horseshoe Bay Road, Egg Harbor. 11 am & 1 pm. During the 1.5-hour tour, see the property, historic barns, gardens and the Stickwork art installation. $10/person. Register at horseshoebayfarms.org.

BOAT SHOW Harbor Club Marina, 133 N Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.8200. A lineup of luxury vessels, showcasing a range of models from 24 feet to over 60 feet.

DOOR COUNTY PRAIRIE FEST TOURS Throughout Door County. 920.421.2283.

8:30am. Guided tour at the Door County Land Trust Oak Road Preserve, 6391 Oak Road, Egg Harbor. 10am: Guided tour at 3264 Little Marsh Road, Fish Creek.

STURGEON BAY FARMERS MARKET Downtown Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6246.

8am-12pm. FUN AT PENINSULA PARK Peninsula State Park, 9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3258.

8am. 8am. Yoga in the Park. Kind Soul Yoga session in the Nicolet Bay Beach area. $10/ cash, $12/credit card, $3/mat rental.

8:30-10am. Touch a Truck. Meet a park ranger, learn about their job, & see the vehicles & equipment they use. Meet at Nicolet Bay Beach. Park vehicle sticker required for entry.

WASHINGTON ISLAND FARMERS MARKET

K.K. Fiske & The Granary Saloon, 1177 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2121.

9am-12pm. On Main Road, south of KK’s. Look for signs & tents.

OPEN AIRE MARKET Corner of the Past & Old Anderson House Museum, 10310 Fieldcrest Rd, Sister Bay. 920.854.7680.

9am-1pm. Features a blacksmithing demonstration by Brent Hofman Jr. Handforged items available for sale.

DOCENT-LED HISTORICAL TOUR Fish Creek Old Town Hall, 4176 Maple St, Fish Creek. 920.868.2091.

9am. Take a free, docent-led walk through the old downtown and hear stories of the buildings and Fish Creek’s beginnings.

YOGA IN THE PARK Graham Park, 10 Pennsylvania St., Sturgeon Bay. 9am. Breathing techniques, poses (or asana) & meditation. New & experienced yogis welcome. $10 donation/ person recommended. Some mats available.

WASHINGTON ISLAND REC RUN

Washington Island Recreation Center, 1877 Lakeview Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2226. 10am. Prizes awarded. Register at moslingreccenter.org.

“WINGS OF THE NIGHT BAT”

Newport State Park, 475 Cty Hwy NP, Ellison Bay. 920.854.2500. 10am. Learn about Wisconsin bats, their life cycles, habitats & threats. Meet in the Nature Center, Lot 1. State park vehicle sticker required.

EXPERIENCE RAPTORS

SATURDAY

Open Door Bird Sanctuary, 4114 County Rd I, Jacksonport. 920.493.2473. 10:30am-4pm. Meet the sanctuary’s resident raptors & explore the trails. Picnics welcome. $10/ adults, $7/kids 5-12. FRIENDS OF THE AHNAPEE STATE TRAIL BIKE RIDE

Ahnapee State Trail –Kewaunee Trailhead.

10:30am. Community bike ride. Rides take off from parking areas with no addresses, but map apps bring up directions if you type in the trailhead name.

YMCA MINI GOLF FUNDRAISER

Evergreen Miniature Golf, 3865 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 608.635.5644. 11am-3pm. Test your skills and help raise funds for the Door County YMCA. CHERRY FEST

Lautenbach’s Winery & Market, 9197 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.3479.

1-5pm. Featuring vintage rock ‘n’ roll by The Cherry Tones (1-5 pm.)

DOCENT-LED HIKE The Clearing, 12171 Garrett Bay Rd, Ellison Bay. 920.854.4088. 1pm. Learn about The Clearing during a guided hike.

BAY BEACH WILDLIFE

SANCTUARY PRESENTATION

Whitefish Dunes State Park, 3275 Clark Lake Rd, Sturgeon Bay. 920.823.2400. 1-2pm. Meet some live critters & chat with a naturalist. Meet outside the nature center. State park vehicle sticker required for entry.

SUN

7/20

LIVE MUSIC

MUSIC AT DRÖMHUS

Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 12-2pm. Brunch music by folk artists Claire Morkin & Jeff Holland. 5-7pm. Cool Bay Jazz. Worldclass professional musicians. PICNIC & CAR SHOW Holy Name of Mary Church, 7491 Co Rd H, Sturgeon Bay. 920.856.6123. 11am-3pm. Bouncy house, games, bubbles, bingo & other fun. Modern Day Drifters play live classic rock & country (11am-3pm).

JEANNE KUHNS

MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. Local folk singer-songwriter plays outside in the gazebo.

TAKE TWO Simon Creek Vineyard & Winery, 5896 Bochek Rd, Carlsville. 920.746.9307. 1-4:30pm. Rock ‘n’ roll, plus favorites from other genres.

BOB BERO

Harbor Ridge Winery, 4690 Rainbow Ridge Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.868.4321.

1-4pm. ’60s and ’70s covers on 6 & 12 strings.

AUSTIN SKALECKI

Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191.

