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GIBRALTAR AWARDED $4.7K GRANT FOR REGIONAL MULTI-USE TRAIL Gibraltar – the town of gibraltar has been awarded a $4,740,640 Congestion Mitigation and air Quality (CMaQ) grant from the Wisconsin Department of transportation (WisDOt) to support the completion of a regional multi-use trail system connecting the town with the Village of Ephraim. the project will create a trail connection through Peninsula state Park, downtown Fish Creek and the gibraltar school District, expanding the network of trails that connect communities, parks, businesses and recreational destinations throughout the area. the planned multi-use trail will accommodate a variety of recreational activities in addition to walking and bicycling. the project is intended to improve connectivity while giving residents and visitors additional options for traveling between area destinations. the project also supports the goals of the CMaQ program by providing an alternative to automobile travel and helping reduce vehicle trips and associated air pollution. “this grant represents a tremendous investment in our community and in the future of transportation and recreation in the gibraltar area,” said travis thyssen, town administrator. “this project has been a long-term goal, and the funding brings us signiﬁcantly closer to creating a connected multi-use trail system.” the Door County trails group assisted the town through the grant process. the town said the group’s knowledge, experience, advocacy, and support were valuable in developing the project and pursuing CMaQ funding. “Projects of this size and importance take cooperation among many organizations and individuals,” thyssen said. “We are grateful to everyone who has helped move this project forward, and we look forward to working with our partners as we move into the next stages of the project.” additional information regarding project design, construction schedules, permitted trail uses, and future public meetings will be provided as the project progresses.

Sevastopol – unincorporated communities abound in Door County, with roughly 18 scattered from Kohlberg, Carnot and Vignes in southern Door, to Juddville, Fish Creek and gills Rock in the north. Five of those geographic places – Carlsville, Little Harbor, Institute, Valmy and Whiteﬁsh Bay – are in the town of sevastopol. Now, sevastopol town Board Chair Dan Woelfel is asking whether Institute should be renamed “sevastopol.” “Over the years, this question has surfaced in many conversations, often when visitors

ask, ‘Where is sevastopol?’,” Woelfel wrote in the town’s summer 2026 newsletter. “Local businesses have also raised concerns about the lack of recognition for sevastopol in tourism publications and visitor guides. While the town of sevastopol is well known locally, the name rarely appears on maps or promotional materials that are widely distributed to visitors.” Only one business uses ‘Institute’ in its name: the Institute saloon, located within Institute along state Highway 57. the sevastopol school District, sevastopol town Hall and sevastopol town Park are also located within the recognized geographic place of Institute. the unincorporated communities are located within the jurisdictions of their respective town or village governments. Woelfel said renaming Institute to sevastopol could give the town greater recognition of its identity and 150-year history, better align the community’s name with the schools, town hall and park, and increase the town’s and local businesses’ visibility in tourism materials, maps and visitor resources. “so,” Woelfel writes. “should the town board consider renaming Institute to sevastopol?” Woelfel encouraged residents to send questions or feedback to him at danwoelfel@ townofsevastopolwi.gov, or to any other town board supervisor.

TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE EGG HARBOR-FISH CREEK TRAIL CONNECTION Egg Harbor – as the town of gibraltar continues work on a multi-use trail connecting the town with the Village of Ephraim, the town, along with the nonprofit Door County trails, also continues exploring potential connections between the Village of Egg Harbor and Fish Creek. the areas recently reviewed by municipal officials and Door County trails volunteers were among those identified through the Bayshore Connectivity trail Feasibility study, a multi-community planning effort led by the town of gibraltar and completed by the BayLake Regional Planning Commission. the study examined opportunities for safer walking and biking connections linking Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Ephraim and sister Bay. town of gibraltar administrator travis thyssen led the walkthrough, joined by town of Egg Harbor supervisor Myles Dannhausen sr., Village of Egg Harbor administrator Megan sawyer, Village of Egg Harbor President John Heller, and members of the Door County trails team. the group stopped at a number of locations to look closely at existing conditions, talk through challenges and opportunities, and consider where connections and safety enhancements for people walking and biking may be possible. “there’s no substitute for getting out on the ground together,” said susan stauber, Door County trails Board president. “Walking these areas gives us a much better understanding of where safety could be improved and what might be possible.” the walkthrough was another step in moving from feasibility planning toward implementation. While the study provides recommended routes, there is still work ahead to determine how individual segments might ultimately come together. “Creating these connections takes time, creativity and collaboration,” stauber said. “It’s exciting to see communities working together and projects moving forward.”

SEVASTOPOL FORMING NEW BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Sevastopol – Business representatives and a town of sevastopol ad hoc committee are working toward the formation of a new sevastopol Business association. the committee was scheduled to meet aug. 19 for an initial meeting of directors and incorporators. Communities across Door County have business associations, also known as community associations. sevastopol’s would be designed to create a collaborative network of local businesses working together to promote the town’s character, attractions, services and experience. One of the committee’s primary goals, according to sevastopol’s summer 2026 newsletter, “is to ensure that tourism-related funds generated within the community can be utilized in ways that directly support and benefit sevastopol businesses.” In 2025 alone, those funds totaled approximately $90,000 and were allocated to Destination sturgeon Bay to support marketing and promotional efforts for the town. With the establishment of the business association, those funds would instead be directed toward programs, initiatives and promotional opportunities that directly benefit participating businesses within the association. these could include community events, farmers markets, live music events and other programs designed to attract visitors while supporting local businesses. sevastopol town supervisor stacie Denil is the chair of the business association ad Hoc committee. Community input is encouraged as the planning process continues to staciedenil@townofsevastopolwi.gov.

CITY ROAD MAP CHANGES APPROVED Sturgeon Bay – sturgeon Bay’s Common Council unanimously approved aug. 18 adding sections of streets to the city’s official map, which now includes extending ashland avenue south of green Bay Road (state Highway 42/57) to accommodate an aldi grocery store looking at possibly locating on the west side. In addition, the map update includes planned roadway layouts in the area east of Douglas avenue, west of south Ithaca Place and north of the Door County Justice Center. One road update could extend Yew street from the Industrial Park west to south Duluth avenue (County s), near Maas greenhouses, which would provide another entrance and exit for the Industrial Park. the Yew street extension, if subsequently made into a street, could have connected with possible southward road extensions previously included in the official city map for south Hudson avenue and south Ithaca Place, thereby crossing the ahnapee trail. But in response to residents who live in the area of West Walnut Drive having previously spoken in opposition to south Hudson avenue and south Ithaca Place being extended further south across the trail, the council also approved removing those two extensions from the city map on a 4-2 vote. District 4 alderman spencer gustafson – who represents that portion of the city and also sits on the plan commission, which recommended the map changes – spearheaded the effort to remove the extensions of south Hudson avenue and south Ithaca Place from the official city map.

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Destination Door County Awards $190K for Accessible Restrooms, Historic Ship Restoration and Bird Sanctuary

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estination Door County (DDC) has awarded $190,260 in its latest round of Community Investment Fund grants, supporting three local projects focused on accessibility and historic preservation. The three nonprofit recipients received individual awards ranging from $29,060 to $87,000. With this funding cycle, the program has now supported 74 projects across Door County. The money comes from room tax collections paid by overnight visitors, which DDC receives as part of its agreement with the Door County Tourism Zone Commission. Wisconsin state statute governs how the dollars can be used, and all awarded projects had to meet specific requirements to qualify. “Tourism plays an important role in Door County, and this fund gives us a meaningful way to reinvest a portion of room tax dollars into projects that benefit our community,” said Jon Jarosh, President/CEO of DDC. “We’re excited to see these three projects move forward and the positive impact they will have for both our residents and visitors.” The projects awarded funding in the program’s 14th grant cycle include: • $87,000 for Destination Sturgeon Bay to create ADA-accessible public restrooms that improve downtown Sturgeon Bay for visitors and residents

The Utopia, shown on Aug. 3 at its new-as-of-June home port at the Door County Maritime Museum, will benefit from Destination Door County’s latest round of Community Investment Fund grants. The nonprofit Patriot Racing, Utopia’s new owner, received a grant to preserve and restore the historic ship. TIM SWEET

as they attend festivals, shop, dine and enjoy historic 3rd Avenue. • $74,200 for Patriot Racing to preserve and restore the historic tall ship Utopia to expand maritime experiences, education, and veteran programming that is unique to Door County and its surrounding waters. • $38,060 for Open Door Bird Sanctuary to build a year-round, ADA-accessible songbird aviary that expands environmental education and wildlife experiences while providing a permanent home for non-releasable songbirds. This cycle’s investment amount was $29,060, but the project also received an additional $9,000 from other funds at the Door County Community Foundation. The three projects join 71 previously funded ones, bringing the Community Investment Fund’s total impact to $3,964,883 since the program launched

in May 2023. A full list of awarded grants is available at DoorCounty.com/cif. The next application deadline is Monday, Sept. 28, at 4 pm. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) public charities, 501(c)(6) organizations, and local units of government. DDC encourages any interested local non-profit organization or local municipality to meet with the Door County Community Foundation, the fund’s administrative partner, before applying. Call the Community Foundation at 920.746.1786 or email grants@givedoorcounty.org to schedule an appointment. Program details and the online applications are available at CommunityInvestmentFund.org.

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Approval of TID #12 Clears Path for West Side Housing Development by KEVIN BONESKE kevin@ppulse.com

turgeon Bay’s Joint Review Board approved on Aug. 13 the creation of a new Tax Incremental District (TID) on the city’s west side, where a developer wants to build a residential subdivision as well as storage units. The city’s TID #12 will be retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. It places six parcels totalling about 77 acres along Division Road, South Ridgeway Avenue and South Ridgeway Drive into a mixed-use district with a maximum life of 20 years. The new district includes 35.43 acres where a new development is planned along Division Road with 44 singlefamily residential lots, 11 duplex lots and 34 storage units with optional living spaces. Thirty of the single-family lots are being designated for “workforce housing,” where specific homes will be offered at set prices to Door County workers. Community Development Director Rebecca Kerwin said the development would also include routing an extension of the Ahnapee Trail through the project site that would separate the housing subdivision from the storage units. “Total project costs are estimated at $4.48 million, with projected incremental value of about $38.8 million by 2046,” she said. The city’s financial consultant, Jennifer Engel of R.W Baird, said the firm projects TID #12 could be able to recover its expenditures by 2043. Property taxes generated in a TID from new development (tax-increment revenue) go to the city, rather than being split with the various taxing entities, and can be used to pay for project costs, such as infrastructure improvements or project incentives. Once a TID closes, the increased property tax base is shared again by all taxing jurisdictions. Representatives from those taxing jurisdictions make up the Joint Review Board: the City of Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay School District, County of Door and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. No NWTC representative was present for the Aug. 13 meeting, but all other Joint Review Board representatives voted in favor of TID #12. Because less than 35% of TID #12 would consist of newly platted residential land, Kerwin said the new district meets state requirements for creating a mixed-use district. In creating the district, she said it also passes what is known as the “but for” test in state law, because the development would not happen as proposed without the TID, she said. The new district would also not put the

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city above the 12% limit of its overall equalized value being in TIDs. Individuals who have spoken out against the city approving a development agreement for Richard Robinson of the St. Louis-based First and Main Properties to build a four-story apartment building on the city’s West Waterfront in TID #4 have also voiced opposition to creating TID #12. One of them, former Alderwoman Kelly Avenson, who had the opportunity to speak before the Joint Review Board, disputed whether TID #12 was needed and the proposed development would only happen but for the district’s creation. “We live in a community that people want to live [in],” she said. Part of the development would include storage units with optional living spaces, which are referred to as “man caves.” Avenson questioned if that type of development was building for the community’s future, particularly from the perspective of a family with schoolchildren. “More than likely, those who are going to enjoy that man cave probably aren’t a young family,” she said. Kerwin said the development agreement drafted for the project doesn’t include city financial support for the storage unit portion of the project. When the Joint Review Board discussed whether to create TID #12, the members agreed there was a need in the city for workforce housing. Absent a TID, they said, that wasn’t being built in recent years because of the related infrastructure costs to develop residential lots. City Administrator Josh Van Lieshout, who chairs the Joint Review Board and represents the city on it, said the last several plats the city has approved for residential housing have included some sort of tax-incremental financing. “It seems to be that’s the way the market is working,” he said. “It’s a stark change from the late 1990s and early 2000s. The economy’s a little bit different.” Bill Chaudoir, who is the public member on the five-person Joint Review Board, said it was unheard of before he retired as the Door County Economic Development Corporation’s executive director in 2016 to have a TID incentivize single-family housing development. “I can’t think of one [single-family housing development in recent years] that’s been developed by the private sector without some support from the city,” said Chaudoir, noting the city needs more single-family development. Sturgeon Bay School Board President Mike Stephani said there has been a problem in the past with potential new

teachers for the district being able to find housing in the city. “Twenty-two duplexes and 30 workforce housing [units], there’s a need for that,” he said. “The greater good of the city is that we can continue to grow and have places for people to live by doing this.” In reference to opposition in the community to creating TID #12, Stephani said he doesn’t believe the city “can continue to do TIDs forever.” “At some point, we may reach maximum density, but I don’t think that’s [happening] with this one,” he said. Door County Administrator Ken Pabich said there is “reasonable evidence” the development proposed in TID #12 would not occur but for the creation of the district, which also would not create a financial hardship for the county. “The plan is solid,” he said. “It looks like it’s going to, from my standpoint, create a positive cash flow.” TIDs #7, #9, #10 Amended The Joint Review Board also approved expansions of TIDs #7, #9 and #10 on the city’s west side. TID #7 east of Target will add seven parcels totaling 30.39 acres along Green Bay Road, South Duluth Avenue and Sawyer Drive, bringing the mixed-use district to nearly 43 acres. The expansion will support infrastructure for two apartment projects near Target – 32 units for Bay Pointe Apartments and 24 units for Peninsula Apartments – and allow the city to use TID funds to acquire and convert to a public street an east-west private road south of Target between Duluth and Ashland avenues. The TID #10 expansion adds 11 parcels totaling about 59 acres along Green Bay Road (state Highway 42/57), with a combined assessed value of about $3.2 million. The expansion will make Gorman & Company’s planned 60-unit affordable housing development at Green Bay Road and Columbia Avenue eligible for TID assistance and help fund sidewalk and pedestrian improvements. South of the highway, TID funds could help pay for right-of-way acquisition and street construction related to a proposed Aldi grocery store and the future extension of Ashland Avenue. The TID #9 amendment adds a 2.95acre parcel so the entire Therma-Tron-X building falls within the industrial district along South Neenah Avenue. Of the district’s nearly 40 acres, about 18 are city-owned land between South Neenah Avenue and Shiloh Road, where the city has attempted to attract businesses to the undeveloped property.

COUNTY OF DOOR, POP. 30,066- PN co.door.wi.gov 920.746.2200 County Board meets 4th Tuesday of month Cty Clerk: Jill Lau jlau@co.door.wi.gov 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 920.493.1836 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 clerk@tn.claybanks.wi.gov 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.gov 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.wi.gov 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 - PN villageofforestvillewi.gov 571.340.1427 Village board meets 3rd Monday of month Clerk: Heidi Wyckoff clerk@villageofforestvillewi.gov 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: Julie Thyssen 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 OF UNION, POP. 1,005 - PN https://townofuniondoorwi.gov/ 920.493.9559 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

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TNC Postpones Planned 53-Acre Herbicide Treatment at Mink River Estuary Lake Michigan there, forming a freshwater estuary that TNC describes as one of the few high-quality freshwater estuaries remaining in North America. TNC purchased its first 60 acres at Mink River Preserve in 1976 and said it has since helped protect more than 2,165 acres through a combination of land it owns, conservation easements, government partnerships and other arrangements. Protecting habitat for the Hines emerald dragonfly is among TNC’s conservation objectives for the site. TNC says Door County has the world’s greatest abundance of the federally endangered species and that it works with scientists and other partners to learn more about the species and protect its habitat.

by DEBRA FITZGERALD debra.fitz@ppulse.com

he Nature Conservancy (TNC) has postponed a planned 53-acre herbicide treatment at the Mink River Estuary and canceled a public information meeting it had scheduled for Aug. 25 to present its plan and take questions and concerns from attendees. Beth Schwingel, TNC’s Midwest media relations manager based in the organization’s Illinois office, said the proposed work would not be conducted in the fall of 2026. The decision also leaves a separate, 3.40-acre TNC herbicide application within the estuary on hold, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Schwingel’s email on Aug. 18 came about three hours after the Peninsula Pulse posted a version of this story online in preparation for the public meeting. The story explained what TNC had proposed, why the project drew attention, and what remained unresolved. On Aug. 19, Schwingel further

Large-Scale Projects Require Public Notice The public notice process is part of the DNR’s permitting requirements for certain aquatic plant management projects. An aquatic plant management permit, known as an NR 107 permit, is required before herbicides or other chemicals can be used to control aquatic plants in waters of the state, including qualifying wetlands, the DNR’s

The federally endangered Hines emerald dragonfly can be found in abundance in certain Door County sites, including the Mink River Estuary. Some are concerned that a plan to chemically treat invasive species will harm the dragonfly’s habitat.

Aerial views (here, and above) of the Mink River basin, within which the estuary at Mink River is located.

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explained that TNC had re-evaluated the timeline and in consideration of community interest, decided to cancel the public meeting and postpone the project. “TNC has determined there is no longer enough time this season to plan and execute the project in a manner that meets our standards for effective stewardship, appropriate community engagement and full project implementation,” she said. “Taking additional time now will allow us to ensure any future management activities are carried out in a way that supports the long-term health of the preserve and our ongoing commitment to being a trusted community partner.” TNC’s decision comes after the proposed treatment drew interest from local landowners and organizations, including the Door County Environmental Council (DCEC), which cited concerns about the area’s importance as habitat for the federally endangered Hines emerald dragonfly. “I’m pleased the public meeting is cancelled and the spraying will not occur this year,” said Mike Bahrke, DCEC executive director. “It makes sense, as the entire process appeared rushed, details were lacking and communication was slow.” According to its public notices, TNC had planned to use drones operated by a state-licensed applicator to treat about 53 acres for non-native cattails and nonnative Phragmites, a perennial grass. The proposed herbicides included glyphosate – the active ingredient most commonly associated with Roundup – and triclopyr, along with surfactants. The products are registered for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and through the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, according to the DNR. “They have to use a particular version of the chemical that’s specific for aquatic systems,” said Chris Kolasinski, DNR aquatic plant management water resource management specialist. TNC had scheduled the Aug. 25 meeting after receiving the number of written requests required under the DNR’s public-notice process for large-scale aquatic plant management projects. “The number of required requests was met when a combination of five or more individuals, organizations,

special units of government, or local units of government submitted written requests for a meeting to the applicant, with a copy to the department, within five days after the notice was issued,” Ryan Nugent, TNC’s Door Peninsula land steward, wrote in the public notice. The Pulse had emailed Nugent on Aug. 13 to request an interview about the proposed treatment and upcoming meeting. Schwingel responded on Nugent’s behalf. “Some members of the community have reached out with questions about habitat stewardship work planned in the Mink River Estuary,” Schwingel said by email. “The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin has scheduled a meeting to share what’s planned, the science behind the work and how this work will help support a healthy habitat for wildlife and the people who live nearby.” The Pulse also submitted written questions about the project, including the location of the proposed treatment area, the proportion of invasive plants to native vegetation and open water, alternatives to aerial herbicide application, safeguards for native vegetation and sensitive resources, expected ecological benefits and previous herbicide use at the property. At the time, Schwingel said the team was unable to provide in-depth answers and materials by the Pulse’s deadline. “But we’ll be addressing these topics and taking other questions from the community at our informational meeting on Aug. 25,” Schwingel said. That meeting will no longer take place. Concerns Over Endangered Dragonfly Habitat The original public notice, published in the July 31 issue of the Pulse, drew the attention of DCEC, one of the organizations that requested the public meeting. DCEC cited concerns about the area’s importance as a habitat for the federally endangered Hines emerald dragonfly. “Roughly two-thirds of the global population of the Hines Emerald Dragonfly resides in Door County, where it was rediscovered in 1987 at the Nature Conservancy’s own Mink River Preserve,” the organization said in its meeting request. The estuary at Mink River Preserve is located about 3 miles southeast of Ellison Bay on Mink River Road on the north end of Rowleys Bay. The river flows into

Kolasinski said. Not every NR 107 permit requires the public notice process. According to Kolasinski, the requirement applies to “large-scale” projects in which the proposed treatment area exceeds 10 acres, or covers more than 10% of the waterbody’s area, or occurs in water 10 feet deep or less. The use of drones does not create a separate permitting requirement, Kolasinski said. Drones have been used for aquatic herbicide applications for about two years and can be particularly useful in hard-toaccess wetlands. “It’s new enough that the law itself doesn’t have anything specific about it,” Kolasinski said. The DNR’s online permit system at dnr.wisconsin.gov/ permits lists two 2026 chemical-treatment applications within the Mink River Estuary, both involving less than 4 acres. One has been approved, and the other remains pending. The proposed 53-acre treatment was not yet listed because TNC had to complete the public-notice process before submitting its permit application, said Claire Hetzel, a DNR water resources biologist who handles aquatic permits in a region that includes Door County. As a result, Hetzel said did not yet have details about the proposed 53-acre treatment. She said the public interest also prompted her to delay approval of the separate pending TNC application. That application seeks to treat 3.40 acres within the estuary for reed canary grass and yellow iris using spot applications of Aqua Neat, according to the application. On Wednesday, Aug. 19, after TNC canceled the public meeting and announced it would not proceed with the 53-acre project this year, Hetzel said the status of the smaller application also remains uncertain. “At this point, a lot is up in the air on the TNC’s side,” Hetzel said. “They are trying to figure out how best to proceed. I don’t know what they’re intending to do right now. I know it’s escalated to the upper levels of the company.” Chemical treatments of invasive plants are common, Hetzel said, and she suspects the Hines emerald dragonfly’s presence is contributing to interest in the larger proposed project. TNC has not yet provided additional details about why it decided not to proceed with the 53-acre treatment this year or whether the project could be proposed again in 2027.

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o matter how many first days of school you’ve experienced, the transition from beaches and bonfires to pencils and paper. each year feels a little different, whether it’s moving to a Below, you’ll find some of the most important information for new school, a new building, or simply a new classroom. students and families as they head into the 2026-27 school year. With just over a week before all five Door County school districts are back in session, we at the Peninsula Pulse wanted to help with

GIBRALTAR School Starts on Tuesday, Sept. 1 Important Dates Oct. 5 - staff In-service (no school for students) October (tBa) - Parent/teacher Conferences Nov. 25-27 - thanksgiving Break Dec. 23 - staff In-service (no school for students) Dec. 24-Jan. 3 - Holiday Break Numbers to Know Main office - 920.868.3284 Extensions: •school Nurse - x277 •Elementary Principal Lauren Ward x283

SEVASTOPOL School Starts on Tuesday, Sept. 1 Important Dates sept. 7 - Labor Day Holiday sept. 21 - staff In-service (no school for students) Oct. 15 - Parent/teacher Conferences, 4-7:30 pm Oct. 16 - Parent/teacher Conferences, 8 am - 12 pm (no school for students) Oct. 19 - No school for all Nov.9 - staff In-service (no school for students) Nov. 25-27 - thanksgiving Break Dec. 23-Jan. 3 - Winter Break Numbers to Know Main office - 920.743.6282 Extensions: •Elementary Principal aaron Hilts x1106 •Middle and High school Principal troy schaefer - x1104 •superintendent Randi Ryskoski x1103 •Elementary Counselor Holly Retzlaff x1146 •6-12 Counselor Melissa Malcore x1108 •athletic Director Brooke tanck x1156 New Hires gretchen Bink, occasional bus driver Michelle schuster, pupil services administrative assistant

STURGEON BAY School Starts on Tuesday, Sept. 1 Important Dates sept. 7 - Labor Day Holiday Oct. 21 - Parent/teacher Conferences, 3-6:30 pm Oct. 22 - Parent/teacher Conferences and Elementary Half Day Oct. 23 - staﬀ In-service (no school for students) Nov. 6 - teacher Records/training (student half day) Nov. 26-27 - thanksgiving Break Dec. 24-Jan. 3 - Winter Break Numbers to Know •Main Oﬃce: 920.746.2800 •school Nurse: 920.746.5903 x59383893 •sawyer Elementary Principal Kathryn DeVillers: 920.746.2815 •sunrise Elementary Principal Katie smullen: 920.746.5906 •Middle and High school Principal Mark smullen: 920.746.2803 •superintendent and High school Principal Dan tjernagel: 920.746.2801 New Hires abrielle Lenius, fourth grade teacher

•secondary Principal andrew Holdmann - x269 •superintendent Brett stousland - x215 •K-6 Counselor Brooke Petrie - x288 •7-12 Counselor Chelsea Roberts - x264 •athletic Director Jordan Burress - x232 New Hires ali Hernandez, elementary general education paraprofessional andrew Holdmann, secondary principal Breanne Kiehnau, elementary general education paraprofessional Eric Weborg, bus driver Hannah Herland, part-time occupational therapist Jared Nellis, elementary general education paraprofessional scott Zimmerman, assistant cook

teresa Matzke, school nurse Supply Lists View what elementary students need for the upcoming school year at tinyurl.com/ yumjskhe, what middle Sevastopol Elementary school students Supplies need at tinyurl. com/4jdw84ud and what high school students need at tinyurl.com/4dhfyy32.

