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AN INSIDE LOOK ON OUR COVER: 
EDITORIAL
Editor in Chief Madeline Johnson NEWS:  Page 6
Literary Editors Henry Timm, Peter Sloma While local kids may be a
Editor Allison Vroman
News and Features Reporter Myles Dannhausen, Jr.
• The Bulletin Board: What Happened – far cry from the mountains,
Entertainment Editor Melissa Ripp Coming UP it doesn’t stop them from
• County Advocate Charles Jarman Died at
CONTRIBUTORS:  73 making the best of their
Allison Vroman, Myles Dannhausen Jr., Dan Eggert, Peter Sloma, Henry C. 
By Paige Funkhouser Midwestern hills. Ian Johnson,
Timm, Steve Grutzmacher, Nicolas Garvoille, Renee Puccini, Lisa Glabe, 
Paige Funkhouser, Roy Lukes, Scott “Doc” Chobot, Gary Jones, Dr. Linda  • JJ’s La Puerta Planning for Groundhog Day a senior at Gibraltar High
Steiner Pascascio, Paul Burton, John Lowry, Kevin P. Lind, Fred E. Schwartz,  Reopening
School, was recently captured
Joan S. Timm, Bonnie Spielman, Megan O’Meara, Mary Pat and Otto the  By Paige Funkhouser
Amazing Dog. • Coming Home: What brings young people striking a pose with his
Photographer Dan Eggert
Office Manager Lisa Glabe back to Door County, and how do we snowboard at Hill 17. Photo
PRODUCTION attract more by Taylor Schultz. To see
Production Manager David Eliot By Myles Dannhausen Jr.
Layout and Design Assistant Nicolas Garvoille  • Northern Door Broomball League
more of Schultz’s work, visit
Artistic Consultant Renee Puccini taylorschultzphotography.
Circulation Representatives Dan Eggert, Scott Orgel, Steve Glabe, Jim Karwowski
Webmaster Linear Publishing
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INSIDE THE DOOR:  Page 10 blogspot.com.
Sales Manager Stephen R. Grutzmacher
Sales Manager Bonnie Spielman • Business in Door County: Moving up to
BUSINESS 
Publisher David Eliot
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By Gary Jones
BUSINESS:  Page 17 Page 27 
Business Manager Madeline Johnson
Peninsula Pulse address: 10331 water street, ephraim • Gallery Guide
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• Door County Humane Society Featured • The Red Squirrel
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Peninsula Pulse • From the Home Front • Willa Cather and Our Pioneer Past
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By Dr. Linda Steiner Pascascio ENTERTAINMENT:  Page 34
This issue’s contributors: • Snippets from Science ART & GALLERIES:  Page 22
By Paul Burton • Activities and Performances
Paul Burton is Professor Emeritus (in Cell Biology) from the Univ. of  • By the Numbers • 8th Annual Gallery Salon • Events & Happenings
Kansas and a Distinguished Alumnus from Western Carolina Univ. At  Compiled by Myles Dannhausen Jr. Photos by Kay McKinley Arneson. • Horoscopes
Kansas for 28 years, he taught and carried out biomedical research  • Art Scene Updates • Manners Matter
• An Outlook
sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service. • Puzzle Page
Scott “Doc” Chobot, a former Navy/Fleet Marine Forces corpsman, 
By Steve Grutzmacher
• Notes from the Grove Page 26 • Up Nort
can be reached at 920.823.2087, by email at doc@ppulse.com, or by  By John Lowry • Winter Festival – The Tent is Back! By Nik Garvoille
mail at the Peninsula Pulse:  PO Box 452, Sister Bay, WI 54234. • Letters to the Editor By Bonnie Spielman, Winter Festival Co-Chair • Server of the Week: Stacy Muszynsky

Myles Dannhausen Jr. was born and raised in the tourism industry 
of Door County. The Fish Creek resident owned two local restaurants 
CLASSIFIEDS:  Page 41
before leaving the kitchen toil behind in 2003 to experience poverty 
as a writer and student. Still working on earning his elusive college 
degree, he is the boys varsity basketball coach at Gibraltar High  CORRECTIONS
School and a member of the Family Centers Board of Directors. In the article “Great Northern Construction: Building a career in Door County” published in Volume 16 Issue 1 of the Pulse, a few names were
inadvertently spelled incorrectly. Bill Weddig was one of Tom Birmingham’s initial contacts in the Door County carpentry scene; Matthew Scheider was
Paige Funkhouser’s blood has thickened enough to live in Door  one of the original partners of Great Northern Construction; and Stewart Birmingham is one of Tom’s son. We apologize for the errors.
County year round. She is a national and state award-winning news 
reporter. She now writes about random topics for the Pulse, takes  In the article “The Allure of the Short Film: Door County Mini Movie Night” published in Volume 16 Issue 1 of the Pulse, it was reported that the
time to smell the flowers and has decided to go back to school... “Taco Mary” was a Melissa Lawrence film. While Lawrence was responsible for editing the film, it was written, directed and produced by Mary Novak of
again. Chicago. We apologize for the error.

Dan Eggert is the photo editor of the Pulse and has been involved in 
the Door Community since 1995. He is a free-lance photographer who 
spends his free time outdoors hiking, biking, and kayaking – and he’s 
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After a long and illustrious scholastic career in such cities as  ing for a fresh view of the peninsula to grace our covers and to fill the pa- to: Peninsula Pulse, PO Box 452, Sister Bay, WI 54234; email to let-
Philadelphia, Chicago and Minneapolis, Nik Garvoille, against all  per’s pages – so follow the rough guidelines below and start sending your ters@ppulse.com; or submit online at www.ppulse.com.
better judgment, landed in rural Door County five years ago where he favorites our way!
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Gary Jones is a writer and teacher who lives in Northern Door. you think is “print worthy,” we’ll still take a look.
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The study of nature has been a lifelong pursuit for Roy Lukes. 
Learning, photographing and teaching about the natural history here  Sister Bay, WI 54234, or dropped off at our office, located at 10331 Water St. author’s
since 1964 has sharpened his awareness and knowledge of the  in Ephraim (off-season hours vary, so it is best to call head). Digital submis- name and town of residence will appear in the paper.
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continuing stewardship of this great peninsula. • Submitted photos must be accompanied by your name, daytime tele- •The Peninsula Pulse reserves the right to edit, to add titles to and/
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Mary Pat was educated at the Finnish Finishing School for Fine  behalf of another person must be with the photographer’s signed consent. refuse.
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Fred E. Schwartz owned and operated Baybury Books in Ephraim.  SERVING DOOR AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES FOR MORE THAN 65 YEARS
He has written four books of essays, including Seasons on the 
Peninsula, on Door County. Fred was the publisher of the Baybury 
Review for six years, and also wrote numerous reviews and columns 
for other publications in the area. Estate planning is an evolving process. It is important to
Peter Sloma operates The Peninsula Bookman, a used and new  review your estate planning documents periodically to make
bookstore in downtown Fish Creek. Peter is co-editor of the literary  sure they reflect changes in your life.
section of the Peninsula Pulse. While most days he can be found at 
his desk in the store, he is always scheming to find a way to spend
more of his time on the water.
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Dr. Linda Steiner Pascascio holds a Ph.D. in Applied Social 
Psychology. In addition to working as a university professor over the  WILLS, TRUSTS, AND, ELDER LAW PLANNING
last 15 years, she conducts individual and group consultations in 
matters of social relationships and behavior.