1pm. Blues, rock & folk.

TOM BECKMAN & MISS LYNN

Lodge at Leathem Smith, 1640 Memorial Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5555.

1-4pm. Classic rock, country & more.

THE STRINGBENDERS

Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700.

2-6pm. Bluesy rock.

MAKE IT A DOUBLE

Cold Country Vines & Wines, E3207 Nuclear Rd, Kewaunee. 920.776.1328.

2:30-5pm. Highenergy music duo.

JUSTIN SCONZA

Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463.

3-5pm. Chicago songwriter & multi-instrumentalist.

PAT MCCURDY

The Cherry Hut, 8813 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4450.

3-6pm. Off-beat singer-songwriter.

A GOSPEL AFTERNOON

Fiddler’s Farm, 6951 County Rd C, Sturgeon Bay. 920.559.3460.

3-5pm. Featuring Illinois-based band Bluegrass Express. $20/ person, free/10 & younger.

NICK & JESS

Peach Barn Brewing, 2450

S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393.

3-6pm. Old-timey folk music peppered with tight harmonies.

LANDAN MCMAHON

Northbrook Golf & Grill, 407 Northbrook Rd, Luxemburg. 920.845.2383.

3pm. A loop pedal master layering guitar, vocals & rhythms in real time.

CATHY GRIER

Hitching Post, 4849 Glidden Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1114.

4-6pm. Channeling great female blues artists.

KOLACHE BROTHERS

Harbor Park Gazebo, 212 Harrison St, Kewaunee. 920.388.4822.

5-7:30pm. Trio performs classics & country.

OPEN MIC

Stabbur Beer Garden, 10698 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2626.

7-10pm. Perform music or listen to others.

CARAVAN GYPSY

SWING ENSEMBLE

Fishstock Concert Barn, 3127 Cty F, Fish Creek. 920.421.5555. 7pm. World-traveling acoustic jazz group. $20/ general admission, $25/ reserved seating.

PEPAC SUNSET CONCERT

SERIES – 1964 – A

BEATLES TRIBUTE

Peg Egan Performing Arts Center, 7840 Church St, Egg Harbor. 920.493.5979.

7pm. Authentic Beatles tribute band.

THEATER

“THE 39 STEPS”

The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760. 2pm. A hilarious recreation of an Alfred Hitchcock story involving dastardly murders & double-crossing secret agents.

“HATE MAIL”

Rogue Theater at DC Arts Center, 917 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0816. 2pm. An epistolary play something like “Love Letters,” following a spoiled rich kid who butts heads with an angsty artist. $20/online, $22/ at the door, $15/students.

“MISERY” Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287. 7:30pm. After a car crash, a successful novelist wakes up in the home of his “number one fan.”

PERFORMANCE

“THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

– FRENCH PIANO TRIOS”

Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S 12th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.854.7088. 4pm. Ticketed classical performance by Midsummer’s Music.

GALLERIES

DOOR COUNTY PLEIN

AIR FESTIVAL

Throughout Door County. 920.868.3455. Outdoor painting throughout the county. For more info & featured events, visit peninsulaschoolofart.org.

MOBILE MINI’S BLOOM BAR

Sway Brewing & Blending, 2434 County Road F, Baileys Harbor. 11am-4pm. Pop-up flower shop.

FIBER CRAFT CIRCLE

The Naked Sheep, 31 S. Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1166. 12-3pm. Open knitting & crochet.

ECKANKAR SPIRITUAL

DISCUSSION

Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.559.2398. 1-2:30pm. Discuss finding something to love in every situation.

ANIMAL ARTS & CRAFTS

Potawatomi State Park, 3740 Cty PD, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2890.

3-5pm. Make animal bookmarks, origami & paper mosaics while learning about animals you may encounter in the park. Meet at the nature center. Park vehicle sticker required for entry.

LATIN DANCE NIGHT

Salute Wine & Beer Lounge, 7778 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3247. 8-11pm. Latin music & dance classes, plus $3 tacos.

LITERATURE

THE READER’S CAFÉ

Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd, Juddville. 920.868.1457. 12-2pm. A low-pressure book club where members discuss books related to the month’s theme – one they read recently or years ago.

OUTDOOR

KEWAUNEE/DOOR COUNTY

SALMON TOURNAMENT

Throughout Door & Kewaunee Counties. 920.743.4456.

$30/person, $10/10 & younger.

Daily winners at five weigh-in sites (Algoma, Baileys Harbor, Kewaunee, Sturgeon Bay & Washington Island). Visit kdsalmon.com for details.

MOVIE IN THE PARK

Waterfront Park Main Stage, 10693 N Bay Shore Dr/Hwy 42, Sister Bay. 920.854.3230. At dusk. Family-friendly.

HORSESHOE BAY FARM TOUR

Horseshoe Bay Farms, 7212 Horseshoe Bay Road, Egg Harbor. 11 am & 1 pm. During the 1.5-hour tour, see the property, historic barns, gardens and the Stickwork art installation. $10/person. Register at horseshoebayfarms.org.

BOAT SHOW Harbor Club Marina, 133 N Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.8200.