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Elyse Incha, head JV1/ varsity assistant girls coach Emily ulberg, third grade teacher Evelyn Charney, special education teacher associate at Rebound Door County Program Matthew Broomhal, boys assistant soccer coach McKenzie Carlson, fall cheer coach and forensics team advisor Michaella Yant, part-time special education teacher associate at sawyer school

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SOUTHERN DOOR School Starts on Monday, Aug. 31 Important Dates sept. 7 - Labor Day Holiday Oct 15 - Parent/teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 pm Oct. 20 - Parent/teacher Conferences, 4:30-7:30 pm Oct. 22 - staff Professional Development (no school for students) Oct. 23 - No school for all Nov. 23-24 - staff Professional Development (no school for students) Nov. 25-27 - thanksgiving Break Numbers to Know Main office - 920.825.7311 Extensions: •school Nurse - x2208 •Elementary/Middle school Principal Marc Vandenhouten - x2211 •High school Principal steve Bousley x4405 •superintendent Kevin Krutzik - x5510 •school Counselor Harly Doughty - x1108 •school Counselor Jody Nelson - x2229 •school Counselor sara Paye - x4441 •athletic Director Benjamin Kline - x4403 New Hires allison DeCosse, school nurse amber Hoeckendorff, special education associate ashley Rollin, 1st grade teacher Carina Buhr, 5th grade teacher Douglas Conley, bus driver Hunter Evenson, middle school science teacher Jaylynn Lynch, middle/high school physical education teacher and middle school volleyball coach

WASHINGTON ISLAND School starts on Tuesday, Sept. 1 Important Dates sept. 7 - Labor Day Holiday sept. 23 - Elementary Planning (no elementary school) Oct. 9 - Parent/teacher Conferences (student half day) Oct. 12 - staff In-service (no school for students) Oct. 21 - Elementary Planning (no elementary school) Nov. 18 - Elementary Planning (no elementary school) Nov. 23-27 - thanksgiving Break Nov. 30 - staff In-service (no school for students) Dec. 9 - Elementary Planning (no elementary school) Dec. 21 - Jan. 3 - Winter Break Jan. 4 - staff In-service (no school for students)

Jenna st. arnold, grades 5-8 music teacher and middle school vocal director Jon sorenson-Krauss, bus driver Justine Konopacki, 3rd grade teacher Laura Harelson, site director, 21st Century Community Learning Center Lynzie Nightengale, middle/high school family consumer sciences teacher Melanie Clark, special education teacher sara LeRoy, middle school special education teacher sierra Wilcox, elementary/middle special education teacher stanley Mrozinski, K-8 Behavior Interventionist steve Rank, elementary special education teacher

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Numbers to Know Main Oﬃce: 920.847.2507 Extensions: •Principal and Curriculum Director tim Verboomen - x1002 •guidance Counselor Melanie Jones - x1013 •administrator of Business services sue Cornell - 920.847.2508 New Hires Elizabeth Pratt, 5-12 grade ELa/literacy teacher

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UW-EXTENSION EXPANDS TO SOUTHERN DOOR the university of Wisconsin-Madison Extension is introducing two popular educational programs to southern Door, both hosted at the union town Hall. the uW-Extension technology Workshop series is designed to build conﬁdence with digital devices, promote online safety and teach responsible digital communication. guest speakers will demonstrate how technology connects residents to essential local services. Each 90-minute session ends with a live Q&a session to solve personal tech challenges.

this free workshop meets the ﬁrst Wednesday of every month from 11 am to 12:30 pm, beginning sept. 2. the strongBodies Exercise class is a lowimpact, evidence-based strength, ﬂexibility and balance program tailored for older adults. the group meets on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1 to 2 pm, from sept. 14 through Nov. 18. the suggested donation is $30 per participant. Both workshops meet at union town Hall, 905 County Road DK in Brussels. to register or view the full uW-Extension class calendar, visit door.extension.wisc.edu or contact 920.746.2260 or holly.herzog@ wisc.edu.

ROBOTIC MOWERS FOR SOUTHERN DOOR SCHOOLS the southern Door school District has added state-of-the-art turf management technology to its campus, funded in full by the southern Door Community Foundation.

the district officially accepted the donation of two robotic lawn mowers on May 4, crediting community members John alberts for assisting with the initial concept and Erik Cordier for overseeing the purchase and installation. the new robotic mowers have already been deployed and are focused on maintaining the football and baseball fields. “By saving significant time on daily mowing and clipping collection, our maintenance crew can now dedicate more hours to crucial pre-school-year preparation and other vital maintenance work across the district,” said Dan Viste, the school’s director of transportation and maintenance.

PEO AWARDS $7,000 TO LOCAL STUDENTS Chapter DF of the Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO) has named four local students Joan Hislop Memorial scholarship winners for 2026: Miya Nell,

Lillian Delwiche, McKenna guilette and Carya Yeltsheva. Nell, a 2026 graduate of sturgeon Bay High school, received $2,000 and will be attending stanford university to major in biomedical engineering. Delwiche, a 2026 southern Door graduate, received $2,000 and will be attending the university of WisconsinLaCrosse to study physical therapy. guilette, also a southern Door graduate, received $1,00 to pursue a career as a diagnostic sonographer. Yeltsheva, from sturgeon Bay and ukraine, received $1,000 to continue her education at Marion university to become a pharmacist. PEO Chapter DF was organized in 1981 and is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. since its inception, the Joan Hislop scholarship Fund has awarded over $50,000 to Door County women.

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Is it a Bird? Is it a Bug? This is one of several “hummingbird moths,” according to our on-call entomologist, Dick Smythe, a Door County resident retired from the research division of the U.S. Forest Service. When we asked the nonentomologist question as to whether moths can really look like birds, his answer: “Yes, moths can look like birds, ‘bugs’ can look like twigs, and spiders can look like bird droppings. That’s just Mama Nature.” This Mama Nature creature visited a potted plant in Baileys Harbor. DAVE ELIOT

))perspectives readers write Thank You to So Many The Door County Medical Center Auxiliary’s 65th annual House and Garden Walk successfully raised over $100,000 dedicated to strengthening and expanding DCMC’s Behavioral Health Program. More than 100 volunteers joined forces to staff eight spectacular, unique and historic sites, homes and gardens in the Door County area. Successful events such as this one are solely dependent on a dedicated and generous community. We are so fortunate that Door County is such a community, and we are grateful for everyone who made this event a success. Thank you: Owners and local entities who shared their magnificent sites Planning committee members who served tirelessly and continually throughout a full year of planning Donors and sponsors who generously shared in-kind and financial support Volunteers who worked at homes and behind the scenes Artists and florists who enhanced each home Hospital leadership who nurtured and encouraged our work Ticket outlets who promoted the event Over 830 Participants who bought tickets and attended the event on a beautiful Door County day Area businesses and media who promoted the event and the cause We look forward to the 66th HGW on the last Tuesday of next July, because we know that the same dedication from an amazing community will again come together to make Door County better and stronger. It takes all of us! See you next year!

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The Brevity of Two and a Half Centuries by STEVE GRUTZMACHER

few weeks ago, my mother and I were talking about the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. I mentioned that our country’s history was, by most measures, very short, and she agreed and told me about when she and my father visited the Hill of Tara in Ireland, the seat of the high kings of Ireland for hundreds of years. As she stood on the hill, she noticed another hill in the distance with some indistinguishable structure perched on top, and she asked the tour guide about the site. “Oh, that,” he replied, according to my mom. “That’s nothing. It’s new. It’s only a couple of hundred years old.” There are stories similar to my mother’s throughout countries on every populated continent, and they

illustrate, in one way, just how young America’s 250-year history is by comparison. A better way to show the brevity of America’s history is to look at it in human terms. Let’s start by considering 250 years in generations. A generation is generally considered to be 20 to 30 years. To keep things simple, let’s say a generation comes along every 25 years. By that measure, America’s entire history is encompassed in just 10 generations. Still, if you lined up those 10 generations, starting with anyone who is 25-years-old today and working backward, the generation that was alive at the founding of our country would be that 25-year-old’s great-great-great-great-greatgreat-great-grandparents. That’s a lot of “greats,” so maybe generations don’t really make clear the relative shortness of 250 years. Let’s try lifespans instead. Consider this: anyone who was 25 years old this summer has been alive for 10% of America’s history. Someone who is 50 has been around for 20% of this

country’s history. And someone lucky enough to be 100 years old has witnessed 40% of United States history! Now 250 years really doesn’t seem very long at all. There is no denying that America’s 250th anniversary is a remarkable achievement. There has never been a sovereign country with a continuously democratic form of government that has survived 250 years. But measured against all of human history, America’s 250 years is rather small. Maybe in the year 2276, when America celebrates its 500th anniversary, our longevity will become more noteworthy. Of course, any individual who is 100 years old in 2276 will still have been alive for 20% of our country’s history. And it is reasonable to assume that life expectancies will have lengthened, perhaps considerably, so … Steve Grutzmacher is a Sister Bay resident and long-time sales manager of the Peninsula Pulse.

Readers Write continued from page 10 More Accountability Needed on Dwarf Lake Iris Impacts The proposed incidental-take authorization for dwarf lake iris at Whitefish Dunes State Park should concern everyone who values Wisconsin’s public lands. Whitefish Dunes was protected because it contains one of the most ecologically significant dune systems in the state. It is also home to dwarf lake iris, a state- and federally threatened plant found only within a small portion of the Great Lakes region. The issue extends beyond a single trail project. Over the past several years, Door County has seen multiple incidentaltake proposals involving dwarf lake iris, including projects at Peninsula State Park in 2023, Europe Bay Road in 2024, and now Whitefish Dunes in 2026. Each proposal may be evaluated separately, but the public deserves to know the cumulative effect of repeatedly approving impacts to one of Wisconsin’s rarest native plants. I support making our parks accessible to everyone. Accessibility and conservation should not be competing goals. The question is whether the trail can be redesigned so the iris remains undisturbed. The DNR asks visitors to stay on designated trails to protect rare plants and fragile habitats. The Department should hold its own construction projects to that same standard. Public lands belong to all of us and are held in trust for future generations. When threatened species occur within our state parks, avoidance – not relocation – should be the first priority whenever possible. This is not simply about one trail. It is about the precedent we set for protecting Wisconsin’s rarest species and whether we evaluate projects one at a time or consider their cumulative impact.

Wisconsin’s natural heritage deserves nothing less. Wendy Cooper Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Editor’s Note: Copies of the Jeopardy Assessment and background information on dwarf lake iris are available by visiting the DNR Incidental Take Public Notices webpage or upon request from DNR Conservation Biologist Rori Paloski at 608.264.6040 or Rori.Paloski@wisconsin.gov. The public is encouraged to submit written comments regarding projectrelated impacts to dwarf lake iris by Aug. 21 to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources c/o Rori Paloski, DNR Conservation Biologist, 101 S. Webster St., Madison, WI 53707; or Rori. Paloski@wisconsin.gov; or 608.264.6040.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD N. FRANDO Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 26 PR 54 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth August 11, 1958 and date of death December 7, 2025 was domiciled in Door County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2311 Lincoln School Rd., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 29, 2026. 5. A claim may be filed at the Office of the Door County Justice Center, 1205 South Duluth Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Room C258. BY THE COURT: /s/ Regan Hendrickson Register in Probate 7/29/26 Pinkert Law Firm LLP 454 Kentucky Street, P.O. Box 89 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 920-743-6505 Bar Number 1082283 Run: Aug 7, 14, 21 2026 WNAXLP STATE OF WISCONSIN DOOR COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF: Nancy A. Smith NOTICE TO CREDITORS, AND LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS (TRUST ADMINISTRATION) The administration of the trust has commenced for the decedent-Nancy A. Smith,

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is provided in this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wis. Stats. §19.35(1). The Board of Review shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under Wis. Stat. §441.16(2) that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board of Review, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board of Review by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board of Review , or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under Wis. Stat. § 70.47(3)(a), that person provides notice to the Board of Review Clerk as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the Board of Review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take. No person shall be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person 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. Notice is hereby given this 14th day of August, 2026. Laura Reetz, Clerk Town of Gibraltar WNAXLP

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Southern Door County School District 2073 County Highway DK, Brussels, WI 54204 Approved at the Regular Board Meeting – August 17, 2026 Southern Door County School District REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026 – 6:30 PM SOUTHERN DOOR HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY President Veeser called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Members present: Kim Starr, Tina Nellis, Adam Schopf, Hannah Delwiche, Janel Veeser, Luke Spude, Kristen Tassoul. Absent: None. Also Present: Dr. Kevin Krutzik (Superintendent), Heather Kraeuter (Business Mgr.), Dan Viste (Dir. Maintenance/Transportation), Marc Vandenhouten (Elementary/Middle School Principal), Steve Bousley (High School Principal), Dave Desmond (Dir. Pupil Services), Cory Vandertie, Allison Weckler President Veeser noted that the meeting was properly called/convened/proper notice given. Roll call; all aye. Board Commitment read by Luke Spude. Public Form: No members of the public were present. Professional Development Report (ESEA) (Dr. Kevin Krutzik) - Dr. Krutzik outlined the requirements of the annual reporting on professional development for the district. - Professional development plan for the 2026-27 school year has been updated to rely on local and internal development opportunities, reflecting a focus on costsavings. Annual Act 12 Report: Statistics of Crimes & Other Safety-Related Incidents at SDHS (Dr. Kevin Krutzik) - Dr. Krutzik presented statistics on incidents that occurred in the high school grounds/school transportation that were reported to law enforcement and resulted in a charge/citation. - The 2025-2026 report to DPI will indicate no incidents. Phishing Email Scam Information (Dr. Kevin Krutzik & Heather Kraeuter) - Dr. Krutzik gave overview of incident and summarized timeline of events. - Ms. Kraeuter gave overview of the district’s invoicing process per board request. - Ms. Kraeuter discussed the

processes, staff training, and increased cybersecurity that have been implemented since incident to prevent future phishing attempts. - President Veeser suggested implementing annual IT trainings for all employees for phishing and other incidents. Superintendent’s Report (Dr. Kevin Krutzik, Steve Bousley, Marc Vandenhouten, Dave Desmond, Heather Kraeuter) - The administrative team shared 6 underlying themes revealed through staff surveys, and the plans to address them. Referendum discussion - Dr. Krutzik presented pros and cons for going to referendum in November, and possible timeline. - Each board member voiced their support for admin team to go ahead and began data collection in preparation for continued discussion of potential referendum. - Scheduled Special Board Meeting - Referendum Workshop – July 23 rd 5:00pm. Monthly Financial Update (Heather Kraeuter & Allison Weckler) - Presented 5-Year Food Service Review Audit Findings, with follow up/action plan. - Presented Food Service P&L Statement - Presented Board Budget Milestone document - Reviewed requested monthly financial reports. The Board gave updated guidance on which reports they’d like to review monthly. Kim Starr left the meeting at 8:02 PM. President Veeser read the Consent Agenda. A board member requested Item IV be pulled for discussion: Motion Spude/Schopf to approve Items I, II, III, V, VI. Roll call; all aye. Motion carried. I. Past Minutes: June 15, 2026 Regular Meeting. II. Donations: Southern Door Community Foundation; Forestville American Legion Post #372; Tadych’s Marketplace Foods; Wienke’s Market; The Jandu Family; Altrusa Club of Door County; Quantum Technologies; Swingin’ Door Big Band; Hen House Bar & Grill Patrons. III. Adoption of District Curriculum Standards for the 2026-27 School Year (includes Parent Notification) IV. Act 118 Seclusion & Restraint Annual Report PULLED FOR DISCUSSION V. PI-26 Academic Career Planning Approval (includes Parent Notification) VI. Assessment Framework for 2026-27 Individually Considered Item from the Consent Agenda: Item IV: Act 118 Seclusion & Restraint Annual Report A correction was made to Section III b. The data table was corrected to show 2 student(s) are identified as having disabilities (see below): Total number of students with disabilities involved in the incidents 1 2 student(s) are identified as having a disability. Motion Nellis/Spude to approve Item IV as corrected above. Roll call; all aye. Motion carried. Future Agenda Items Review President’s Comments (Janel Veeser) President Veeser announced closed session would be held pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c); 118.125; 120.13: Considering the Employment, Promotion, Compensation or Performance Evaluation Data of Any Public Employee Over Which The Governmental Body Has Jurisdiction or Exercises Responsibility. a. Closed Minutes – June 15, 2026 Regular Meeting b. Review of Spring, 2027 CoCurricular Coaching Contracts c. Superintendent Goals Update d. Personnel review: i. Job share notice. ii. Payment of liquidated damages for recruitment purposes. iii. Compensation for potential Behavior Interventionist candidate. iv. Employee performance in relation to an email security breach. Motion Spude/Schopf to adjourn to closed session. Voice vote; all aye. Motion carried at 9:33 pm. The Board returned to Open Session at 11:31 pm. Personnel Recommendations: VII. Resignations, Changes of Assignment; Hiring, Appointments Motion Nellis/Tassoul to approve Item VII. Roll call; all aye. Motion carried. Resignations - Professional • Shannon Pagel, Elementary/ Middle School Special Education - Intellectually Disabled (ID) Teacher, effective the 2026-27 school

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year. Resignations - Co-Curricular • Rachel Schneider, Summer School Coordinator, effective the 2026-27 school year. Changes of Assignment Professional • Byron (Tom) Dagit, from Middle School Math Teacher to Middle School Math & STEAM Teacher, effective the 2026-27 school year. • Rachel Pichette, from Middle School Math Teacher to Middle School Math & STEAM Teacher, effective the 2026-27 school year. Hiring - Professional • Melanie Clark, Special Education Teacher (CrossCategorical), effective the 2026-27 school year. • Allison DeCosse, School Nurse, effective the 2026-27 school year. • Hunter Evenson, Middle School Science Teacher, effective the 2026-27 school year. • Stanley Mrozinski, K-8 Behavior Interventionist & Instructional Coach, effective the 2026-27 school year. Hiring - Co-Curricular • Dillan Zaleski, Teacher Mentor Co-Leader, effective the 2026-27 school year. The following people will be Teacher Mentors for the 202627 School Year: Deborah Diemert Brittany Weldon Harly Doughty Kate Lardinois Anna VanMatre Rachel Price Rachel Pichette Cassy Forest Dawn Pitzen Brandon Wautier Deanah Downey Benjamin Kline Chelsea Brantner Files VIII. Spring, 2027 CoCurricular Coaching Contracts Motion Schopf/Tassoul to approve Item VIII. Roll call, all aye. Motion carried. Motion Schopf/Tassoul to adjourn the meeting adjourned at 11:34pm. WNAXLP Southern Door County School District 2073 County Highway DK, Brussels, WI 54204 Approved at the Regular Board meeting - August 17, 2026 Southern Door County School District BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Thursday, July 23, 2026 – 5:00 PM Southern Door High School Library President Veeser called the meeting to order at 5:02 pm. Members present: Kim Starr, Tina Nellis, Adam Schopf, Janel Veeser, Luke Spude, Kristen Tassoul, Hannah Delwiche (Arrived at 5:08 pm). Absent: None. Also Present: Dr. Kevin Krutzik (Superintendent), Heather Kraeuter (Business Mgr.), Dan Viste (Dir. Maintenance/Transportation), Marc Vandenhouten (Elementary/Middle School Principal), Steve Bousley (High School Principal), Dave Desmond (Dir. Pupil Services). Roll call. A quorum was present. Motion Starr/Schopf that the meeting was properly called/ convened/proper notice given; voice vote; all aye. Motion carried. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Operational Referendum Discussion - Discussion of information board members would like to see to prior to determining if the district should have an operational referendum question on the November ballot. - Board gave consensus for Dr. Krutzik to partner with a consultant for an amount not to exceed $10,000 without board review and approval. - Scheduled a Special Meeting Referendum Workshop for August 3 rd at 5:00 pm. Motion Schopf/Spude to adjourn the meeting adjourned at 7:09pm. WNAXLP Southern Door County School District 2073 County Highway DK, Brussels, WI 54204 Approved at the Regular Board meeting - August 17, 2026 Southern Door County School District BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Monday, July 27, 2026 – 5:00 PM District Office Conference Room President Veeser called the meeting to order at 5:02 pm. Members present: Tina Nellis, Adam Schopf, Janel Veeser, Luke Spude, Kristen Tassoul, Hannah Delwiche. Absent: Kim Starr Also Present: None. Roll call. A quorum was present. Motion Schopf/Spude that the meeting was properly called/ convened/proper notice given; voice vote; all aye. Motion carried. Pledge of Allegiance

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St. Joseph Catholic Church

ELCA LUTHERAN CHURCHES Bay View Lutheran

110 N. 5th Ave • Sturgeon Bay

340 W. Maple St. • Sturgeon Bay Sunday Worship 9:15AM • 10:15AM Coffee & Fellowship All are welcome!

Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran

We welcome our summer visitors and vacationers!

11836 WI-42• Ellison Bay • Pastor, Jim Honig Sunday Worship 9:30AM • 10:30AM Coffee & Fellowship

Hainesville Lutheran

Saturday, 4:00pm Fish Creek Saturday, 6:00pm Egg Harbor Sunday, 8:00am Baileys Harbor Sunday, 10:00am Sister Bay Sunday, 10:00am Jacksonport Sunday, 1:00pm Washington Island For weekday Mass times, locations, and other information see www.stellamarisparish.com or call (920) 868-3241.

836 Michigan St - Sturgeon Bay

Sunday Worship @ 10 a.m. Sunday School 10-11 a.m. Recorded Services on Website & WDOR 93.9 FM Sundays @ 9:30 a.m.

Handicap Accessible

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Lutheran Church-LCMC Sunday Worship 10 AM

7973 Hwy 57 Immanuel Lutheran Church Baileys Harbor, WI 54202

ELCA, Ellison Bay, WI Church Ofﬁce: 920-854-2988 Jim Honig, Pastor A Stephen Ministry Congregation

www.sturgeonbayumc.org Hearing Loop Equipped

Sturgeon Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church

www.stjosephsb.com

Christmas Worship Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 PM Christmas Day Worship 10 AM

Pastor JoAnn Meyer

Join us in Sunday Worship!

9:30 AM Worship w/communion in person, drive-in or watch live on the church website. 10:30 AM Coffee & fellowship / Sunday School

For more information visit: www.shepherdofthebay.org

6121 Gordon Rd • Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 920-743-9511

Rooted in Christ + Growing in Faith 920.839.2224 Immanuel-Lutheran.org

Summer Worship Schedule

Sundays 9am • Wednesdays 6pm In person and live on Facebook

LCMC - A Lutheran Congregation in Mission for Christ handicapped

Pastor Gary Scharrig accessible 7973 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 Phone: 920.839.2224 Web: Immanuel-Lutheran.org

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church

Bible Study: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: Saturday 11:00 a.m. sturgeonbaywi.adventistchurch.org

The Episcopal Church welcomes you! Christ the King 512 Michigan St. Sturgeon Bay Holy Eucharist 9:30 Sunday

Everyone is invited No exceptions.