Henry C. Timm is a local actor, playwright, and writer who has 
contributed to the Door County community in countless ways over the  Experienced. Loyal. Local.
years. You’ll recognize him by the charming dance in his eye and the 
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coming up
• The Door Community Auditorium will host a
benefit concert Saturday, January 23 at 7 pm for
the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Doors will
open at 6 pm. Admission is free and no tickets are
needed.
All money collected from free will donations will
be sent to the local Red Cross agency to be used for
Haitian relief. All contributions, either cash or check,
are tax deductible. Representatives from the local Red
Cross chapter will be on hand.
Larry Thoreson, vice president of the Auditorium
board of directors, is organizing the effort. He is
currently contacting local professional and amateur
performers. The DCA Web site, www.dcauditorium.
org, will contain up to the minute postings of changes.
Interested individuals are urged to visit the site at their
convenience for updates.
Call 920.868.2728, or email boxoffice@dcaudito-
rium.org for more information.
• The League of Women Voters of Door County
is sponsoring a candidate forum to introduce
candidates for Mayor of Sturgeon Bay and their
position on issues to voters.
The forum is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 25 in the
Sturgeon Bay City Council Chambers at 7 pm. Should
there be inclement weather listen to local radio for an
announcement. In the case of a weather emergency,
the forum will be rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 28.
• The Door County Community Foundation is
sponsoring a continuing education program on
Vehicles for Charitable Giving. This session will be
most useful to attorneys and accountants who deal
with estate planning issues or year-end tax planning,
but anyone interested is welcome to attend.
The program is Jan. 27 at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht
Club, 600 Nautical Drive, Sturgeon Bay. The session
begins with drinks and hors d’oeuvres at 4:30 pm and
the formal presentation at 5:30 pm.  Road); remodel the West Side fire station bathroom; in-
John Herlache, Vice Chairman of the Door County
Community Foundation’s Board of Directors, will
be your host. The formal education will be offered
by Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Community
Foundation.
Seating is limited. Register by calling Dave Swender
at 920.746.1786.
• The Baileys Harbor Community Association
is searching for a part-time marketing coordinator
to help with its membership and promotional ef-
forts. Association President Stephanie Heald said the
position will be about 20 hours per week and heavily
focused on marketing, but also includes event coordi-
nation, membership communication, and administra-
tive duties. Applications are being accepted now and
the association hopes to fill the position by March.
For information about the position call 920.839.2366
or email info@baileysharbor.com
what happened
• Dave Hutchison (R – Dyckesville) announced
that he will run against Democrat Montgomery
“Monk” Elmer for the state Senate seat being vacated
by Alan Lasee, who is retiring after more than 30
years in the position.
Elmer, 50, is a Kimberly physician who has been
running since August. Elmer is the Kimberly School Board
President and served as an advisor the U.S. Department
of Energy Nuclear Cities Initiative in addition to several
other boards and committees in the Fox Valley.
Hutchison, 66, is a former state representative
originally elected to the state assembly’s 1st District in
1994. He served through 2000.
“The future of our state and our country are at a real
crossroads right now,” Hutchison said. “When are they
going to learn that we can’t tax our way into responsible
government and we can’t spend our way back into pros-
perity? I’m running for Senate to bring common sense
back to Madison.”
• The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
has not yet set a date and time for the contested case
hearing regarding the Egg Harbor Marina and Penin-
sula Shores Condominium Association. The condo as-
sociation requested the hearing because the final marina
plans lengthened the marina’s floating docks by 20 feet
and would result in docking encroaching on Peninsula
Shores mooring field.
• The Sturgeon Bay City Council approved the bor-
rowing of $42,000 from the State of Wisconsin Board
of Commissioners of Public Lands to re-roof the city
Municipal Services building. By securing the funding
now, the city locks in an interest rate of 4.5 percent with
a payback period of 10 years. Additionally, the council
approved the borrowing of $82,000 with an interest rate
of 3.5 percent and a payback period of three years to use
to: construct bumpouts on Third Avenue, change and
add signage; raze the Glesner house (808 Egg Harbor
stall carpeting in the West Side fire station; rebuild ball
fields and purchase a hose and defibrillator for the Stur-
geon Bay Fire Department.
• The Door County League of Women Vot-
ers and the Door County 2010 Census Complete
Count Committee have created a short video about
this year’s census. The six-minute video shares basic
yet important information about the upcoming cen-
sus. See the video at www.doorbell.net/video/cen-
sus2010.wmv or on You Tube at www.youtube.com/
watch?v=XgXinQtmAHg.
• The United States Coast Guard is still working
on determining what caused the tug Dauntless to
sink just a few feet from shore by the Egg Harbor
Marina Jan. 2. It took three days to resurface the tug,
which was used by workers constructing the bin-wall
of the marina. Lt. Jerry Butwid, Assistant Supervisor
at the Marine Safety Detachment in Sturgeon Bay,
said he hopes to wrap up the investigation quickly,
perhaps as early as the week of Jan. 25th.
NEWS
JJ’s La Puerta Planning
for Groundhog Day
Reopening
  By Paige Funkhouser
J
J’s La Puerta Restaurant in Sister Bay will be open for certain by
Groundhog’s Day (February 2), if owner James “JJ” Johnson has
his druthers.
The kitchen in the landmark Door County restaurant was almost
completely destroyed by fire Aug. 7, 2009, when rags soaked with veg-
etable oil spontaneously combusted. No malicious or suspicious intent
was found by the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department in their
inspection, according to Fire Chief Chris Hecht.
Johnson said he has put in a whole new kitchen that meets current
building and fire codes. The old kitchen did not have a fire suppres-
sion system in the kitchen hood because the existing aluminum hood was
grandfathered in as long as changes were not made to the kitchen. To update
to current codes, Johnson removed all electrical wiring and plumbing,
according to Brett Timme, a commercial building inspector for Independent
Inspections, LLC who has been inspecting the restaurant since the fire.
“The whole kitchen was gutted out,” Timme said. “There was no ceil-
ing, no finished walls. There was damage to the second floor where the fire
went up one of the outside walls and damaged the second floor walls and
windows. Any new equipment that gets put in has to meet today’s codes.”
Before installation, Johnson had to submit plans for the new heating,
ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system and hood system installa-
tion. These plans are required by the State of Wisconsin for any new HVAC
system, Timme said.
“I’ve done the inspections along the way,” Timme said. “Now they’re
working on closing, finishing the hood system and are putting in the HVAC
system. I’m expecting [JJ] to call at any time for final inspections.”
The road to reopening the doors of the restaurant and bar has been
exhausting at times, Johnson explained, with hindrances from building
inspectors.
“The building inspectors that come up from Waukesha don’t belong in
Door County,” Johnson said. “Ephraim’s fired them, Baileys Harbor has
fired them. I don’t know why Liberty Grove hasn’t fired them. Those people
should be there to help you, not hinder you. Things change from one guy
to the next.”
Although final costs have not been totaled, Johnson said the fire has “cost
me plenty. Insurance has helped, but that’s been a hassle too. The inspec-
tors have made it cost more than it should have, by making these guys redo
things.”
Johnson said he plans to re-open for business even if the Groundhog
doesn’t see its shadow.
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Coming Home
What brings young people back to Door
County, and how do we attract more?
By Myles Dannhausen Jr.
O
ver Christmas break hundreds of Door County high school
graduates came home to visit family and friends. For most of
them, such short stops will be their only relationship with their
hometowns for decades to come.
Door County, like so many of America’s rural communities, is getting
older, a trend that puts its economic future in jeopardy and is changing
the balance of its small towns.
One illustration of the rapid aging and shifting demographics can
be found by looking at high school enrollment numbers. Since 2000,
the four mainland high schools have seen enrollment decline by 202
students, a lost nearly equal to the size of Gibraltar High School. Look at
K-8 enrollments and the picture is bleaker. Both Gibraltar and Sevastopol
schools expect high school enrollment to fall below 180 within a few years,
and likely lower.
What does that mean? Young adults are not staying or returning to
Door County to raise a family, and while it’s an issue that has been batted
around forums and barstools for years, it isn’t unique to our peninsula.
Husband-and-wife researchers Patrick Carr and Maria Kefalas released
a book last fall based on the study of one small Iowa town grappling with
the same problems. In Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain
and What It Means for America, they sought to find the answers to two
primary questions.
“We wanted to know of young people, when you finish high school,
do you stay or do you go? And if you go, do you come back?” said Carr,
whom I interviewed by phone from his office at Rutgers University-New
Brunswick, where he is associate professor of sociology. “We quickly real-
ized that this issue is much bigger than one town.”
Carr and Kefalas interviewed hundreds of graduates from the town they
call “Ellis, IA” (they don’t site the town’s real name) about why they chose
to leave, stay, or return and the influences in school and community that
led to that decision. Reading the results will sound familiar to anyone who
has grown up and faced the same decisions in Door County.
The authors put graduates into three categories – Stayers who graduate
high school and enter the local workforce or tech schools; Achievers who
earn high marks then leave for top-flight universities and the big city; and
Returners, or Seekers, who leave for college, maybe enter the workforce for
a few years, then return home to raise a family or for a familiar way of life.
The efforts of small communities to revive their young adult base and
local economy, Carr says, are usually misguided and inefficient. One of
the critical mistakes they make is going after the Achievers.
“We have to stop the thought that says only the achievers can save us,”
Carr says. “Small towns always go after the high flyers, but with the vast
majority of achievers, once they’re gone, they’re gone. While we’re focus-
ing on them, we’re missing all those that do come back, and they are the
future of your town. We have to think of ways to say, ‘we’re so glad you
came back’ and invite them to lead.”
One of those Door County Returners is Rachel Willems, who gradu-
ated from Gibraltar High School in 2000. She headed to the University
of Minnesota, and she didn’t expect to come back for anything more than
a summer job and a family visit.
“If you would have told me in 2000, when I graduated, that eight years
from now I’d be coming back, I’d have said you’re crazy,” Willems says.
“You grow up with this mindset that there’s so much of the world you
haven’t seen and you want to get out. You almost graduate with this chip
on your shoulder, that you need to go. I’d say that’s what my attitude was,
and it’s almost a bad attitude.”
Willems graduated with a degree in Journalism and Mass
Communication in 2004, but found the industry cold in her first post-
college job. After a year working for what she called “glorified day-care,”
she had a “quarter-life crisis. I had spent all that money getting my degree,
and I’m asking myself ‘Is this truly fulfilling for me?’”
She came home and moved back into her parent’s house and
expected to spend a year or two as a waitress at the family restaurant,
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the Sister Bay Bowl. She felt defeated, like so many who return home
after crossing the canal.
“The social dynamics of small towns lead to a lot of self-defeating
practices,” Carr says. “You’re not a failure because you stayed or
returned. Small towns are important. Ties are important.”
Door County Administrator Mike Serpe said that attitude leads to Hollowing Out the Middle:
detrimental community self-esteem issues. The Rural Brain Drain and
“You have the problem of making those who stay feel like second-class
citizens,” says Door County Administrator Mike Serpe. “There’s a bit of
What It Means for America
an impression that if you stay here you must be a moron, and that’s not www.hollowingoutthemiddle.com
true. To work at Bayship, to be a welder, or a naval architect or to be a
farmer – any of those skill sets are extremely complicated. You have to Articles and books celebrate the migration of
value what people do. The best and the brightest are not necessarily the highly productive and creative workers to key cities.
ones with the most letters after their name.” But what happens to the towns that they desert,
Willems gets to the heart of the issue. and the people who are left behind?
“You can feel like there’s this stigma about people who don’t finish col- In 2001 sociologists Patrick J. Carr and Maria
lege and just like living here,” she said. J. Kefalas traveled to “Ellis,” Iowa, a small town
The timing of Willems return proved perfect. A month after coming of 2,000, to understand the rural brain drain
home in January of 2008, thanks to a run-in with a friend at the restau- and the exodus of young people from America’s
rant, she applied for and was hired as the Ephraim Business Council’s countryside.
tourism administrator. The year-round position puts her skills to work
Ellis is typical of many small towns struggling to
and challenges her, something she knows it’s not easy to find in Door
survive, and Iowa is typical of many states in the
County.
Heartland, aging rapidly. One reason is that many
“I’m thankful that the community I live in has this position,” she says.
small towns simply aren’t regenerating, but another is
“It wouldn’t exist in Minneapolis or Chicago. I’m delving into the indus-
try like I would never do at a big corporation.” that its educated young people are leaving in droves.
Often overlooked in small towns is the value of hiring
people who know the local landscape and have ties, an issue
crystallized in a conversation I had with workers at Itasca
Engineering in Egg Harbor last summer. My brother Dan
works for the small company and said they were struggling
to fill engineering positions.
“We could go after someone from the major engineering
programs, but if they’re not from here it’s going to be hard
to convince a 24-year-old kid to come to Door County,”
my brother told me. “If we do, they’re not going to stay
long-term, so we need to find people with ties here, who
want to be here.”
Willems has a degree from one of the country’s largest
and best universities, but she says that degree alone would
not make her good at her job. Rachel Willems, who returned to Door County two
“I’m successful here because I’m local,” Willems says. “I can wrap my years ago after earning her degree at the University of
Minnesota, works at her desk in the winter home of the
head around the fact that Friday night fish fries put me through college Ephraim Visitor Center.
and recognize how important tourism is. I didn’t come in with the big
city idea that ‘I’m going to change all you dumb small-town folk.’ There’s
nothing wrong with small towns.” Door County’s
Except the dearth of good jobs. Willems readily admits that the only
reason she’s still here two years after coming home is because she found a Brain Drain
good, challenging position.
“People can’t move up here because there aren’t the jobs,” she says.
The aging of Door County will have a pro-
Though she says the social scene leaves much to be desired for half the
found impact on the economic and social
year – “once the snow falls it doesn’t hold a lot of mystery for young people”
future of the peninsula. The Pulse will delve
– she said a slight shift in mindset can get young folks past those problems.
into the issues the trend presents for many
“When I lived in Minnesota what would I be doing on a Friday night?”
aspects of life in Door County in a continu-
she asks. “I’d be going to a movie or a bar, which is pretty much what
ing series.
you do here.” She also said you have to find an outlet and step outside
your comfort zone. “I moved one community south [from Sister Bay to
• Coming Feb. 5: How Re-thinking Educa-
Ephraim] and a whole new group of contracts and networking opened up
tion Can Help Small Towns
for me. I needed this job to force me outside my routine.”
A job is the over-riding factor in deciding to stay, leave, or move into
Continue the conversation by checking
the community.
Pulse Picks, Myles Dannhausen Jr.’s blog,
“If there are jobs available, you’re going to go where you can find
“Dose of Door,” on www.ppulse.com or by
experience,” she said.
visiting the Pulse on Facebook.
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news
County Advocate
Charles Jarman Died at 73
  By Paige Funkhouser
T
he first memory I have of Charlie Jarman was on a cold
and snowy evening, the night of my first snowmobile
ride. I managed to plow through not one but two sides
of an electrified barbed wire cow fence on his dairy farm and
looked the worse for wear, as I stumbled dazed into the Jarman
farmhouse with a shredded jacket and gloves. Charlie’s grandson,
Mike, escorted me into house to the astonishment of his grand-
mother Mary Ann. She gasped and rushed over to make sure I
was okay. After double checking that I wasn’t bleeding, Charlie
started to laugh, this fantastic, deep cackle, and proceeded to
tell me stories about his and Mary Ann’s own snowmobiling
escapades across the bay to Marinette with friends.
Charles Gilbert Jarman died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 at his
home on Mathey Road in the Town of Sevastopol. Emergency
Medical Technicians who responded to his grandson Josh’s call
for help determined Charlie had died from a heart attack. He
died two days before his 74th birthday.
Charlie and George Evenson were friends for about 60 years
– snowmobiling friends, farming friends, card playing friends,
you name it the two of them have probably been through it.
“When I graduated from eighth grade, there was an incident
at Sevastopol School,” Evenson recalled. “A couple of boys
brought a stick of dynamite to school. They took it out into
the woods on Picnic Day (the last day of school) and it went
off right as Charlie, who was in fourth grade, ran past it. Those
boys were in a lot of trouble,” Evenson said, laughing at the
memory.
Evenson and Charlie owned farm property adjacent to each
other. Charlie inherited the work of the dairy farm early in life
from his parents, Gilbert and Viola Jarman. His father died
when he was just 13 years old, and Charlie, his mother and her
in-laws worked the farm, the animals, and the cherry and apple
orchards. Until the day he died, Charlie worked the farm – driv-
ing machinery like a cat with its tail on fire, milking cows, and
“fix, fix, fixing” the family’s equipment.
“One of his often said phrases around the farm was ‘Fix,
fix, fix. All I do around here is fix,” his daughter Ann Jarman
shared in a eulogy at Charlie’s funeral on Jan. 16. The funeral
was held at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the same
church where Charlie and Mary Ann were married. Charlie
was baptized Lutheran and converted to Catholicism when he
married Mary Ann.
Complain and holler as he might around the farm, Charlie
was born for farming and was a farmer’s greatest advocate in
Door County and across Wisconsin.
“When Grandpa and Grandma Jarman died and left the farm
to [Charlie and Viola], she gave him a choice,” Ann said. “They
could sell the farm so Charlie could go to college, or they could
keep farming. He chose to keep farming.”
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Door County
Municipal
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920.839.9509 920.746.2200
2392 County F 421 Nebraska St.
Baileys Harbor, WI, 54202 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Clerk: Doug Smith County Clerk: Jill Lau
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“He was one of the
outstanding people
of rural America.”
– Carl Scholz
Charlie Jarman with his wife of 51 years,
Mary Ann, who died in 2007.
Evenson said he will miss his lifelong friend, mostly for the
conversations the two could have and Charlie’s dedication.
“He was a damn good farmer. He knew his stuff,” Evenson
said. “His whole life was dedicated to the farm. Born and raised
and died on that farm.”
Door County Conservationist Bill Schuster touted Charlie
as a believer and promoter of land conservation, improvement
of water quality and other environmental protection issues.
Schuster said Charlie’s “average farmer Joe” approach to often-
misunderstood issues helped Door County progress to where it
is today.
“In the business of conservation in Door County and state-
wide and northeastern Wisconsin, Charlie was really respected
because he was just a regular guy,” Schuster said. “When we
worked on new ordinances in Door County, Charlie would
help us think through how it was going to play out with the
local landowners. He was a farmer who very much wanted to
protect the water quality of Door County. It’s one thing when a
paid person like me stands up to say something to a legislator.
It means a lot more when someone like Charlie stands up and
says ‘I’m a farmer, and I want this.’”
Charlie spoke up frequently and often loudly on many and
sometimes all issues as an elected Supervisor on the Door
County Board of Supervisors. County Chairman Leo Zipperer
served with Charlie for many years on the county board and
committees.
“People always knew where Charlie stood,” Zipperer said
diplomatically. “He represented his area very well. There wasn’t
Town of Egg Harbor Village of Egg Harbor
www.townofeggharbor.org www.villageofeggharbor.org
920.743.6141 920.868.3334
5242 County I 7860 Hwy 42
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Egg Harbor, WI 54209
Clerk: Pam Krauel Administrator: Josh Van
towneggharbor@newwis.com Lieshout
jvanlieshout@
villageofeggharbor.org
NEWS
Charlie Jarman spent his life working a Sevastopol farm
and serving his community. The former Door County Board
Supervisor and school board member died Jan. 11 at age 73.
anything he wouldn’t do, as far as going out to find out the
particulars of an item that came before the board.”
Charlie was elected to seven terms on the County Board, from
1990 to 2002, and served as chairman of the Resource Planning
Committee, Land Conservation Committee and the Library
Board. He served on the Animal Welfare, Ag and Extension,
Bay Lake Regional Planning, Ad Hoc Building, Administrative,
Negotiating, and Ethics committees. The County Board rec-
ognized Charlie’s service to the county with a resolution at the
County Board meeting Jan. 26 and honored the Jarman family
with a plaque in the shape of Wisconsin.
After Mary Ann Jarman died in 2007 after 51 years of mar-
riage to Charlie, he was heartbroken. The two married the year
after they graduated Sevastopol High School. He became even
more involved in activities at both Saints Peter and Paul and St.
Joseph’s Catholic churches – sharing his deep bass with those
congregations and frequently singing solos at funerals. He con-
tinued to play cards with the various groups of friends he and
Mary Ann socialized with for much of their adult lives. Both
Evenson and Charlie’s friend and fellow Sevastopol farmer Dan
Ploor said Charlie’s winning comment was legendary.
“Whenever he would win a hand of cards, he would say ‘How
sweet it is, how sweet it is.’” And what did he say when he would
lose? “Well, that’s not suitable for print,” they both said with a
chuckle.
Door County lost one of champions, one of its unwavering
public servants the day Charlie Jarman died. Rest in peace, Charlie.
Your community and your family will miss you dearly.
Ephraim Gibraltar
www.ephraim-wisconsin.com www.townofgibraltar.com
920.854.5501 920.868.1714
10005 Norway and Hwy Q 4097 Highway 42
Administrator/Clerk: Diane Fish Creek, WI 54212
Kirkland Clerk: Sharon Kellner
office@ephraim-wisconsin.
com
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inside the door Sam Perlman of the Door County Economic

Development Corporation presented Nell & J.R.
Jarosh a $1,000 check for winning the Entrepreneurial
Training Program’s business plan competition.