A lineup of luxury vessels, showcasing a range of models from 24 feet to over 60 feet.

BAILEYS HARBOR

FARMERS MARKET

Baileys Harbor Town Hall, 2392 Cty F, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2366.

9am-1pm. COMMUNITY YOGA

School House Park, Corner of Howard & Guy Street, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2366. 9-10am. Free yoga session for all skill levels. In case of inclement weather, class will move indoors to the Augusta Club.

ALGOMA FARMERS MARKET

Algoma Elementary School, 514 Fremont St, Algoma. 920.487.7001. 10am-2pm.

QIGONG IN THE PARK

Cherry Blossom Park, 919 S Lansing Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 11am. Build your energetic life force through movement and breath.

REPTILE HOUR

Peninsula State Park, 9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3258.

1-2pm. Presentation by Archie’s Angels featuring live animals. Meet at the White Cedar Nature Center. Park vehicle sticker required for entry.

DOCENT-LED HIKE The Clearing, 12171 Garrett Bay Rd, Ellison Bay. 920.854.4088. 1pm. Learn about The Clearing during a guided hike.

YOUNG ADULT WORSHIP NIGHT Sunset Park, 747 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2914. 6:30pm. Christian worship/ prayer group for ages 18-30. Bring a Bible.

SPORTS

DOOR COUNTY

LEAGUE BASEBALL Throughout Door County. 920.743.4456.

1:30pm. Institute @ Sister Bay. Kolberg @ Baileys Harbor. Washington Island @ W. Jacksonport. Egg Harbor @ Maplewood.

Shower Thoughts

Shout-outs, pet peeves,

OVERHEARDS

No – I was talking to the caterpillars.

Isn’t fun the best thing to have?

What do I listen to? His word or his finger?

Every time I look in the mirror, I feel like I look like a lion.

MUSINGS

Sunburns.

Ladybug smell.

Discovering that there’s not an app for that.

MON 7/21

LIVE MUSIC

GEORGE SAWYN MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. New age instrumental music.

BAMM Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Americana, folk & blues-rock.

CHERYL MURPHY White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St, Fish Creek. 920.868.3517. 5-8pm. Harp music during dinner. For diners only. LEWIS & MURPHY Harborside Park, 9986 Water St (Hwy 42), Ephraim. 920.854.4989. 6-8pm. A blues vibe that’ll get heads nodding. DIAMOND & STEEL The Alpine, 7715 Alpine Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3000. 6-9pm. High-energy country.

KELLY MESSER Kitty O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, 59 E Oak St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.7441. 6-8pm. Classics & contemporary tunes.

PAUL TAYLOR Osteria Tre Tassi, 11976 Mink River Road, Ellison Bay. 920.309.8390. 6:30-9:30pm. Solo jazz guitar during dinner.

OPEN MIC Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624. 7-10pm. For performers & listeners.

THEATER

NORTHERN SKY SHOWS

Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117.

6pm. “Something in the Water.”

Dedicated staff members (and a few zany guests) aim to save a beloved old hotel.

8:30pm. “No Bones About It.” Star-crossed lovers find themselves at the Verona National Ribfest, where their families are competing for the top prize.

“TWELFTH NIGHT”

Door Shakespeare, 7590 Boynton Ln, Baileys Harbor. 920.854.7111. 7:30pm. Shipwrecked on a foreign shore, Viola begins a secret new life & discovers she is not the only one hiding something.

PERFORMANCE

BIRCH CREEK JAZZ

AMBASSADORS Wisconsin Cheese Masters, 4692 Rainbow Ridge Ct, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3763. 2:30-4:30pm. Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s most advanced jazz students.

GALLERIES

DOOR COUNTY PLEIN

AIR FESTIVAL Throughout Door County. 920.868.3455. Outdoor painting throughout the county. For more info & featured events, visit peninsulaschoolofart.org.

INDOOR

INDOOR

BRICK PARTY BY THE BAY

Sister Bay Village Hall, 10693 Hwy 42, Sister Bay. 10am-3pm. See Lego creations from members of the Wisconsin LEGO Users Group & build your own.

TRIVIA & TACOS

Thirsty Cow Taphouse, 7899 Co Rd A, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9991. 5-6pm team signup, 6pm start. 8-BALL POOL TOURNAMENT Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 6-7pm practice hour, 7-9pm tournament. $10 buy-in, nightly payout to the winner. EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 9am. Artists in Making. 10am. DVD Fitness. 11am. Zumba Gold.

Harbor Library, 2392 Cty Rd F, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2210. 10am-4pm. Pick up a kit to make your own bubble tea at home. SUMMER OF SAVINGS Algoma Public Library, 406 Fremont St, Algoma. 920.487.2295. 1-3pm. Adult program. MAGIC COMMANDER NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 3-9pm. Play Magic the Gathering in Commander format. HISTORY OF CAMP ZION Liberty Grove Historical Society Museum Site, 11871 Hwy 42, Ellison Bay. 920.839.5022. 7-8:30pm. Camp Zion Executive Director Dale Stewart discusses the Northern Door camp’s origin story. 21+ KARAOKE NIGHT Northern Grill & Pizza, 10573 Country Walk Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.9590. 9pm. LITERATURE MEMOIR MONDAY Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd, Juddville. 920.868.1457. 10am-11pm.