Mass Schedule

Calvary & Zion United Methodist Churches

Rev. Matthew Rappl

We are Merging Excitement and Hope Into a Vital Faith

Handicap Accessible Hearing Loop System Air Conditioned

Pastor Frank Maxwell

3434 County Rd. V Jacksonport Holy Eucharist 5:00 Saturday

Saturday 4pm Sunday 10am

Weekend Mass Times:

3944 Co. Rd. M • Sturgeon Bay • Pastor, Mary Lou Plummer Sunday Worship 9:30AM • 10:30AM Brunch

Holy Nativity

WEEKEND MASS TIMES:

Rev. Jerome Pastors

Calvary 4650 Cty E Egg Harbor, WI Worship 10:30

Zion 8781 Cty F Fish Creek, WI Worship 8:45

Thursday 8:30 am Rosary at 8:00

Sunday 8:00 am Sunday 1:00 pm

Spanish Speaking

Office (920) 743-4842 Hwy 57 • Institute • www.sspeterpaulsb.org

The Church of the Atonement (Episcopal)

Communion First Sunday of the Month

Rev. Glenn Kanestrom 920-743-3286 – www.ctkhn.org

parishofﬁce@calvaryzionumc.org www.calvaryandzionumc.org (920) 868-3112

Main St. at Cottage Row Fish Creek

EVERYONE WELCOME! St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

SUNDAY SERVICE:

The Rev. Brit Bjurstrom Frazier, Rector Holy Eucharist 10 am Sunday • 5:30 pm Wednesday All are welcome! stlukes-sisterbay.org

WEDNESDAY SERVICE: 6:30PM (SEPTEMBER-APRIL) Bible Study (Adults) Treasure Seekers (Kids 5-12)

10:00AM

2336 Canterbury Lane, Sister Bay

144th Season 2012 bethanyephraim.org Our 130th Year

A Sunday Historic Church Morning Worship A Living 9:30Faith AM

Bethany

where faith meets real life PASTOR ED HOUSE 2731 HWY 42, SISTER BAY (920) 421-1525

NURSERY, CAFÉ, 24/7 FOOD PANTRY

BIBLE BASED • CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP • NON-DENOMINATIONAL

FOR MORE INFO: DOOROFLIFE.ORG

August 23 • 9:30am Visiting Pastor October 28& 9 July Rev.Rev. Roy Nelson Martin 2 Ruge October &9 Rev. Dennis Tollefson Neenah, WIRuge Rev. Martin Waukesha, WI Cambridge, MN Neenah, WI

Lutheran Church Visitors Welcome Hwy Q Moravia 3028 Church St. (Cty Hwy Q) • Ephraim, WIand 54211-0707

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Sunday Worship 9:30 am

Pastor James Gomez 1756 Michigan Street, Master’s Cup Coffee House Sturgeon Bay Tues-Thurs • 9am-3pm 920.743.7750 Fri • 9am-Noon princeofpeacesb.com FREE WIFI E P • @baypoplc

10am Sundays at 10337 North Shore Rd., Ephraim Check our Facebook page for the latest meeting updates/news

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You are warmly invited for worship service at the historic Jacksonport United Methodist Church All are welcome! Join us this Sunday at Jacksonport UMC where thoughtful sermons and timeless music from the original pump organ fill our historic sanctuary.

Sunday, August 23 • 8:45 a.m.

Special Muisc - Wall Family Singers Hwy 57 & Cave Point Road • Jacksonport jacksonportmethodist.org

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

FELLOWSHIP OF DOOR COUNTY

Visit our website (uufdc.org) or Facebook page (facebook. com/uufdc) for connection details to our Sunday Services.

August 23 - 10 AM Pastor Jim Honig Patriotism and Nationalism at the Celebration of the Semiquincentennial

10341 Hwy 42 ~ North Ephraim ~ 920.854.7559

St. Paul Lutheran Church A Small Church With A Big Heart

Rev. Jon O. Gallatin

August 23, 2026 PENTECOST 13 8:00 am & 9:30 am Worship In-Sanctuary & Parking Lot Worship on 92.1 FM

Holy Communion Offered During All Worship

EVANGELICAL FREE HOME CHURCH www.theorchardefca.org

August 23 • 8 and 10 am The Rt. Rev. Brian Cole

4167 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek • www.stpauljuddville.com A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Bethel Baptist Church Bethel Baptist Church bethelbaptistellisonbay.org

Corpus Christi Catholic Church Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church Weekend Mass Times Weekend Mass Time Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 8:45am Sunday 7am Sunday 10:30am www.holynameofmary.church www.ccparish.net 7491 County Road H 811 W. Juniper St. Sturgeon Bay, WI Sturgeon Bay, WI

Pastor Jim Peterson bethelellisonbay.org | Pastor Joel Rose

WEDNESDAY

Join us this Sunday! School Elevate Youth Sunday 7:00 - 8:30 PM * Meetsfor at First all Baptist ages Church - 9:15 Worship Service - 10:30

Next Step Classes 9:15 AM Coffee Fellowship 10:15 AM We livestream our services on Worship Service 10:45 AM Check our website for more information

SUNDAY

852 Europe Bay Rd. | Ellison Bay, WI | 920.854.4490

Sister Bay Moravian Church

Corner of Old Stage and Hill Roads, Sister Bay Serving in Faith and Mission since 1896 10am Worship in person, or on YouTube. Free lunch for the community the first Wednesday of the month followed by Northern Door Cancer Support @ 12:45

JESUS CENTERED WORSHIP Pastor Daniel Bowman Associate Pastor Ryan Bowman

SUNDAY SERVICE 9:30 AM ccfishcreek@gmail.com

ccfishcreek.org E Join us on Sundays at 9420 Cottage Row Fish Creek Handicap Accessible

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Public Notices continued from page 2 recited. President Veeser announced closed session would be held pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c); 118.125; 120.13: Considering the Employment, Promotion, Compensation or Performance Evaluation Data of Any Public Employee Over Which The Governmental Body Has Jurisdiction or Exercises Responsibility. Motion Schopf/Nellis to adjourn to closed session. Roll call vote, all aye. WNAXLP Southern Door County School District 2073 County Highway DK, Brussels, WI 54204 Approved at the Regular Board meeting - August 17, 2026 Southern Door County School District BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Monday, August 3, 2026 – 5:00 PM District Office Conference Room President Veeser called the meeting to order at 5:01 pm. Members present: Tina Nellis, Adam Schopf, Janel Veeser, Luke Spude, Kristen Tassoul, Hannah Delwiche. Kim Starr arrived at 5:06 pm Absent: None Also Present: Dr. Kevin Krutzik (Superintendent), Heather Kraeuter (Business Mgr.), Dan Viste (Dir.

Maintenance/Transportation), Marc Vandenhouten (Elementary/Middle School Principal), Steve Bousley (High School Principal), Dave Desmond (Dir. Pupil Services). Sue Ann Hubbard, Brian Nicol, Donovan Group. Roll call. A quorum was present. Motion Spude/Schopf that the meeting was properly called/ convened/proper notice given; voice vote; all aye. Motion carried. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Review of Speech & Language Service Contracts for the 2026-27 School Year - Mr. Desmond reported ongoing challenges filling Speech & Language Pathologist positions, with no applicants despite monthslong recruitment efforts. To ensure the district continues to meet legally required services, he has contracted with thirdparty providers to deliver the necessary speech and language support. I. Approval of CESA 7 (InPerson) Speech & Language Service Contract II. Approval of Creating Conversations LLC (InPerson) Speech & Language Service Contract III. Approval of Teach Speech (Virtual) Speech & Language Service Contract Motion Starr/Delwiche to approve Items I, II, III. Roll call; all aye. Motion carried. Discussion: Potential Operational Referendum - Dr. Krutzik presented multiple budget scenarios with different staff compensation options.

Also presented were salary comparisons with all local districts, along with critical staff positions that have been lost. The board discussed all items, with multiple questions for clarification purposes. - At a suggestion from Mr. Spude, President Veeser requested that the administrative team evaluate each position by its return on investment (ROI) and priority to the district, identifying which positions are most essential and which could potentially be delayed, reconfigured, or combined. - Mr. Viste presented a list of critical facility maintenance items that need to be prioritized in a potential referendum. After discussion, the board agreed on the necessity of all the facility maintenance items. Donovan Group Proposal - Brian Nicol of Donovan Group presented their proposal, and additional information on their strategies and strengths for a successful referendum. - The board reviewed the proposal given by Mr. Nicol, and compared Options 1 & 2, as presented in the proposal. The board also discussed, in depth, the viability of going to referendum in November, 2026. - The board reached consensus to select option 2 of the proposal from the Donovan Group pending a decision to go to referendum in November, 2026 or April, 2027. IV. Contract for Operational

STURGEON BAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2026-2027 SCHOOL GUIDE REGISTRATION INFORMATION Annual online registration for returning students is open. Log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account. If you do not have an account, please contact your school office directly. It is important that families complete the annual online registration before the first day of school so your child’s school has access to the most up-to-date information.

SCHOOL FEES Registration fees for the 2026-2027 school year are as follows: Grades 4K-High School $20.00 Depending on the grade level, fees include book rental, some consumable supplies, locker rental. Optional fees are: Adult Athletic Season Pass $30.00 Family Athletic Season Pass (includes HS student) $55.00 Senior Citizen Athletic Season Pass FREE

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

The first day of school will be Tuesday, September 1, 2026. OPEN HOUSE (district-wide) is Wednesday, August 26 4:00p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Building starting and ending times are as follows: ½ day 4K 7:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Full-day 4K 7:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. Kindergarten - Grade 2 7:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. Grades 3-5 7:40 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Middle School 8:00 a.m. to 3:24 p.m. High School 8:00 a.m. to 3:24 p.m.

PENINSULA PULSE Referendum Consulting Services Motion Starr/Tassoul to approve Item IV. Roll call; all aye. Motion carried. Motion Schopf/Nellis to adjourn. Voice vote, all aye. Meeting adjourned at 9:12 pm. WNAXLP Southern Door County School District 2073 County Highway DK, Brussels, WI 54204 Approved at the Regular Board meeting - August 17, 2026 ITEM II - PAST MINUTES QUARTERLY RETREAT MINUTES MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026 – 5:30 PM Southern Door High School Library President Janel Veeser called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. Members present: Janel Veeser, Tina Nellis, Hannah Delwiche, Luke Spude, Kristin Tassoul, Adam Schopf. Absent: Kim Starr. Also Present: Dr. Kevin Krutzik, Dan Viste, Steve Bousley, Dave Desmond, Heather Kraeuter, Marc Vandenhouten, Sue Ann Hubbard. Roll call; verification of quorum. Motion Delwiche/Nellis properly called/convened/ proper notice given; voice vote, all aye. Motion carried. Pledge of Allegiance recited; Board Commitment read by Kristin Tassoul. Discussion: Potential Referendum Planning

- Dr. Krutzik presented scenarios for possible referendum options. - The board discussed the viability of flat vs graduating and agreed to consider only a flat amount for the 3-year proposal. - Administrators noted that budget review and cuts will continue, reflecting community feedback from the April referendum. The Board came to unanimous consensus on the following: - Selected the proposed referendum scenario which included market value pay raises for staff, money for essential facility repairs/ maintenance, and the restoration of select teaching positions. - Schedule the referendum for the November mid-term election rather than waiting until April, 2027. Closed Session: Cancelled as no longer applicable. Rescheduled CESA 7 Board Training Workshop: September 1 st at 5 pm Backup: September 2 nd Motion Delwiche/Tassoul to adjourn. Voice vote, all aye. Meeting adjourned at 7:18 pm. WNAXLP

and times for several items in storage units in default of their owner’s lease: 1427 Green Bay Rd. Sturgeon Bay 10 a.m. Friday 9/11/26 Owners of property may contact Apple Storage by 5p.m. 9/10/26. To redeem personal property by paying overdue rent and late fees in full as described in their lease and recent letter. Send payment to Apple Storage, P.O. Box 11623, Green Bay, WI 54307, or call (920) 734-1478. Money Order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Amex, will be accepted. ITEMS FOR SALE Renee Williamson 2 Units fridge, grinder, radial arm saw, Clothes, grill, air compressor, boxes, bags Carl Hoosier Tools, cooler, cast iron pans, shelving, fishing stuff Robert Ortiz Blackstone, couch, pack out, lamp Teagan Lynts toddler items, clothes, boxes WNAXLP

APPLE STORAGE LIEN SALE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Published pursuant to Section 704.90 of the Wisconsin state statutes: Apple Storage will hold lien sales at the following locations

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ORIENTATION FOR NEW STUDENTS

Elementary Schools – Sawyer: 4K-by appointment only -Sawyer: Wednesday, August 26 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. -Sunrise: Wednesday, August 26 at 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Middle School -Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 4:00 p.m.- 6TH grade parents at 6:00 PM High School: Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6:00 p.m. (freshmen parents & new students)

FOOD SERVICES The district offers breakfast and lunch for all enrolled students through USDA Food and Nutrition Programs. An afterschool snack program is operated at Sunrise and TJ Walker Middle Schools. Students enroll into meal programs during online enrollment. Pricing for meals depends on family income or participation in specific government administered programs. Our school food service webpage has detailed information on determining if a family may qualify for free or reduced meal pricing. For families who pay full meal prices: lunch will cost $3.65 for preschool or elementary students and $3.90 for middle or high school students; breakfast will cost $2.50 for students in all grades. For families who qualify for reduced meal prices, lunch will cost $0.40 for students in all grades and breakfast will cost $0.00. For families who qualify for free meal prices: lunch and breakfast will cost $0.00 for students in all grades. Additional meals will incur additional cost, regardless of a family’s meal pricing structure. During online registration, parents can choose if their middle or high school student is allowed to make additional purchases, such as second entrees, bottles of water, drinks, and snacks. This decision is a family choice. When selecting it, consider it one way to teach and practice food purchasing decisions. Family meal accounts that have a negative balance will not be allowed to make additional purchases beyond meals. Please visit our school food service webpage for more information on applying for free/reduced meal pricing, meal menus, the school greenhouse and how to make payments. If you have questions on school meals contact Jenny Spude at 920-746-3877 or jspude@sbsdmail.net.

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TRANSPORTATION

Bus registration is required for all students who wish to have transportation to and/or from school for the 2026-2027 school year. Student’s bus registration is digitally linked to their school registration. Please keep an eye on the email you used to register your student(s) for a bussing request form to fill out. If you have any questions, feel free to call (920)-818-0785 or email kobussen@sbsdmail.net.

INSURANCE The district will make available to interested parents a Student Accident Insurance Policy from a private vendor. No individual student accident insurance coverage is provided by the school district. Coverage can be selected on either a 24-hour a day basis, or on a “school time plan.” A brochure describing the optional policy will be available in each building. Brochures may also be requested through the school offices.

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FOR SALE FIREWOOD Seasoned Firewood Fish Creek 1/2 face,face,1/2 cord & cords of seasoned hardwood firewood for pick up or delivery. Stacking & custom lengths available for wood stoves. Also delivering to area campgrounds & Penninsula State Park. Credit cards accepted. 920.495.1344 or email seasonedfirewoodfishcreek@ gmail.com MISCELLANEOUS Paragon PanelliftDrywall Lift & Loader

august 21-28/2026 PUBLIC NOTICES & CLASSIFIEDS | 5 limited to fresh Garlic Scape Pesto, scratch bakery, brined fridge pickles, plain/cherry/ spicy sauerkrauts in fresh/ frozen or canned, hot sauces, BBQ, Salsa, pepper jams, spicy A-2 White Cheddar Cheese, smoked whitefish dips. Veggies from the garden are available. Call to order. Our “Little Store” on the farm at 2604 Grove Rd., Baileys Harbor is open. Call 920.839.2288 for more info. Join us each Sunday on our 80-acre 1800’s farm from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. to enjoy a rural agricultural experience and see where your food comes from. Thank you to all who support us. Words cannot express our gratitude for our loyal patrons. Sports Cards Sports cards & unopened packs & possible Jordan packs. Pokemon cards and more. At Olde Orchard Antique Mall and Peninsula Antique Center in Egg Harbor. GH Booths & cases. Discounts available. SPORTING EQUIPMENT

Model 439 14’5” 200LBS. chain drive drywall lift and loader assist. Excellent condition. $800. Located in Baileys Harbor. Text/ tel: 708.212.7560 Brown Jordan Patio Set, $250 48” round glass table in good condition. 5 chairs in fair condition. Ephraim 920.854.2949 HYLINE ORCHARD FARM MARKET 2 miles north of Egg Harbor on Hwy 42. (920.868.3067) OPEN YEAR ROUND 9am to 5pm. HOMEMADE CHERRY & APPLE PRODUCTS FROM OUR ORCHARDS. Cherries galore. NEW freeze dried cherries, our own sparkling cider & juice, Cherry & many more. Locally grown state certified beef, ground, steaks & roast. Also our cherry and apple pies baked or ready to bake. A variety of cheese, cheese spreads and cheese curds. Door County beer and wines. Natural homemade soaps. Door County Watch Us Grow liquid fertilizer. Honey crisp dried apples, large variety of fruit pie fillings including Cherry & Honey Crisp apple. Jams, Jellies, Pies, Salsa, BBQ Sauce, (Cherries: frozen, canned and dried), Cherry Cider, Honey Crisp Blend Apple Cider, our new apple grape and peachy apple and apple cranberry ciders. Fresh Eggs, Maple Syrup, Honey, Pickles, Spices, Fudge, Gifts & Gift Boxes and Much More. Pick Your Own Cherries and Apples in season. Six Generations Growing and Marketing Fruits and Vegetables. Wholesale and Retail products. We ship UPS. Accept WIC checks. Door County Kraut Co. / Mr. Burns Peppertorium As a member of the Wisconsin Baker’s Association, Door County Kraut Co. and WBA members across the state are hosting a fundraising campaign to assist the “Feeding America Eastern WI Appleton Campus for local disaster Food relief following the EF3 tornado which devastated portions of Appleton and Menasha. On Sundays August 16,23,and 30th I will feature targeted baked goods with which 100% of the proceeds will benefit the “Feeding America Campus” in Appleton. The WBA Foundation is a pass through NFP. No money will be lost in fees out of the proceeds of member sales revenues. Sunday, August 23 we’ll feature loaves of protein enriched cinnamon-rhubarb bread utilizing our farm raised rhubarb, and my mom’s “Peanut butter Cookies (some will have chocolate chips in them)” as the fundraising bakery items. 100% of the revenues from those items sold are earmarked for “Feeding America Campus. The BHCA 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday Farmers Market vending location for DC Kraut and Mister Burns is on the Southeast side of the Town Hall parking on the blacktop in the food court area. Our foodie items include but are not

Trek Verve Low Step E Bike 21021, excellent condition, Bosch Cruise Motor, 9 speed gearing, size Medium. $1,050. Contact 214.801.5091

GARAGE/ YARD SALE GARAGE/YARD SALE ESTATE SALE- Beach Road, Sister Bay Aug. 28–30 | Fri./Sat. 9–4 • Sun. 9–2. 100-year-old wicker, 1950s furniture & décor, Pottery Barn furniture, nautical & coastal décor & more! Photos & full details at www.portaestates. com and EstateSales.net. Address will be posted 24 hours before the sale. Some Nice Things Antique furniture, Blue Willow china, brass pieces and accessories. Saturday 8/22 26 9:00am to 4:00. 7653 W Shore Dr Garage Sale Thurs 8/27- Sat 8/29 Tools, table lamps, generator, Mason jars, stoneware crocks, garden tools. 824 Belmar Place. Thurs Noon-5, Fri 8-3, Sat 8-1 Zion Church Rummage/ Bake Sale Fri 8/21 & Sat 8/22 9am – 3pm. 3937 Cty Rd V (School) Egg Harbor. Leather couch, futon, brown chaise lounge, recliner, women’s golf clubs, luggage, lamps, kitchen ware, puzzles, holiday decorations (including inflatables), clothes, shoes, kid’s bikes, toys, numerous cook books & books, craft & embroidery items, misc odds & ends. Baked goods made by congregation will also be available for sale. Sat 12 – 3 offering fill a grocery bag for $3 (excluding baked goods). 50% off everything remaining. We welcome fair offers. MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE. FRI/SAT Aug 21-22 Moving, downsizing. Tools to knickknacks, hunting, camping, recreational, seasonal, home decor, small furniture pieces. Very good stuff. Plants, hosta, iris, coneflower + Rain or Shine. 4134 Cherry RD, Sturgeon Bay. 8-5 Garage Sale 8/21 & 8/22 9am – 4pm. 212 N Ashland Ave Sturgeon Bay. Humidifier, Casio cash register, Elna sewing machine, paper shredder, china cabinet, misc chairs, stationary exercise bike & other exercise equipment, ladies clothes size 116 – 18 plus much more. Multi family Barn- Yard Sale 2815 County Road EE, Baileys Harbor. Fridays and Saturdays thru Labor Day. 2 seat outdoor swing , packer picnic table, bikes, housewares, antiques , records, doors, windows, and a whole lot more!

August 21-22nd. 8am4pm Sturgeon Bay Bikes, household, vintage and new items, books, games, furniture, and much more. Multiple families. 1033 Sth 18th PL Sturgeon Bay. 8/21-22 8am-4pm Garage Sale Sat. August 29, 8:30-3:00pm 11014 S Sand Bay Ln, Sister Bay. Park on road. Butcher block table & bases, boat toilet, Delta table saw, vintage chairs, heaters, work bench, misc. wood, art, & household. Physical Media Sale 100’s & 100’s of CD’s, vinyl, cassettes, DVD’s, VHS new & used, laser discs, books, bobble heads & more. Fri 8/21 & Sat 8/22 9am – 4pm 628 N 18th Ave.

MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALS For Sale at Hyline Orchard Bulk firewood, landscaping wood mulch. Delivery available. Call Hyline Orchard, 8240 Hwy 42, fish Creek. 2 miles north of Egg Harbor. 920.868.3067 or 920.493.4083

REC VEHICLES BOATS Boat For Sale 1957 42ft Matthews Sedan. Galley down with 2 state rooms and 1.5 heads. V8 engines, low hours. Same owner for 40 years. $21k OBO. On Washington Island. 614.406.3960 for pics & info. LOGIC 17’ BOAT FOR SALE 17’ Logic 70 hp boat for sale. Includes Johnson engine and Continental trailer. Vessel year, engine year, and trailer year are all 2000. Asking price is $5,500 or best offer. The boat and engine have not been used for a while so buyers are invited to inspect the boat and engine prior to purchase. 847.476.0677 23’ Pontoon Boat 2015 Starcraft 236 Stardeck CNF w/ Mercury 60 ELPT 4 stroke CT EFI (approx 300 hrs) and Karavan double axle trailer. $17,995. 920.606.1200 Year 2000 19’ Sea Ray open bow with trailer Low hours, one owner, excellent condition. 630.215.4955 Sea Doo GT & Trailer 2009 Navy Blue, 2 seater, only 155 hours, well maintained. Asking $5,500. Call Joe 414.412.4914 Boat For Sale 1989 17ft Sea n Ski Sea Nymph. 75hp Mariner motor, trailer. $2,700. Contact Bob 262.721.7841 or stop by 7496 S Kangaroo Lake DR Baileys Harbor Bayliner 185 2007 Bayliner 185, gently used, consistently well-maintained, excellent condition. Low number of hours of use. Includes trailer, Bimini top (never used), anchor, fenders, lines, ring buoy, 2 extra seats. Contact Gerry, 708.955.3282. Located in Fish Creek. 2007 SeaDoo GTI Waverunner 197 hrs. Includes Karavan Trailer. Like new condition. Serviced by SeaDoo dealer yearly. $3,700. Baileys Harbor 773.671.0326 CAMPER/MOTORHOME 2012 Catalina Deluxe Edition Good shape, everything in working condition. Comes with a hitch. $7,500 OBO. Contact 920.265.1830

SERVICES Look for additional Service display advertisements within this section. CLEANING Heather Scholl’s Cleaning Service High quality weekly residential cleaner serving northern Door County. Certified and experienced. Email scholl. heather34@gmail.com

LAWN/YARD CARE Gardener Looking to add a few more clients to my landscape maintenance for the 2026 season. Call Laura @ 920.419.5399 past and present work can be found on FB and Instagram #dutch.landscaping MISCELLANEOUS Need a piece of jewelry fixed? I can restring, fix a clasp or broken parts, etc. so you can wear it again! Call Pam at Earth Art Studio in Sister Bay at the Country Walk Shops: 920.854.1912 or stop by Tues to Sat 10:30 am – 4pm DRIVEWAY & GRAVEL RENEWAL Pot holes, ruts, loss of grave, grass or weeds? Or just an old driveway that needs renewal or extra gravel? We can help! United Trades, Call or text Steve at 808.392.7669 or email: Unitedtrades@ gmail.com Located in Baileys Harbor year round

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TREE & BRUSH REMOVAL We cut down trees, remove fallen trees & brush piles. Thin forestry, brush cut fields or walking paths. United Trades, Call or text Steve at 808.392.7669 or email: Unitedtrades@ gmail.com Located in Baileys Harbor year round NEED SOMETHING HAULED?