Business in
Door County
Moving up to the
NxLevel
                    By Gary Jones

T
he operation of a business always presents challenges, but
especially during difficult economic times. However, some
Door County owners have found that the Entrepreneurial
Training Program sponsored by the Door County Economic
Development Corporation (DCEDC) and the UW-Green Bay
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has given them the
edge to take their business to the next level.
Christina Trombley, Director of the SBDC, said the class is “appro-
priate for any business at any stage that wants to write a business plan.”
Participants might be start-ups, existing businesses struggling to get a
handle on details, or successful businesses with concerns hoping to grow.
A comprehensive business plan is “an overview of the operation as well
as the vision for the business,” Trombley continued. “Any business should
have a plan, a vital part of the business. In fact, in Wisconsin a company
looking for financing must have a plan.”
The 10-week course, now in its ninth year, will begin February 1 at
the NWTC Sturgeon Bay campus. During the weekly sessions partici-
pants will follow the national NxLevel curriculum under the direction
of veteran teacher Greg Gauthier. For over 20 years Gauthier has been
a business partner with Foxwood Associates, a consulting firm offering
strategic business planning.
The program, Trombley said, “is a practical application of business
plan development,” which includes management and executive sum-
maries, marketing and competition analyses, and financial projections.
“At its heart,” she said, “a plan looks at every aspect of the business.”
The class, which is limited to 15 participants, focuses each week on a
different portion of the plan and brings in a relevant guest speaker. For
example, one session will deal with different organizational structures and
invite an attorney to discuss legal ramifications.
While tuition for the course is $1,000, participants may receive a
75 percent reimbursement through a grant application due before the
start of the class.
And in each session the attendees compete with each other for
developing the best business plan.
“We really believe in the program,” Trombley said, “and the impact
it can have on a business owner.”
During May of 2008 The Cookery Restaurant in Fish Creek was
destroyed by fire just as General Manager Courtney Holdmann Skare
was finishing the Entrepreneurial Training Program. Unfortunately
much of the business plan she had designed no longer applied and
had to be rewritten.
“But the plan was useful in rebuilding the business,” Skare said. “As
I consulted with my parents, the plan helped in deciding where we
wanted to go with the restaurant and the type of building we needed.”
As Dick and Carol Skare had opened The Cookery in 1977,
Courtney grew up with the business, working summers in the restau-
rant from age 14. After earning a Master’s Degree in Higher Education
Administration, she redirected her career to the more personally
satisfying work at The Cookery in Fish Creek. Her husband Andrew
Holdmann now teaches social studies at Gibraltar High School in the
village.
“The nice thing about the course,” Skare continued, “is
that it made me look at the current market in Door County,
think about what to do, where to grow, forced me to look at
the financial side of business, create projections, and analyze
where we started. Looking at the numbers convinced us to
focus on dinners when we reopened, for example, as opposed
to breakfast and lunch.
“The breakfast market was saturated,” she continued,
“but there was room for growth in the middle market din-
ner price range.” Diners could afford to return for meals
during their vacation.
The Skares chose an experienced restaurant architect from Madison
to design their new two-story building that combines elements of
Prairie along with Arts and Crafts styles.
The second level features a new wine bar. “We wanted to create a din-
ing option, smaller plate, water view, smoke-free environment,” Skare
said. The space is comfortable for diners who might be waiting for a
table downstairs, or who want to enjoy a tapas-style meal of appetizers.
“I would recommend the class,” Skare said, “either to people getting
into a business or continuing in small business in Door County.” The
seasonal aspect of the county offers challenges for a business, she noted.
The restaurant reopened in June of 2009, and despite the bad
economy, had a good year. “Being in a middle market tended to help
us,” she said, “and in retrospect, the business plan made us take a more
critical look at financial operations.” And, of course, diners were eager
to investigate the attractive new space.
Courtney Holdermann Skare is looking forward to their second
season in the new restaurant, business plan in hand.
Nell and J.R. Jarosh are also excited about their next season as own-
ers of the Edgewood Orchard Gallery. And they, too, are graduates of
the Entrepreneurial Training Program. Because their business plan was
judged best of the 2008 class, they were awarded a $1,000 cash prize
and a $5,000 credit for radio advertising in Door County.
The couple purchased the gallery from Nell’s parents, Anne Haberland
and Minnow Emerson. Haberland and her mother Irene opened
Edgewood Orchard Gallery in 1969 in a barn restored by Minnow.
The class proved helpful for the Jaroshes in a number of ways. “We
couldn’t have gotten the loan to buy the business,” Nell said, “without
a business plan.
“And growing up with the business, I was doing what had always
been done,” she continued, “without knowing why. Now I understand
why my parents did what they did, and now I have the knowledge and
insight to make decisions about the business.”
Courtney Holdmann Skare, a graduate of the
Entrepreneurial Training Program, stands outside the new
Cookery Restaurant in Fish Creek. Photo by Gary Jones.
“Writing a 40-page business plan seemed intimidating,” J.R. said,
“but ours was 50 pages! It was extremely valuable, getting to know what
to focus on, target markets, advertising, future plans for the business.”
J.R. uses eyeglasses as an analogy. “Before when I’d heard words like
profit and loss, I’d gloss over. Now I know what they are talking about
and what to look for. It’s as if glasses took blurry things and brought
them into focus.”
While the economic downturn has presented challenges for small
businesses, “the class helped us weather the storm,” Nell said, “by being
more wisely cautious with inventory and advertising.” She noted that they
had low expectations for 2009, but are “cautiously optimistic for 2010.”
A part of the business plan was the development of a sculpture garden
to enhance the gallery. Nell credits J.R. for the concept, “the biggest part
of the business plan,” she said. “The garden opened two years ago, and
people come just to walk through it.”
“We want to give people an unmatched gallery experience,” J.R.
said, “something they can find only here in Door County.”
“One of the best compliments we receive,” Nell said, “is when
customers say, ‘You are one of our first stops in Door County.’ They
make pilgrimages here, year after year.”
“We have a 40-year relationship with artists and visitors,” J.R. said,
“and people feel that they have a place to come back to that is like
visiting an old friend.”
The third generation to own Edgewood Orchard Gallery, Nell and
J.R. Jarosh, feel that the business class “allows us to combine the past,
present, and future into the one thing we like to do.”
Visit The Cookery at www.cookeryfishcreek.com and Edgewood
Orchard Gallery at www.edgewoodorchard.com.
To learn more about the Entrepreneurial Training Program or to
register online, visit www.uwgb.edu/sbdc; or call 920.496.2117. The
deadline for class registration is January 27.

Jacksonport
www.jacksonport.org
920.823.2954
3733 Bagnall Road
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Clerk: Eileen L. Phetteplace
jtownclerk@dcwis.com
Town of Liberty Grove
www.libertygrove.org
920.854.2934
11161 Old Stage Rd
Clerk/Administrator: Bud Kalms
tlibertygrove@dcwis.com
Town of Sevastopol
www.townofsevastopol.com
920.746.1230
4528 South 57, PO Box 135
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Clerk: Linda Wait
tos@charterinternet.com
Sister Bay
http://intranet.sisterbay.com
920.854.4118
2383 Maple Drive
Sister Bay, WI 54234
Administrator: Bob Kufrin
Clerk: Christy Sully
City of Sturgeon Bay
www.sturgeonbaywi.org
920.746.2900
421 Michigan St.
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Clerk: Stephanie Reinhardt
Administrator: Stephen McNeil
info@sturgeonbaywi.org
Washington Island
www.washingtonisland-wi.gov
920.847.2522
910 Main Road
Washington Island, WI 54246
Clerk: Valerie Carpenter
chairman@washingtonisland-wi.
gov
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community
in and around the door - what’s going on in your area

Gibraltar Students Donate to DOOR CANcer

Gibraltar Business students presented a check for the $1,305 they raised for DOOR CANcer.
(Front row left to right) May Lu Norton, Nell Herlache, and Barb Herdine of DOOR CANcer
with Mary Witteborg, Gibraltar business teacher. (Second row left to right) students Andy Moreno,
Jesse Payne, Kelson Warner, Amanda Hanusa, Brendan Regnier, Jessica Bradly, and Meghan
Delsart. (Back row left to right) students Tyler Greenwood, Nathan Fearing, Alex Larsen, Emmett
Jacobs, Billy Appel and Zach Kunstman.
Centennial Glasses Support Education
Norm Aulabaugh, President of Friends of Peninsula State Park (FPSP), accepts a
donation from Rod Fisher of Capital Brewery. The donation was based on sales of a
pint glass that featured an image of Eagle Bluff. Centennial glasses are still available
for $3 each, tax included, at the park. Proceeds benefit nature education supported
by FPSP.

Quick Notes
• The Door County Home Builders will
award two $1,000 scholarships to Door
County high school students. The scholarship
will be based on academic achievement and
potential, character, leadership, social awareness
and career goals.
Applicants must be Door County residents
and have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher
and be pursuing a course of study in a field of
the building industry. The scholarship is open
to students or any individual furthering their
education in the building industry field because
of job displacement or due to a career change.
Application must be received by April 1. To
obtain an application call Jane M. Jandrin of
the Door County Home Builders Association at
920.825.7022 or visit www.DCHBA.org.
• The Door County Public Health Depart-
ment is offering a cholesterol screening on
Tuesday, Jan. 26. The cost for the screening
is $30. Results include total cholesterol, HDL,
LDL, glucose and triglycerides. Individuals
should fast for 12 hours prior to the test. The
screenings are by appointment only. Call Marsha
at 920.746.2255 to schedule an appointment.
The Door County Public Health Department is
located at 421 Nebraska Street in Sturgeon Bay.
• Sister Bay’s Melinda C. Krolick recently
earned an award for logging 50 hours in
the American Quarter Horse Association
Horseback (AQHA) Riding Program. The
program recognizes and rewards AQHA
members for rides, working cattle, pleasure
driving and simply riding.
AQHA actively encourages horseback riding
as a recreational activity that can be enjoyed alone
or shared with family and friends. For more in-
formation about AQHA and its programs, visit
www.aqha.com or call 806.376.4811.
  • The Door County Public Health
Department has scheduled a H1N1 vaccine
clinic at Washington Island school Feb. 4 to
provide the second dose of H1N1 vaccine to
students aged nine and under.
“Children aged nine years old and younger
need to have two doses of the H1N1 vaccine,”
said Rhonda Kolberg, Door County Health
Officer. “If a student has not received any
H1N1 vaccine at our previous clinics, parents
or guardians can obtain a consent form from the
child’s school, and we will administer the vaccine
to them during these school-based clinics.”
Symptoms of influenza include fever, muscle
aches, sore throat, and a non-productive cough.
More serious illness can occur if pneumonia
follows.
A free vaccine clinic for the general public is
scheduled for Jan. 28 from 1 – 4 pm at the Door
County Government Center, 421 Nebraska
Street, Sturgeon Bay.  Amy Stephens, Dick and Carrie Hauser, Cheryl
For more information on the H1N1 virus,
visit http://pandemic.wisconsin.gov/ or www.
co.door.wi.gov or call 2-1-1 for questions about
H1N1 influenza. Consent forms are available
on the www.co.door.wi.gov website under De-
partments, Public Health.
(Back row, left to right) Mike Felhofer,
Tonya Felhofer, Sydney Felhofer,
Izabella Bunda, Stephanie Bunda and
Kenan Bunda; (front row, left to right)
Stephanie Felhofer and Madison Bunda.
• The Door County YMCA announced their
campaign chairpersons for the 2010 Strong
Kids Campaign. Mike and Tonya Felhofer of
Sturgeon Bay and Kenan and Stephanie Bunda
of Sister Bay, co-chairs, will be leading the
campaign efforts for the Door County YMCA
this year.
Supporting these co-chairs on the campaign
cabinet are Greg and Denise Stillman, Brian and
Frank, and Cindy Livingston.
The Strong Kids Campaign is the annual
campaign to provide funds for scholarships
and affordable programs “for all” in Door
County regardless of age or financial need.
In 2009, the community helped the Door
County YMCA raise $400,450 to support this
program. The goal for the 2010 campaign is
$410,000.
If you are interested in joining the 2010
Campaign Cabinet or getting involved with the
Door County YMCA Strong Kids Campaign
efforts in any way, contact Cindy Weber at the
Door County YMCA at 920.743.4949 or email
cweber@doorcountyymca.org.
• HELP of Door County, Inc. is soliciting
nominations for the 2010 Anne Kok Social
Justice Award. The award will recognize an
individual, group or organization that has
demonstrated a commitment to eliminating
violence against women in all its forms, while
making an impact here in Door County.
The award is named after Anne Kok, former
executive director and board member of HELP
who died in February 2008 in a car accident.
Kok was a social justice activist whose efforts
were instrumental in securing the initial
domestic abuse program funding initiatives in
the state of Wisconsin. Through this award,
Kok will continue to be honored for her
passion for social justice work.
Nominations may be submitted to HELP of
Door County by Feb. 15. For more informa-
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community
Door County Humane Society Featured Pets

Hi
my name is Badger the Beagle; I am a stray from Sturgeon
Bay and approximately 10 years old. I absolutely love the
friends that I have made here at the shelter, everyone is so
nice! It could be because of my good looks or my charming personality.
I love to be with you whether you’re sitting, walking or in the car. I’m
the most loyal fella out there who would rather be cuddling inside than
outside hunting. I promise not to ask for much, just a hug and a kiss
and maybe a treat or two. Lastly, I do have a tumor on my shoulder but
the vet said I don’t need to have it removed.
Meow, Meow! Hi, we are Weeder and Wells. On November 4th we
Wells
arrived at the shelter together. Although we might not be siblings we
have become the best of friends. We enjoy the company of one another
and really hope to find a home together! We are both neutered males
who came from Gardner and are about 9-12 months old. We have
plenty of energy to keep your family occupied for hours. If you would
like two handsome boys to join your family please stop in at the shelter
today!
The Door County Humane Society, located at 3475 Park Drive
(County PD) in Sturgeon Bay, is open for adoption Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon – 4 pm. For
more information call 920.746.1111 or visit www.dooranimals.com.