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•Brochures,

The

Arturo Sandoval JULY 30

Straight No Chaser AUG. 2

Cloud Cult AUG. 10

Screening of Stop Making Sense AUG. 11

The High Kings AUG. 28

Charlie Berens SEPT. 5

The Pack Drumline SEPT. 12

OkCello SEPT. 22

The California Honeydrops SEPT. 27

Girl

Cirque Mechanics: Tilt OCT. 30

Play

Dance

TUE 7/22

LIVE MUSIC

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 9pm-1am. Hosted by Adam Haste.

JEANNE KUHNS

MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233.

11:30am-1:30pm. Local folk singer-songwriter plays outside in the gazebo.

JUSTIN SCONZA Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Chicago songwriter & multi-instrumentalist.

PAUL TAYLOR White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St, Fish Creek. 920.868.3517.

5-8pm. Acoustic guitar during dinner. For diners only.

SHAN FIORELLO

The Augusta Club, 8048 HWY 57, Baileys Harbor. (920) 839-2361.

7pm. Lyricist/vocalist for Disconapse.

MAT KEARNEY Door Community Auditorium, 3924 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.2728. 8pm. Catchy, mellow compositions that blend hiphop & folk. $35-58/person.

THEATER

“DAIRY HEIRS” Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117.

7:30pm. A brother and sister

wrestle with the fate of the family farm when their father dies unexpectedly. “GREAT EXPECTATIONS” Door Shakespeare, 7590 Boynton Ln, Baileys Harbor. 920.854.7111. 7:30pm. A life-changing encounter launches Pip’s journey to find love, forgiveness & redemption.

PERFORMANCE

BIRCH CREEK JAZZ

AMBASSADORS Noble Square, 4167 Main Street, Fish Creek. 920.868.3763. 3-5pm. Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s most advanced jazz students.

GALLERIES

DOOR COUNTY PLEIN

AIR FESTIVAL

Throughout Door County. 920.868.3455. Outdoor painting throughout the county. For more info & featured events, visit peninsulaschoolofart.org.

INDOOR

EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 8:30am. Strong Bodies. 9am. Euchre; chess. 10am. Spanish conversation. 12:30pm. Sheepshead. 1pm. Watercolor painting; New to Medicare.

CANDYLAND ESCAPE ROOM Algoma Public Library, 406 Fremont St, Algoma. 920.487.2295. Sign up for a time slot at 1pm, 2pm or 3pm. For ages 10 & older.

CURRENT EVENTS GROUP Calvary United Methodist Church, 4650 Cty E, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3112.

9-10:30am. Discuss local, state, national & world

news. Participants may bring an article, listen & share ideas. No church affiliation. Meet in the library.

MINDFUL MOVEMENT TUESDAY

Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S 12th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.2701.

9:30-10:30am. All-levels yoga class. Bring a mat & favorite props.

OPEN DOOR BIRD

SANCTUARY VISIT

Forestville Library, 123 Hwy 42, Forestville. 920.493.2473.

10-10:50am. Meet raptors from the sanctuary.

COLOR OUR WORLD WITH MUSIC

Washington Island Library, 910 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2323.

10-10:30am. Island musicians

Kevin Jones & Julian Hagen perform children’s songs.

STORYTIME WITH MISS BETH Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6578.

10:30am. For babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

TODDLER STORYTIME Algoma Public Library, 406 Fremont St, Algoma. 920.487.2295.

10:30am.

BRIDGE CLUB

Stella Maris Church – Egg Harbor, 7710 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.6113.

12:30pm. Tournament-style duplicate contract bridge. Reservations encouraged with Barbara at 920.868.6113.

MAT PILATES

Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor. 920.868.3334.

2-3pm. All levels welcome. Arrive 10-15 minutes early to sign a waiver. Bring your own mat.

SIP & STITCH The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727.

4-7pm. Knit, sew, crochet, embroider or work on another craft.

ATOMIC BINGO

Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700.

6-8pm. 10 free rounds with prizes. 11th round supports a local charity.

ALGOMA NIGHT OUT Algoma High School, 1715 Division St, Algoma. 920.487.7001.

6-8pm. Meet with Kewaunee County agencies & businesses & enjoy free food, giveaways & bounce houses for kids.

HISTORY TALK

Corner of the Past & Old Anderson House Museum, 10310 Fieldcrest Rd, Sister Bay. 920.854.7680. 7-8:30pm. Sister Bay

Historical Society program on local baseball.

FOUNDATIONS IN MEDITATION

The Yoga Womb, 58 W. Maple Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 7pm. Cultivate meditative tranquility & insight together through classical mindfulness foundations. All experience levels welcome.

KARAOKE

Salute Wine & Beer Lounge, 7778 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3247.

8-11pm. BOGO craft cocktails & beers 8-10pm.

OUTDOOR

YOGA IN THE PARK Peninsula State Park, 9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3258.