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(920) 495-1040 From Point A to Point B or just away? Let A CLEANING CREW OF DOOR COUNTY do it for you. Boxes, Furniture, Appliances, Yard Waste, Scrap Metal, Junk and more. Family Owned and Operated, Insured. 920.818.0450. Protect Your Deck Staining & power washing. Egg Harbor and north. Contact Paul 920.839.7064 Emmie Special Services General Home Repairs, gutter service, roofing repairs, moss removal from roofs/decks, fall into spring cleanups etc. Located in Sister Bay. 920.256.5657

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CHILD CARE Substitute Assistants – NDCC Northern Door Children’s Center seeking assistants to substitute in all classrooms, ages infant through five. We work around your schedule. You tell us when you can work and we match you up to our daily needs. Monday through Friday year round, up to 40 hours per week. Must be a lover of children and education, be dependable, flexible, and willing to take responsibility as part of our teaching teams. Must be 17 years or older. Come join our team! We make learning fun! Starting wage for this VERY flexible work opportunity is $17.00/hour. Contact Cindy or Sue at Northern Door Children’s Center for an application. Call 920.854.4244, email us at teachdoorcounty@gmail.com HEALTH CARE

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In Home Caregivers Want to make a difference in someone’s life? If so, come join the in-home caregivers at Advocates 4 in Home Care in Sturgeon Bay. You will soon will become a difference maker providing in home care and assistance for clients throughout Door and Kewaunee counties. Flexible hours available. Call Advocates 4 in Home Care at 920.746.2000 for more information. SEEKING GUARDIAN ANGELS/CAREGIVERS Looking for part-time Guardian Angels/Caregivers (medical experience required) to join our fun loving 23-year-old disabled son’s care team. We currently need someone 2 days a week (Monday & Friday) from 8 am to 3 or 4 pm, Must be a non-smoker. Patience and reliability of utmost importance to parents. If interested, call

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Housekeeper at Newport Resort Newport Resort in Egg Harbor is looking to fill a couple of year-round Housekeeping positions. We are looking for people who are team players, have excellent organizational and time management skills and have a good attention to detail. MUST BE ABLE TO WORK SUNDAYS, MONDAYS, AND FRIDAYS! Starting wages between $18 – $20 based on experience. Please call 920.868.9900 for inquiries and ask for Nicole or Eric! Hotel Assistant General Manager Seeking an energetic, people motivated individual as Asst. General Manager of this year round Northern Door Resort. Detail oriented, creative problem solver, & multitasker, who enjoys working as a team; full time. Lodgical Solutions preferred or will train; Hotel Experience necessary. Excellent salary, health, dental, vision & PTO benefits. Apply at: https:// idmhospitality.com/careers Cleaning support position Part-time position available assisting in cleaning shortterm rentals. Please text/ call 920.427.7557

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St. Luke’s Sister Bay seeks Organist The congregation of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay seeks an experienced organist to join our community! Musical services include a service of Holy

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Are you interested in becoming involved in your community? One of the many ways for the citizens and stakeholders of Sister Bay to become involved in the City’s governmental decisions is by serving on a board, committee, or commission. While not all committees have vacancies at this time, you are always welcome to fill out and submit the Boards, Commissions & Committees Application, available on the Village of Sister Bay’s website, under Committee & Commission Membership Listing (https://sisterbaywi.gov/ committee-commission-membership-listing/).

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Little Sweden and Hedemora Hillas is a premier vacation and whole ownership resort in Door County, We are growing which means we need more staff. We are currently hiring for the following positions. Maintenance, Front Desk, Housekeeping, Housekeeping Supervisor/ Inspector. Full and part time positions available yearround. Great pay, benefits, and bonuses. For more information call 920-868-9950 x2, email linda@little-sweden.com or stop in for an application.

How to Apply: 1 Find Your Fit – Download the application and identify the board, commission, or committee that aligns with your interests and skills. 2) Explore Opportunities – View available positions on the Committee & Commission Membership Listing page. Vacant positions are listed on the Committee Appointment Schedule. 3) Submit Your Application – Submit your application using the instructions on the form. Questions can be directed to the Village Administrator via email at administrator@sisterbaywi.gov or by phone at 920-854-4118.

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(From left) Joining longtime Boys and Girls Club of Door County supporter Fran Shefchik for the golf fundraiser at Horseshoe Bay were former Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Paul Coﬀman, Alan Shefchik and Charlie CRaIg stERREtt Buhk.

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Gibraltar’s Wyatt Bultman (front) catches a pass during the Aug. 14 scrimmage against Algoma at Fish Creek.

ibraltar’s eight-player football team finds itself in a numbers game once again with a roster of around 15 players. The roster disparity was on display Aug. 14 when the Vikings hosted scrimmages against Sevastopol and Algoma, teams with double the number of available players. The Vikings bring back senior receiver/defensive end Wyatt Bultman, who made the all-conference second team on the defensive line. Also back is junior Jake Larson, a defensive lineman

fter qualifying for the WIAA playoffs last season for the first time since winning the state championship in 2018, Sevastopol’s eight-player football team will be looking to continue to raise the program’s standard. “We want to be uncommon in our preparation, effort, (From left) Sevastopol quarterback Reid LeClair scrambles and commitment to while being rushed by Gibraltar’s Jake Larson during the one another, improve KEVIN BONEsKE Aug. 14 scrimmage at Fish Creek. every week, and see where that takes us,” Algoma in league play behind undefeated said head coach Dan Judas, who is in his conference champion Lena/St. Thomas third year leading the Pioneers. Aquinas. Last season, Sevastopol advanced to Sevastopol will try to do it without the third round of the playoffs, finishing the conference’s Offensive Player of the 8-3 overall. The Pioneers also went 4-2 Year, Logan Schuh, lost to graduation. in their final year in the Across the Bay Conference, tying for second with continued on page 4

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who could also see playing time at running back or quarterback, along with senior offensive lineman Xavier Gaddes and junior offensive lineman Kaleb Hummel. Junior Hobbs Emerson also returns. They will aim to replace running back Sean Neal, who ran for more than 1,000 yards, and quarterback Giovanni Mercier, who made the second team at defensive back. Other big losses include lineman Owen Dannhausen and defensive back Bairen Lhost. continued on page 4

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Egg Harbor (4-10) The Indians had another downer of a year, losing one more game than they did a year ago. It’s hard to win much when getting outscored by opponents by 43 runs on the season. As an offense, they averaged just over four runs a game. Unless you have shutdown pitching, you are not going to win a lot of games that way. The loss of Cory Fuller for most of the season seemed to drain the life out of the Indians. It did not help that as a team they committed over 30 errors.

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t should come as no surprise that Sister Bay just won its fourth title this decade. In fact, if you take out the summer of COVID-19 in 2020, the Bays have won 8 of the last 12 regular season titles. Only Kolberg has interrupted their run. Washington Island nudged its nose into this year’s conversation, but ultimately it was more of the same. With Kolberg claiming the second seed, all that is left is a playoff between Maplewood and Baileys Harbor for the final postseason spot. The Swami was 3-1 last week to raise his record to 39-17. Before I get to the one game playoff, we’ll look at the three teams whose season has ended.

The Sister Bay Bays won their eighth regular season title in the last 12 years.

West Jacksonport (5-9) The Ports have too much hitting talent to end the season four games under .500, but inconsistent pitching has held them back. They have the arms, but each week it has been by committee, which does not always bode well. They went out on a high

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Institute (0-14) The Cubs have now gone three straight seasons without a win and have lost 46 straight games. There are so many stats that explain why this has been a rough stretch for the Cubs. This season they were outscored by 135 runs. They averaged just two runs a game and struck out 139 times. On the defensive side, the Cubs made 36 errors, and the pitchers continued on page 4

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articipants in the Boys and Girls Club Celebrity Golf Outing in Egg Harbor played golf but focused almost entirely on helping the youth of Door County. A full field of golfers – two foursomes apiece on 18 holes – packed Horseshoe Bay Golf Club this month, making major donations to play, more contributions during the rounds and even more during postgolf festivities at Horseshoe Bay’s beach house. Former Green Bay Packer and current Kansas City-area school board member Paul Coffman served as auctioneer after the golf scramble, helping the one-day fundraising total surpass $200,000. Going into this month’s event, the Celebrity Golf Outing had raised more than $2 million for the Boys and Girls Club of Door County and its programs. The Sturgeon Bay-based club provides a safe space for emotional support, tutoring and studying; lunches and recreational activities in summer; and after-school snacks and suppers during the school year. “When I was in Green Bay, the coaches put me in a position to succeed,” Coffman said. “People like Johanna [Wicklund, director] and the Boys and Girls Club, that’s what they’re doing, is to put kids in position to succeed as they go on in life.”

GOLF LEAGUES Maxwelton Braes tuesday Night 3-Man scramble august 11, 2026 team, points – Clark 6, Demmin 12; Heyse 8, Ray 10; stenzel 7, Zacek 11; Ehlers 7, Meikle 11; Casperson 10, Rossol 8; thomas 6, Reynolds 12; Bley 7, Miner 11; Hellen 10, Harding 8; allen 7, Boettcher 11. standings: Demmin 139, thomas 131, Reynolds 130, Ehlers 126, Ray 124, Hellen 124, Casperson 123, Clark 121, Boettcher 120, Miner 118, Zacek 112, stenzel 111, Meikle 109, Bley 107, Harding 107, Heyse 101, Rossol 99. Nor-Dor golf League august 12, 2026 Low gross: John Kopczyk 37, Dave Maurer 37, Marc savard 38, Dan Lundquist 39. Low net: Marc savard 32, Kevin Buman 33, John Kopczyk 33, Doug Lindemann 33, Laird Hart 34, Dave Maurer 34, Rick Risch 34, Forrest Wells 34, Jon Wright 34. top three teams: 149.5 points (Dan Lundquist, David Clegg, Ken Koceia, Rick Risch); 148.5 points (Ron Koehler, Fred Bridenhagen, Rolf Johnson, Fran Michaels); 147 points (Frank Williams, John glowicki, tom Wilson, Bill Mirgain).

Coffman has been supporting the club and playing in the tournament for 15 years and has become a close friend of former Boys and Girls Club chair Fran Shefchik. Shefchik, who joined Coffman on a golf team again this year, said it’s amazing to see the impact the Boys and Girls Club makes on kids who need somewhere to study, socialize and play after school or for up to 10 hours a day in summer when their parents are busy working. Clinicians and staff members at the club are trained to notice when a child or teen needs extra attention, whether that’s free counseling by professionals on staff or just a few words of encouragement that help them play with other children rather than being shy, self-conscious or withdrawn, Shefchik said. “Probably two-thirds of our club members come from working households, and families are doing everything they can to make ends meet,” Wicklund said. “The Boys and Girls Club is a resource that allows parents to be able to afford other things. The club makes the costs either nominal or removes that financial piece.” A lot of the young people that utilize Club resources are under stress, Coffman said. “They’ve grown up in an environment where that’s all they’ve known is yelling and screaming, or the parents aren’t there,” Coffman said. “They just have no sense of normalcy. The little things that so many people take for granted, many of these kids don’t get.” Through a partnership with the YMCA, the club provided breakfast

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and lunches, plus activities and support, for 195 young people this year. During the school year, the club helps between 200 and 250 kids, providing activities, supervision, study aid, food, emotional and mental support, and sometimes, counseling and therapy at no cost to uninsured families. “At the club’s core, we provide safe places, positive adults and enriching programs,” Wicklund said. Former Green Bay Packers fullback and a member of three Super Bowl champion 49ers teams Harry Sydney played for the 17th time in the 17th annual fundraiser. He loves what the Boys and Girls Club does and provides similar support to males ages 8 to 82 through his Green Bay nonprofit organization My Brother’s Keeper. For 24 years after his playing and coaching career, Sydney has provided basic life coaching and counseling for men and boys. He likes that the Boys and Girls Club also provides space, support and encouragement. “I just want them to give the kids the opportunity to be better than they thought they could be,” Sydney said. “As long as you pay attention to them, it makes a difference.” Former Packers President and current Maxwelton Braes Golf Course owner Mark Murphy plays in the event each year. “There’s a real need,” Murphy said. “People think of Door County and see a lot of money, but there are a lot of people who aren’t making a lot of money and whose kids have real needs. It’s a great event, and it’s for a great cause.”

gross skins winners: Dave Maurer #10 – 3; Dave Maurer #11 – 4; John Kopczyk #13 – 3; Robert Mattes #15 –3; Marc Maillefer #16 – 3; Dan Lundquist #18 – 3. Net skins winners: Dave Maurer #10 – 2; Laird Hart #12 – 3; John Kopczyk #13 – 2; John Kopczyk #14 – 2; Robert Mattes #15 – 3; Marc Maillefer #16 – 2; Dan Lundquist #18 – 2. Year-to-date average points per flight: a Flight – Ron Koehler (6.0), Marc savard (5.833), Dave Maurer (5.429); B Flight – Forrest smith (6.0), Doug Lindemann (5.5), David Clegg (5.143); C Flight – Russell Zage (7.0), Wally Naleway (5.643), Craig Rawlins (5.571); D Flight – Jon Wright (6.214), Fran Michaels (6.167), Rick Risch (5.429). Closest to hole, third shot #10: tim Hartigan. Closest to hole, third shot #12: Jon Wright. Longest putt #14: John Kopczyk.

Cindy Wright, 16 – Lori Barnstorff, teresa Martin. Most pars: 6 – Jane Fredrick, 5 – Carol DeVault, Kelly Murphy, 4 – teresa Martin, 3 – Mary Clegg. Eagles: 1 – Linda Mattes. Birdies: 1 – Kelly Murphy. Chip-ins: 1 – Jane Fredrick, Linda Mattes, Kathy Mauer. Event – Cha Cha Cha (1st place ): terri Bott, Mary Clegg, Connie Erickson, Kelly Murphy.

Bonnie Braes Ladies 9-Hole golf League august 13, 2026 Low gross: 38 – Kelly Murphy, 41 – teresa Martin, 42 – Linda Mattes, 43 – Jane Fredrick, 44 – Lori Barnstorff, Mary Clegg, Carol DeVault, Kathy Mauer. Low putts: 14 – Carol DeVault, Kelly Murphy, 15 – Mary Clegg, Jane Fredrick, Linda Mattes, Kathy Mauer,

Stone Hedge Women’s 9-Hole League august 11, 2026 Low scores: Nancy thannert 45, Molly Newman 53, Barbara Wiley 53, Carla Cummings 54. Low putts: Jean Canney 18, Carla Cummings 18, Joan Pleuss 19. Pars: Nancy thannert 3, Jean Canney 1, Deb Hellen 1, Laurie Mohr 1, Barbara Wiley 1.

The Orchards Wednesday Hustle august 12, 2026 Best net ball of the twosome: Jim thiel/Joe Kidd -7, Ed Movall/Bo Heller -6, tom Covelli/John Dew -6, steve smith/Jim McDowell -5, Dan Welch/ tom gregory -4. Low individual gross: Jim thiel 78, Dan Welch 80. Closest to the pin #17: Ron seliga.

Idlewild sBWga League august 12, 2026 Event – Four mystery holes (two winners): Linda Lambert 19, Jill Wienkes 20. Low putts: Linda Lambert 15, sue LaCapitaine 15. Birdies: Jill Wienkes 1. Pars: Jill Wienkes 3, Bernie Brickner 2, sue LeCapitaine 1, Mary Cisler 1, Cheryl Burmeister 1, Pennae Fawcett 1, Janis Jay 1, trish schaefer 1, ann smejkal 1, Lana Ferry 1, Linda Lambert 1. Low scores: Jill Wienkes 43, Linda Lambert 47, Pennae Fawcett 51, sue LeCapitaine 51, Cheryl Burmeister 52, Bernie Brickner 53, Janis Jay 55, trish schaefer 55. sundowners’ League august 12, 2026 top scores: 44 Kristi Nooyen, 48 Kelly Hartzell, 48 Karen Joyner, 49 Patti Baur, 50 Kim Bridenhagen, 50 Ellen Felhofer, 51 Jen tess, 53 Laura Murray, 53 gelana Davis, 54 Cas Frangipane. Birdie: 1 gelana Davis. Pars: 4 Kristi Nooyen, 4 Kelly Hartzell, 1 Karen Joyner, 1 Kim Bridenhagen, 1 Jen tess, 1 Ellen Felhofer. Chip-in: 1 Patti Baur. Low putts: 11 Patti Baur. special event – closest to the pin on second shot: Donna tucholka.

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continued from page 1 walked 107 hitters. Mix all those ingredients together and you have one unsavory dish. Baileys Harbor (7-7) @ Maplewood (7-7) The A’s finished 7-7 a year ago and one game out of the playoffs. Now, they have one extra game to complete the turnaround. After starting 0-3, the A’s stormed back and looked poised to finally make

sports NOTES PICKLEBALL CLUB ANNOUNCES BOARD CHANGES Don Helm was sworn in Aug. 12 as the president of the Door County Pickleball Club, with Kristy Medford as vice president. Helm, who has actively been involved in pickleball for the past six years and is now heading up a $500,000 fundraising campaign to build new pickleball courts in Egg Harbor, was unanimously elected by the club’s executive committee in March to take over as president from Jay Renstrom at the end of the 2026 outdoor season. Renstrom has been the club president for the past five years. Medford moves from co-treasurer to vice president.

“The club is in fantastic hands,” said Renstrom, who plans to stay on the club’s executive committee and as the USA Pickleball District Ambassador for Northeast Wisconsin. Renstrom said the Door County Pickleball Club had less than 100 members when he became president and now averages 500 paid members annually. In addition to the board changes, Mimi Smith was approved as a USA Pickleball Ambassador for Door County with a focus on Southern Door. She also joins Helm, Renstrom and Medford as Pickleball Ambassadors for Door County. The Pickleball Club will also be holding its annual summer social for club members on Aug. 30 at Sunset Park in Sturgeon Bay. On Aug. 7, the club held its first-ever Pickleball for Kids’ Sake tournament at Sunset Park, raising $2,135 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Door County. More information can be found at doorcountypickleballclub.com/events.

runs scored and a home run. Jaden Diller had three hits, four RBI, four runs scored and a home run. Adam Gutschow had four hits and four RBI. Will Jandrin had four hits while Mason Paye had four hits and three runs scored. Oh, and for good measure Tory Jandrin added a home run on a 21-hit day for the Mets. The Mets won both meetings this year by a combined 23-4 margin and they say it is tough beating a team three times in a season. But this Mets team is firing on all cylinders right now. Swami says: Mets

CLIPPER GIRLS GOLFERS OPEN SEASON Sturgeon Bay’s girls golf team opened the season Aug. 13 in a scramble invitational at Irish Greens in Oconto. With 12 two-person scramble teams participating, the Clippers placed both second and third. “What a fantastic first showing for our team,” said Sturgeon Bay head coach Michael Bryfczynski. “We’re so proud of the way they competed and represented Sturgeon Bay.”

SEVASTOPOL SOFTBALL COACH RESIGNS Max Hawkins submitted his resignation as Sevastopol’s head varsity girls softball coach. “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have led and worked with the softball program this past year,” Hawkins said in his resignation letter. “It has been a privilege to watch our student-athletes grow both on and off the field, and I am very proud of what our team has accomplished together.” Hawkins is also Sevastopol’s girls basketball coach.

8-Player Football Previews continued from page 1 GIBRALTAR VIKINGS Leading up to the Aug. 14 scrimmage, Gibraltar head coach Mike Peck said the team had been doing some fine tuning to see where the players fit in the lineup. “We’ve had some kids that have played quarterback that I don’t think normally we’d put there, but they’re having fun,” he said. “They’re figuring out if they can do it or not.” Peck noted freshmen accounted for close to half of the players who came out for football this season at Gibraltar. Another round of conference realignment puts the Vikings into the Packerland 8. Peck said he doesn’t think too much about the WIAA’s conference changes. “We can’t do anything about it,” he said. “There is nothing we can say that is going to change their mind.

Put us where you’re going to put us, and then we get to play.” Though last year’s undefeated Across the Bay champion, Lena/ St. Thomas Aquinas, is no longer in the conference, the Vikings will still have that opponent on the schedule this year as a non-league road game Sept. 11. Gibraltar was scheduled to open the season at home Aug. 20 against NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy, which is in the Packerland 8, but will play the season opener as a non-league game as the first of two contests between the two teams this year. The Vikings will also host their first conference game Aug. 28 against Oneida Nation, which formed its own team after splitting

from the cooperative with NEW Lutheran and Providence Academy. Algoma and Sevastopol are still in the same conference as Gibraltar, with Valley Christian and Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah joining the seventeam league. 2026 Vikings Football Schedule Games begin at 7 pm, unless listed otherwise

Aug. 20 Home vs. NEW/Providence Aug. 28 Home vs. Oneida Nation Sept. 3 Away vs. Algoma Sept. 11 Away vs. Lena/ St. Thomas Aquinas Sept. 18 Home vs. Valley Christian Sept. 26 Away vs. NEW/ Providence, 11 am Oct. 2 Home vs. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Oct. 8 Away vs. Sevastopol

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They’ll also be replacing Austin Pagels, a first-team offensive lineman, and Reid Kacmarynski, an honorable mention offensive end. Fortunately, the Pioneers return four players who received all-conference honors in 2025. They include: the team’s leading tackler, senior linebacker/ running back Ray Johnson, who had 107 total tackles; the leading receiver, junior Cash Kuehn, who caught 26 passes for 455 yards with seven touchdowns; junior running back Bo Tanck, who rushed for 368 yards on 69 carries with five touchdowns, and senior defensive lineman Harry Schartner, who had 74 total tackles. Other returning players of note include sophomore quarterback/ linebacker Reid LeClair, junior running back/defensive back Roman LeClair, and senior offensive/defensive linemen Jaxon Rankin and Anthony Estevez. Judas said this year’s team is strong in experience as it returns “numerous players who have been multi-year starters and have played in big games.” “We have some experienced players back, but we also have guys stepping into new and bigger roles,” he said. “How quickly we come together, develop consistency, and learn to handle adversity will be important.” Sevastopol will join the Packerland 8 Conference, which still includes Gibraltar and Algoma. Lena/St. Thomas

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Aquinas, Suring and Gillett are no longer the Pioneers’ conference opponents. Oneida Nation has formed its own team after splitting from the cooperative with NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy, which is still in the league. New conference opponents include Valley Christian and Elkhart LakeGlenbeulah. Judas said he is looking forward to seeing what the Pioneers can accomplish this season in the new conference. “There really aren’t any weeks where you can afford to overlook an opponent,” he said. “It’s a competitive conference with a lot of good teams and good players, and we’re going to have to be prepared to play every week.” The Pioneers’ first game, a nonconference contest, was scheduled for Aug. 21 against St. John’s Northwestern Academy in Delafield. Their first conference game is Aug. 28 at Valley Christian. 2026 Pioneers Football Schedule Games begin at 7 pm, unless otherwise listed

Aug. 21 Away vs. St. John’s Northwestern, 3:30 pm Aug. 28 Away vs. Valley Christian Sept. 3 Home vs. NEW/Providence Sept. 11 Away vs. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Sept. 18 Home vs. Niagara Sept. 25 Home vs. Oneida Nation Oct. 2 Away vs. Algoma Oct. 8 Home vs. Gibraltar

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working out great for Chubb. But eventually, he doesn’t know.’’ Washington Island outfielder Cam Munao knows. Although he just graduated from Gibraltar High School, where he was a talented ballplayer, and although he’s on the verge of winning the county league batting championship, which would seem to make him a good candidate to play in college, he’s moving to Sturgeon Bay, where he has found a job in HVAC. “My family are lifetime Islanders, own the Shipyard Island Marina,’’ Munao said. County league baseball “is a lot of fun. It’s always fun to come out and have the fans behind you and just being able to play baseball.’’ After finishing a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from University of Wisconsin–Whitewater’s online program this spring, Sister Bay shortstop Spencer Krause, the 2024 county league batting champion, is not sure where that degree will take him. Krause, 24, who would like very much to stay in Door County, worked the last tax season virtually for a suburban Milwaukee firm. And he has been a cook all along at the family’s Old Post Oﬃce restaurant in Ephraim. That is the domain of his brother, Brendan, 28, who also plays for the Bays. “I could be gone next year,’’ Spencer said. “It will ultimately depend on what opportunity I get. That’s not a decision I’m looking forward to. But I haven’t made a decision on where I’m going to live yet.’’ That’s a prospect that must jangle Sister Bay manager Forkert, who already has lost Sam Lindenberg, another Gibraltar High School alum who might have been an important Bay, to an investment banking analyst position in Milwaukee. But that’s an issue every county league manager faces, as young players make decisions about their future.