Badger

Weeder

Quick Notes
tion and to request a nomination form, contact
Barb Maskell, Executive Director of HELP, at
920.743.8785.
• United Way of Door County raised
$390,000 through its annual campaign in
2009, reaching 76.4 percent of the 2010 need
in Door County.
This number represents 7,640 Door County
residents who will receive some assistance from
one of the human services programs that United
Way funds.
Nancy Hanson, volunteer President of the
United Way of Door County, said “The United
Way of Door County extends a big thank you to
our friends and neighbors in Door County for
helping us raise needed funds to help thousands of
people here in our community. While many needs
will be met, there are still approximately 2,300
more people who will need assistance. In this tough
economy, we need to continue to rally together to
help our friends and neighbors in our community
who are struggling in these challenging times.”
The volunteer Co-Chairs of the 2009
Campaign were Darren Voigt of Sturgeon Bay
and Pamela Parks of Brussels, who provided
their time, talent and energy to the successful
raising of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a
struggling economy.
For further information about United Way
of Door County, visit www.unitedwaydc.com
at 920.746.9645 or info@unitedwaydc.com.
• The Rev. Mary
Lou Plummer, a
Sturgeon Bay native,
was consecrated a
Presbyter at a special
service in Madison
on Jan. 17. The order
of Presbyter is the
second constituted
order of ordained
service in the Moravian Church. Those orders
of service are Deacon, Presbyter, and Bishop
and are expressions of service rather than of
rank.
Rev. Plummer is a graduate of Concor-
dia University, Mequon, Wisconsin. She was
awarded her Master of Divinity in 2004 from
Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem,
PA and ordained a Deacon in November 2004.
She has been serving as pastor at Glenwood
Moravian Church since her ordination.
• Door County Habitat for Humanity is
hosting another round of Womens Build
training sessions. So, women of Door County,
dust off your hard hats and hammers! Habitat
will provide six free training workshops on safety,
power tool use and construction techniques.
If possible, participants should bring a
hammer, tape measure, safety glasses and a
speed square to the first session and wear warm,
comfortable clothes.
Training starts Feb. 11 at the new Habitat
ReStore building (formerly Shore to Shore rent-
als) at 410 N. 14th Avenue in Sturgeon Bay.
For more information, contact Katy Moore at
920.743.2869 or e-mail volunteer@doorhabi-
tat.com.
• The Door County Sail & Power Squadron
auctioned a Green Bay Packer autographed
football at its holiday party Dec. 4. The
football, which includes the signatures of all
2009 players and coaches, was donated by the
Packer organization. Squadron Commander
Bob DeNoto presented the ball to winning
bidder John Hermann. The money raised will
be used for continuing boating safety education
in 2010.
Members of the squadron contribute to the
community by promoting safe boating through
education, including the ABC-3 Boating Safety
Course beginning in April and six free seminars
covering topics such as understanding weather,
boat handling, and using GPS, scheduled April
through September.
To inquire about membership, contact DeNo-
to at bobdenoto@gmail.com or 920.493.0287,
or visit www.usps.org/door  for education op-
portunities and general information.  
• Scholarships, Inc., an organization
dedicated to helping students meet the
rising costs of a college education, is
accepting applications for the 2010-2011
scholastic year. Applications are now available
at www.scholarshipsinc.org. For the first time,
Scholarships, Inc., will be accepting applications
for students attending technical colleges.
Founded in 1962, Scholarships, Inc. partners
with area high schools to encourage educational
and personal growth. Last year, the organization
awarded more than $400,000 to 298 deserving
students. Scholarships, Inc. makes awards to
graduating seniors at all 13 Brown County and
five Door County high schools, in addition
to scholarships for continuing students and
returning adult students.
For more information, contact Joanne Angeli
at 920.430.1363 or visit www.scholarshipsinc.
org.
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community
A Night at the Teresa K. Hilander Ice Rink
Photography by Paula Hedeen

NORTHERN DOOR
BROOMBALL LEAGUE
STANDINGS:
Husby’s 3-0
Sister Bay Bowl 2-0
JJ’S/LaPuerta 2-1
Peninsula Pulse 1-1
Johnson’s Park 1-2
Blue Horse 0-3

RESULTS
WEEK ONE: JANUARY 6
Husby’s - 5 vs. Peninsula Pulse - 3
Sister Bay Bowl - 7 vs. JJ’s/LaPuerta - 1
Johnson’s Park - 8 vs. Blue Horse - 0
BYE Sub Express (0-0)

WEEK TWO: JANUARY 13

Husby’s - 14 vs. Sub Express - 0
Peninsula Pulse - 2 vs. Johnson’s Park - 0
JJ’s/ LaPuerta - 5 vs. Blue Horse - 2
BYE Sister Bay Bowl

WEEK THREE: JANUARY 20

Husby’s - 2 vs. Blue Horse - 1
Sister Bay Bowl - 5 vs. Johnson’s Park - 0
JJ’s/ LaPuerta - 6 vs. Sub Express - 0
BYE Peninsula Pulse

UPCOMING GAMES
WEEK FOUR: JANUARY 27
Home Visiting
6pm - Blue Horse vs. The Bowl
7pm - Sub Express vs. Peninsula Pulse
8pm - Johnson’s Park vs. Husby’s
JJ’s/ LaPuerta BYE

WEEK FIVE: FEBRUARY 3

Home Visiting
5pm - Sister Bay Bowl vs. Sub Express
7pm - JJ’s/ LaPuerta vs. Johnson’s Park
8pm - Peninsula Pulse vs. Blue Horse
8pm - Husby’s BYE

LEAGUE LEADERS:
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
GOALS:
PLAYER TEAM GOALS GIBRALTAR VARSITY ATHLETICS SEVASTOPOL VARSITY ATHLETICS
Kennan Bastian Husby's 5
Rick Chomeau Sister Bay Bowl 5 • Girls Basketball
• Gibraltar Girls Basketball
Mike Cole Johnson's Park 4 Jan. 22 @ Oconto, 7:30 pm
Jan 22 @ NEW Lutheran, 7:30 pm
Matt Hockers Husby's 4 Jan. 26 vs. Mishicot, 7 pm
Jan. 25 @ Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas, 7 pm
Bogden JJ's/LaPuerta 4 Jan. 28 vs. Kewaunee, 7:30 pm
Luke Charney Husby's 3
Jan. 28 vs. Oconto, 7:30 pm
Feb. 2 @ Gibraltar, 7:30 pm
Tourmo, Brian Husby's 3 Feb. 2 vs. Sevastopol, 7:30 pm
Feb. 5 @ Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm
Patrick Steebs JJ’s/LaPuerta 3 Feb. 5 @ Southern Door, 7:30 pm
Feb. 11 vs. Southern Door
Feb. 6 @ Wisconsin Valley Lutheran, 2:30 pm
ASSISTS:
PLAYER TEAM ASSISTS
Feb. 11 vs. Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm
• Boys Basketball
Tyler Adams Sister Bay Bowl 4
Jan. 29 vs. Gibraltar, 7:30 pm
David Eliot Peninsula Pulse 2 • Gibraltar Boys Basketball
Feb. 4 vs. Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm
Mitch Neuchter Johnson's Park 2 Jan. 23 @ Crivitz, 3:30 pm
Feb. 6 @ Oakfield
Tom Dannhausen Peninsula Pulse 1 Jan. 26 vs. Gresham, 7:30 pm
Feb. 9 @ Southern Door, 7:30 pm
Sidney Johnson Johnson's Park 1 Jan. 29 @ Sevastopol, 7:30 pm
Feb. 12 @ Algoma, 7:30 pm
Spencer Johnson Johnson's Park 1 Feb. 4 vs. Southern Door, 7:30 pm
JP Kelnhofer Peninsula Pulse 1 Feb. 6 @ Wisconsin Valley Lutheran, 4 pm
Steve Sauter Sister Bay Bowl 1 • Sturgeon Bay/ Sevastopol Wrestling
Feb 9 @ Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm
Brian Tourmo Husby's 1 Jan. 23 @ DePere Invite, 9 am
Feb. 12 @ Kewaunee, 7:30 pm
Jan. 28 vs. Oconto, 7 pm
Jan. 30 Door County Classic 8 am
Feb. 4 @ Shawano, 7 pm
COMMUNITY
From the Home Front
  By Scott “Doc” Chobot
doc@ppulse.com
An Eye for an Eye
Researchers with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have identi-
fied the YP–389, a Navy patrol boat sunk by a
German submarine during World War II in a location
20 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, NC. Though
18 crewmen survived the June 19, 1942 attack, six
sailors went down with their ship.
The wreck rests upright in about 300 feet of water
in an area known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,”
home to U.S. and British naval wrecks and German
U-boats sunk during the Battle of the Atlantic. “It’s
an entire submerged battlefield,” said David Alberg,
expedition leader and superintendent of the Monitor
National Sanctuary. Researchers had previously mis-
taken YP–389, which was actually a converted
trawler requiring more crewmen aboard, for a sunken
civilian commercial fishing boat.
Originally named the Cohasset, this trawler was
pressed into coastal patrol service after the Japanese
sneak-attack on Pearl Harbor. To meet military
standards it was retrofitted and equipped with one
3-inch deck gun and two .30 caliber machine guns.
When the German submarine U–701 attacked with
its deck guns after surfacing, the YP–389 found its
3-inch deck gun inoperable and returned fire only
with both machine guns, whose glowing tracer
rounds showed the German submariners exactly
where it was. The U–701 literally used the YP–389
for target practice because of that and the range
involved. The 18 surviving crewmen abandoned
ship to fight another day.
Coincidently, about three weeks later the tables
were turned when U.S. Army aircraft dropped depth
charges and sank the U–701 on July 7, 1942 approxi-
mately 30 miles north of the YP-389 resting place.
Because the YP–389 is recognized as a gravesite, all
divers cannot retrieve and artifacts from the wreck.
However, researchers intend to return to the site this
summer, with Navy divers and more sophisticated
equipment other than side-scan sonar to document
the resting place.
Army Brass Innovation
Improvements in technology have been put to use
in weapons development since warfare began, such as
brass-cased small-arms ammunition.
First introduced in the mid-1800s, brass, an alloy
produced by combining copper and zinc, remains the
very best cartridge-casing material available today.
This is because of its two distinctive qualities, which
are expanding and sealing a weapon’s breech under
pressure when the cartridge is first fired, then con-
tracting immediately to allow the empty cartridge
casing to be extracted from the weapon entirely. Also,
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brass casings can be reloaded and reused to some
extent prior to their being reclaimed for smelting.
The Army adopted brass cartridge case technology
just after the Civil War, when it replaced its 1863
Springfield rifled musket with the 1866 Springfield
breech loading rifle that chambered a .50-70 govern-
ment round.
The Stars and Stripes
For minimal fees, the Stars and Stripes military
newspaper unveiled a searchable archive of its histo-
ry-filled pages from 1948 – 1999.
The project, in partnership with Newspaper-
Archive.com, which spent years putting this collec-
tion together from microfilm and scans of original
pages, gives Web users access to more than a million
newspaper pages that were published by the Defense
Department’s editorially independent newspaper for
our overseas troops.
The events covered range from the Korean War
to the Bosnian War. Contributors over the years
include a young Andy Rooney and irreverent car-
toonist Shel Silverstein, as well as Military Times’ own
Congressional Editor Rick Maze and movie critic
Chuck Vinch. The costs range from a one-day pass
for $4.95, to a full year’s access for $47.40. To sign
up, go to http://starsandstripes.Newspaperarchive.
com.
The newspaper is also planning to digitize its
historic World War II-era issues as well as those pub-
lished from 2000 to the present. Until this occurs, the
PDF files on CDE of Stars and Stripes’ Europe, Pacific
and Mideast editions from 2006 through mid-2009
are available for purchase at www.StripesStore.com.
No Scuttlebutt!
• If Major Nidal Hasan is eventually convicted of
murdering fellow soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas, he
will likely face the death penalty. But defendants in
military death-penalty cases can appeal their convic-
tions through a series of civilian courts, right up to
the Supreme Court, and our president must person-
ally approve the order to carry out the execution. No
active-duty troops have been executed in nearly 50
years, but this particularly heinous crime should be
dealt with more accordingly.
• Supposedly, hearkening back to the isolationist
attitude of pre-World War II, a plurality of Americans
– 49 percent – said the U.S. should “mind its own
business internationally” and stop trying to solve other
countries’ problems.
Semper Fidelis.
“DOC”
13
Local Support Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon 800.746.0901 or 920.746.0900
www.aadoorcounty.org
The local chapter offers 20 meetings throughout the week at various times and
locations throughout Door & Kewaunee Counties.
Caregiver Support Group 920.746.2542
Sister Bay/ Liberty Grove Library, 301 Mill Rd., Sister Bay or Senior Center, 832 N. 14th
Ave, Sturgeon Bay
Sponsored by the Senior Resource Center, this support group offers solutions and
strength in providing care for a loved one. Meetings take place at 1pm on the second
and fourth Wednesday of each month in Northern Door and at 1pm on the first
Wednesday of each month in Sturgeon Bay.
Domestic Abuse Support Group 920.743.8785
This group meets at a confidential location each Monday, and a childrens’ group
is available at same time. Please call if interested in attending.
Door County Chapter of the Compassionate Friends 920.854.9801
www.doorcountytcf.org
Door County Memorial Hospital, Conference Room #3, Sturgeon Bay
Supporting families after the loss of a child of any age. Meetings are held the
second Thursday of every month at 7 pm.
Door County Stroke Support Group 920.746.0410
Locations change for each occasion. Call for upcoming locations.
For persons who have had a stroke, their families and interested friends, this group
typically meets the second Thursday of the month. Please RSVP for each meeting.
Door of Hope, Grief & Loss Support Group 920.868.9471
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Highway 57, Baileys Harbor
Obtain compassionate understanding, insights, and hope in a confidential setting
at 11 am on the second Monday of each month.
Emotions Anonymous 920.868.2169
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1756 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay
This 12-step program and support group meets at 2 pm each Monday.
Fibromyalgia Support Group 920.868.3660
Northern Door YMCA, 3866 Gibraltar Road, Fish Creek
All those who suffer from this condition are invited to join the group. Meetings
will be held every other Thursday from 1-2pm, starting on January 21. There is
no cost to be a part of this group, and you do not need to be a YMCA member to
participate. Call the YMCA or Contact Mary Heimann at mheimann@doorcoun-
tyymca.org for more information.
Lemonade Club 920.743.7800
My Sister’s Cafe, 325 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay
A support group for people in all stages of surviving cancer on the second Wednesday
of each month.
MUMS Meetup 920.743.5754
McDonalds, 1212 Egg Harbor Rd, or Otumba Park, both in Sturgeon Bay.
Mothers Uplifting Mother’s Spirits (MUMS) welcomes all moms (and dads) and
children to join in conversation and social activities while their kids play. Meetings
are held the third Tuesday of each month from 10-11:30 am. Join the mailing list by
emailing Morgan at mannnmorgan@yahoo.com.
Overeaters Anonymous 920.868.9263
Hope United Methodist Church, 141 S 12th Ave, Sturgeon Bay
Meetings are held on Saturday at 8 am.
P.A.T.H & Autism Support Group 920.559.6217
www.sturgeonbaymoravian.org and click P.A.T.H.
Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church, 323 S. Fifth Ave, Sturgeon Bay
Promoting Access to Help for Families with Special Needs (P.A.T.H.) and the
Autism Support Group provide resource and support meetings on the fourth Tuesday
of the month (September - May).
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Meeting 920.743.8146
Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S 12th Ave, Sturgeon Bay
Group is open to anyone who has an interest in issues of importance to gays,
lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people, and their families and friends. Meetings are
held the third Sunday of each month at 5 pm.
Play Group 920.559.0200
Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church, 323 S. Fifth Ave, Sturgeon Bay
Sponsored by the Young Parent Support Program and the Door County Birth to Three
Program, this group for parents and preschoolers meets 10:30am-noon each Monday.
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perspectives
“Why Is It…?” was designed by Dr. Steiner to address readers’ questions about human behavior from a social psychological

