Door County Style

This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Settlers on the Land, The Big Read on Plant Ecology

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.

We have become aware that much the history of the Midwest is the result of flawed understandings of the environment.
Crossroads at Big Creek is a learning preserve focused on science, history and the environment. In many cases, these disciplines are inexorably intertwined. Take the settlement of Wisconsin. In the early 1800s, when European immigrants [...]

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This Week at Door County’s Crossroads: Log Cabin Book Discussion and more on the Big Read!

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Coggin Heeringa.

Like the rest of Door County, Crossroads at Big Creek is participating in the Big Read.
This year, we all pouring over My Ántonia , a book by Willa Cather, which focuses on a pioneer family from from Bohemia. The historical novel is set in Nebraska, beginning in the 1880s.
In Door County about that [...]

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Learn how to Properly Care for Nautical Artifacts at Door County Maritime Museum Workshop

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

DCMM repeats this 7-week workshop in Conservation, Curation & Interpretation of Historical Artifacts.

This year, the DCMM workshop begins on February 6 and will meet each Saturday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm through March 20, 2010.  This 7-week workshop is designed to give interested adults and students a hands-on experience with the procedures, techniques, [...]

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Limited Space Remains in Door County Maritime Museum’s Next Boat Building Class, Jan 23

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Aspiring boat builders have an opportunity to gain first-hand skills in the age-old craft when the Door County Maritime Museum’s annual boat building class gets underway Jan. 23.
Only two openings remain for the class, which retains a limited enrollment to enhance the learning experience. Classes are conducted on Saturdays through June.
The 2010 boat is a [...]

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Lake Michigan, Largest Fresh Water Reservoir on Earth, Next Topic in DCMM Speaker Program, Jan 7

Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

The Door County Maritime Museum and Friends of the Maritime Museum continue their popular Winter Speakers Series on Thursday, January 7, at 7 pm at the museum in Sturgeon Bay. It will be the second of five Thursday night programs extending to March 25.
This next program will concentrate on the importance of the Great Lakes, [...]

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Door County Maritime Museum Launches Winter Speakers Series with Bonnie Hartmann on Life and Art of Gerhard Miller, Dec. 3

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

The Door County Maritime Museum and Friends of the Maritime Museum will launch their popular Winter Speakers Series on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 pm at the Museum in Sturgeon Bay. It will be the first of five Thursday night programs extending to March 25, 2010.
The first presentation is centered on the life and art [...]

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Door County Maritime Museum Opens the Bidding on Christmas Holiday Ornament Showcase

Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

After an 8 year hiatus, the Door County Maritime Museum resurrects a popular holiday fundraising event.
Certain to brighten the homes of those fortunate enough to win one or more of the ornaments or artwork, bidding opens on Friday, November 20, as part of the Holiday Ornament Showcase. Bidding will continue through December 8.
Approximately two dozen [...]

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Tour the Tug John Purves and Door County Maritime Museum, Scavenger Hunt and more on 2nd Annual Family Free Day, Nov 22

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

The Door County Maritime Museum and the Family Centers of Door County are jointly hosting their 2nd Annual Family Day celebration on Sunday, November 22, from 1 – 5 pm at the museum in Sturgeon Bay.
The two organizations launched the event last year and it proved to be a tremendous success as families were invited [...]

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Door County Style Magazine’s “This Weekend In Door County” BTR Show Interviews Peacocks’ Chris Bishop – Hear it now!

Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by Stephen Kastner.

This week we talk with special guest Chris Bishop, and feature a recent track entitled “With Love” that he wrote and recorded with his band The Peacocks. The show aired live at 1 pm and is now available to listen to in streaming  format or as a downloadable podcast at the Door County Style Channel [...]

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Sturgeon Bay Hosts Annual Door County Shipyard Tours, May 2

Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay presents the annual Door County Shipyard Tours on Saturday, May 2, from 9 am – 2 pm
Learn about one of the largest gantry cranes on the Great Lakes. Awe yourself with some of the biggest luxury yachts in the world. View a demonstration on sail making.  Gaze into Sturgeon Bay’s [...]

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