Sticking Around by HERB GOULD

(From left) Dave, Charlie and Tyler Neinas have kept the family name ingrained in

ome young people never Kolberg baseball. want to leave. That’s understandable. Growing up in Door County, an idyllic destination for tourists that locals cherish, who would? For Door County League baseball players, who embrace their Sunday tradition, that’s especially true. For first baseman Charlie Neinas and his brother, pitcher/shortstop Tyler Neinas, who play for Kolberg, managed by their father, Dave, it was an easy call. “I’ve only had one baseball coach, ever,’’ said Charlie, who played for Dave at Southern Door High School and on every one of his youth teams. “Since I was a kid, we were here on Sundays, so it would be a curveball to be anywhere else.’’ For Charlie, 22, an insurance agent who lives in Forestville, keeping the Sunday tradition going was a no-brainer. It was the same deal for Tyler, 19, who works at Quantum Technologies in Sturgeon Bay, where he’s doing on-the-job training in a variety of high-tech areas, including high voltage technician. He thought about going away to school, but “I just didn’t like school. So I decided, I’m not going to school any more. It’s not just baseball. I look at this place as home. Our family’s land is about a mile away from here [the Kolberg ballfield]. I would really miss Kolberg.’’ On the other side of that coin is Sister Bay outfielder Ryan Caldecott. A student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, he wonders what life outside the peninsula might be like. “I don’t really know what I want to do,’’ he said. “What is really easy is to come back here and stay up here.

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I’d like to try to get somewhere else for a little while. When I’m older, however old I may be, I want to be here eventually. It’s a great place to live.’’ That’s not all that different than the path that many older county league regulars, including his brotherin-law, Sam Forkert, took. Forkert, Bays catcher Tom Sawyer and others have spent a few years in northeastern Wisconsin, where they could experience life beyond Door County, but conveniently still play ball here on Sundays. A communications major, Caldecott said that’s not necessarily the career path he wants to take. It’s a question he’s still pondering. “A lot of people, they end up not using their degree at all,’’ said Caldecott, who works for Forkert at the Yacht Works marina during the summer. “The best thing to do up here really is to learn a trade or continue working in a trade when you still make really good money up here.’’ And then there are people who have gone the other way. Jim Laughlin, 53, came to Door County as a teenager from Chicago, working summers as a commercial fisherman. “I went to college for one year and decided I better go to the University of Fishigan,’’ said Laughlin, who played nearly 20 years in the league, mainly with Sister Bay. His youngest son, Chubb, plays for the Bays and works at a boat rental in town. But his older son, Bubba, moved to San Antonio, Texas, for a job in medical-device sales. “I’ve been fishing for, what, 37 years,’’ Jim Laughlin said. “But it’s hard to keep kids here, to be able to find a job where they can stay here year-round. Right now it’s

Herb Gould will be talking about his deep-dive biography, Lambeau, The Man Who Invented the Green Bay Packers, at the Rockne Society’s “Notre DameGreen Bay Football History Night’’ at the Hagemeister Park restaurant in Green Bay at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3. He also will be talking about Lambeau’s legacy and his Door County retirement years Sept. 14 and 21 at the Door County Learning in Retirement lecture series.

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Giving Each Other Grace by CYNTHIA GERMAIN dogooddoorcounty@gmail.com

’ve been thinking a lot lately about grace. Not grace in a religious sense, but the kind of grace we give another person when we stop before judging, ask a question instead of making an assumption and recognize that what we see from the outside may be only a very small part of what is happening on the inside. I think most of us have experienced a time when something didn’t sit right with us. Someone disappointed us. Something wasn’t handled the way we thought it should have been. We didn’t understand a decision or someone’s actions. Sometimes, we simply walk away. But what might happen if, before we did, we asked a question?

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Maybe the answer wouldn’t change our decision. Sometimes walking away is still the right choice. But perhaps we would understand the situation differently. Perhaps we would discover something we didn’t know. Perhaps we would find a reason to stay. Or maybe we would realize there is something we could do to help. That takes grace. Grace means giving people room to be human – to have a bad day, to make a mistake, to be overwhelmed, to communicate imperfectly or to be dealing with something we know nothing about. The older I get, the more I think grace matters. Aging brings changes that aren’t always visible. Someone may be caring for a spouse. They may be grieving. They may not hear as well as they once did or move as quickly. They may be struggling with something they used to do easily. Or they may simply have a lot more going on than we realize. Grace goes in every direction and across every generation. The older person who gets frustrated with technology can give some grace to the young person trying to help. The younger person who doesn’t understand why something takes longer can stop and ask. Neighbors can give one another the benefit of the doubt. Volunteers can recognize that the person they are helping may be having a diﬃcult day. And those

stripe), Katherine Barnard (black belt 2nd dan), Rodger Barnard (black belt 2nd dan) and Sensei Daniel Barnard (black belt 5th dan). (Front row, from left) Isaac Jilot (yellow belt, green stripe), Cora Kazmierczak (purple belt, brown stripe), Abram Worachek (purple belt, brown stripe) and Arthur Back (yellow suBMIttED belt, green stripe).

MIDSUMMER’S MUSIC FOUNDER AWARDED Lawrence university invites the community to the 2026 Boynton Festival, a celebration of lifelong learning and the college’s north campus, Björklunden. the all-day festival will take place on saturday, aug. 22, at Björklunden vid sjön, 7590 Boynton Lane in Baileys Harbor.

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The Door County YMCA has launched a new Community Cupboard food pantry, open Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. suBMIttED

YMCA LAUNCHES COMMUNITY CUPBOARD the Door County YMCa has launched a new Community Cupboard food pantry, open Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons at the sturgeon Bay YMCa, 1900 Michigan st.

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a highlight of this year’s festival will be the presentation of the Winifred Boynton Creative spirit award to Jim Berkenstock, founder and artistic director of Midsummer’s Music and its aﬃliate, the griffon string Quartet. Presented to community luminaries since 2017, the Winifred Boynton Creative spirit award honors individuals who, through imagination, spirit and tenacity, have created something of significant impact and enduring value to Door County. Berkenstock’s decades of dedication to bringing chamber music to the community embody the spirit of the award. the Boynton Festival will begin with morning coffee and pastries on the great Room deck, followed by an array of miniseminars and opportunities for lunch and beverages. guests can also enjoy festive music on the lawn and the rededication of the Boynton Chapel. the award presentation honoring Berkenstock and a celebratory toast will take place from 2 to 4 pm in Vail Hall. those planning to attend the award program and celebration are encouraged to register in advance.

Midsummer’s Music founder Jim Berkenstock will accept a Winifred Boynton Creative Spirit Award from Björklunden at this Saturday’s Boynton Festival. KELLY aVENsON

Martial Arts of Door County students completed rank tests Aug. 11. (Back row, from left) Sensei Shaun Koulias, Tami Leist, Rose Barnard (black belt), Tracy Steiner, Megan Selle (purple belt, brown stripe), James Polster (purple belt, brown stripe), Dawn Iverson (purple belt, brown stripe), Calib Kazmierczak (purple belt, brown stripe), Jackson Varnes (brown belt, black

receiving help can remember that volunteers have complicated lives too. People are imperfect. If we want communities where people look out for one another, we have to leave some room for that imperfection. We have to be willing to ask a question before we form a conclusion. We have to talk to one another instead of about one another. And sometimes, instead of seeing something that isn’t working and walking away, we might ask, “Is there something I can do to help?” Grace means giving another human being the opportunity to be understood before we decide who they are or what their intentions were. Maybe that’s something we could all use a little more of as we age, not just grace for older adults, but grace for one another. Because none of us gets through life without needing it.

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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.

PENINSULA PULSE Joseph Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Saturday at church from 9 am until the time of mass.

BIRTHS Kara and Sam Forkert, of Sister Bay, are the parents of a baby boy born on July 28, 2026 at Door County Medical Center. The maternal grandparents are Trina and Thomas Caldecott, of Sister Bay. The paternal grandparents are Deb Duren and Russell Forkert, of Sister Bay.

DEATHS See full obituaries. Fr. Hugh Birdsall SDS Aug. 15, 1935 - Aug. 14, 2026 Carl “Cal” Holvenstot Feb. 2, 1934 - Aug. 13, 2026 Mariann L. Snyder April 3, 1951 - Aug. 4, 2026 Rosalie Boudreau July 25, 1935 - July 28, 2026

OBITUARIES

FR. HUGH BIRDSALL SDS Aug. 15, 1935 - Aug. 14, 2026

Fr. Hugh Birdsall died in Milwaukee on Aug. 14, 2026, at the age of 90. He was born in Maplewood on Aug. 15, 1935, to Hugh and Marion (Bancroft) Birdsall. He joined the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) on Sept. 8, 1956, and was ordained a priest on May 31, 1962. Ministered as a teacher in Galt, California, Baltimore, Maryland, and Sacred Heart Seminary in Hales Corners; and in Milwaukee as Director of Formation for the Society and parish priest. He was also trained and certified as a professional counselor. Fr. Hugh was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Beverly (Isadore) LuMaye and Frances (Joseph) Bolwerk. He is survived by four sisters, Doreen (Jack) Pease of Portage; Mary (Fred) Malvitz and Theresa (Roger) Kinnard of Sturgeon Bay; Judith (William) Retzer of Manitowoc; numerous nephews and nieces, as well as his Brothers and Sisters in the Salvatorian Family. Visitation Wednesday, August 26, 2026 from 10 am to 11 am at the Holy Spirit Chapel at Avina of Milwaukee, 9301 N. 76th St., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am. Interment will be Wednesday, 3 pm at Salvatorian Cemetery in St. Nazianz. For online condolences please visit schramkafuneralhome.com

MARIANN L. SNYDER April 3, 1951 - Aug. 4, 2026

Mariann L. Snyder left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Aug. 4, 2026, at the age of 75. We will miss her big, beautiful smile, which she shared with everyone she met; her wonderful sense of humor; and her ability to always look on the bright side of life. Her positive attitude was infectious, and we all benefited from it. Most of all, we will miss her warm hugs and genuine, unconditional love. Mariann truly believed in the saving grace of Jesus. She cherished her daily devotions, reading her Bible, journaling, and she lived her life accordingly. During her daily two-mile walks, she would take time to count her blessings and commune with her God. Mariann was born in New Richmond, Wisconsin, on April 3, 1951, to her proud parents, Dale A. Wheeler and Rose M. (Priebe) Wheeler. In the spring of 1969, she graduated from Chippewa Falls Senior High School in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. On September 1, 1973, in Elmore, Minnesota, Mariann married her love and life partner of 53 years, Tucker Jon Snyder. She was devoted to her family and embraced motherhood fully—it became her life’s passion. Her sons, Travis Jon and Andrew James, were born in 1981 and 1984, respectively. In later years, her heart burst with joy every time she was blessed with a grandchild. They lit her world with a brilliance no one could deny. Mariann was born to care for others, and she did so throughout her entire life. As the oldest child, she was a natural caregiver—from assisting a widower as a teenager, to working as a dental assistant, managing an assisted living facility, and most recently working with Advocates In-Home Care of Sturgeon Bay. Her caring spirit continued even in death, as Mariann graciously chose to be a registered organ donor, giving others the gift of hope and the possibility of a longer, fuller life. She is loved beyond words and missed beyond measure by her husband, Tucker Jon Snyder of Sturgeon Bay; sons, Travis Jon (Abby) of Naples, Florida, and Andrew James (Alyssa) of Marshall, Minnesota; five beautiful grandchildren—Malik, Jayden, Jake, Isabella, and Quinn; five siblings, Diana Smetana (Mike), Dean Wheeler (Stephanie), Rebecca Albert (Mike), Todd Wheeler (Janie), Lori Boley (David); sister-in-law Pat Ludow (Bob), a multitude of nieces, nephews, and cousins; and so many wonderful friends. Preceding her in death were her parents, Dale and Evie Wheeler; her paternal and maternal grandparents; a brother-in-law; and sisters-in-law. Memorial service information will be announced at a later date. Mariann leaves behind a legacy of faith, love, compassion, and service. Her life was a blessing to so many, and the love she gave so freely will continue to live on in all those who were fortunate enough to know her. Well done, good and faithful servant.

Susan Hunsader Dec. 26, 1945 - Aug. 11, 2026 Susan Ann Hunsader (nee Stephan), of Sturgeon Bay, died on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, at Bayview Senior Care in Sturgeon Bay. She was born Dec. 26, 1945, to the Honorable Judge Edwin C. and Joanna Stephan in Sturgeon Bay. Susan attended Sturgeon Bay High School, was active in several clubs and loved sewing. She learned to twirl the baton and became one of the Golden Girls - the original Green Bay Packer Cheerleaders - when she was just fourteen. She worked at Baylake Bank - then the Bank of Sturgeon Bay - and Midwest Wire Products LLC. She married Ed Hunsader Jr. and they had three children, Alan, Erin and Phillip. Funeral services will be 11 am on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at St. Joseph Cemetery Church. Burial will be at St.

Marion L Volkmann Dec. 29, 1933 - Aug. 8, 2026 Marion L Volkmann, 92, of Egg Harbor, died on Saturday Aug. 8, 2026. She was born on Dec. 29, 1933, to Wallace and Evelyn (Lane) Utter in Marinette, Wisconsin. Marion attended the Egg Harbor Grade School, Gibraltar High School for two years, and then graduated from Sevastopol High School. Marion married Lester Volkmann on Feb. 10, 1951. In the fall of 1971, she became the first female bus driver for Sevastopol School District and went on to have a 25 year long career. Funeral services were at 11 am on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in West Jacksonport. Visitation was held on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, from 4 to 7 pm at Forbes Funeral Home in Sturgeon Bay and on Friday at the church from 9:30 am until the time of service. Burial followed at the Egg Harbor Town Cemetery. Penelope Brown Aug. 26, 1950 - July 27, 2026 Penelope Brown, 75 of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2026. Penelope was born in Highland Park, Illinois on Aug. 26, 1950 to the late Arthur and Bette (Decker) Brown. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a B.A. in art. Penelope was a passionately creative artist in a variety of media including painting, fusion glass, jewelry, basketry, fiber art, and card making. After she married her husband, John Peloquin on Jan. 1, 2007, she spent her summers in the place that most inspired her—the family cabin on the shore of Lily Bay in Door County. She had a quick wit and ready laugh. Always kind and generous and fast to smile, Penelope was beloved by family and friends. Penelope is survived by her husband, John; siblings, Kat, Pat, Brook and Mark. Preceding her are her parents. No services are scheduled at this time.

Door Notes continued from page 5 Created in collaboration with the Door County Pantry Coalition, this new resource was soft-launched in midsummer. Available items include shelf-stable foods like cereal, rice, tortillas, soups, granola bars, cake mix, pancake mix, peanut butter, jelly and more, along with a limited supply of refrigerated and frozen items, including cheese and frozen salmon. Inventory will vary based on donations and availability. Community members are welcome to utilize this resource as needed. Community Cupboard hours are Mondays from 7 to 9 am and Wednesdays from 4 to 6 pm.

LIBRARY SYSTEM BACK UP AND RUNNING The Door County Library’s updated InfoSoup portal is available as of Wednesday, Aug. 19, featuring a modern catalog interface, improved browsing and searching tools, patron-created lists, optional reading history, linked family accounts and a new mobile app for accessing library services on the go.

While the catalog will have a new look, many familiar services will remain the same. Patrons can continue to use their existing library cards to search the catalog, place holds, renew materials, access digital resources like Libby, Ancestry and TumbleBooks and use services at all 49 InfoSoup libraries. To learn more about the changes, view tutorials and find answers to frequently asked questions, visit infosoup.info/new-infosoup-help, or stop by your local library for help.

For more than eight decades, Seaquist has provided the solemn, stirring sound of “Taps” at Sister Bay’s annual Memorial Day service and other American Legion ceremonies. His dedication and commitment have touched generations of veterans, their families and members of the community, according to Post 527 in a press release.

SEAQUIST HONORED FOR 80-PLUS YEARS OF BUGLING Commander Bill Becker of Sister Bay’s Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527 presented an award of appreciation to Dale Seaquist for his more than 80 years of service as bugler for Post 527. The award was presented during an Aug. 3 meeting after the American Legion’s annual flag retirement ceremony.

(From left) Dale Seaquist, the bugler for Sister Bay’s Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527, accepts an award from Commander Bill Becker, honoring his 80-plus years of service. SUBMITTED

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I, Carl ”Cal” Holvenstot, 92 years, being of feeble mind and body, found peace on Aug. 13, 2026. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, on Feb. 2, 1934, l was the third child of Don Holvenstot and Marguerite (Powers) Holvenstot. My sister Barbara and my brother Philip are both still on the sunny side of the grass. Having lived 92 years in several locations and having made a living with too many occupations to list them all, I’ll just mention a few. As a kid I caddied, set pins in a bowling alley, babysat, and worked on farms. I joined the Marine Corps when I turned 18 and fought in the Korean War. I worked in a few Minnesota factories, and on a cattle ranch in Montana, as a telephone man, a policeman/fireman, and an emergency room orderly, a hospital security guard, a private detective, a systems technician with AT&T, and a real estate salesperson in Illinois, and a home health aid, security person, and a bus driver in Sturgeon Bay. I loved outdoor sports, canoe racing of which I won a few, sailing, motorcycling, biking, camping, cross country skiing, and other sports I wasn’t as good at. Suzanne and I met at Hope Church, and we were fortunate to enjoy 29 years of marriage. Together we loved to hike, kayak, go for motorcycle and bicycle rides, play cards and board games, and spend time with our pets. That’s the very abbreviated story of my life. I loved life, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I’d like to stick around for another 92 years, but my body is not cooperating. To my wife, Suzanne, my children, Patrick (Mary Lou) Holvenstot, Timothy Holvenstot, Christopher Holvenstot, and Bridget (special friend, Edward Henderson) Holvenstot; step-children, Dorian (Tyson) Loberg Beck, Kirsten (Hoyt) Purinton, Sven (Angela) Loberg, and Kai Loberg; grandchildren, Scarlet (Elias) Bahou and Serena Holvenstot, Neava and Axel Beck, Aidan and Magnus Purinton, Landon and Olivia Loberg, and Noah Loberg; great-grandchildren, Ivy Greiten, Tucker Fry, Peter Bahou; and the family and friends I’m leaving behind. I love all of you very much. Now it’s time for me to see what God has in store for me next. See you later...... maybe, Cal. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Hope United Church of Christ in Sturgeon Bay. The family will receive friends from 11 am until the time of service at 1:30 pm. A reception for family and friends will follow in the Hope fellowship hall. Huehns Funeral Home is taking care of arrangements.

Rosalie Boudreau, 91, Republican City, Nebraska, and Door County passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 28, 2026 in Hastings, Nebraska. She was born July 25, 1935, in Maplewood to Joseph and Barbara (Blahnik) Shestock. As a young girl she grew up on the family farm in Maplewood. She attended a rural 3-room school house in Maplewood for her first eight years. She graduated from Algoma High School in 1953. Rosalie wanted to travel so she took a job selling magazines door to door in 37 different states for one year. Then she came home and married Allen Boudreau, Aug, 20, 1955, whom she had met a year earlier from her travels. The couple moved to Nebraska in February where Rosalie met Allen’s family. She got a job sewing garments at the Mode O’ Day garment factory. In the 1960’s Rosalie changed jobs and worked at the Sears Catalog Store in Hastings, for about seven years as the Credit Manager and then Assistant Manager. Rosalie decided to go back to school at the Central Community College in Hastings and received her degree in Business Management. She was in the first graduating class of 1968. She also had a part time job at the Post Office working nights. Her and Allen did a lot of traveling over the years and had many rental properties in Hastings. When they retired they bought a home in Republican City, Nebraska which she still owns today. Rosalie would spend three weeks to a month in Palm Springs, Florida every February. Rosalie has been collecting antiques for over 30 years, and has owned and operated the Peninsula Antique Center in Egg Harbor since 2013. She also had the Lighthouse Museum in Republican City. All the antiques range from the 1800’s to the 1970’s. Rosalie’s benchmarks in life were Faith in God, education, valuing work, patience and persistence. She is survived by her two nephews Keven Brans, Republican City, and Mark Brans, Green Bay. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Allen, sister Mary Ann (Jack) Brans, nephew Craig Brans. There will be a visitation for Rosalie, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 at the Huehns Funeral Home, Sturgeon Bay from 10 am until the time of services at Noon, with Father Tony Birsdall officiating. Burial in Holy Name of Mary Cemetery, Maplewood. The Schinderle Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements for Rosalie and her family. Express your sympathy, memories and pictures on Rosalie’s tribute page at schinderlefuneralhome.com

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Partial Eclipse over ‘Sturgeon Moon’ New research suggests county seat’s namesake may live up to 300 years by KEVIN NAZE goﬁshwisconsin@gmail.com Peninsula Pulse contributor

f the skies allow, there’s a partial lunar eclipse next Thursday, peaking at about 93% covered at approximately 11:12 pm. The sliver of moon still being hit by the sun’s light will eventually expand to a bright, full moon less than three hours later. A lunar eclipse consists of ascending and descending stages: penumbral, partial and maximum. (Learn more at science.nasa.gov/moon/eclipses/). Penumbra refers to the faint outline of a shadow (in this case, Earth’s shadow). The penumbral eclipse phase begins at approximately 8:23 pm. Though there are more than a half-dozen other names for the August full moon, the most popular by far is the Sturgeon Moon, named after a species of fish that researchers say may live much longer than previously believed. A Michigan State University (MSU) study released earlier this month suggests scientists have significantly underestimated the lifespan of lake sturgeon. Using decades of growth records from capture and recapture efforts, researchers found that many of the largest, oldest fish may routinely live well beyond 200 years, with some approaching 300. Scientists have estimated the age of sturgeon by counting growth rings in fin spines for decades. But because the rings become diﬃcult to interpret in older fish, researchers suspected they were underestimating the age of the oldest individuals. To test that, they analyzed growth records from tagged fish that had been measured repeatedly over many years. They developed a more accurate picture of how slowly these ancient fish continue growing throughout their lives, then used mathematical models similar to those previously applied to estimate the lifespan of Greenland sharks – the longest-living vertebrate known on Earth – which scientists believe ranges from 250 to 500 or more years. Scott Colborne, an assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, said while discussing the latest sturgeon research with a tribal community member, he learned that some indigenous communities had believed lake sturgeon could live as long as 400 years. He said it was “one of those goosebump moments.” It’s wild thinking that there could be a fish swimming around Sturgeon Bay today that was already here when our country was founded 250 years ago!

Researchers believe some of the largest, oldest Great Lakes sturgeon may live longer than 300 years – far longer than previous estimates of 150 years. A 90-inch lake sturgeon measured in the Fox River this past April is the longest ever handled ERICK HOFFMaN in Wisconsin.

Good for Wildlife Forest openings provide vital forage in the form of grasses and other vegetation for wildlife across the country. In the past 20 years, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and partners like the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have combined to enhance habitat on hundreds of acres of wildlife openings in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Crews have a goal to maintain them on a rotational basis every four years. Treatments include mowing, cutting woody vegetation, weed treatments, prescribed burning and seeding or planting native grasses and forbs. This work benefits, elk, deer, ruffed grouse, woodcock, other birds, small mammals and pollinators. The managed openings provide public access to and are open for hunting, wildlife viewing, hiking and other recreational activities. Early Flights South Believe it or not, we’re already into the “fall” migration for some of the hundreds of species that winter farther south. Shorebirds, wading birds, ﬂycatchers, orioles, rose-breasted grosbeaks and purple martins are among the first to head out. While most of us were sleeping this week, millions of birds were in ﬂight over Wisconsin. You can learn about

the massive annual migrations, see nightly estimates and view predictions for the coming days at birdcast.org/. There’s also a series of free online migration presentations next week, Aug. 25-27. Learn more and register at sossaveoursongbirds.org/events. Hungry like a Wolf Through mid-August, wolves had killed at least 20 calves, 15 dogs, five chickens, four miniature horses, three cows, one miniature donkey and one goat in Wisconsin so far this year, including five dogs and four horses this month. Wolves have also injured a number of other dogs and horses, and harassed cattle. There were also two recent human health and safety complaints investigated. Get Bonus Permits Leftover fall wild turkey and antlerless deer permits are available in some zones and units. The only way to know for sure is to take a look at what’s left at dnr.wisconsin.gov/permits/fallturkey.html and dnr. wisconsin.gov/permits/bonusavailability.html. Lake Loses an Inch Lake Michigan water levels have dropped about an inch since late July. As of Aug. 14, levels were down 32 inches from the record monthly high set six years ago, but still about an inch above the 100-year average.