8am. Kind Soul Yoga session in the Nicolet Bay Beach area. $10/cash, $12/credit card, $3/ mat rental. State park vehicle sticker required for entry.

JACKSONPORT

FARMERS MARKET Lakeside Park, Hwy 57, Jacksonport. 9am-1pm.

JOURNEYS WITH JOAN Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.5895.

1pm. Learn how ancient corals & sea creatures became the fossils found at Crossroads. Family-friendly program.

WED

7/23

LIVE MUSIC

MUSIC IN THE PARK Waterfront Park Main Stage, 10693 N Bay Shore Dr/Hwy 42, Sister Bay. 920.854.3230. 2:30pm. Birch Creek Music Performance Center concert. 6pm. Modern Day Drifters show. Classic rock & country.

BUCKETS OF RAIN Woodwalk Gallery, 6746 Cty Rd G, Egg Harbor. 920.629.4877. 5pm doors open, 7pm concert starts. Bob Dylan tribute show. $32/person.

JUSTIN SCONZA Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Chicago songwriter & multi-instrumentalist.

WILD HORSES Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, 600 Nautical Dr, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6934. 5-7pm. Acoustic soft rock with vocals of the ‘70s & ‘80s.

COPPER BOX

The Alpine, 7715 Alpine Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3000. 6-9pm. Americana, blues & Zydeco.

ABBAFAB

Southern Door Auditorium, 2073 Cty DK, Brussels. 920.676.1920.

7pm. A touring, multimedia tribute to the hits of ABBA, from “Waterloo” to “Dancing Queen.”

THE WAILIN’ JENNYS

Door Community Auditorium, 3924 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.2728.

8pm. Three distinct vocalists who started off as solo singersongwriters. $40-68/person.

THEATER

“TWELFTH NIGHT”

Door Shakespeare, 7590 Boynton Ln, Baileys Harbor. 920.854.7111.

6:30pm. Ticketed pre-show picnic.

7:30pm. Performance. Shipwrecked on a foreign shore, Viola begins a secret new life & discovers she is not the only one hiding something.

FUN AT PENINSULA

PLAYERS THEATRE

Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287.

6:30pm. Special pre-show seminar by by Dr. Christopher Chan, historian, information scientist & Agatha Christie expert. No tickets required.

8pm. “Misery.” After a car crash, a successful novelist wakes up in the home of his “number one fan.”

“SOMETHING IN THE WATER”

Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117.

7:30pm. Dedicated staff members (and a few zany guests) aim to save a beloved old hotel.

“THE 39 STEPS” The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760.

7:30pm. A hilarious recreation of an Alfred Hitchcock story involving dastardly murders & double-crossing secret agents.

PERFORMANCE

BIG BAND JAZZ Birch Creek Music Performance Center, 3821 Cty E, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3763.

7-8:30pm. Ticketed classical performance by Birch Creek students & faculty members.

GALLERIES

DOOR COUNTY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL Throughout Door County. 920.868.3455. Outdoor painting throughout the county. For more info & featured events, visit peninsulaschoolofart.org.

ARTIST DEMO Great Northern By Design, Settlement Shops, 9106 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4135. 10am-12pm. Watch Door County painter Roberta Champeau at work. INDOOR 9-BALL POOL TOURNAMENT Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 6-7pm practice hour, 7-9pm tournament. $10 buy-in,

1-4pm. All knitters, crocheters & needleworkers are welcome.

AUTHOR WEBINAR

Virtual Event. 920.743.6578.

3pm. “Illuminating Hope & Grace in the Face of Hardship” with Rex Ogle. For 5th-8th grade. Door County Library program. Visit libraryc.org/ doorcountylibrary for details.

NATIVE AMERICAN

ISLAND HISTORY

Trueblood Performing Arts Center, 870 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2528. 7-9pm. $20/suggested donation.

OUTDOOR

HORSESHOE BAY FARM TOUR

Horseshoe Bay Farms, 7212 Horseshoe Bay Road, Egg Harbor.

11 am & 1 pm. During the 1.5-hour tour, see the property, historic barns, gardens and the Stickwork art installation. $10/person. Register at horseshoebayfarms.org.

FUN AT CROSSROADS

Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.5895. 1pm. Journeys with Joan. Learn about the efforts to restore native birds, animals & fish to Wisconsin habitats. Familyfriendly program. 1:30pm. Wandering Wednesday. Naturalist-guided hike.

DOCENT-LED

HISTORICAL TOUR

Fish Creek Old Town Hall, 4176 Maple St, Fish Creek. 920.868.2091. 9am. Take a free, docent-led walk through the old downtown and hear stories of the buildings and Fish Creek’s beginnings.

VOLUNTEER WEDNESDAY

Potawatomi State Park, 3740 Cty PD, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2890.

9am-12pm. Multiple volunteer opportunities available. Meet at the park’s maintenance shed (first driveway after the park entrance). State park vehicle sticker required.

SETTLEMENT SHOPS

FARMERS MARKET

Settlement Shops, 9106 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.3788. 9:30am-1:30pm.

