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Local Swim Enthusiast Crosses Death’s Door for Door County Y

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by Erin Hoffman.

Local swimmer, Margaret Carroll, swam across Death’s Door on Sunday, August 22, while raising $500 for the Door County YMCA.

Carroll set out from Northport very early in the morning and swam the 4 miles across to Washington Island, stopping midway to take a break near Pilot Island.  Mike Boryk accompanied her in his boat during [...]

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Local Y Enthusiast Will Attempt to Swim Death’s Door to Raise Money for Swim Programs on Aug 15

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Erin Hoffman.

Local swimmer, Margaret Carroll plans to swim across Death’s Door on Sunday, August 15 to raise money for the Door County YMCA.
Carroll will set out from Northport very early in the morning while the waters are calm in her efforts to swim the 4 miles across to Washington Island.  She will swim unaided, but be accompanied [...]

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Door County YMCA Invites Youth to Swim, Bike and Run in Kid’s Triathlon for 7th Year in a Row, July 17

Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Erin Hoffman.

In conjunction with the Door County Triathlon, the Door County YMCA is offering an intermediate level triathlon on Saturday, July 17 for Door County kids from 4 through 14 years of age.
The Kids Triathlon will take place at the Door County YMCA – Sturgeon Bay Program Center beginning at 2 pm.  There are three age [...]

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More than 100 Participants Registered in “Running Green for Crossroads,” Door County’s First Green Trail Run/walk on June 26

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

Saturday’s 2Km, 5Km, 10Km events take place entirely on wooded trails and open fields in and around Sturgeon Bay’s Crossroads at Big Creek
The local response to Door County’s first “green” running and walking event has been surprising and encouraging to everyone involved in launching the June 26 event, “Running Green for Crossroads.” Sponsors have been [...]

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Door County Kayak Tours is Ready for Summer 2010 at a New Location

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.

Door County Kayak Tours (DCKT), previously located at The Outpost in Egg Harbor, is now established at their own base camp at 8442 Hwy 42, in Juddville.
The company is planning a slew of events for the summer 2010 season and wants fans to know where the new office is. On Highway 42, just north of [...]

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Door County Trail Runners, Walkers and Wanna-Bees Invited to Learn About Running Green at Crossroads Pre-race Training and Orientation Workouts on June 21

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

“Trail running satisfies a primal need for movement through nature, presumably left over from our days as hunters,” says author and runner Matthew Frazier.
“When things spin out of control in an age of iPads and Droids, running in the woods is one thing we can count on to be pretty much the same as it’s [...]

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Door County’s First Green Trail Run, Introducing the Team that Brings You “Running Green for Crossroads,” June 26

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Stephen Kastner.

The 2Km, 5Km, 10Km trail walk run on Saturday, June 26, will be staged entirely off-road, in and around Crossroads at Big Creek nature preserve.
After Sturgeon Bay runner, Gretchen Schmelzer took part in a trail run at The Navarino Nature Center in Shiocton a year ago, she got inspired to bring the concept back home [...]

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VIDEO: Jacksonport Polar Bear Club’s 24th Annual New Year’s Day Plunge in Door County is Just Around the Corner

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Staff Reporter.

The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club’s annual plunge into Lake Michigan has grown from a single swimmer in 1986 to an awesome crowd of several hundred Door County “polar bears” and even more spectators!
The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club Ltd. brings in the new year with their traditional jump into the icy waters of Lake Michigan every [...]

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VIDEO Report: Door County Half Marathon Course in Excellent Condition, More Than 1000 Runners Race May 2

Posted on 01. May, 2009 by Stephen Kastner.

The first annual Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5K drew 581 participants in 2008. This year that number has already doubled with more than 750 of those runners registered to compete in the Half Marathon event on Saturday May 2, 2009.
Oshkosh art teacher Jason Ryf took the honors last year, setting a surprisingly [...]

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Get your 2009 Wisconsin Fishing Report, First Published in PDF

Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by Stephen Kastner.

New Ways To Connect With Fish…

Thanks to my Twittering about (@doorcounty) I now get the latest news from lots of sources at the very moment it’s published. One of my latest discoveries is the Wisconsin Fishing and Fisheries Management tweets that just alerted me to the following:
Anchor down and reel in the 2009 Fishing [...]

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