Why Is It…
perspective in order to inform and stimulate dialogue about the ways in which our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are
influenced by the presence of other people. Dr. Steiner holds a Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology. In addition to working
as a university professor over the last 15 years, she conducts individual and group consultations in matters of social
relationships and behavior. Readers are invited to submit their questions anonymously in one paragraph or less to Dr.
Steiner at drsteiner@ppulse.com.

    By Dr. Linda Steiner Pascascio
    drsteiner@ppulse.com

Q
: Why is it that humans appear to
have the need to designate others
as enemies or bad guys? Whether
we’re talking about race, sex, religion, or nation-
ality – there always seems to be a reason why we
are at odds with others!
popular cultural out-group designations (such
as race or homosexuality), humans will create
bases by which to discriminate against others.
For example, in one profound study involving a
classroom of white elementary school children,
experimenters told teachers to inform students
that there were significant differences in ability
to what we share in common. Even researchers
studying wolves have found striking similari-
ties between human behavior and the family
structure of wolf-packs in terms of parenting
and nurturing.
Social psychology has demonstrated that
those with low self-esteem and insecure self-
selves from our feelings of vulnerability and
helplessness. But in doing so, we overlook
the tremendous inner power and strength we
possess as a collective species and members of
a global community. You know the saying: a
single snowflake is delicate and harmless, but
collectively, an avalanche becomes a powerful

A
: This question is an excellent follow-
up to last issue’s column on oppo-
sition to same-sexed marriage and
relates to the dynamics of prejudice, fear, basic
insecurity and the attainment and maintenance
of social status and power.
Human history, as well as a myriad of social
psychological studies, appears to support the
notion that humans have a tendency toward
divisiveness, aggression and the derogation of
others. As mentioned in my previous column,
before the conflict over same-sexed marriages,
we discriminated against inter-racial marriages.
Prior to the inter-racial marriage conflict (as
well as racial desegregation in general) we were
embroiled in inter-faith marriage conflicts. So
the question becomes, why do we always feel
the need to favor certain groups while exclud-
ing others?
Findings suggest that, in the absence of
between blue-eyed and brown-eyed students.
Results showed that students soon formed alli-
ances with like-eyed classmates and engaged in
egregious forms of bullying, teasing and ostra-
cizing those students with different eye colors.
Therefore, it appears that we can always find a
basis by which to reject others that are differ-
ent from ourselves. And if the differences don’t
naturally exist – we will create distinctions to
form social polarities.
If one were to study the major world
religions, one would find more similarities
than differences. And while skin color may
appear different on the body’s surface, our bio-
chemical composition and anatomical struc-
tures are the same. Surely, the social world
is diverse, but underlying the diversity is a
foundation of similarity in function – if not
form. We tend to focus most heavily on what
distinguishes us from one-another as opposed
concepts utilize prejudice and discrimination
to stimulate an increase in self-worth. By
putting others down, we gain superiority by
comparison. But the real underlying question
is why we feel insecure in the first place? We
know that poor or destructive parenting can
damage the self-esteem of developing children.
We also know that capitalist societies, by wor-
shiping material gain, foster social divisiveness
between the “haves” and “have nots.” However,
low self-esteem and insecurity – just like the
selfish desire for power and status – have their
roots in basic fear.
We are inundated with fear tactics everyday.
From what novel disease lurks around the next
corner – to weapons of mass destruction – our
daily lives are spent dodging, weaving and
managing fear triggers and our responses to
them. We overeat, over medicate and over
spend, all in an attempt to anesthetize our-
force to be reckoned with.
What are we truly afraid of that keeps us
victims of this social “divide-and-conquer”
mindset? Why are we threatened by unity and
diversity – and why do we treat these concepts
as mutually exclusive? Those wed in inter-faith
marriages have led full, loving and productive
lives as our friends and neighbors. The progeny
of an inter-racial marriage has now been elected
president. So why are we so afraid of same-sexed
marriage (the new enemy de jour)?
In reflecting upon the concepts in this col-
umn, ask yourself who stands to gain from the
plethora of endless social discrimination and
conflict. Who profits from racism, war, sexism
and our collective states of fear and hatred? Do
we? Perhaps the question we need to be asking
isn’t so much what we’ve got to lose by realizing
human equality as a concrete reality, but rather,
what do we stand to gain?

ippets
out other fish species as they eat their way shared with baboons. (P.J. Howard, The
to weights of up to 100 pounds. Owner’s Manual for the Brain, 1994).

• In the December 4 issue of Science • Self-awareness has always been associat-

from
Magazine, it was noted that, according to ed with higher mental skills. Recent studies
the National Institute of Health, “at least place pigs in a self-aware group that includes

       Compiled by Paul Burton
     Compiled by
• Asian carp, making their way up the
Mississippi toward the Great Lakes, are
noted for their ability to become airborne.
But true flying fish, members of the fam-
ily Exocoetidae, are the real champs of fish
flight. They have broad pectoral fins and
muscular tails that can propel them through
the water at almost 45 miles per hour. When
startled or chased by a predator, they leap
from the water, spread their pectoral and
ience
ventral fins, and glide hundreds of feet in
the air. They have been known to end up on
the decks of ocean-going ships in tropical or
sub-tropical waters. Let’s hope methods to
prevent Asian carp from ending up in Lake
Michigan are successful, otherwise sports
fishermen are likely to end up warding off
airborne carp (and this is no exaggeration!).
These voracious fish are known for their
ability to leap out of the water and crowd
one-third of the U.S. food supply goes to
waste.”
Another study claims that nearly 40 per-
cent of our food supply is wasted, and the
problem is getting worse.
• Are male and female brains different?
The answer is yes and no. Here’s a little
quiz based on studies of male and female
preschoolers. Which attribute is male and
which is female?
1. Average 36 seconds for goodbyes
2. Average 93 seconds for goodbyes
3. Are indifferent to newcomers
4. Greet newcomers
5. Accept others if they are nice
6. Accept others if they are useful
7. Occupy more play space
8. Occupy less play space
Studies clearly indicate gender-related dif-
ferences, but basic brain functions remain
the same. However, these functions are also
humans and other primates, such as mon-
keys. Don Broom of the U. of Cambridge
placed pigs in a pen with a mirror. Although
many animals perceive their reflection as
another animal, pigs quickly recognized
“their own movements and their image in
the mirror.” They nuzzled their reflections,
looked at themselves from various angles,
and when a food dish was placed so it could
be seen only in the mirror, the pigs quickly
turned around and headed away from the
mirror toward the food dish. The author
said the pig should be placed in the elite
group of animals that recognize themselves
in their reflections in the mirror: humans,
monkeys, dolphins, magpies, and elephants.
(This Week, Nov. 27, 2009)
• When the antennae of migratory but-
terflies (e.g., Monarchs) were removed or
painted over, they lost their ability to navi-
gate. What do we conclude from this?
PERSPECTIVES
perspectives
Numbers
By the
   Compiled by Myles Dannhausen Jr.
   myles@ppulse.com
4 that over 51% of the world’s population has an IQ under 100. The tempta-
The number of barrels of water it
takes to brew one barrel of beer
8 some truly astounding stories of limited IQ’s at work within our world.
Percent of New York City’s three mil-
lion registered Democrats that voted
in a Sept. 29, 2009 primary election
15
Million dollars, the cost to the city of
staging the election
22
Percent chance of a high school bas-
ketball player earning a college bas-
ketball scholarship if they can jump
and touch a mark 128 inches off the
ground
33
Percent chance of earning a scholar-
ship if a player can touch 130 inches
(it rises to 90 percent at 140)
108
Number of people employed by
Twitter, the social networking site
that has generated $155 million in
revenue since launching in 2006
58
Million, the number of Twitter users
Sources: www.NPR.org; New York
Times; Sparq Training; BusinessWeek
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Q
uite some time ago, I read a factoid that has stuck with me ever
since. Though I don’t remember exactly where I read the infor-
mation (it may have been a listing in the Harper’s Index), it said
tion, of course, is to want to disbelieve this information, but humanity has
a way of offering us continuous examples that lead me, at least, to believe
the validity of the assertion. So for this week’s column, allow me to share
Police seldom get credit for the lengths they will go to in order to
save taxpayers the expense of a full-blown trial. Consider the Radnor,
Pennsylvania police officers that were interrogating a subject who, they
quickly realized, boasted a distinctly limited intellect. Our heroes of
frugality placed an ordinary metal colander on the suspect’s head, con-
nected wires from the colander to the copy machine, and then placed
a message that read, “He’s Lying” in the copier. Every time the suspect
answered a question that the officers believed to be a lie, one of the offi-
cers would simply press the “copy” button on the copier. After several
humiliating episodes of the machine “catching him in a lie,” the man
confessed. CASE CLOSED.
Police in Wichita, Kansas were called to a small store in the local
airport where a dutiful clerk had managed to keep a suspect occupied
until they arrived. The suspect was apprehended without a fight and
charged with counterfeiting. It seems the man had attempted to pay for
his purchase with two $16.00 bills.
A man escaped from jail in the Washington, DC area and, a few
days later, accompanied his girlfriend to her trial on robbery charges.
During the lunch recess, the escapee went out to grab a quick bite to
eat. While he was out, the girlfriend decided she needed to speak with
him and sent word that he should be paged. Police officers immediately
recognized the escapee’s name and, when he returned from his nosh,
promptly arrested him. Interestingly, they added car theft to the charges
against him since, while on his “lunch break,” he stole a car and drove
it back to the courthouse.
Convenience stores are preferred targets for criminals throughout the
country but every now and then, the results can be entertaining. A man
walked into a convenience store in Ionia, Michigan and demanded that the
two clerks on duty hand over all the money. Recognizing that the would-be
robber was extremely intoxicated, the clerks refused. The would-be robber
became irate and screamed that if they didn’t hand over the money he was
going to call the police. The clerks still refused, so the would be robber
called the police, informed them that the clerks refused to give him the
money, the police replied that they’d be right there to handle the situation,
and the robber was promptly arrested upon their arrival.
Steve has been kicking around Door County since 1970. He currently co-owns Passtimes Books in Sister Bay with his mother, Marge, and sells advertising for the Peninsula Pulse.
His writings have appeared in various Door County and area publications for the past 30 years.
15
By Steve Grutzmacher
steve@ppulse.com
When Amy Brasher of San Antonio, Texas took her car in for an oil
change she wasn’t planning on being arrested. An alert mechanic, how-
ever, phoned police after he popped the hood to her car and discovered
15 bags of marijuana tucked in nooks and crannies surrounding the
engine. As she was being placed into the squad car, Brasher exclaimed
that she never thought they would need to open the car’s hood to
change the oil.
A man in Michigan bought a new Grand Cherokee a few years back
and right off decides that he and a buddy should do some duck hunting.
With their new vehicle, their guns, and plenty of beer the two men set
off. Since it was winter, their favorite lake is frozen and they drive out
onto the ice a reasonable distance begin to get ready for their afternoon
recreation. The first thing they need is some open water, which will
(with their decoys placed) look inviting to passing ducks. Obviously,
an ice auger isn’t the answer, but the man with the truck has come
prepared: he has a stick of dynamite with a forty-second fuse.
Now, to be fair, these men weren’t complete and total idiots,
they did realize that even with a forty-second fuse they couldn’t
just place the dynamite and hope to run away a safe distance on
the ice. So they decided to walk a short distance from their truck
and then throw the lit dynamite as far out onto the ice as possible.
The only problem with this plan was the dog. You see, like all good
duck hunters, these two had a faithful, well-trained black Labrador.
No sooner had the dynamite left the one of the hunters’ hands then
the dog was off, gaining hold of the dynamite within moments of it
landing. Holding the dynamite in its jaw the happy dog started to
return to the hunters.
Needless to say, the two hunters were not happy with this turn of
events. The frantically screamed, jumped, and waved their arms – but
the dog still came toward them. In desperation, one of the hunters
lifted his shotgun and fired at the dog. Unfortunately (once again), the
men were hunting duck, so the gun was loaded with buckshot, which
had little effect on the full-grown Lab. Still, the dog was perplexed. It
paused a moment, then began advancing once again. The hunter fired
a second shot and this time the dog did the sensible thing: it sought
cover. Thinking quickly the dog dashed under the Grand Cherokee
just before the dynamite exploded. Everything, except the two hunters,
went to the bottom of the lake.
The insurance company informed the Cherokee owner a few days
later that blowing up his vehicle with illegal dynamite and sinking
the remains in a lake was simply not covered by his insurance policy.
There is no word as to whether either of the men was cited for cruelty
to animals.
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perspectives
Notes from the
Grove
          By John Lowry 
           Liberty Grove Town Chairman