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LIVE MUSIC

BUCKETS OF PRINE Woodwalk Gallery, 6746 Cty Rd G, Egg Harbor. 920.629.4877. 5pm doors open, 7pm concert starts. John Prine tribute show. $32/person.

JEANNE KUHNS MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233.

11:30am-1:30pm. Local folk singer-songwriter plays outside in the gazebo.

ZEPHYR CIESAR Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393.

3-6pm. A soulful singer-songwriter.

WALKING EACH OTHER HOME Hitching Post, 4849 Glidden Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1114.

4-6pm. Acoustic guitar duo.

THE CHERRY TONES Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463.

5-7pm. Vintage rock ‘n’ roll.

CHERYL MURPHY White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St, Fish Creek. 920.868.3517.

5-8pm. Harp music during dinner. For diners only.

RYAN THOMPSON Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 5pm. Bluegrass & classic country.

DAN MARKS Elmo’s Wood-Fired Pizza, 143 N. 4th Ave., Sturgeon

Bay. 920.818.0408. 5-7pm. The music of John Prine & Bob Dylan. THE DEL RAYS Heritage Park, 512 Lake St, Algoma. 920.487.2041.

6-9pm. Rock ‘n’ roll from the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s.

WRITERS’ NIGHT

Tambourine Lounge, 59 N. 2nd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. (920) 559-0384.

7-9pm. Share original songs, stories & poetry.

PENINSULA SYMPHONIC BAND

Waterfront Park Main Stage, 10693 N Bay Shore Dr/Hwy 42, Sister Bay. 920.854.2812. 7pm. Door County community ensemble. THREE SPRINGS The Augusta Club, 8048 HWY 57, Baileys Harbor. (920) 839-2361.

7-10pm. Funky instrumentals & certified hipster covers.

FRANK MALONEY & HIS BIG COUNTRY UNIT

Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624.

8-11pm. A rock- & bluesinfused outlaw country band.

THEATER

SHOWS AT NORTHERN SKY

Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117.

6pm. “Dairy Heirs.” A brother and sister wrestle with the fate of the family farm when their father dies unexpectedly.

8:30pm. “Something in the Water.” Dedicated staff members (and a few zany guests) aim to save a beloved old hotel.

DOOR SHAKESPEARE EVENTS Door Shakespeare, 7590 Boynton Ln, Baileys Harbor. 920.854.7111.

6-7pm. Will in the Woods, a preshow event to teach patrons about Shakespeare and the production process.

7:30pm. “Great Expectations.” A life-changing encounter launches Pip’s journey to find love, forgiveness & redemption. “THE 39 STEPS” The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760.

7:30pm. A hilarious recreation of an Alfred Hitchcock story involving dastardly murders & double-crossing secret agents.

“MISERY” Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287. 8pm. After a car crash, a successful novelist wakes up in the home of his “number one fan.”

PERFORMANCE

BIRCH CREEK JAZZ

AMBASSADORS

Peg Egan Performing Arts Center, 7840 Church St, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3763. 4pm farmer’s market, 5pm show. Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s most advanced jazz students. BIG BAND JAZZ

Birch Creek Music Performance Center, 3821 Cty E, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3763.

7-8:30pm. Ticketed classical performance by Birch Creek students & faculty members.

GALLERIES

DOOR COUNTY PLEIN

AIR FESTIVAL Throughout Door County. 920.868.3455. Outdoor painting throughout the county. For more info & featured events, visit peninsulaschoolofart.org.

FIBER CRAFT NIGHT The Naked Sheep, 31 S. Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1166. 5-7pm. Open knitting & crochet.

INDOOR

FUN AT THE LIBRARY Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library, 2323 Mill Rd, Sister Bay. 920.854.2721. 10:30-11:30am. Read with a Therapy Dog. Certified therapy dog Nellie Bly is available for children of all ages to share a

book with one-on-one. Register at the front desk when you arrive.

1-2pm. Jim Jayes’ Magic Show. Sleight-of-hand & plenty of humor for the whole family.

EVENTS AT THE ADRC

Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 8:30am. Strong Bodies; somatics. 9am. Friendly Crafters. 10am. Cribbage; Stand, Sit & Be Fit. 11:30am. Live guitar music. 1pm Woodcarving.

YOUNGSTER ART TIME

Trueblood Performing Arts Center, 870 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2528.

9-10:30am. Laughing Fox teaches all ages about the Native American way of creating dreamcatchers & flutes.

SOCRATES CAFE

Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd, Juddville. 920.868.1457.

9-11am. Use the Socratic Method to examine life’s big questions. Contact docosocrates@gmail. com with questions.

TRILLIUM QUILT MEETING

Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Station, 2258 Mill Rd, Sister Bay. 920.854.4021. 10am. Quilting club. Guests welcome.

DOCENT DAY

Liberty Grove Historical Society Museum Site, 11871 Hwy 42, Ellison Bay. 920.839.5022. 10am-2pm. Guides are on hand at the museum to chat with guests.

SAIL MEET-AND-GREET

Baileys Harbor Town Hall, 2392 Cty F, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2366. 10am. Enjoy snacks & learn about how Senior Advocacy for Independent Living (SAIL) helps

older locals live well.