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oor County Land Trust (DCLT) recently acquired and will permanently protect 20 acres containing high-quality wetlands in the Big and Little Marsh State Natural Area on Washington Island, which is known for its rare and imperiled coastal wetlands. This property contains an ephemeral pond that is hydrologically connected to the Big Marsh. Conservation of this area helps protect water quality and habitat for migratory birds, fish, rare plants and the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonﬂy. The acquisition expands the Big and Little Marsh Natural Area, where DCLT now protects 132 acres, in addition to 350 acres protected by the Wisconsin DNR (Department of Natural Resources). The previous landowners, Mike Davis and Susan Buchanan, worked with DCLT to ensure the property was acquired for conservation rather than development. As their family grew to include two grandsons, Mike and Susan began to consider the future of their property. Around the same time, DCLT expanded their area of interest to a larger swath of the Big Marsh watershed on Washington Island. When the Land Trust reached out, the timing was perfect. “This land has many essential qualities that enhance the unique ecology of the island, making it vital that it remains undeveloped,” said Susan, a retired executive director of a land trust in Waukesha County. “Protecting this land for future generations is crucial for both of us.” “It feels good to preserve an area for migratory birds and also protect the watershed for an amazing ecosystem,” Mike said. Salamanders, wood ducks, foxes, shorebirds and a pair of sandhill cranes return to this property each year. Mike and Susan are glad to know the ephemeral pond will return each year too, providing critical habitat for the residents.

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dwindling. DCLT currently protects over 10,600 acres – more than all five Door County state parks combined. Mike and Susan hope landowners feel inspired to conserve Washington Island’s rural character, including its tranquil natural spaces and dark skies. They feel the benefits are apparent right away and last long into the future. “Being in nature resurrects your soul,” Susan said. “It grounds you in what the meaning of life is.” A portion of the property cost is covered by grants from the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act in partnership with Ducks Unlimited. DCLT seeks to raise funds for the conservation costs and long-term care of this property, as well as 12 more land protection projects on the peninsula this year. In addition to its annual membership and donations fundraising goal, DCLT must raise $915,000 this year to support these new land protection efforts. To contribute, visit doorcountylandtrust.org. Willing landowners can shape the future of Door County by choosing to work with conservation organizations such as the Land Trust. DCLT thanks Mike and Susan for their willingness to protect their land for future generations.

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the show. The show will take place on Sunday, Aug. 23, at 8 pm. Tickets cost $45-69. G. Love and Special Sauce is known for its unique fusion of hip-hop, blues, funk and soul. Formed in 1993, the trio quickly gained attention for its laid-back, groovy style and G. Love’s unique vocal delivery, blending rap-like spoken word with bluesy singing. Frequently incorporating elements of ’90s hip-hop beats with classic blues rhythms, the band’s style has been described as a mix of “alternative hip-hop” and “slacker blues.” Two special guests will open the show: Todd Carey, a singer-songwriter with deep Wisconsin connections, and DIZZYISDEAD, a Canadian alternative artist based in British Columbia. Both guests boast millions of listens on streaming services. Before the show, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Door County’s own Paul Taylor and Jay Lang will perform on the Okarma Concert Patio, located across the street at DCA’s new Cramer Exchange facility.

The next main-stage performance at DCA will be by folk trio I’m With Her, returning by popular demand on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 8 pm. Tickets cost $54-78. Composed of singer-songwriters Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins, I’m With Her is a close-knit alliance of esteemed musicians, each with a deep understanding of folk tradition and a passion for expanding its possibilities. Known for their successful solo careers and work with bands like Nickel Creek (Watkins) and Crooked Still (O’Donovan), I’m With Her is a supergroup built around luminous harmonies and near-telepathic chemistry. The band has won four Grammys, including two in 2026. Before the show, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Door County’s own Cathy Grier will perform on the Okarma Concert Patio at the Cramer Exchange. Reservations are encouraged for the main-stage shows. Refreshments will be available at Cramer Exchange sets. DCA is located at 3926 Hwy 42 in Fish Creek. Tickets and more information are available online at dcauditorium.org, by phone at 920.868.2728 or in person at the box office, located inside the Cramer Exchange, 3931 Hwy 42 in Fish Creek.

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tanding on the surface, it’s hard to tell how well someone will do underground, said Horseshoe Bay Cave trustees Bill Schuster and Grant Thomas. Once a group is crawling through a small cave passageway, the most athletic, enthusiastic person in the bunch might be overcome with nerves, while someone who was anxious aboveground may find themselves in their element. I had no expectations for myself going into my tour of Door County’s longest cave system, Horseshoe Bay Cave, on the morning of Aug. 8. Having never been in a “wild” cave – an unaltered cave not outfitted with walkways for visitors – I didn’t know whether I’d find the confined tunnels to be terrifying or fascinating. For a couple of days every year, the Door County Facilities and Parks Department and the cave’s Board of Trustees unlock the gate protecting the entrance and welcome visitors to see the first two sections of the cave. Trustees Schuster and Thomas have helped lead these tours, guiding visitors from every walk of life. This year, I was one of the lucky visitors to don rubber boots, knee pads, gloves and a headlamp and descend into “Door County’s plumbing system,” as our guide said. That was John Chapman, professor and director of erosion and stormwater management at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Door County’s bedrock is largely composed of dolomite, a sedimentary, carbonite stone formed in ancient oceans that is easily eroded when acidic water makes its way through the ground, Chapman said. This material makes for a complex series of caves, sinkholes and karst geology across the peninsula. Most of those crevices and tunnels are filled with mud and sediment. Horseshoe Bay Cave is an exception, with a

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hen it comes to exploring Cave Point County Park, many choose to venture by foot, but viewing the cliffs and caves from the water offers a new perspective on this iconic dolomite landmark. Peninsula Pulse photographer Remy Carmichael and I got a new look at the park when we hit the water for a Cave Point kayak tour in July. We’ve both stood on the cliffs countless times before, but it wasn’t until we paddled beneath them in a kayak that we truly saw them. The two-hour tour led by kayak guide Kalli Mikkonen launched just north of the county park, taking us through clear and vast Lake Michigan waters, along the park’s shoreline, past a popular cliff-jumping spot, inside a cave, and back. “It was really neat to see Cave Point from a perspective I’ve never seen it from before, which made me appreciate it in a new way,” Carmichael told me. “Now when I walk on the trails, I’ll be imagining the underbelly of the rock. It’s such a neat image to think of this whole system of tunnels and caves that exists underneath your feet.” Mikkonen has witnessed reactions like Carmichael’s several times. Kayakers are often disillusioned by the true size of the cave, Mikkonen said. Some expect it to have a large interior, while others are surprised that as many as three or four kayaks can fit inside, she said. Within the cave await several coral fossils, a blowhole that shoots water upward towards hikers, and beneath the cave resides an underwater tunnel that swimmers can go through. While hidden from hikers above, kayakers have the unique advantage of exploring these natural treasures. Mikkonen shared that underwater caves stretch across the peninsula to Green Bay – a detail that often surprises tour participants. To many, the caves lying below the water are just as fascinating as what lies above the surface. For Carmichael, viewing the weathered detail of the Escarpment for the first time led her to value it in a new way. “[The Escarpment] is something you hear about a lot living here, but getting to see it up close gives you a whole new appreciation for how remarkable it is,” she said. For Mikkonen, the view is not getting old. “The nature of the tour is my favorite part,” she said. “You come around the last bend at Cave Point and are just amazed by the detail and size of the cliffs that most people only ever get to see from land.”

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A bird that was only found here in winter is the common raven. This black bird is larger than the American crow and tends to be more solitary, unlike the huge flocks of crows. Roy and I were doing a breeding bird survey in the mid-1980s in a large conifer woodland near Lake Michigan and discovered the first nest of ravens. They, too, have become common and are here all year. Ravens have longer wings, a heavier beak and a nearly diamond-shaped tail. They are great at gliding and fly with slightly slower wingbeats. Roy used to say the crows fly like they are rowing a boat while ravens seem to cruise through the air with less effort. Some large open-country hawks can soar as they hunt for food. Their eyesight is incredibly sharp even from a great height. This group of hawks is known as buteos. That includes the red-tailed, rough-legged and broadwinged. The feature that allows them to soar is their very wide wings. Red-tails breed way up to Alaska and all across Canada. Our population, as in much of the lower 48 states, may stay through the winter during a mild and relatively snowless season. Broad-winged hawks take advantage of warm air rising as they migrate from their wintering grounds in South America. We frequently see large clusters of them high in the air, called “kettles,” when they return in late March and April. Rough-legged hawks breed in the Arctic and are circumpolar. This is the large, sometimes hovering, hawk seen in winter as they hunt mice and other small mammals in open fields. The common herring gull will use warm air updrafts to soar, too. As strong winds hit the limestone cliffs and big sand dunes, it produces lift for gulls to gain altitude and glide effortlessly. One last species is the perfect one to soar, and that bird is called a kite! A white-tailed kite was seen in northern Door County near Peninsula State Park in July 2023. It was far from its normal place of residence, which is the Gulf coast and far western North America. Its white body and tail are distinctive as seen against the dark gray primary feathers of its wide wings. The next time you are traveling on a quiet back country road, look up to see if there are any large soaring birds. Vultures and pelicans will be here well into autumn.

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crickets. Most of these animals have specifically evolved to thrive in this environment. Cave crickets, for instance, have extra-long antennae that help them navigate in the pitch black, according to guide Morgan Rusnak. Once you move past the first room in the cave – called the Cloak Room because it’s often where cavers leave their jackets and extra gear when exploring in winter – almost all natural light disappears. And by the time you’ve reached the second room, called the Rocky Mountain Room for its rocky floor, the light is entirely gone. To demonstrate this, our guides had everyone turn off their headlamps for a couple of minutes.

This moment – standing in the pitch-black, unable to tell whether my eyes were open or closed – was the only time that really freaked me out on my tour. The reality of standing in a small crevice in the earth began to really set in, and I was very grateful when we all started clicking our lights back on. The most surprising thing about the tour was just how sore I was the next day. Pulling myself across the muddy ground with my arms is more upper-body exercise than I do on a normal basis. The next day, my arms felt like jelly, and I struggled to pull my jeans on. This experience, though, is like nothing I’ve ever done before. Climbing through Horseshoe Bay Cave is like seeing a hidden side of Door County that exists right below our feet. I learned a lot, not only about the geological feature itself, but about my own abilities. And if nothing else, it certainly got my adrenaline pumping. To keep up with next year’s cave tour dates, which are usually announced in early June, visit co.door. wi.gov/1306/horseshoe-bay-cave.

steady flow of water that has cleared out many of the openings, making it one of the best spots for exploration. Public tours explore the first two sections of the cave, going about 500 feet from the entrance through four “rooms,” or larger chambers within the Peninsula Pulse reporter Eleanor cave where people could Corbin (right) and her tour group stand up and gather. before going into Horseshoe Bay These rooms are Cave. SUBMITTED connected by tunnels we had to crawl through. At the narrowest point, this Management Plans and Public Access involved getting almost flat on my stomach and pulling Since 2014, a management plan has controlled the myself forward with my arms, army style. use of Horseshoe Bay Cave. The most difficult place to navigate was the “duck The document, crafted by the Door County under,” a spot in the tunnels where the ceiling dipped Facilities and Parks Department, outlines strategies down, creating a particularly narrow passage that’s for preserving the natural features of the cave and often mostly covered by water. Sometimes, when the the bats that call it home. Such strategies include water levels in the cave are high enough, cavers need photo monitoring and repairing vandalism from to turn their head to the side or hold their breath while when the cave was publicly accessible. ducking under the water to pass through this spot. The county owns the first several hundred feet Luckily, when we went in, there was only about half a of the cave, the portion explored in the tour. This foot of muddy water, less than average, Chapman said. segment came into the county’s possession as part of It left us with enough room to keep our heads above a private-public partnership with Horseshoe water. Bay Golf Course, according to Schuster and John Chapman, professor I’ve never been much Thomas. and director of erosion and of a claustrophobic This deal was mutually beneficial, as the stormwater management at person, and thankfully, the University of Minnesota county now had access to an important this experience didn’t Twin Cities, shows the tour geological feature, and the golf course no seem to awaken any group a map of Horseshoe longer needed to worry about the liability. new fears in me. But if Bay Cave. ELEANOR CORBIN Most of the time, the entrance to the tight spaces aren’t your cave remains locked behind a special gate cup of tea, this tour that allows bats in and out won’t be either. You also while keeping most other have to be ready to get creatures away. The gate was cold, wet and muddy to installed by the Wisconsin the extreme – staying Speleological Society in 1986 dry and clean is simply to prevent inexperienced not possible. In fact, I cavers from going too deep finished my tour with and getting into trouble. a jump in the bay at As part of the cave’s Frank E. Murphy Park management plan, cavers can right across the way, only explore when bats are as did others from my not in hibernation, usually group. about mid-May through Once you’ve accepted early October. This measure A tour group the fact that you’re prevents humans from prepares soaking wet and tracking harmful diseases to enter crawling through the into the environment, like the Horseshoe bowels of the earth, you fungus that causes white-nose Bay Cave. get to see some pretty ELEANOR CORBIN syndrome. neat sights. Anybody who goes into “Cave diamonds” Horseshoe Bay Cave must also John Chapman, professor and were a favorite. This type of hydrophobic director of erosion and stormwater get permission from the county bacteria grows on the walls, creating management at the University of and the board of trustees. little droplets of water on the surface Minnesota Twin Cities, sits inside Cave access is usually for the Cloak Room, the first major that reflect the light from headlamps and educational purposes, like the opening in Horseshoe Bay Cave. appear to shimmer, Chapman explained. limited public tours, school ELEANOR CORBIN The walls were also covered in field trips or research projects, interesting geological features, like like by college students from stalactites, stalagmites, cascades and the University of Virginia studying bats. biovermiculation – worm-like squiggles Most importantly, groups going into the cave must imprinted on the cave walls by the prove that they will not damage any of the formations or movement of bacteria. delicate ecosystems within. We even got to see some of the critters “Our goal has always been a multi-use of scientific A tour group admires the walls of the Cloak Room in Horseshoe that have made this underworld their research, education, preservation and do-no-harm,” Bay Cave. ELEANOR CORBIN home, like frogs, orb spiders and cave Schuster said.

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KIDS’ CARNIVAL DAY The Door County YMCA welcomed approximately 275 children to participate in Carnival Day on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The event brought together children involved in the Door County YMCA summer camps, Doorway to Learning Childcare Center, and the Boys and Girls Club of Door County, along with YMCA members and community members. Participants enjoyed a morning of carnival and yard games, followed by a nutritious lunch provided through the Door County YMCA Summer Foods Program. For more information about Door County YMCA programs, visit doorcountyymca.org or stop by a YMCA Welcome Center. Local centers can be found at 1900 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay and 3866 Gibraltar Road in Fish Creek.

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Singer Jimmy Fortune, who toured and performed with the legendary Statler Brothers vocal group for 21 years, is coming to the Southern Door Community Auditorium. He will present a concert on Friday, Sept. 4, at 7 pm, at the auditorium, located at 2073 Cty DK in Brussels. After The Statler Brothers retired in 2002, Fortune launched a solo career to share new music with fans. In addition to recording four solo albums, Fortune has teamed up to record three projects with the Gaither Music Group, including a compilation of hits, God and Country, which won a Dove Award in 2020 for Country/Gospel/Roots Album of the Year. Fortune and The Statler Brothers were inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Country Music Association Hall of Fame in 2008. As a solo artist, Fortune was inducted into the Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2018. Visit sdauditorium.org to reserve tickets. For more information, call 920.676.1920.

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MOON OVER BUFFALO RISING Peninsula Players Theatre continues its 91st season with Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo, onstage Aug. 19 through Sept. 6. Set in 1953 Buffalo, New York, this fast-paced comedy follows two fading stage stars whose last chance at Hollywood success sends their already chaotic lives completely off the rails. Landree Fleming, who’s making her directorial debut at Peninsula Players, leads an ensemble that includes Aja Alcazar, Joe Casey, James David Larson and Garrett Lutz, all carrying over from prior productions in the season. Rounding out the cast are Peninsula Players alum Karl Hamilton as well as Laura T. Fisher, Isabelle Muthiah and Susie McMonagle, all making their Peninsula Players Theatre debuts. The creative team includes Kyle PingelHickey, wig design; Dan Klarer, fight direction; Kärin Simonson Kopischke, costume design; Michelle Lilly, scenic design; Jason Lynch, lighting design; and Dee Etti-Williams. Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo performs Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 7:30 pm, except for the closing performance Sunday, Sept. 6, at 2 pm. Tickets cost $54 to $59. For tickets or more information, call 920.868.3287 or visit peninsulaplayers.com. Peninsula Players Theatre is located at 4351 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek.

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You Saw it Here First by ERIC SIMONSON Executive Director of the Door Kinetic Arts Festival

KAF has a new slogan: “Where new work goes to grow!” Most arts festivals present work that has already been completed, reviewed and polished. Door Kinetic Arts Festival (DKAF) offers something different: the opportunity to experience new work while it is still being discovered – and perhaps to see it years before the rest of the world does. That idea has been at the heart of DKAF since we began 10 years ago. We invite writers, directors, actors, musicians, dancers and other artists to Door County, let them get inspired by the surroundings, and give them time and space to experiment. Then invite audiences into the process. What happens during that week cannot be replicated. There may be changes, surprises and even moments of uncertainty – but that is precisely what makes the experience exciting. This year, audiences can see the results in a very tangible way. Brian James Polak’s play The Call List, previously developed at DKAF, will receive its world premiere at Third Avenue PlayWorks during the festival. A play that once existed primarily as words on a page has grown into a fully produced work – and Door County has been part of that journey. Jennifer Vosters will perform her one-person show, Music Without Words, before it receives a full production as part of Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s 2026–27 season. In other words, DKAF audiences will have the opportunity to see it first. Sometimes the most important thing DKAF does is place artists in the same room and let the unexpected happen. Chicago tap dancing sensation Jumaane

Taylor and composer Michelle McQuade Dewhirst, music director of the Weidner Philharmonic, met at a DKAF event and began talking. That encounter led to a collaboration called Thoughts - Deeds - Vibrations, which will premiere at the Weidner on September 10th. Meanwhile, in just a little while, a new group of artists will arrive with projects at their own pivotal stages. Manual Cinema, the internationally acclaimed performance collective, will spend the week developing The Daemon, a new work combining handmade shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, sound and live performance. Door County singer-songwriter Katie Dahl will develop her musical The Northeast Corner about the relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Journalist (and Lawrence University alum) Lorena Hickok. Journalist Terry Moran will participate in “The Art of Journalism,” a conversation about the challenges facing journalism today, and will also develop his play The Baghdad Gentlemen’s Club. Choreographer Sophie Minouche Allen will bring a new dance work, This Is Not a Lifesaving Device, to the festival. That kind of artistic celebration is central to DKAF. We bring together talent from across the country, mix them up with extraordinary artists who call Wisconsin and Door County home, and create something out of nothing. Everyone leaves carrying something new into the world. The results can be remarkable. Over the years, DKAF has helped develop three dance works by Chicago’s acclaimed Lucky Plush Productions. Catherine Trieschmann’s play One House Over was developed at DKAF before receiving its world premiere at Milwaukee

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Following the success of last year’s inaugural program, Wisconsin Art Destinations is bringing back its popular Visit 3, Get a T promotion for a second year, inviting travelers to explore museums throughout the state to earn a T-shirt. From Aug. 15 through Nov. 15, visitors who check in at any three participating museums will receive an exclusive commemorative T-shirt designed by a Wisconsin artist, while supplies last. Guests can once again track their museum visits by scanning a unique QR code displayed at each participating museum and redeem their shirt after completing their third stop. The Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay is one of the featured museums. The others are Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah, Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee, John Michael Kohler Arts Center and the JMKAC Art Preserve in Sheboygan, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Lynden Sculpture Garden in River Hills, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Madison, Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, Paine Art Center and Gardens in Oshkosh, Racine Art Museum in Racine, Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc and Trout Museum of Art in Appleton. In addition to the T-shirt promotion, participating museums have again partnered with local hotels, restaurants and attractions to offer exclusive discounts

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Wendy Carpenter of Interfibers Studio and Gallery at her loom in 2023.

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hen Wendy Carpenter started as a student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, weaving was just becoming a fine art, and she wanted in. Her journey with fiber arts began before that, with her grandmother, who taught her to sew, quilt and crochet as a young girl. Once she was a teenager, Carpenter took things into her own hands, taking a weaving workshop where she learned to make placemats and runners. By college, Carpenter had started weaving her own conceptual art, a decision that defined the next several decades of her life. Now 70, Carpenter has spent 45 years sharing her unique art with Door County through Interfibers, her gallery in Fish Creek. For most of her tenure, she has used the space to showcase not only her biggest and boldest work, but also smaller pieces, handmade jewelry and curated gift items for visitors to shop from. This year, she’s changing that. As she gets older, Carpenter wants to focus more on the art itself, so she’s transitioning her space from a retail gallery to a working studio where she works on commissions and original art.

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These solo exhibits include multimedia art by Bill Reid and abstract paintings by Margaret Lockwood, respectively. A 12 x 12 Project exhibit will also be displayed on the second-floor Ruth Morton Miller Mezzanine.

TRASH TALK: SUSTAINABILITY IN FOCUS Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Hwy 42 in Ephraim Through Sept. 27 Textile artist Maday Delgado exhibits her quilts and mixed-media art.

WOOD, WIRE AND SOUND Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St. in Egg Harbor Through Sept. 27

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 PenArt 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 TR Pottery LLC 8126 Kita Rd (920) 421-0233 Wandering In Gallery 9114 Wandering Down Road dsniadanko@yahoo.com (480) 220-4064 JACKSONPORT Idea Gallery 6551 Cty T (West Jacksonport) (920) 655-1340 Jacksonport Cottage Gallery & Gifts 6275 Hwy 57 (920) 823-2288 Martinez Studio 5877 Hwy 57 (920) 823-2154 JUDDVILLE Juddville Clay Studio Gallery 8496 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2021 Deanna Clayton Glass 8499 Hwy 42 Fish Creek, WI 54212 (920) 421-1604 SISTER BAY Bay Birch Gallery and Home Country Walk Shops – Upper Level (920) 629-7269 Earth Art Studio Country Walk Shops – Garden Level (920) 854-1912 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 STURGEON BAY Abby Rose Spirit Art Gallery 617 N. 8th Ave. (715) 212-2554 Andrea Naylor Studio + Gallery 45 S. 3rd Ave. (920) 655-2677 andreanaylor.com Art Shed 517B Jefferson St. (920) 559-9798

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LAUREL GREY GLASSWORK TAKES FIRST AT FESTIVAL Sturgeon Bay glass artist Laurel Grey won the Sturgeon Bay glass artist Laurel Grey won the first-place award at the first-place award for her Sabi-Fusion sculptural 2026 GLASS Arts Festival organized by the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum work at the 2026 GLASS Arts Festival organized by of Glass in Neenah, Wisconsin. SUBMITTED the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah, Wisconsin. Throughout the event, guests will be able to meet the The award recognizes a relatively new direction in Grey’s participating artists, watch them work and see the surrounding work, combining her painted and kiln-fired glass with landscape transformed into original works of art. weathered, salvaged and found materials. Grey coined the Adding to the festivities, Plum Bottom Gallery will also host term Sabi-Fusion for the body of work, drawing inspiration a trunk show with artist Robert Nilsson, featuring his collection from wabi-sabi, a Japanese word for the beauty of age and of sterling silver and gemstone jewelry. imperfection. Nilsson was a crowd favorite at Plum Bottom Gallery “Sabi-Fusion is rooted in the belief that age, wear and several years ago. His return marks the relaunch of his jewelry even damage do not diminish worth,” Grey said. “I seek out collection, allowing longtime collectors to reconnect with materials that have been overlooked, weathered or discarded, his work while introducing a new generation of Plum Bottom preserving the marks of their history while incorporating customers to his distinctive designs. them into new works of art. Where repairs are needed, I often leave them visible, because repair is an act of respect, not DOME HOUSE WORKSHOPS correction.” Juan Carlos Rodríguez Rivera, the 2026 Dome House artistFestival juror Brit Micho, curator of exhibitions at the in-residence, will lead a creative workshop thesis month. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, recognized Sabi-Fusion as a The first of two consecutive workshops titled All The Things significant direction in Grey’s work, describing the series a Flower Can Become, will take place Saturday, Aug. 22, as pushing her work “into the realm of gallery sculpture.” from 2 to 4 pm at the Dome House, 5015 S. Cave Point Dr. in Micho saw connections to Dada and Surrealist artists, whose Sturgeon Bay. use of unexpected materials and found objects challenged Another afternoon workshop will be held on Aug. 29. conventional ideas about what art should be. People are encouraged, but not required, to participate in For Grey, the GLASS Arts Festival award is particularly both. meaningful because Sabi-Fusion represents an evolution in a The workshop’s premise comes from a question Rodríguez glass practice she has developed over more than a decade. Rivera has been considering in his recent work: what would “Sabi-Fusion has given me a way to bring together my work one do if faced with the last bouquet of flowers in the world? in glass with my love of objects that already carry a history,” Workshop participants will each receive one or two flowers Grey said. “Having this newer direction in my work recognized and spend the afternoon experimenting and exploring acts by a museum devoted to glass is especially meaningful.” of observation, documenting, archiving, imagining and As the first-place award-winner, Grey will be featured transformation – dissecting, preserving, inventing and seeing in a six-month exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of what unexpected results bloom along the way. Glass beginning Aug. 13, 2027. The exhibition will open in The workshop builds on Rodríguez Rivera’s ongoing series conjunction with the museum’s VIP event preceding the 2027 of work, Becoming Post-Tropical, which explores material GLASS Arts Festival on Aug. 14 and will include an artist talk by transformation, ecological vulnerability and diasporic memory. Grey. “I am increasingly interested in how different landscapes, Grey is based in Sturgeon Bay and is represented locally by sites and spaces can be engaged as sites of translation and Edgewood Orchard Galleries in Fish Creek. creation, where memory, material and environment intersect to produce new forms and new visuals,” Rodríguez Rivera said. 2) PLEIN AIR DAY AT PLUM BOTTOM “This workshop is an extension of that thinking – an invitation Three artists – Mark Price, Keary Kauzter and Stephanie for our community to slow down and notice.” Lord – will demonstrate their outdoor painting techniques The all-ages workshop is free, but registration is required. during Plum Bottom Gallery’s Plein Air Day. Visit millerartmuseum.org for details. Participants are asked The event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 22, from 11 am to to be mindful of Dome House neighbors by not blocking 3 pm at the gallery’s location at 4999 Plum Bottom Road in driveways and parking on the west side of the road only. Egg Harbor.