• Reminder that the Town Hall will be open 9 am – noon on
Saturday, January 30 for anyone wishing to pay their property
taxes.
• The Town Board, following the success of the summer
“Listening Session,” has scheduled a winter session for February
24 starting at 6 pm in the Town Hall. The Board will listen to
residence concerns, suggestions, comments and answer ques-
tions whenever possible. No actions will be taken by the Board
at this meeting.
• An Open House at the newly remodeled Town Hall has
been scheduled for Saturday, February 24th from 2 – 4 pm.
• The Town Board has passed Resolution 1-10 opposing the
Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) proposal to move
local property assessment to the county level. This action would
take away local control and is estimated to increase costs con-
siderably. Liberty Grove currently spends $45,767 to assess the
4,405 local property parcels. The DOR estimates that the cost at
the county level will be $25 per parcel for a total of $110,125.
• The Utilities Committee has begun work on Sanitary dis-
trict ordinances. Work began on ordinance formulation for the
Town sanitary district. Some of the issues that will be addressed
prior to a final version of any ordinance(s):
– Definitions.
– Disposition of chlorinated water from sanitized wells and
swimming pools.
– Water run-off from geo-thermal heating/cooling systems.
– Permits: sanitary, connection to treatment system, hauler,
site and system for Town.
– Inspection stages: a. Initial = first on site inspection of
POWTS; b. periodic = timeline and criteria, gauging inspec-
tion to type and construction of system, soils.
– Method/timing of camera inspection.
– Adequacy of pumper inspection vs. inspections done  inde-
pendent of the pumping function (then determine who bears
the cost).
A Well Head Protection Ordinance is also being drafted.
To contact John Lowry regarding the Town of Liberty Grove
or information found within this column, email johnlowry@
charterinternet.com or call the Town of Liberty Grove at
920.854.2934.

letters to the editor

Worst Job
In this corner we have – President Obama
charged by the American public to cre-
ate a National Health Care Plan, provide
cheaper prescription drugs, clean up the
air we breath and the water we drink, abate
green house gases and solve global warming
issues, regulate the banking industry and
Wall Street before they destroy our mon-
etary system, win and conclude the failed
Iraqi and Afghanistan wars, repair damaged
diplomatic relations with the Arab world,
solve the Palestinian issue, eliminate deficits,
pay down the national debt, discontinue
tax cuts for the wealthy, stop home foreclo-
sures, create jobs to reduce unemployment,
save Medicare and Social Security from
bankruptcy without raising taxes and make
a determination of what to do with twelve
million illegal immigrants as more arrive
each day.
In the other corner we have – the
Republican congress, tea baggers, a hand-
ful of opposing Democratic congressmen,
Joe Lieberman, major manufacturers, Wall
Street, the banking industry, the health
care industry, the pharmaceutical industry,
American arms manufacturers and thirty-
seven lobbyists for every congressperson with
billions of dollars of political bribe money
which is readily accepted by our greedy legis-
lators. Also the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Benjamin
Natanyahu and middle-east insurgents who
want nothing American, Dick Cheney, and
a host of Republican fundamentalists from
the media.
During the 2008 election approximately
47 percent of voters, mostly Republicans,
voted for someone other than President
Obama. This mass expects all issues to be
solved yesterday and anxiously awaits saying
I told you so.
After the last presidential election the
newspaper Onion ran a headline, “Black
Man Given the Worst Job in America.”
Ed Hodges
Washington Island, WI

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• The Peninsula School of Art is hosting
a workshop series for artists who would
like to learn business techniques needed to
successfully market their artwork Jan. 29 and
30.
The program will be facilitated by Springboard
for the Arts, a Minneapolis-based consulting
firm that specializes in providing training and
career services for artists and arts managers.
Included in the series are: “Your Promotional
Toolkit,” which focuses on materials such as
business cards, portfolios and resumes; “Pricing
Your Work,” which entails how to price for both
services and selling artwork; and ”Artists and
Web 2.0,” which introduces Web 2.0 concepts,
applications and websites – including RSS feeds,
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, among others.
The school is also offering a free networking
event on Friday, Jan. 29, from 3 – 4 pm.
Participants are encouraged to bring a piece of
their work and current marketing materials to
share. Snacks and beverages will be served.
Space for the Business of Art Symposium is
limited to 20 participants. The symposium costs
$150.
The Peninsula School of Art is located at
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information call 920.868.3455, email info@
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• Jody Jessup, RD, MS, LPC, NCC, has
opened an office in Sturgeon Bay to see
clients for psychological counseling.
The new office is located in the historic
Fairfield Building on 3rd Avenue. Jessup will
also continue to see clients at her Northern
Door office in Sister Bay.
Jessup is a professional psychotherapist
licensed by the state of Wisconsin and
certified by the National Board of Certified
Counselors, the largest national counseling
credentialing association in the US. She
holds a master’s degree from University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee and an RD from
Eastern Michigan University.
As one of only a handful of professional
psychotherapists in the country who is also
a registered dietitian, Jessup holds unique
qualifications to deal with the entire range
of food issues and body image concerns. She
has over a decade of experience working with
women and adolescents who struggle with
disordered eating, including binge eating,
anorexia, and bulimia.
In addition to working with food-related
issues, Jessup has extensive experience in
life skills enhancement and in counseling
couples, adolescents, and adults struggling
with depression, anxiety, and communication
problems. She is also available for food/
nutrition/wellness coaching via telephone.
More information is available at www.
BeMyFoodCoach.com or by calling
920.839.9900.
• The Door County Economic
Development Corporation and the UW-
Green Bay Small Business Development
Center will offer free, one-on-one business
counseling sessions on Thursday, Feb. 4,
from 9 am – 5 pm. The sessions are open to
any new or existing business owners in Door
County.
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Chuck Brys, Business Counselor for
the Small Business Development Center,
will provide advice on business planning,
financing and other issues.
Individual, confidential sessions will be
held at the Door County Business Develop-
ment Center, 185 East Walnut Street, Stur-
geon Bay. An appointment is required and can
be made by contacting Janet Frick-Warecki at
920.743.3113 x 200 or via e-mail at janet@
doorcountybusiness.com.
• An upcoming training program will help
area builders meet new Wisconsin Department
of Health Services and Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) requirements.
The state and EPA will require people
involved in renovations in homes built before
1978 to have Wisconsin Lead-Safe Renovator
certification by April 22.
The Door County Home Builders
Association (DCHBA) is teaming up with
Wisconsin Builders Association (WBA) in a
lead safe renovator training from 8 am – 5
pm on March 2 at Stone Harbor Resort and
Conference Center in Sturgeon Bay.
People can also choose to attend the
training at the same time and location on
April 14. The training is open to DCHBA
members and non-members.
The eight-hour course meets required training
to apply for certification through the Wisconsin
Department of Health Services. People holding
a Dwelling Contractor Qualifier will also earn
eight hours of continuing education credits.
The class, which has limited space, costs $225
for WBA members and $275 for non-members.
Register online at www.wisbuild.org or by calling
608.242.5151 x 24. More information is avail-
able at http://dchba.org or dhs.wi.gov/lead/.
F I S H
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Presents 2010 Directors
The Door County Board of
REALTORS® announced its 2010
Board of Directors slate at the DCBR
General Membership Meeting held on
Jan.13 at the Log Den in Egg Harbor.
(Left to right) Bob Starr, president;
Linda Kleiman, director; Lisa Bieri,
president-elect; Cynthia Patterson,
past president; Cindy Koutnik, direc-
tor; Kathy Sanden, director; and Rob
Moxon, secretary/ treasurer.
• On Saturday, January 9 six business
students from Gibraltar advanced to the state
level of competition after dominating the
District DECA Competition in Kimberly,
Wis. Nathan Fearing, Samantha Thorn,
Hannah Mickelson, Rachel Mickelson, Billy
Appel and Zach Schopf will represent Gibraltar
at the State Career Development Conference
in March at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake
Geneva, where approximately 2,000 students
will compete in over 80 different marketing and
business events.
The Gibraltar DECA Chapter was also
awarded the Acts of Kindness Award from
the Department of Public Instruction and
Wisconsin DECA for their Muscular Dystrophy
Association Miracle Minute fundraisers held
during halftime of basketball games and the
DOOR CANcer fundraisers.
Area businesspeople Kim Thorn, Bob
Loss ,and Sam Perlman served as judges for
contests that did not involve Gibraltar students.
Approximately 180 judges assisted in evaluating
student performances in the 16 marketing
events.
Community businesspeople interested in
working with the Gibraltar Business Program can
email Mary Witteborg at mwitteborg@gibraltar.
k12.wi.us or call her at 920.868.3284 x 259.
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door to
nature The Red Squirrel
Article & photos by Roy Lukes 
Roy Lukes   
Roy@ppulse.com
T
he official proprietors of our outdoor bird-feeding
area and brush piles have attained their true color. All
summer these pugnacious, loquacious, sassy, solilo-
quizing pirates were quite brown. Now the red fur of
these impudent little Red Squirrels marks them well. Their sea-
sonal change of pelage (fur coat) is due to the actual replacement
twice a year of the hairs of the body. The process is very gradual.
The winter pelage will be thicker, longer, softer and redder
than that of summer, and the soles of their feet are heavily
furred with the exception of the tubercles at the base of the toes.
Soles in summer are naked. Even the ears have longer tufts of
black hairs in winter compared to shorter red hairs during the
warmer months. The creature’s winter tail, a most essential asset,
is bushier than in summer. Naturally it will serve this fearless
urchin as a warm shawl during the coldest season of the year. It
will also aid him in balancing, as somewhat of a parachute when
leaping or in the case of a fall, and especially as a device with
which to express emotion. I personally believe it was the forerun-
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The three-inch-long black lateral line on the lower side of the
body, generally separating the darker back from the whitish belly
in summer, is now concealed by the longer outer guard hairs.
Abbot H. Thayer, important art teacher of Louis Agassiz Fuertes,
famous U.S. wildlife artist, labeled the coloration of many wild
mammals, birds, and fish as complete obliterative shading.
Viewed from above, the Red Squirrel blends in perfectly with
tree limbs, bark, the forest floor, or even a stone wall. Viewed
from below, the white or light gray outsides render the animal
inconspicuous by the broken sky pattern of the forest roof.
Their autumnal molt begins in early November and is com-
pleted by late December or earlier. Now the broad rufous or
rusty dorsal band down his back is more distinct and Mr. Red
truly lives up to its name. Native Americans from various parts of
this roguish little mammal’s very wide range named him Meeko,
Ad-jee-dah-moe, Klee-ay, Kee-hah-chah, Zee-cha, Gid-a-mon
and Zee-sin-ko. Eskimos called him Ki-gu-ik. The White Man
nicknamed him Chickaree, Boomer, or Chatterbox, among other
unprintable names.
DOOR TO NATURE
The extremely rare melanistic (black)
Red Squirrel.
I’m convinced that your earliest experiences with them play an
important part in your admiration, or lack of it, for them, even
though it can be very difficult to judge their true character. To
some, Meeko is loaded with interest, initiative, and feistiness.
Others find it a thieving tyrant, impulsive, impudent and a
general nuisance. Friends of ours who have had problems with
Meeko and his tribe getting into their attic and making a mess
would be happy to see them magically disappear and never
return.
Ernest Thompson Seton, one of my favorite nature writers
and naturalists of years ago, made the claim that, “The rodents
are very low in the scale of intelligence, but the Red Squirrel
ranks high in its class. It is gifted with a burning curiosity,
which, tempered by prudence and aided by agility, is an excel-
lent start on the road to knowledge.”
At least a half dozen Gray Squirrels and two Red Squirrels
occupy our south woods and feed daily in our front yard on
whatever has been scattered or has fallen to the ground from
the “squirrel-proof ” feeders above. Meeko resents competition
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of the karst topography underneath our communities and coun-
tryside. This unique bedrock structure and this area’s shallow soil
layer create significant hazards to the health and livelihoods of its
citizens and businesses.
The League of Women Voters of Door and Kewaunee
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risk to water quality in Northeast Wisconsin and a proposed
legislative tool-kit that can allow counties to protect their water.
Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon
Bay, is the location for the three-part program. At 6:30 pm
student volunteers with the Niagara Escarpment Awareness
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affects the water quality in our wells. At 7 pm, the program
moves into the John and Helen Collins Learning Center where
guest speakers Melissa Malott, Water Program Director for Clean
Wisconsin, Inc. and Denny Caneff, Executive Director of the
Wisconsin River Alliance, will explain what can be done to create
a special management zone in Northeast Wisconsin to address
these risks. A question and answer period will follow.