FAMILY MOVIE MATINEE

Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6578.

1pm. Sonic, Knuckles & Tails reunite (PG).

THE ART OF PAINTING

Old School House, 2380 Gateway Dr., Sister Bay. 1pm. After sharing a book on art, local painter Judi Ekholm discusses her artistic process. Children 5-12 will be given a canvas, paint & smocks to design their own creations.

DOCENT-LED TOUR Iverson House, 9966 Moravia St., Ephraim. 920.854.9688. 3-5pm. Ephraim Historical Foundation program.

DOCENT-LED TOUR Pioneer Schoolhouse Museum, 9998 Moravia Street, Ephraim. 920.854.9688. 3-5pm. Ephraim Historical Foundation program.

MINIATURE PAINT NIGHT

The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 4-9pm. Work on your minis. Limited paints & brushes available.

ERIE EATS

Door County Granary, 72 E. Locust Court, Sturgeon Bay. 920.241.6819. 5:30-7pm. Presentation about how the completion of the Erie Canal changed how we eat.

THIRSTY THURSDAY TRIVIA Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 6-8pm. Free to play. Groups of all sizes welcome.

KARAOKE Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 7-11pm.

LITERATURE BETWEEN THE PAGES BOOK CLUB Egg Harbor Library, 7845 Church St, Egg Harbor.

920.868.2664. 10:30am. Discuss “The Wedding People” by Alison Espach. WASHINGTON ISLAND BOOK CLUB Washington Island Library, 910 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2323. 11am. Discuss “The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict.

OUTDOOR

HORSESHOE BAY FARM TOUR

Horseshoe Bay Farms, 7212 Horseshoe Bay Road, Egg Harbor. 11 am & 1 pm. During the 1.5-hour tour, see the property, historic barns, gardens and the Stickwork art installation. $10/person. Register at horseshoebayfarms.org.

FUN AT PENINSULA PARK Peninsula State Park, 9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3258.

1-2pm. Raptor Talk by Open Door Bird Sanctuary featuring live raptors. Meet at the White Cedar Nature Center. 7-8pm. Campfire with the Warden. Join park wardens at the camp host site to learn more about campfire building & safety. Meet at Tennison Campground – Camp Host Site 323. Park vehicle sticker required for entry.

STEWARDSHIP CREW

WORKDAYS

Ridges Sanctuary – Logan Creek Trailhead, 5724 Loritz Road, Jacksonport. 920.839.2802. 9am-12pm. Activities may include trail/boardwalk work, invasive species control & general maintenance. Expect moderate hiking & potential wet conditions. Register at ridgessanctuary.org.

SAIL THROUGH THE AVENUES Throughout Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6246. 9am-4pm. Deals at shops throughout

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GEORGE SAWYN

MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233.

11:30am-1:30pm. New age instrumental music.

RYAN GLEASON Door 44 Winery, 5464 County Hwy P, Sevastopol. 2-5pm. Acoustic alternative & classic rock.

COLIN & ALISON The Cherry Hut, 8813 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4450. 3-6pm. Acoustic music.

LILIE FOUTS

Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Acoustic music from the ’70s-’90s. MATT PERSIN Lake Fire Winery, 8054 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9992. 4pm. A variety of genres & styles converge.

LEAH BROOKE Door Peninsula Winery, 5806 Hwy 42, Carlsville. 920.743.7431. 4-7pm. Dark, bluesy poprock originals & covers.

CHICAGO MULE & VCR Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 4pm. A Windy City cover band & local rock group. OPEN JAM Door County Brewing Co. and Music Hall, 8099 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.1515.

EGG AUCTION GG

4-8pm. Featuring Dan Marks, who plays the music of John Prine & Bob Dylan. SPIKE & APRIL Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 4-6pm. Jazz & originals. GARY WEBER Nightingale Supper Club, 1541 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5593. 4:30-7:30pm. Fingerpicking guitar.

NICK GONZALEZ Island Fever Rum Bar & Grill, 6301 Hwy 57, Jacksonport. 920.823.2700. 5-8pm. A creative crooner from Washington Island.

SETH BROWN DUO Baileys Harbor Marina Lawn, 8132 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2366. 5-8pm. Guitar, percussion & vocals by a husbandand-wife duo.

BILLY DAVE SHERMAN SAVOR Barbeque & Taphouse, 10635 N. Bay Shore Dr.,

Sister Bay. 920.633.4092. 5-7pm. Folk-rock & blues. CAITLIN RUSLING Kitty O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, 59 E Oak St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.7441. 6-9pm. Nashville recording artist. HANAH JON TAYLOR JAZZ BAND Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 6-8pm. Band led by continued on page 11

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DAN MARKS

Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700.

6:30-10:30pm. The music of Bob Dylan & John Prine.

TAKE 2 & FRIENDS

Stabbur Beer Garden, 10698 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2626.

7-10pm. A dynamic mix of all the hits.

THE BIG WU Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624.

8-11pm. Rock, blues, soul & country.