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continued from page 1 “More of my energy will be towards my work and my website,” she said. “Less of my energy would be used cleaning jewelry and getting everything ready for display.” She wants to focus on larger pieces rather than the small works she can sell in the store. It’s fairly common for commissioned pieces to be larger, she said, as the customer is usually looking for the focal art piece in a room. “Larger works, that’s really what I specialize in,” Carpenter said. “I’m much better at making larger works than smaller works.” Her art takes on many different forms, from large hanging tapestries to felted sculptures to layered, threedimensional weavings. She likes to incorporate This pelican, crafted natural materials into her by Wendy Carpenter art. One of her current worksof Interfibers Studio in-progress, for instance, will feature mats and Gallery, was an experimental creation of preserved algae pinned over woven felt for her, she said. made to look like the pebbles on a beach. RACHEL LUKAS Another ongoing project is a doll crafted out of driftwood, abandoned birds’ nests and the thin, paperlike casing of a beehive. She makes all her felt and yarn herself from raw fleece and her own paper from hemp, coffee, coconut husks, cotton and other materials. Carpenter keeps a portfolio of many of her biggest and best works in the studio for customers to peruse. Sometimes, they want exact replicas of previous pieces; other times, they want to combine various aspects of her art. It can be an artistic workout. “It sometimes stretches my creative talent,” Carpenter said. As part of the transition from a public-focused gallery to an artistfocused studio, Carpenter has already moved much of her jewelry to Turtle Ridge Gallery in Ellison Bay, where the rest of the collection can be purchased. She has also marked down the prices for most of her smaller pieces in the hopes of clearing out her inventory and encouraging people to purchase her ready-to-buy artwork while they can. She will stay open at least through the end of August. Visitors can view her remaining inventory when they stop by and see Carpenter in action working on one of her many projects. Interfibers Studio Gallery, 9204 Silk Road in Fish Creek, is open from 11 am to 3 pm, Tuesday through Saturday for the time being. Those interested in learning more about Carpenter’s art can view her portfolio at interfibers.com or call 920.857.7379 to discuss commissions.

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fter running the Blue Dolphin House gallery in Ephraim for 58 years, John and Peggy Lowry are free for the first time to enjoy a summer in Door County. The gallery carried work by nearly 100 artists – some from Door County and the Midwest, and others whose work they bought at trade fairs from Baltimore to Los Angeles. Also featured were metal works, wind chimes and copper mobiles that spin in the breeze. John started the gallery with his artist mother, Amy, after 10 years in the restaurant business. The The Blue Dolphin House was a fixture in county’s art scene in north Ephraim. FILE name was inspired by a favorite jazz LEN VILLANO song of John’s – “On Green Dolphin Street.” trying to. They’ve been in the house a short course in design at The Now, the Lowrys’ summer plans for 30 years. When they bought Clearing over three winters. She has center on their Sister Bay home, it, it was decked out in ‘60s style a well-equipped jewelry workshop in whose living room is on the second – dark paneling and shag carpet, the house, and while she expects to floor, into the tree canopy, with Peggy said. The sellers took all the use it this winter, she has no plans a view through the leaves of the furniture. to sell her work. waters of Green Bay. “That killed me,” said Peggy, “Having been in business for so “I love sitting on the deck, an experienced interior designer many years, I know what it takes to although not these days when amused that they felt the furniture make that work,” Peggy said. “You’re it’s so hot, watching the birds was worth moving. “They came under a lot of pressure if you do it come to the feeders,” John with a truck, a U-Haul truck, well.” said. “Hummingbirds, and took all the furniture John and Peggy said that in the chickadees, a few to Boston. I have two months since they sold the grosbeaks, indigo PASSING never seen so gallery, they’ve found themselves buntings – quite a many patterns of busier in retirement than they THE BATON variety show up.” brown flowered imagined. Tyra Baumler purchased the It’s a pleasant furniture.” “We’ve always had plans, but Blue Dolphin House property in change of While renever had time to do it,” John said. May and has reopened it as Maven pace from furnishing the “Now we are just going day by day.” Boutique and Gallery. Baumler is the spring. house, Peggy Instead of feeling rushed all the owner of Seven Sisters Resale Boutique Negotiations designed time, John said they are battling in Fish Creek. for the sale of Maven will carry home goods, art some of the procrastination. their business and stationery, in addition to a small furniture and “We are putting off things until selection of women’s high-fibergot serious in had it built by tomorrow because we have the time content clothing. The store is open March when woodworkers to do it tomorrow,” he said. “It’s a Friday to Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm. they received and nice luxury.” A grand opening event is an offer. Then metalworkers. But does he miss the business planned for Thursday, they had to begin She also designed (and the busyness)? Sept. 3. clearing out the five a candleholder for “I guess we do in a way,” John buildings on the fourthe gallery that a welder said. “We miss a lot of the contacts acre gallery property. fabricated, and some cabinets with customers, and of course the “It was a strenuous time,” Peggy and tables that a woodworker made. vendors and our artists, and the said. In addition to designing furniture, most difficult part has been the Now, the Lowrys like sticking Peggy designed jewelry and taught employees.” close to home and relaxing, or

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journaling is more than just jotting down diary entries. With junk and nature journaling, two emerging creative forms of documentation, traditional The cover of Kate Adler's summer stream-of-thought junk journal. KYLIE NEWTON narration is met with observation, exploration, drawing, and collaging. Unique opportunities to journal in Door County can be found anywhere. One day, you may stumble upon a wildflower in a local state park that catches your attention and document it; another, you could paste a receipt from the Skyway Drive-In in your journal. Without creative limitations, both forms allow for exploration and a newfound appreciation for parts of the peninsula you may have previously neglected. Beautifying Junk Junk journaling has initiated a return to physical media with crafting. Similar to scrapbooking, it involves collaging keepsakes and souvenirs with the intention of reflecting on the memories tied to them. But instead of using carefully curated items, a junk journal can get messy. A junk journal can contain a multitude of items that some deem as trash – wrappers, receipts, ticket stubs, stickers, old book pages, or newspaper pages – but it may also have meaningful letters or photographs plastered inside. This journaling makes meaning out of the mundane. Once a quarter, mixed media artist Bonnie Gunelius hosts a junk journaling workshop at one of the Door County library branches. With years of artistic experience and a pile of full journals, she combines traditional diary-style journal entries with collage art. “There are no rules [with junk journaling]. It’s whatever you’re inspired by,” Gunelius said at a workshop in the Baileys Harbor library. “Some people use it as art; some use it as a journal of their personal life.” From journaling about wildflowers to Washington Island and Plum Island trips, Gunelius captures her feelings and memories tied to those moments. To her, it’s a sustainable way to transform thrown-away or lost items into art. At the start of my own junk journal journey this summer, I was hesitant, given my limited artistic abilities. But as Gunelius assured me, the best way to junk journal is to just

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Become Better Acquainted With Nature Creating art out of nature is another journaling method. Every month, Newport State Park hosts a nature journaling workshop. Wilderness enthusiasts slow down, explore, observe, and record details in nature with the guidance of a park naturalist or volunteer.

Midsommar Girls intern Kate Adler journals about her Door County experiences to have as a keepsake. KYLIE NEWTON

Nature journaling strengthens observation and hand-eye coordination skills, but even more so, it can be a powerful wellness tool, Newport naturalist Kaleigh Kogler said. Disconnecting in nature and letting your pencil take control allows for this mental shift. “The process is liberating,” said Holly Smith, Newport Master Naturalist volunteer. A journal entry involves three elements: observation, drawing, and recording. One way to begin is to write down the date and weather conditions. Then record what you observe, either in writing or in art. “Use all your senses,” Smith said. “Record what you’re feeling, seeing, and hearing. Recapture whatever you observe.” From there, hone in on a specific detail in nature, draw or paint it, and add a few words about your experience. My first entry was a three-minute documentation of purple wildflowers. The time limit replaced any goal of perfection with pure observation. In later entries, I focused on smaller details: the veins in a leaf and the texture of its edges. By the end of the workshop, I gained sharpened drawing skills, learned plant names, and increased my nature awareness. To stay informed about journaling events on the peninsula, visit our events calendar at doorcountypulse.com/events. Newport State Park hosts a nature journaling session, allowing participants to try their hand at documenting natural elements through writing and art. KYLIE NEWTON

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her family. May’s book highlights actual wineries on the Texas Wine Trail, allowing readers to experience their own adventures concurrently. The following Saturday’s book signing features Wisconsin author and illustrator Laura Sprtel, signing her debut children’s book, Fridays are for Fish Frys. The signing will take place on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10 am to 12 pm, at Novel Bay Booksellers. Centered around a core Baileys Harbor Wisconsin experience, the fish historical fiction fry, Sprtel’s debut embodies the author Ann Heyse power of family bonds and the joy has released After of simple traditions. After spending the Light, a sequel the day fishing with his uncle, Jack to her popular novel worries his sparse catch of the day The Light is Ours. won’t be enough to share during his SUBMITTED family’s weekly fish fry, but then he watches his community come alive persevered.” in a celebration of culture, food and Heyse has also written friendship. the popular children’s books USA Today bestselling author Good Morning, Door County Annelise Ryan is up next at Novel and Good Night, Door Bay Booksellers, signing her County. She is active popular Monster Hunter in the literary Mystery Series novels, community and including A Death in serves on the Door County and board of Write Death in the Dark On, Door Woods. County. Ryan’s signing After the Light is will take place on available at local stores Saturday, Sept. 26, and at sandbeachpress. from 10 am to 12 pm. com. Books will also be The Monster Hunter available from the author Mystery Series centers at both events. around bookstore owner and cryptozoologist Morgan Carter NOVEL as she hunts for BAY HOSTS definitive proof of murderous monsters AUTHORS with her beloved Authors Heather Renée canine sidekick, Newt. May, Laura Sprtel and Book one, A Death in Annelise Ryan will Door County, forces appear at Novel Bay Carter to hunt for Booksellers to greet a homicidal Loch readers and sign copies Ness monster of their books. lurking below Heather Renée May the surface of will sign copies of her Lake Michigan. Texas Wine Trail series Throughout the series, books on Saturday, Carter and Newt Aug. 22, from 10 am (From top) Book signings also work to track to 12 pm, at Novel Bay down a Bigfoot, at Novel Bay Booksellers Booksellers, 44 N. 3rd will feature authors Laura a Hodag and a Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. werewolf. Sprtel, Heather Renée May’s three-book Book five, set to May and Annelise Ryan. Texas Wine Trail series release in January SUBMITTED follows author Kate 2027, returns Carter Summers as she finds to Door County after love and inspiration several searches while traveling through Texas in a in the Northwoods, hunting for rented Airstream. In book one, her a death-dealing Thunderbird on path merges with Zach, a doctor Washington Island. Pre-orders for looking to invest in a local winery. this upcoming release can be made Together, the two enjoy a week of during the book signing. wine tastings as Summers works to heal heartbreaks and reconcile with

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Fishing by OWEN DANNHAUSEN The morning fog drifts across the lake, soft and quiet, like the world is holding its breath. I stand at the edge, rod in hand, casting my line into the stillness. The bobber floats, sometimes dancing, sometimes still, and I wait, not just for a tug, but for the calm that comes with patience, the small lessons hidden in the quiet. A heron glides overhead, a ripple spreads from a fish below, and for a moment, the world feels simple and true. The line tightens, a gentle fight begins, and I smile not just for the catch, but for the morning, the lake, and the way life slows down here, one ripple at a time. This poem by Gibraltar High School student Owen Dannhausen was featured in Northern Door Activism’s email newsletter.

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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ALBERT EINSTEIN

ormer Door County Poet Laureate Thomas Davis has published Beginnings: The Trail from a Boyhood in Western Colorado to the Indian Controlled Schools Movement and Restoration of the Menominee Indian Tribe. Published by All Things That Matter Press, Beginnings is a memoir that begins with Davis’ childhood in western Colorado and follows the unexpected path that brought him to Wisconsin, where he became involved in one of the most consequential periods in modern American Indian education and history. The book moves from Davis’ boyhood in Delta and Grand Junction, Colorado, through his education at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, his early teaching career SUBMITTED and his involvement with the Menominee County Community School at Keshena. That experience placed him in the emerging Indian Controlled Schools movement, which sought to return control of American Indian education to Native communities. Davis subsequently became involved in the effort to restore the Menominee Tribe following the federal termination era, later helping found the College of the Menominee Nation. His career has included working in leadership roles at several tribal colleges and universities; helping establish the College of the Menominee Nation in Keshena, Wisconsin; and later serving as president or chief academic officer at tribal colleges in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and New Mexico. “I came to Wisconsin to become a teacher, but I had no idea that the decision would lead me into the struggle for Indian self-determination and eventually into the founding of a tribal college and work with tribal colleges and universities worldwide,” Davis said. The memoir also tells a deeply personal story. Davis incorporates narrative poetry into portions of the book, particularly his recollections of growing up in western Colorado and his relationship with Ethel Mortenson Davis, the artist and fellow Door County Poet Laureate whom he married nearly six decades ago. The combination of history, memoir and poetry sets Beginnings apart from a conventional autobiography. Davis is also the author of Sustaining the Forest, the People, and the Spirit, popular historical novels set in Door County and Meditation on Ceremonies of Beginnings, a book of narrative poetry about the tribal college and World Indigenous Higher Education movements. Davis now lives in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, where he continues to write, work with Navajo Technical University and develop systems and strategies to help tribal colleges thrive in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

Beginnings is available through major booksellers and from the publisher. Beginnings Excerpt: From My Love Story with Ethel Mortenson The unlikely moment Ethel, then an art major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, agreed to marry me starts a love affair that is still going on into old age as we have embraced our lives in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The moment was so unlikely that I still am amazed by memories of that moment. Without this moment, SUBMITTED I don’t believe I would have ever made any contributions worth remembering in my lifetime. After that conversation with my mom and dad, Ethel was at the store. I asked her if she was okay if I walked home with her and jumped back over the ditch and walked across the empty field back to the Davis household. I remember being more nervous than I had ever been about asking her if I could walk her home. She must have sensed that what I’d just asked was strange since I always walked home with her when she had come to the store and then jumped back over the ditch and walked across the empty field to the Davis household or the store. I’m not sure if my nervousness was obvious during that walk. Would she really stay in Colorado and not go back to a place like the University of WisconsinMadison and the family farm and give up earning her art degree just to be with me? What would her parents say? I’d never even talked with them on the phone. The idea sounded absurd in my head. The night of that walk was glorious. The moon wasn’t full, but there was moonlight. Grand Junction usually cools off after the sun goes down. The Milky Way smeared eternity into the highway of silver light above our heads. We got to the end of the street and walked into the empty field. Sounds of crickets and other insects made the air alive. I got her to walk over to an old abandoned wooden wagon that had been in that field for years. We kissed. Then I asked her, ready to face the disappointment sure to come and complicate my life. How in the world was I ever going to be able to get to Wisconsin without a dime to my name? Will you marry me? There was a long silence. What was she thinking? I have no idea even after 50-plus years of marriage. She was giving up all her dreams. And for what? A penniless would-be poet publishing a no-nothing magazine of poetry. A junior college student. Then she said, yes. She said, yes. And my life became what it has come to be.

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FRI 8/21 LIVE MUSIC THE CHARMS Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 9pm-12am. Rock, Americana & pop. GEORGE SAWYN MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. Solo guitarist plays instrumental pop & light jazz.

Oklahoma City folk duo Rachel and Griffin will bring heartfelt songwriting, lovestruck harmonies and audience participation to CAMP Door County on Saturday, Sept. 5. Known for turning strangers into friends, Rachel and Griffin have built a following through original folk music, stories from life on the road and interactive performances that invite audiences to become part of the show. One of the duo’s most recognizable traditions is awarding handmade trophies, crafted from thrift store finds, to audience members during lighthearted games throughout the evening. “I love knowing that our trophies are on mantels across the states,” musician Griffin Wade said. “We want everyone to feel like a winner when they come to our shows, but one lucky person gets to prove it.” The married duo performs nearly yearround, bringing their community-centered concerts to listening rooms, breweries, festivals, coffee shops and theaters throughout the Midwest and beyond. Their performances blend thoughtful original songs with humor, storytelling and spontaneous moments that make every show unique. The show takes place from 6 to 8 pm at CAMP Door County, 10663 Cty ZZ in Sister Bay. For more information, visit rachelandgriffin. com.

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Liner Notes continued on page 2 JACK TELL Parallel 44 Winery, 5464 County Hwy P, Sevastopol. 2-5pm. Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter. JULIEN KOZAK The Cherry Hut, 8813 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4450. 3-6pm. Folk-pop singer-songwriter. MATT PERSIN Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Americana, rock & folk. COURTNEY PAULSON Door Peninsula Winery, 5806 Hwy 42, Carlsville. 920.743.7431. 4-7pm. Soulful pop with punch. JEANNE KUHNS Lake Fire Winery, 8054 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9992. 5-7pm. Local folk singer-songwriter. LOGAN SPICER Red’s Pub & Grill, N6318 Hwy 42, Algoma. 920.677.8499. 5-8pm. Classic country & southern rock favorites with a touch of today’s hits. WILD HORSES Nightingale Supper Club, 1541 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5593.

5-8pm. Acoustic duo covering Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones & more. JEREMIAH JAMS Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 6-8pm. Psychedelic Cheesehead rock. MARK RADDATZ Trailside Canteen, 59 N. Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0431. 6-8pm. Jacksonport singer-songwriter playing covers & originals. BIG MOUTH & THE POWER TOOL HORNS Stabbur Beer Garden, 10698 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2626. 7-10pm. An eclectic mix of blues & jazz. BILLY DAVE SHERMAN Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 7-9pm. Indie folk with mellifluous vocals. BENNY Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 7-10:30pm. Door County’s own amusing Americana.

ALEX WHITE AND FRIENDS Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624. 8-11pm. Dual lead guitar harmonies, chestthumping bass grooves, and dynamic rhythms.

THEATER “WHEN BUTTER CHURNS TO GOLD” Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117. 7:30pm. In the mid-1800s, an orphaned Wisconsin farm girl attempts to save the family farm from the villainous Friedrich von Fouler. “LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST” Bjorklunden, 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor. 920.854.7111. 7:30pm. Four young men set out on a year of lofty resolutions, only to find themselves undone by the women they hope to impress. “FOUR OLD BROADS” Rogue Theater at DC Arts Center, 917 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0816.

7:30pm. Four senior women, at an assisted living facility, are dying to go on a vacation. But where and how will they get there? Somehow, things are not as they seem. “MOON OVER BUFFALO” Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287. 8pm. Two once-celebrated actors rally to impress a Hollywood director coming to their matinee.

GALLERIES WEAVING DEMONSTRATIONS Interfibers Studio Gallery, 3530 Cty Rd F, Fish Creek. 920.868.3580. 11am-3pm. Off-loom weaving demonstrations by Wendy Carpenter.

FOOD & DRINK VINEYARD DINNER Anchored Roots Vineyard & Winery, 4873 Willow Road, Egg Harbor. 5:30-8pm. 5-course catered dinner with wine pairings & live music. Visit anchoredrootswine. com for details.

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; Chess. 10am. DVD Fitness; Bingo. 11am. Zumba Gold. COLLECTION SHOWCASE Iverson House, 9966 Moravia St., Ephraim. 920.854.9688. 10am-4pm. See unique & rarely seen artifacts from the Ephraim Historical Foundation collection. WOMEN’S HISTORY EXHIBIT Pioneer Schoolhouse Museum, 9998 Moravia Street, Ephraim. 920.854.9688. 10am-4pm. Enjoy a selfguided pop-up exhibit about the history of women’s political rights in Wisconsin. MAGIC COMMANDER NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 3-9pm. Play Magic the Gathering in Commander format.

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BLUES ON THE BAY IS BACK Blues fans have a full day of great music coming to the shores in Ellison Bay on Saturday, Aug. 29. Blues on the Bay is back at the Ellison Bay Community Park and Beach, with four great blues bands playing from 12 to 7 pm. Bring your chairs, and blankets and enjoy food from Papa B’s and Savor BBQ, plus beer and wine for sale on site. This year’s lineup brings The Cash Box Kings, Cameron Webb and Company, Mama Ginger and the Red Hots and The Rogue Electrics to Ellison Bay. The concert is free, but a suggested donation of $20 per person supports Door County Secret Santa, an organization that anonymously pays heating bills for struggling families. Event parking is available at the Liberty Grove Historical Society grounds, 11831 Hwy 42 in Ellison Bay. Shuttles will run to the event grounds throughout the day, dropping off at the north-side driveway. Parking at the event venue is limited to musicians, vendors and guests with limited mobility.

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Friday continued from page 1 OPEN MIC NIGHT & POETRY SLAM Equilibrium Fine Arts & Creative Workshops, 314 Steele St., Algoma. 920.404.0483. 5-9pm. Share your stories through music, poetry, skits, and comedy while sipping a beer shandy or mocktail with friends. SURVEY SLAM TRIVIA Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 6pm. Like Family Feud with real-world data. SMALL BUSINESS MIXER The Dusty Attic, 303 N. Main St., Kewaunee. 920.255.7639. 6pm. Meet and build connections with small business owners.

LITERATURE ART/SPEAKS Edgewood Orchard Galleries, 4140 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.1457. 11am-12pm. Find inspiration for your writing in a work of visual art. AUTHOR TALK Novel Bay Booksellers, 44 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.365.9281. 5:30-6:30pm. Monthly series featuring a reading, Q&A & book-signing. Local writer Margaret Philbrick discusses her thriller “House of Honor: The Heist of Caravaggio’s Nativity.”

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HORSESHOE BAY FARM TOUR Horseshoe Bay Farms, 7212 Horseshoe Bay Road, Egg Harbor. 11am & 1pm. See the property, historic barns, gardens & the Stickwork art installation during a 1.5-hour tour. $10/person. Register at horseshoebayfarms.org. FANTASTIC FUNGI Ridges Sanctuary – Cook-Albert Fuller Center, 8166 Hwy 57,

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Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2802. 9am-12pm. Activities along the boardwalk. A story hour at 9:30 am. SOUTHERN DOOR FARMERS MARKET DENN, 2050 County Road DK, Sturgeon Bay. 920.335.0020. 10am-3pm. Browse a variety of local products and enjoy food, bounce houses, pony rides, yard games, and craft-making. MEET THE MONARCHS Newport State Park, 475 Cty Hwy NP, Ellison Bay. 920.854.2500. 1pm. Learn about Newport’s Monarch Monitoring site and how you can monitor your own milkweed or pollinator garden. Meet in the Nature Center, Lot 1. Park vehicle sticker required. RAPTOR CHAT Potawatomi State Park, 3740 Cty PD, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2890. 6:30-7:10pm. Presentation by Open Door Bird Sanctuary. PROTECTING PUBLIC RIGHTS WITH DC ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6003. 7pm. “Protecting Public Rights in an Age of Privatization.” Attorney Michael Greif discusses public rights, natural resources, and the expansion of AI data centers.