Casual Following the presentations and question/answer period,

everyone is invited to interact with the speakers, local county

Fine Dining conservationists, and the sponsors. Refreshments will be provid-

ed by the Friends of Crossroads. For more information, contact
Barb Graul at 920.743.6843.
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A
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(DCEDC) and Sustain Door, begins Feb. 22 to provide a
Private Parties forum for local business and community leaders to explore ways
to run a successful, sustainable business.
The Natural Step is a framework for sustainable decision-
making that utilizes systems thinking and scientific principles.
Using the book Dancing with the Tiger: Learning Sustainability
A Door County Favorite for over 20 years Step by Natural Step by Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare, a
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Dinner 5 pm, Friday thru Sunday & Holidays
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Monday, Feb. 22. The group will meet each Monday through
March 29 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the DCEDC conference
room at 185 E. Walnut St in Sturgeon Bay. The registration fee
for the study circle is $30 per person ($25 for any additional
representatives of a particular company), which will include the
cost of the book.
The course is limited to 15 participants. For more infor-
mation or to register contact Ann Hippensteel at ann@win-
dandsun.com, 920.743.3337 or Janet Frick-Warecki at janet@
doorcountybusiness.com, 920.743.3113, ext. 200 by Monday,
Feb. 8.
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8th Annual Gallery

SALON
Chicago Reflections II
framed digital print
By Steven Stanger
$180

Photos by Kay McKinley Arneson.

he Peninsula School of Art continues its tradition of welcoming

the work of all artists to exhibit and sell in its eighth annual
Guenzel Gallery Salon. This year, almost 150 two- and three-
dimensional works are on display in the traditional, floor-to-
ceiling, salon style.
The Gallery Salon concludes on the evening of January 23 with a party
held from 6 – 9 pm at the art school, located at 3900 County Road F, Fish
Creek. The party, which is free and open to the public, will feature theatri-
cal vignettes from the Isadoora Theatre Company, Word Meets Art original
poetry readings, as well as complimentary refreshments.
This is a popular event for artists and art appreciators, with hundreds of
people attending the festivities on the final night of the show. Presented here
is a small sampling of the diverse pieces to be experienced at the Gallery
Salon. For more information call 920.868.3455, email info@peninsu-
laartschool.com or visit www.peninsulaartschool.com.

Code Singers
mixed media
By Cynthia Wolfe
$199.19
Mermaid
By Beth Ciesar
$375

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Eames Farm, Egg

Harbor View
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By Liz Heller
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Public Invited to SOUP! at Peninsula School of Art
F
ive hundred bowls, five hundred happy diners – it all
adds up to SOUP!: a bountiful soup-and-bread feast,
gleaming handmade bowls to own and donations that
benefit Feed My People and youth outreach programs at the
Peninsula School of Art. This is the fourth year for SOUP! to be
held at the School on Saturday, February 6, from 11 am – 3 pm.
A $15 donation provides participants with an original bowl of
their choosing and unlimited servings of soups and breads cour-
tesy of local restaurants and volunteers. The public is also invited
to participate in family-friendly art activities, without additional
charge, as Peninsula School of Art celebrates “We Love Art: The
American Voice.” This exhibit will feature the work of hundreds
of area school children as they explore five uniquely American art
movements and their historical roots. These movements include: Members of the Egg Harbor Garden Club
ancient Native American Art, Luminism, Photojournalism, the create bowls for SOUP!
Harlem Renaissance and Abstract Expressionism. bowls, loading and unloading kilns for the initial bisque and final
SOUP! is a three-month project, made possible through the glaze firings, as well as the creation of homemade breads and soups.
input of schools, churches, volunteers, after school groups, and For more information about the Peninsula School of Art,
those who participate in “Family Art Days” at Peninsula School of located at 3900 County Road F in Fish Creek, call 920.868.3455
Art. Hundreds of hours are involved in the process of hand-building or email info@peninsulaartschool.com.
Peninsula Art Association Announces 2010
Winter Grant Cycle Recipients
O
n Sunday, January 17, the Peninsula Art Association include: The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim – $1,750 to go toward
(PAA) panel met to discuss applications and deter- production of a 2010 Door County Arts Map; Karin Kopischke,
mine the funding for the Winter 2010 grant cycle. Fish Creek – $1,250 to go toward her project “Pioneering Door
applicants attended the event and made brief presentations to
County Women and Their Clothing;” and the School District of
Sevastopol – $2,000 toward their school’s clay tile mural project.
the panel before PAA was able to award $5,000, making this an For more information contact Stephanie St. John, Grants
extremely competitive cycle. Administrator for the Peninsula Art Association, at paa@stjohn-
The recipients of PAA Grants for the 2010 Winter Cycle studios.com.
Paintings by Faith Frykman
Hang at Kick Coffee
R
ecent paintings by Sturgeon Bay painter, Faith Frykman,
will be exhibited at Kick Coffee, 148 N. 3rd Ave.,
Sturgeon Bay, through February 28, 2010.
Frykman creates paintings in oil, pastel and acrylic. Her never-
boring style ranges from abstract to expressionist. Her uninhibited
use of texture, surprising colors and intriguing gestural lines results
in an exciting visual experience. This exhibit will include pastel,
oil and acrylic paintings of birds as well as her new acrylic abstract
works.
Prints are also available at AMO Gallery, 40 N. 3rd Ave.,
Sturgeon Bay.
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Robert Bentley and Malin Ekman.
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26 peninsula pulse | www.ppulse.com | volume 16 issue 2 • january 22nd - february 5th 2010
Winter Festival:
The Tent is Back!
             