THEATER

“THE 39 STEPS”

The Kane Theatre at TAP, 239 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.1760.

2pm. A hilarious recreation of an Alfred Hitchcock story involving dastardly murders & double-crossing secret agents. Post-show discussion to follow.

“NO BONES ABOUT IT”

Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117.

7:30pm. Star-crossed lovers find themselves at the Verona National Ribfest, where their families are competing for the top prize.

“TWELFTH NIGHT” Door Shakespeare, 7590 Boynton Ln, Baileys Harbor. 920.854.7111.

7:30pm. Shipwrecked on a foreign shore, Viola begins a secret new life & discovers she is not the only one hiding something.

“MISERY”

Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287.

8pm. After a car crash, a successful novelist wakes up in the home of his “number one fan.”

PERFORMANCE

BIG BAND JAZZ Birch Creek Music Performance Center, 3821 Cty E, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3763.

1-2:30pm. Free family concert.

7-8:30pm. Ticketed classical performance by Birch Creek students & faculty members.

BIRCH CREEK JAZZ

AMBASSADORS The Garden Door, 4312 Highway 42, Sturgeon Bay. 920.868.3763.

2:30-4:30pm. Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s most advanced jazz students.

“THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE – FRENCH PIANO TRIOS”

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Hwy 42, Ephraim. 920.854.7088.

7pm. Ticketed classical performance by Midsummer’s Music.

“AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL”

MUSE Sturgeon Bay, 330 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon Bay. 920.333.2859.

7pm. Pianist/composer Marshall Griffith, backed up on flute & clarinet, rings in the summer

with standards from the Great American Songbook. Free.

GALLERIES

DOOR COUNTY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL

Throughout Door County. 920.868.3455. Outdoor painting throughout the county. For more info & featured events, visit peninsulaschoolofart.org.

JEWELRY SHOW Turtle Ridge Gallery, 11736 Mink River Rd, Ellison Bay. 920.854.4839. 10am-5pm. Featuring Minneapolis-based jewelry master Sarah Chapman.

INDOOR

EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 9am. Cardio drumming (independent); poker. 10am. DVD Fitness. 11am. Zumba Gold. KIDS CRAFT DAY Forestville Library, 123 Hwy 42, Forestville. 920.856.6886. 9:30-10:30am. New theme weekly. Open to kids from toddlers to high schoolers.

BREW IT YOURSELF Baileys Harbor Library, 2392 Cty Rd F, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2210. 10am-4pm. Pick up a kit to make your own bubble tea at home.

SCHOOLHOUSE LESSON Pioneer Schoolhouse Museum, 9998 Moravia Street, Ephraim. 920.854.9688. 1-2pm. An all-ages schoolhouse lesson, plus recess with historic games & snacks.

MAGIC COMMANDER NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 3-9pm. Play Magic

the Gathering in Commander format.

SURVEY SLAM TRIVIA

Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 6-7pm. Try to predict the most popular survey answers, like “Family Feud” with real-world data.

KARAOKE

Salute Wine & Beer Lounge, 7778 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3247.

8-11pm. BOGO craft cocktails & beers 8-10pm.

LITERATURE

ART/SPEAKS Woodwalk Gallery, 6746 Cty Rd G, Egg Harbor. 920.868.1457. 11am-12pm. A creative lab to encourage writing in response to visual art led by local poets Carrie & Peter Sherrill.

OUTDOOR

HORSESHOE BAY FARM TOUR

Horseshoe Bay Farms, 7212 Horseshoe Bay Road, Egg Harbor. 11 am & 1 pm. During the 1.5-hour tour, see the property, historic barns, gardens and the Stickwork art installation. $10/person. Register at horseshoebayfarms.org.

FUN AT NEWPORT

Newport State Park, 475 Cty Hwy NP, Ellison Bay. 920.854.2500. 10am. Nature Apps 101. Learn from Wisconsin Master Naturalists in the Nature Center, then spend some time in the field trying out your new skills. Office building, Lot 1. State park vehicle sticker required.

8:30-11pm. Universe in the Park. Presentation by UWMadison astronomers, followed by a look through a highpowered telescope. Bring a blanket/chair. Meet outside the

shelter building near Lot 3. State

park vehicle sticker required.

FREE FRIDAYS

Ridges Sanctuary – Cook-Albert Fuller Center, 8166 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2802. Free Sanctuary admission, educational activities 9am-12pm. Register at ridgessanctuary.org.

QIGONG IN THE PARK Cherry Blossom Park, 919 S Lansing Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 8am. Build your energetic life force through movement and breath.

KIDDIE POOL KICKBALL

Prince of Peace Church, 1756 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.7750. 12pm. Play kickball with slipand-slide running paths and kiddie pool bases. Open to kids from 2nd grade through adults. Lunch served. Bring a towel. Parent permission required.

BACKYARD MARKET

Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 3-7pm. Shop vintage pieces, fresh flowers or skincare products.

SPORTS

DOOR COUNTY LEAGUE BASEBALL Throughout Door County. 920.743.4456. 7:30pm. Egg Harbor @ Institute.