SAT 8/22 FESTIVALS BOYNTON FESTIVAL Bjorklunden, 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2216. 8:30am-7pm. Enjoy music, art, food, live music, hiking, programs and awards, and a showing of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Bring your own blanket or lawn chair. For more information, visit lawrence.edu/articles/

CELTIC CONCERT AT THE PEG EGAN Gaelic Storm, one of the most awarded Celtic bands in America, will perform a free concert this Sunday at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center. The concert will take place Aug. 23 at 7 pm, at the Peg Egan, 7840 Church St. in Egg Harbor. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and carry-in picnics. A multinational Celtic juggernaut, Gaelic Storm has performed more than 2,000 shows throughout two decades. The Irish rock band attracts fans of every genre with its rich storytelling, energetic instrumentals, devotion to Celtic traditions and passion for stagecraft. Recent years have seen two additions to the band – Natalya Kay on fiddle and Parker Hastings on guitar. In case of rain, the concert will move to the Door County Sandbox and Gala, 1023 Egg Harbor Road in Sturgeon Bay. Weather updates and schedule changes will be posted on the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center Facebook page.

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LIVE MUSIC MUSIC AT PEACH BARN Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 1-4 PM. The Stangs. Acoustic trio. 5-8 PM. Dorothy Scott & The Peacekeepers. The best of pop, alternative & folk. LUMA KNOTTY Smashed on the Rocks, 70 Church St., Algoma. 920.487.8202. 11am-3pm. An illuminated musical journey of funk, rock & reggae. GEORGE SAWYN MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. Solo guitarist plays instrumental pop & light jazz. CANARY FUND KAYAK CONCERT Otumba Park, 212 W Locust Ct, Sturgeon Bay. 920.530.1344. 12-4pm. Paddle along to an on-the-water performance by Rodeo Borealis from 12-2 pm, followed by an on-shore concert from 2-4 pm featuring Matty Day. Preregistration and tickets at TheCanaryFund.org. SUZIE & THE DETONATORS von Stiehl Winery, 115 Navarino St, Algoma. 920.487.5208. 12:30-4pm. From Madonna to Weezer to Miranda Lambert. BEN LARSEN Lautenbach’s Winery & Market, 9197 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.3479. 1-5pm. Door County’s own amusing Americana. FRONT PORCH ROCKERS Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 1-5pm. Upbeat acoustic covers. DJ TOM Wave Pointe Marina & Resort, 3600 Cty Rd CC, Sturgeon Bay. 920.824.5440. 1-5pm. DJ set.

THE BROTHERS GUNN Simon Creek Vineyard & Winery, 5896 Bochek Rd, Carlsville. 920.746.9307. 1:30-4:30pm. Singersongwriter duo. JAMUS UNPLUGGED Parallel 44 Winery, 5464 County Hwy P, Sevastopol. 2-5pm. Acoustic variety. AUSTIN SKALECKI Door County Brewing Co. and Music Hall, 8099 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.1515. 3-6pm. Blues, rock & folk. NATURAL SATELLITE Sway Brewing & Blending, 2434 County Road F, Baileys Harbor. 3-5pm. Indie jazz duo. FOOCOUSTICS The Cherry Hut, 8813 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4450. 3-6pm. Acoustic rock from the ’80s & ’90s. HARP IN THE PARK Newport State Park, 475 Cty Hwy NP, Ellison Bay. 920.854.2500. 4pm. Harpist Holly Erskine plays music in the park, with an optional sing-along. Meet at the seating area near the beach, a short walk from Lot 3. State park vehicle sticker required. PATIENCE ACOUSTIC Hitching Post, 4849 Glidden Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1114. 5-7pm. Americana, folk & blues covers from the 1900s to today. BOB JORIN & RYAN THOMPSON Scotty’s Pub & Grub, 6269 Hwy 57, Jacksonport. 920.818.0178. 5-8pm. A bassist/vocalist & country musician collaborate. COCKTAIL KEYS WITH PATTY MCKINNON Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, 600 Nautical Dr, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6934. 5pm. Piano tunes. JULIEN KOZAK Twelve Eleven Wine Bar, 10339 Hwy 57, Sister Bay. 920.421.9463. 6-8pm. Folk-pop singer-songwriter. continued on page 3

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Tuesday, September 1 | 7:00 pm PenArt, Fish Creek Thursday, September 3 | 7:00 pm Salon Concert, Sister Bay Saturday, September 5 | 3:00 pm The Clearing Folk School - Schoolhouse, Ellison Bay

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The Poetry of David Perry Wednesday, September 2 | 7:00 pm Björklunden, Baileys Harbor

Brahms & Schoenfeld Favorites Friday, September 4 | 7:00 pm MUSE, Sturgeon Bay

Sunday, September 6 | 4:00 pm St. Luke’s, Sister Bay

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Monday, September 7 | Labor Day Gala | 3:00 pm Björklunden, Baileys Harbor

December 5 Family Matinee | 2:30 PM Evening Concert | 7 PM

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Saturday continued from page 2 NICK WALZ Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 6-8pm. Songwriter & guitarist. PAUL TAYLOR Dovetail Bar & Grill, 10282 WI-57, Sister Bay. (920) 421-4035. 6-9pm. Blues, jazz & pop instrumentals, plus select original & cover songs. KARAOKE Thirsty Cow Taphouse, 7899 Co Rd A, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9991. 6:30-9pm. THE THIRD WHEELS Stabbur Beer Garden, 10698 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2626. 7-10pm. Pop/rock covers. FIDDLER’S FARM BAND Fiddler’s Farm, 6951 County Rd C, Sturgeon Bay. 920.559.3460. 7pm. Bluegrass, classic country & Western swing. Visit thefiddlersfarm.com for tickets & details. COPPER BOX Kitty O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, 59 E Oak St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.7441. 7-10pm. Americana, blues & Zydeco. ANDREAS TRANSØ Trueblood Performing Arts Center, 870 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2528. 7-9pm. Irish, Americana & maritime music by a Madisonbased historian & entertainer. JERRY UNGER Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 7-10:30pm. Songwriter, pianist & guitarist. ROCKER Cadillac Jax BBQ & Brew, 530 4th St., Algoma. 920.487.8115. 7-9pm. ’60s, ’70s & ’80s rock. PENINSULA MUSIC FESTIVAL Door County Auditorium, 3924 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.854.4060. 7:30-9:30pm. “Mahler’s Third: A World in Symphony.” Visit musicfestival.com for tickets & details. GLAS HAMR Husby’s Food & Spirits, 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2624. 8-11pm. Rock ‘n’ roll favorites.

THEATER “THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST” Bjorklunden, 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor. 920.854.7111. 5pm. Two friends juggle carefully constructed facades to navigate the realities of life, until their schemes collide. “THE THING WITH FEATHERS” Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117. 7:30pm. A quirky group of devoted birders gathers for the annual peak migration count, with colorful bird characters brought to life by puppets. “FOUR OLD BROADS” Rogue Theater at DC Arts Center, 917 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0816. 7:30pm. Four senior women, at an assisted living facility, are dying to go on a vacation. But where and how will they get there? Somehow, things are not as they seem. “MOON OVER BUFFALO” Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287. 8pm. Two once-celebrated actors rally to impress a Hollywood director coming to their matinee.

GALLERIES WEAVING DEMONSTRATIONS Interfibers Studio Gallery, 3530 Cty Rd F, Fish Creek. 920.868.3580. 11am-3pm. Off-loom weaving demonstrations by Wendy Carpenter. PLEIN AIR DAY Plum Bottom Road Gallery, 4999 Plum Bottom Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.743.2819. 11am-3pm. Meet participating plein air artists and watch them paint outdoors. Accompanied by a jewelry trunk show. ART BAR SATURDAY Equilibrium Fine Arts & Creative Workshops, 314 Steele St., Algoma. 920.404.0483. 12-6pm. Pick an art kit & a flavored shandy or mocktail while you complete it.

INDOOR POKÉMON CLUB The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 9-11 am. A fun-filled morning of battles, trades and more whether you’re a Pokémon master or just starting your journey. FLIPOUT PINBALL TOURNAMENT Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar, 127 N 4th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0093. 5pm registration. Bring your pinball skills & win big.

august 21-28/2026 EVENTS | 3 POP-UP SHOP All Things Parry, 5199 Townline Road, Outside Carlsville. 608.449.5799. 10am-4pm. Shop vintage goods, furniture, jewelry & home decor in a restored 1910 cheese factory.

LITERATURE AUTHOR READINGS Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd, Juddville. 920.868.1457. 10 am-11:30 am. Coffee and Conversation. Join author Anthony Beadell to discuss his book, “In Pursuit of Truth in Art, Antiques, and Antiquities.” 7-8:30 pm. Poetry Reading: Kimberly Blaeser and Laura Tohe. BOOK SIGNING Novel Bay Booksellers, 44 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.365.9281. 10am-12pm. Heather Renée May will meet readers and sign copies of her Texas Wine Trail series. BOOK TALK Baileys Harbor Library, 2392 Cty Rd F, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2210. 1pm. Learn about Lynda Drew’s new book, “Disposable Wives,” followed by a book signing. DAVID CAVANAUGH Lodge at Leathem Smith, 1640 Memorial Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5555. 5-8pm. Americana & blues with special guest Tad Greene.

OUTDOOR HORSESHOE BAY FARM TOUR Horseshoe Bay Farms, 7212 Horseshoe Bay Road, Egg Harbor. 11am & 1pm. See the property, historic barns, gardens & the Stickwork art installation during a 1.5-hour tour. $10/person. Register at horseshoebayfarms.org. YOGA ON THE BEACH Ellison Bay Community Park, 11953 Hwy 42, Ellison Bay. 920-495-4112. 7:30am. Drop In. Bring your own mat. Donation Only. STURGEON BAY FARMERS MARKET Downtown Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.6246. 8am-12pm. Dozens of vendors selling local produce, crafts, food, flowers and art on 3rd Avenue at the county’s largest farmers market. EASEFUL YOGA Peninsula State Park, 9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.0255. 8am. Led by Kind Soul Yoga at Nicolet Bay Beach. $10/drop-in session. GRASS DRAGS & CORN ROAST 3573 Co Rd CC, 3573 Co Rd CC, Sturgeon Bay. 8am-7:30pm. Registration for grass drag racing starts at 8 am. Racing at 11 am. Raffles, food, beverages, and free sweet corn throughout the day. $5/Admission. Free/Kids 15 and under. OPEN AIRE MARKET Corner of the Past & Old Anderson House Museum, 10310 Fieldcrest Rd, Sister Bay. 920.854.7680. 9am-1pm. This week’s farm market features a Heritage Program with an old-time summer kitchen exhibit & presentation/tour. WASHINGTON ISLAND FARMERS MARKET K.K. Fiske & The Granary Saloon, 1177 Main Rd, Washington Island. 920.847.2121. 9am-12pm. YOGA IN THE PARK Graham Park, 10 Pennsylvania St., Sturgeon Bay. 9am. Free, all-levels yoga session led by The Yoga Womb instructors. Suggested donation $10+/person. DOCENT-LED WALKING TOUR Old Gibraltar Town Hall, 4176 Maple St, Fish Creek. 920.868.2091. 9am. Gibraltar Historical Association village tour finishing at the Alexander Noble House Museum (4167 Main St.) COMMUNITY HONEY HARVEST Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.5895. 9am-1pm. Honeybee-themed activities for kids and adults, including viewing a honey extraction, learning to make tools using honeybee products, watching a movie, and petting a live honeybee. GET TO KNOW THE RIDGES HIKE Ridges Sanctuary – Cook-Albert Fuller Center, 8166 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2802. 10-10:45am. Learn the history and ecology of the Ridges Sanctuary on a stroll down Hidden Brook Boardwalk. $5/trail fee. SIDEWALK SALES Throughout Egg Harbor. 920.868.3717. 10am-5pm. Stroll the downtown streets of Egg Harbor, browsing boutiques, galleries, and specialty shops. SOAR ON THE SHORE KITE FESTIVAL Crescent Beach, 1025 Lake St., Algoma. 920.487.2041.

10am-2pm. Kites, crafts, food, kids’ activities & more. RAPTOR SATURDAY Open Door Bird Sanctuary, 4114 County Rd I, Jacksonport. 920.493.2473. 10:30am-4pm. Explore the sanctuary and learn about its resident birds of prey through raptor chats every half hour. $12/adults, $7/kids age 5-12, free/5 & younger. SCOUTING 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Brussels Town Park, 1366 Junction Road, Brussels. 12-4pm. Cookout, Lego derby & family fun. Contact pack4140brussels@gmail. com for more info. DOCENT-LED HIKE The Clearing, 12171 Garrett Bay Rd, Ellison Bay. 920.854.4088. 1-3pm. Explore & learn about the property with a guide. EPHRAIM’S SWEET SUMMER SEND-OFF Harborside Park, 9986 Water St (Hwy 42), Ephraim. 920.854.4989. 1-4pm. Enjoy sweet treats, fun activities, and community to celebrate the final days of summer in Ephraim. PFLAG PICNIC Sawyer Park, 36 S. Neenah Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. 920.421.8815. 5-7pm. Bring something to eat and drink, for yourself or to share. Reusable dishware recommended for sustainability.

SUN 8/23 LIVE MUSIC JAZZ BRUNCH Chives, 8041 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2000. 9-11am. Featuring saxophonist Eric Schroeder. JEANNE KUHNS MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. Local folk singer-songwriter performs in the gazebo on the lawn. RISING STAR Smashed on the Rocks, 70 Church St., Algoma. 920.487.8202. 12pm. ’70s & ’80s hard rock party band. AUSTIN SKALECKI Harbor Ridge Winery, 4690 Rainbow Ridge Rd, Egg Harbor. 920.868.4321. 1-4pm. Blues, rock & folk. OUT OF THE BLUE Waterfront Mary’s Bar & Grill, 3662 N Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.3191. 1-5pm. Rock, pop & R&B. THE CHARMS Wave Pointe Marina & Resort, 3600 Cty Rd CC, Sturgeon Bay. 920.824.5440. 1-4pm. Rock, Americana & pop. RUSS REISER Brygga Plates & Pours, 107 N. 1st Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.0700. 2-6pm. Folk & classic rock from the ’60s & ’70s. PAT MCCURDY The Cherry Hut, 8813 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.4450. 3-6pm. Off-beat singer-songwriter. JEREMIAH JAMS Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Psychedelic Cheesehead rock. KEEFE JACKSON-JAKOB HEINEMANN QUARTET MUSE Sturgeon Bay, 330 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon Bay. 920.333.2859. 4-6pm. A bold, exploratory jazz

ensemble from LA is joined by jazz clarinettist Andre Royston. Pay-what-you-want concert. RYAN THOMPSON Lodge at Leathem Smith, 1640 Memorial Drive, Sturgeon Bay. 920.743.5555. 4-7pm. Bluegrass & classic country. BRASS DIFFERENTIAL Harbor Park Gazebo, 212 Harrison St, Kewaunee. 920.388.4822. 5-7:30pm. Green Bay big band with a strong New Orleans influence. JEFF & SHED Red’s Pub & Grill, N6318 Hwy 42, Algoma. 920.677.8499. 5-8pm. An acoustic duo from Northeast Wisconsin. COOL BAY JAZZ Drömhus Door County, 611 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay. 608.333.4553. 5-7pm. World-class professional musicians. PAUL TAYLOR & JAY LANG The Cramer Exchange, 3931 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.2728. 5:30-7:30pm. Blues, jazz & pop instrumentals, original & cover songs. JANET PLANET Fishstock Concert Barn, 3127 Cty F, Fish Creek. 920.421.5555. 7pm. Dynamic jazz vocalist. $20/general admission, $25/reserved seating. OPEN MIC Stabbur Beer Garden, 10698 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay. 920.854.2626. 7-10pm. For musicians & listeners. GAELIC STORM Peg Egan Performing Arts Center, 7840 Church St, Egg Harbor. 920.493.5979. 7pm. American Celtic outfit that started as a pub band. G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE Door County Auditorium, 3924 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.2728. 8pm. A hip-hop blues band with special guest Todd Carey.

THEATER “FOUR OLD BROADS” Rogue Theater at DC Arts Center, 917 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0816. 2pm. Four senior women, at an assisted living facility, are dying to go on a vacation. But where and how will they get there? Somehow, things are not as they seem. “MOON OVER BUFFALO” Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287. 7:30pm. Two oncecelebrated actors rally to impress a Hollywood director coming to their matinee.”Moon Over Buffalo”

PERFORMANCE “THE POETRY OF DAVID PERRY” Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor. 920.868.3334. 4pm. Ticketed Midsummer’s Music performance starring violinist David Perry & others performing French/ Spanish-inspired tunes. Visit midsummersmusic. com for tickets & details.

INDOOR OPEN KNIT & CROCHET The Naked Sheep, 31 S. Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.1166. 12-3pm. Open knitting & crochet. VINTAGE MARKET The Augusta Club, 8048 HWY 57, Baileys Harbor. (920) 839-2361. 12-5pm. A thoughtfully selected

lineup of vendors offering vintage clothing, jewelry, accessories, handmade goods, locally made products, and one-of-a-kind finds. Enjoy a live DJ set, a full bar, and a food truck while you shop.

LITERATURE PROSE OPEN MIC Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd, Juddville. 920.868.1457. 1-3pm. Share your fiction, essays or memoir excerpts.

1-4pm. Connect with other crafty individuals and soak up the sun while stitching on the beach.

MON 8/24 LIVE MUSIC DATRIO MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. Instrumental jazz, classic rock & other improvisational music. HUNTER GATHERER (BARN BURNER) Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Americana, classic rock & alternative country. CHERYL MURPHY White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St, Fish Creek. 920.868.3517. 5-8pm. Harp music during dinner. For diners only. JESS HOLLAND & NICK HOOVER Harborside Park, 9986 Water St (Hwy 42), Ephraim. 920.854.4989. 6-8pm. Americana originals & covers with guitar & banjo.

Musings Shout-outs, pet peeves, thought-provoking questions and whatever else you were thinking about in the shower this morning.

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Pet Peeves How the human brain can comprehend huge numbers, but not really. Scam emails that get your name wrong. Pens that have ink but don’t work. 9-10:30am. Tai Chi practice for all skill levels on the front lawn. FARMERS MARKET Baileys Harbor Town Hall, 2392 Cty F, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2366. 9am-1pm. Find local produce and products, flowers, arts and crafts and food on the grounds of the Town Hall and Kendall Park every Sunday. ALGOMA FARMERS MARKET Algoma Elementary School, 514 Fremont St, Algoma. 920.487.7001. 10am-2pm. DOCENT-LED HIKE The Clearing, 12171 Garrett Bay Rd, Ellison Bay. 920.854.4088. 1-3pm. Explore & learn about the property with a guide. SOCIABLE STITCHING IN THE SAND Anclam Park & Beach, Highway 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9276.

PAUL TAYLOR Osteria Tre Tassi, 11976 Mink River Road, Ellison Bay. 920.309.8390. 6-8:30pm. Gentle background solo jazz guitar dinner music. OPEN MIC Red’s Pub & Grill, N6318 Hwy 42, Algoma. 920.487.5431. 6-8pm. Hosted by Jennifer Highland on the outdoor patio.

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Monday continued from page 3 puppet experience around the fire ring at 4:15pm. “SOMETHING IN THE WATER” Northern Sky Theater, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd. Fish Creek. 920.854.6117 7:30pm. With the help of devoted staff members and a few zany guests, a beloved hotel might escape being lost to history.

PERFORMANCE ADULT PROGRAM CONCERT Birch Creek Music Performance Center, 3821 Cty E, Egg Harbor. 920.868.3763. 2-3pm. Music retreat students showcase their work during a free concert.

INDOOR TRIVIA & TACOS Thirsty Cow Taphouse, 7899 Co Rd A, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.9991. 5-6pm team signup, 6pm start. EVENTS AT THE ADRC Aging & Disability Resource Center of Door County, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.746.2372. 8:30 am. Foot Clinic. 9 am. Artists in Making; Praise Moves. 10 am. DVD Fitness. 11 am. Zumba Gold. 12:30pm. Poker; Bridge; Samba. 1 pm. Caregiver Support Group. SOCIAL CRIBBAGE Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Learning and Innovation Center, 2438 S Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay. 920.746.4970. 10am-12pm. For knowledgeable players. Bring your cribbage board and cards. WOOLY STITCHES HAND STITCHING CRAFTERS GROUP Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library, 2323 Mill Rd, Sister Bay. 920.854.2721. 10am-12pm. Bring your current project & meet other crafters. UKULELE SOCIETY OF DOOR COUNTY JAM Door County YMCA – Steve & Jackie Kane Program Center, 3866 Gibraltar Road, Fish Creek. 920.868.3660. 1-2:45pm. Open to all players & skill levels. Email dcukesociety@ gmail.com for more info. MAGIC COMMANDER NIGHT The Gnoshery, 23 N. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920.818.0727. 3-9pm. Play Magic the Gathering in Commander format.

august 21-28/2026 EVENTS | 5 MEDITATION CONCERT WITH ACE CHAMPION Roots Yoga, 417 Steele St., Algoma. 920.255.0776. 5:30-7pm. Calming, meditative sounds that will relax, inspire, and help overall health. $35/Person. DINE & DISCOVER Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion, 7845 Church St., Egg Harbor. 920.421.2332. 6pm. Enjoy dinner followed by a presentation by geologist and photographer Dr. Glen Tanck, “A View From Above: An Aerial Tour of Northern Door County – Gills Rock to Sturgeon Bay.” $40/ Person. $35/DCHS members.

LITERATURE MEMOIR MONDAY Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S 12th Ave, Sturgeon Bay. 920.868.1457. 10-11am. Write part of your life story at this Write On, Door County creative lab geared towards seniors. FORESTVILLE BOOK CLUB Forestville Library, 123 Hwy 42, Forestville. 920.856.6886. 5:30pm. “The Elephant Whisperer” by Lawrence Anthony.

OUTDOOR GET TO KNOW THE RIDGES HIKE Ridges Sanctuary – Cook-Albert Fuller Center, 8166 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. 920.839.2802. 10-10:45am. Learn the history and ecology of the Ridges Sanctuary on a stroll down Hidden Brook Boardwalk. $5/trail fee. EVENINGS IN EPHRAIM: BONDEMARKED FARMER’S MARKET Throughout Ephraim. 920.854.4989. 3-6pm. Peruse the produce and goods from 11 vendors, get hot food and enjoy live music in North Ephraim. SUNSET YOGA Waterfront Park, 10693 N Bay Shore Dr/Hwy 42, Sister Bay. 920.854.3230. 7pm. Bring a mat.

TUE 8/25

THEATER “WHEN BUTTER CHURNS TO GOLD” Northern Sky Theater – Park Stage, Peninsula State Park Amphitheater, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek. 920.854.6117. 7:30pm. In the mid-1800s, an orphaned Wisconsin farm girl attempts to save the family farm from the villainous Friedrich von Fouler. “MOON OVER BUFFALO” Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek. 920.868.3287. 8pm. Two once-celebrated actors rally to impress a Hollywood director coming to their matinee.

PERFORMANCE

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.

I’M WITH HER Door County Auditorium, 3924 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.2728. 8am-5pm. A trio of female folk singer-songwriters. JEANNE KUHNS MacReady Artisan Bread Company, 7828 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. 920.868.2233. 11:30am-1:30pm. Local folk singer-songwriter performs in the gazebo on the lawn. BLUE MOON ALLEY Peach Barn Brewing, 2450 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay. 920.944.2393. 3-6pm. Timeless, energetic beats. MATT MARSH Square Rigger Lodge, 6332 WI-57, Jacksonport, 54235. (920) 823-0028. 5-8 pm. Oldies to Contemporary on acoustic guitar. PAUL TAYLOR White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St, Fish Creek. 920.868.3517. 5-8:30pm. Gentle background solo jazz guitar dinner music. For diners only. CATHY GRIER The Cramer Exchange, 3931 Hwy 42, Fish Creek. 920.868.2728. 5:30-7:30pm. Channeling great female blues artists before the Door County Auditorium (DCA) show.

FIREHOUSE COMEDY CLUB Door County Fire Company, 38 S 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay. (229) 269-5908. 7pm. Standup by regional comedians. $15/ person at the door.

GALLERIES WEAVING DEMONSTRATIONS Interfibers Studio Gallery, 3530 Cty Rd F, Fish Creek. 920.868.3580. 11am-3pm. Off-loom

by MIKE BACSI copydesk@ppulse.com