Archive for 'Heritage'
TODAY: Glenn Miller Orchestra in Concert at Historic Meyer Theatre to Benefit Door County’s Steel Bridge Songfest, Apr 25
Posted on 24. Apr, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.
Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation (WTHP) hosts an “Afternoon of Swing” with the world-famous, legendary jazz greats in Green Bay on Sunday, April 25 at 2 pm. This special matinee event celebrates the preservation of two Wisconsin 1930’s originals, the Meyer Theater and Sturgeon Bay’s Memorial Bridge. The music and the history of the 1930’s [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Door County’s Cana Island Lighthouse Recieves Grant from National Trust, Calls for Public Meeting, Apr 30
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Staff Reporter.
The Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society will host a public meeting at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall on Thursday, April 30 at 7 pm to unveil details surrounding the preservation project for Cana Island Lighthouse following a grant to the Museum from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Clay Bonin, chairman of [...]
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