             
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fter taking a two-year hiatus, the outdoor tent is re-
turning to this year’s 23rd annual Fish Creek Winter
Festival, February 5, 6 and 7. Teaming up with Door
County non-profits, the Fish Creek Civic Association (FCCA)
has found a creative solution for providing the necessary man-
power to run the tent’s activities.
Since its inception, the tent has been a mainstay at Winter
Festival (formerly Winter Games) providing shelter, a bit of heat,
and a place for locals and visitors to congregate. But in recent
years, the FCCA has struggled with the logistics necessary for
the tent to exist.
“I don’t think anybody ever wanted to tent to go away,” stated
Bonnie Smith, Winter Festival co-chairman. “It was just a matter
of us being unable to man the tent and justify its expense.”
In the beginning, the tent was located on the ice in the Fish
Creek harbor and required countless volunteer hours just to
prepare the ice for the tent.
“We had to plow the ice, drill holes…It would take weeks before
just to get the ice ready,” stated FCCA office manager, James
“Digger” DeGroot. Volunteers then drove to Oshkosh to pick up
the tent, haul it back in a trailer and do all the set up and take
down on their own, often amidst unfriendly weather conditions.
Over the years the ice has become increasingly unpredictable,
and this year as in recent years, the tent will be located on land
at Clark Park. Delivery and set-up is now supplied by the tent
rental company from Green Bay. This year’s 40-by-100-foot pole
tent will also include lighting installation as well as two outdoor
heaters pumping and circulating the heat inside.
Fish Creek Winter Festival 2010
Friday’s Highlights:
A group of college-aged ice carvers will be outside Fish Creek
business, carving their creative designs all day.
Saturday’s Highlights:
A hometown parade down Main Street and led by Winter
Festival’s mascot, Gibby the Fish, will kick-start the day at 10:30
am. Family-friendly games and activities, the sale of beer, brats
and raffle tickets will take place at the tent from 11 am until
dark. Free trolley rides will be available all day throughout town.
For the early birds, the “Great American Pancake Show” will
be held at the Gibraltar Fire Station from 7 – 11 am where kids
and adults get a chance to catch flying pancakes on their plates.
Internationally and nationally renowned kite fliers from
around the country will converge on Fish Creek harbor for
the sixth annual “Kites Over the Bay.” Massive kites of various
shapes and colors take flight over the bay, delighting spectators
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  By Bonnie Spielman 
  Winter Festival Co-Chair
Although the ease of tent set-up has been alleviated, the
FCCA still needed to solve the difficult task of enlisting dozens
of volunteers to help run the games and sell concessions.
“Most Fish Creek business owners are struggling to run their own
businesses that weekend, let alone help out at the tent” said Smith.
Historically, a core group of hardy volunteers, initiated and
led by Fish Creek’s Ron Merkle and his family, started Winter
Games and kept the tradition alive.
“Ron Merkle is the Godfather of Winter Games,” stated
DeGroot. But over the span of two decades, it came at a price.
“They got burnt out and who can blame them?” stated DeGroot.
“They put in their time, and it came time for a new group of
volunteers to step up.”
With sponsorship from local business, the area’s non-profits
will be running Winter Festival’s traditionally fun and quirky
games and selling concessions. The non-profits supply the FCCA
with the invaluable manpower in return for a chance to raise
money and gain exposure for their organization.
“It’s a win-win situation for everybody!” exclaimed Winter
Fest committee member Cy Turnbladh. “When people come
to Winter Fest, they’ll not only be having a great time, but also
supporting our local community and non-profits.”
Although activities are slated for the entire weekend, the majority
of activities will be crammed into one fun-filled day on Saturday.
For a regularly updated and complete calendar of events,
including the activities at Fish Creek businesses, visit www.fish-
creekinfo.com. For questions or further information, contact the
Fish Creek Information Center at 920.868.2316.
and brightening the sky. The YMCA is hosting “Make Your
Own Kite” for kids from 9 – 10 am.
The Peninsula School of Art will be holding their annual
SOUP! Project from 11 am – 3 pm. By purchasing a handmade
bowl, participants can enjoy the homemade soup and bread
buffet.
The chili cook-off will take place in the tent with a $250
grand prize going to the winner. Judging will take place at 3 pm
with sampling for all to follow, and a chance to vote on the two
People’s Choice awards.
Peninsula State Park will host their annual Candle Light ski,
weather permitting. If conditions are not conducive for skiing, a
candlelight walk will take place instead.
What some have deemed the most talented group to date, the
sixth annual Door County Idol returns to the Door Community
Auditorium Saturday night from 7 – 9 pm, showcasing the area’s
fresh talent.
Wellness Center
For info. or an appointment call (920) 746-9444
www.wellnesscenterofdoorcounty.com
ENTERTAINMENT
Kites Over the Bay has grown to be one of the highlights of
Fish Creek Winter Festival. Photos provided by Suzi Hass
Photography, 1561 Wildwood Road, Sister Bay. 920.854.2701.
What’s in a name?
Three years ago, the FCCA changed the name of Winter
Games to Winter Festival (and Winter Fest for short). Due to
the increased amount of weekend-long activities throughout
town, the festival was no longer geared exclusively around “the
games” in the tent. As this weekend has grown and evolved over
the years, the name was changed in an effort to portray a festival
that encompassed and celebrated all of the town’s activities.
Winter Festival is now on Facebook –
Become a Fan!
For all you Facebook fanatics, the Fish Creek Winter Festival
now has a page on Facebook. The Fish Creek Civic Associations
encourages all to visit the page, become a fan, and share the page
with your friends. Stay posted to see updated news, highlights,
photos and more! Together, we can promote this weekend long
festival that benefits our local community and non-profits.
WANTED: Parade Participants
Come and get your 15 minutes of fame in the Fish Creek
Winter Fest Parade! The FCCA is looking for entries for the
third annual parade to take place on Saturday, February 6 at
10:30 am. All are welcome…Cars, fire trucks, dogs, cats, pigs,
hot-tubbers, bicyclists, scouts, 4-H’ers clowns, drummers,
bands, schools and groups of Fish Crickers.
The parade is short and fun…it will run down Main Street
and end at the tent in Clark Park. Those interested should show
up at 10 am at the parking lot of the Stella Maris Catholic
Church in Fish Creek (next to Nor-Door Sport & Cyclery).
For further information, contact the Fish Creek Information
Center 920.868.2316.
Is your Chili worth $250? Prove it!
If you think you have “The Best Chili” in the Crick, then
prove it by entering the Fish Creek Winter Festival Chili Cook-
Off on Saturday, February 6. Proud chili cooks will be battling
for a grand prize of $250 in cash!
Those interested should prepare a crock-pot of their best
chili and bring it to the tent at Clark Park between 2 and 3
pm. Judging will begin at 3 pm, with a $5 all-you-care-to-
sample to follow for everyone! Prizes and gift certificates will
also be awarded to the two “People’s Choice” awards and the one
“Gibby’s Choice” award.
The judging for the Chili Cook-Off is based on five catego-
ries: aroma, consistency, color, taste and heat.
For further information, contact the Fish Creek Information
Center 920.868.2316.
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gallery guide
Are you an art aficionado? The Peninsula Pulse offers the most comprehensive listing of the Door Peninsula’s artistic venues – from fine art galleries to shops
offering original crafts and cafés where art graces the walls. Herewith is a guide, organized by town and alphabetically, to much of the art on display.
ALGOMA
Caffe Tlazo
www.caffetlazo.com
607 4th St.
920-487-7240
Caffe Tlazo is proud to present
the Tlazo Artist Series, now in
it’s second year, featuring local
artists in a special one day display
and sale. While enjoying a cup
of organic coffee or a lunch off
of our unique menu, visitors are
welcome to speak to the artist and
purchase original works of art. Visit
www.caffetlazo.com for artists and
dates.
Open winter Monday through
Friday 7am-7pm and Saturday and
Sunday 8am-4pm.
Clay on Steele Pottery Studio
www.clayonsteele.com
221 Steele St.
920-487-3501
Clay On Steele is a full pottery
studio now offering beginning
pottery classes for adults and
children. Instructors Ellen
Levenhagen and Mark Kolinski
are certified teachers working
in the American School in Japan
for the last 5 years. They have
been teaching, collecting and
appreciating ceramic arts for 25
years. The studio is open for use
by individuals or groups on an
hourly, weekly or monthly rental
basis. Now featuring potters Mark
Kolinski, Ellen Levenhagen and
friends.
Call for hours.
The Eclipse Gallery
www.theeclipsegallery.com
507 Fourth St.
920-487-8060
“Ethereal Views: Environments in
Contemporary Art” will remain on
display through March.
The Eclipse Gallery is a dual space
featuring a contemporary art
gallery and handmade craft and
design shop. Rotating exhibitions,
children’s art studio, free art
Fridays, and more! Visit our Web
site for upcoming events and
more information.
Open noon-7pm on Mon., Wed., and
Thur.; open noon-9pm on Fri.; open
10am-9pm on Sat.; open 10am-7pm
on Sun.; and closed Tues.
The Flying Pig, LLC
www.theflyingpig.biz
N6975 State Hwy 42
920-487-9902
A high-spirited celebration of art
and garden. Sip an organic coffee,
a cold microbrew, or a glass of
fine wine as you explore our eco-
clectic environment. Enjoy our
uncommon indoor and outdoor
exhibit spaces. Discover the
creative works of creative people:
original contemporary art, fine
jewelry, pottery and pond-side
sculpture gardens. New works by
Timothy Schnese, Louis Mason,
Bruce Bodden and Dale Vanden
Houten are currently on display.
Open Friday through Sunday 10am-
5pm.
BAILEYS HARBOR
Alchemy Fields
9533 Hwy. 57
920-839-5462
Closed for the season.
Chez Cheryl
8360 High Plateau Road
920-421-1690
Closed for the season.
Donna Brown White Barn
Gallery
2496 Meadow Road
920-839-2883
Located halfway between Sister
Bay and Baileys Harbor, just south
of the AC Tap, this informal gallery
is also a studio where one can
often find Donna at work creating
watercolors, printmaking, or mixed
media pieces. Feel free to stop in,
browse, and chat.
Call for hours.
Eden North Gallery
8099 Highway 57
920-839-2754
Closed for the season.
Espresso Lane
8037 Hwy 57
920-839-2647
Espresso Lane Cafe features
an exhibition of artwork by
Patrice Procopio, featuring the
gardens and wildflowers of Door
County. Also on display will be
the etchings of Steve Halmo,
photography by Sharon White,
and paintings by Myrna Cohn.
Open Monday through Saturday
7am-2pm and Sunday 6-11am.
Foote Gallery
http://web.mac.com/juliafoote
Captain Bailey Square
Closed for the season.
Harbor Fish Market & Grille
www.harborfishmarket-grille.com
8080 Hwy 57
920-839-9999
Featuring original artwork from a
variety of artists in this downtown
Baileys Harbor restaurant.
Koepsels Meadow Lane
Antiques
www.koepsels.com
9669 Hwy 57
920-854-9069
Morning Mist Studio
www.WatercolorExcitement.com
3829 Fairview Rd.
920-868-9282
Closed for the season.
Soo Hoo Artwear
www.soohooart.com
Hwy. Q and Birch Road
920-421-0449
Soo Hoo’s on Q! and Birch
Road north of Baileys Harbor.
Sue Donohoo’s wearable art
showroom and studio is now open
by appointment. For information
about her contemporary, one-of-
a-kind women’s apparel, please
consult her Web site, www.
soohooart.com. The website also
lists her current show schedule
and national boutiques featuring
her work.
By appointment only.
Sweet Meadow Studio
8801 County Q
920-839-2746
Dee Sinnett’s studio and gallery is
located in the middle of a meadow
full of wildflowers. The space is
the same indoors and out, as she
paints beautiful watercolors of
meadows, barns and woods. Also,
a few oil paintings, greeting cards,
and quilts are available.
Call for hours.
EGG HARBOR
A Decorator’s Gallery
www.decoratorsgallery.com
4633 Market St.
920-868-3010
A Decorator’s Gallery features
the largest selection of US and
Canadian artists in Door County.
It’s your source for Bateman,
Redlin, Peterson, Doolittle, Hanks,
Casper, Barnhouse & Harvey. If we
don’t have it, we will find it for you.
Also offering custom framing at
the best prices.
Open Friday through Monday
10am-5pm and Tuesday through
Thursday by appointment.
Birch Creek Music Performance
Center Gallery
www.birchcreek.org
3821 County E
920-868-3763
“The Birch Creek Associates
~ Celebrating 20 Years.” A
photographic exhibit chronicling
the history of Birch Creek’s
volunteer organization is on
display in the Melzer Gallery in
the new Rehearsal Center at Birch
Creek, 3 miles east of Egg Harbor
on County Highway E. The show
will remain on display until April
2010.
Free and open to the public daily
and on concert nights.
Carmody House Gallery
7746 Hwy. 42
920-868-2968
Built in the late 1800s by the
Carmody family, this house is an
excellent example of Victorian
Architecture. Fine arts and crafts.
Featuring contemporary acrylics,
traditional oils, and watercolors.
Regional artists include Rosella
Kelly, Ken Marsden, Eileen and
Donald Krawczyk, Dan Grassl,
Connie Leischow and Susan
Nichols. Pottery by Matt Hoida,
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and stained glass by Kelly Smith.
Rosemalling by Eileen.
Call for hours.
Chief Oshkosh Native American
Arts
Hwy 42 and Cty. T
920-868-3240
Built by the late Chief Roy Oshkosh
of the Menominee Nation, the
historical Chief Oshkosh Native
American Arts welcomes you. The
gift shop/gallery specializes in
Native American artwork collected
throughout North and South
America.
May through September, 10am-5pm
daily. Weekends until the end of
December, or by appointment.
Cupola House Art Gallery
www.CupolaHouse.com
7836 Egg Harbor Road
920-868-3941
The Cupola Shops are a unique
restoration of the Cupola House,
built by Levi Thorp in 1871.
Wander upstairs and down
through the house that has been
carefully restored to preserve the
Gothic Revival mansion. You will
find attractive gifts for all ages.
The art gallery features artwork
by Phil Sealy, Silvano, Stacy Small,
Donna Brown, Lorraine Schillinger,
Bea Willing, Amy Lemberger, and
Charles Vickery. Historical tours by
appointment.
Open daily from 10 am – 6pm.
Door County Interiors & Design
www.doorcountyinteriordesign.com
7266 Highway 42, Two miles south
of downtown
920-868-9008
Door County Interiors and Design
features fine art by local and
global artists, unique accessories
and a full-service design center.
Currently showcasing work by
several Door County artists. Kari
Anderson’s vibrant watercolor
paintings of Door County scenes,
Lou Williams’ beautifully lathed
wood bowls and vases, Jerry
Waite’s exquisitely hand-carved
Door County birds, Pat Klitzman’s
whimsical, carved and painted
cypress wood gnomes, and Ken
Kiltzman’s unique sand art pieces
are now on display.
Open 7 days a week.
Door County Outpost Gallery
and Café
www.DoorCountyOutpost.com
4690 Rainbow Ridge Ct.
920-868-4321
Fine art with a contemporary
theme. Consignment art
opportunities, juried fine art show
in October, taking applications.
Open daily 9am-4:30pm.
Dovetail Gallery and Studio
www.dovetailgallery.com
7901 Hwy. 42
920-868-3987
A magical blend of art and nature!
Since 1994, an exciting gallery
displayed in an historic log home.
Imaginative fine art & craft in
all mediums. Dedicated to egg
art, including a Faberge’ Easter
egg, authentic dinosaur egg
and a newly acquired wild bird
egg collection. Look for the egg
mailbox!
Open Thursday through Monday at
10am. Call for hours on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Dragons Keep Studio
www.dragonskeepstudio.com
5815 Sunset Lane
920-743-5771
Dragons Keep Studio is a Viking
Stavekirk, where artist Alan Rowe
creates Viking & Dragon art from
Norse Mythology. We have an
outdoor gallery and indoor studio/
gallery. In our enchanted forest you
will find wood with glass sculptures
and concrete statuary. Viking Totem
poles rise to 8 feet high while our
gardens are home to mythical
creatures and sunken giant Mayan
heads. Visting us is more than
seeing art, it is an experience.
Open May through October by
appointment.
Harbor View Gallery
7810 Highway 42
Closed for the season.
Katie Gingrass Gallery at Liberty
Square
www.LibertySquareShops.com
7755 Hwy 42
920-868-4800
Liberty Square Art and Decor
Center is now collaborating with
the Katie Gingrass Gallery, a well
known fine art gallery that has
been at home in the trendy Third
Ward in Milwaukee for 25 years.
The Katie Gingrass Gallery at
Liberty Square is located in the
south wing behind the restaurant
and Board Room. Come see an
enjoyable variety of fine art, from
glass to pastels to oil paintings.
Call for hours.
Off the Wheel Pottery
www.offthewheelpottery.com
4234 County E.
920-868-9608
Celebrating 11 years of beautifully
handcrafted pottery by resident
artist, Renee’ Schwaller. Visit our
100 year old farmstead where we
feature unique work by regional
artists. Located 1.3 miles east of
State Hwy. 42.
Open by appointment.
Patricia Shoppe
www.patriciashoppe.com
7681 Hwy 42
920-868-1537
At the far south end of Egg
Harbor, new larger location with
parking, gardens and more!
Antique cabinets display the
county’s largest collection of
fine, fashion, and handcrafted
jewelry. This eclectic boutique also
features fabulous shoes, watches,
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sunglasses, hats and tons of
marvelous purses.
Call for hours.
Plum Bottom Pottery
www.plumbottompottery.com
4999 Plum Bottom Rd
920-743-2819
Located on twenty acres amidst
prairie, woods and perennial
gardens, Plum Bottom Pottery
features the contemporary designs
of porcelain artist Chad Luberger,
and specializes in jewelry by
designer Angela Lensch. Also
home to Plum Bottom Studios
where both artists create their
work. Showcasing other nationally
collected artists.
Open Friday and Saturday 10am-
4pm.
Richard Mueller Gallery
Main Street Shops, 7828 Highway 42
920-868-9654
Celebrating our 22nd year!
Colored pencil originals and
limited edition prints by Richard
Mueller. Also featuring his popular
note cards, list pads, minis.
Open daily Friday and Saturday
11am-4pm.
Something Fishy
www.somethingfishyjewelry.com
7769 Hwy. 42
920-868-2083
One-of-a-kind jewelry for a one-
of-a-kind you! Artist-made jewelry
and fun, functional bags. Wear
your own story by creating a
unique bracelet or necklace using
monogram, sterling silver, and art
charms. Hundreds of charms from
over a dozen artists. Introducing this
year the Door County destination
bracelet, designed exclusively for
Something Fishy, this bracelet is the
perfect reminder of your time spent
on the peninsula.
Open Friday through Monday 10am
daily.
The Bridge Internet Cafe
www.thebridgedoorcounty.com
7881 Egg Harbor Rd.
920-868-3221
Specialty Food & Beverage,
Internet, Reused and Local Books,
Fair Trade Gifts & Local Artwork,
Organic/Socially Conscious
Espresso & Beverage Bar....Amid
our Water View.
Call for hours.
The Jewelry Shop at Liberty
Square
www.libertySquareShops.com
7755 Hwy 42
920-868-4800
With 26 feet of custom display
space, The Jewelry Shop is filled
with an outstanding collection
of well-designed, well-made
bracelets, necklaces, rings,
earrings, watches and pins in a
variety of metals and featuring
precious, semi-precious and
intriguing “other” stones.
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Village Café
www.villagecafe-doorcounty.com
7918 Hwy 42
920-868-3342
The Village Café provides an
art-filled breakfast, lunch, and
dinner. The bright and cozy café
walls come to life with paintings,
pastels, pottery, and a variety of
collectable art from around the
world. A delight for both the eyes
and the taste buds!
Open daily 8am-2pm.
Woodwalk Gallery
www.WoodwalkGallery.com
6746 County G, 5 miles south of Egg
Harbor
920-868-2912
The gallery features the ethereal
Door County landscape paintings
of Margaret Lockwood and the
works of 25 other artists. Large and
small paintings, gifts, jewelry, table
ware, sculpture, and assemblages.
Open Saturdays 10am-4pm and by
appointment. Call 920.868.2912 for
an appointmentor to check that the
gallery is, in fact, open.
ELLISON BAY
Bentley’s Renaissance Gallery &
Studio
bentleysrenaissancegallery.com
12180 Highway 42
920.854.2787
Bentley’s Renaissance Gallery &
Studio’s, 1.8 miles north of Ellison
Bay. George M. Bentley’s fine arts
gallery and period working studios,
on their 1880 English Tudor dairy
farm, is on the right. Proudly
celebrating Lester W. Bentley,
prominent Door County artist,
100 years. Fine hand engraving
demonstrations daily. George@
bentleyhandengraver.com
Call for hours.
Clay Bay Pottery
www.claybaypottery.net
11650 Hwy. 42
920-854-5027
Jeanne and David Aurelius,
and their staff, look forward to
welcoming visitors throughout the
season. Each year the Aureliuses
choose a theme for the season, and
this year’s is, “In Celebration of the
Tree of Life.” They will display work
inspired by that theme, as well as
pieces which celebrate Peninsula
Park’s 100th Birthday. Along with
their classic pieces featuring nature
and scenes of the area, Jeanne and
their friends will also have their
whimsical lady vases.
Open 10am-5pm Monday through
Saturday.
Cousin’s Walk
11940 Lakeview Rd
920-854-1926
Closed for the season.
Ellison Bay Pottery Studios
http://ellisonbaypottery.wordpress.
com
12156 Garrett Bay Road
920-854-5049
With an open studio every day,
patrons are invited to come on up;
John Dietrich & Diane McNeil will
give visitors the $.05 tour for free.
Making functional stoneware and
porcelain with gem-like glazes
since 1974, their love of Door
County and commitment to strong
shapes, and contemporary design
is evident in their functional and
pit fired pottery. The affordable,
easy to use, beautiful pottery is
“Art for Everyday.” Family-friendly
pit firing workshops begin May 19.
$30/person; call for details.
Open noon-4pm.
Gills Rock Stoneware
www.gillsrock.com
12020 Lakeview Road
920-854-2774
A 100 year-old former hotel and
saloon in the heart of beautiful
Ellison Bay provides the perfect
backdrop for the work produced
at Gills Rock Stoneware. Strong
shapes and a distinctively bold
palette of colors characterize
our handmade pottery, which is
as decorative as it is functional.
Also found at G.R.S. are works in
pewter, wood, and colorful, cotton
table linens.
Open Monday through Saturday
10am-5pm.
Linden Gallery
www.lindensgallery.com or www.
linden-centre.com
12001 Mink River Road
920-854-2487
Closed for the season.
Newport House Gallery
http://newporthousegallery.com/
12044 Hwy 42
920-854-2621
Newport House has been a
Door County tradition for 25
years, offering American country
antiques and folk art. In addition
to a fine selection of antique
furniture and accessories, the
gallery represents a variety of
well-known folk artists whose
work includes paintings, wood
sculptures, baskets, carvings, and
lighting.
Off season the gallery is open by
chance or appointment.
RD Bentley Studio and Gallery
www.rdbentley.com
1076 North Elm Road
920-854-6866, cell 920-495-3767
Bob & Barbara have a gorgeous
Gallery/Studio on the bluff
overlooking Hedgehog Harbor.
On display are finished paintings
and works in progress of the
land, waterfront, & people of
Door County & beyond. The
artist’s world-renowned portraits
& his fanciful “Chef Series” show
Bob’s artistic range. New in 2008
- ‘The Villages of Door County’
Collection.
Open noon-5pm Wed. through Sat.
and by appointment.
Rob Williams Studio/Gallery
753 Isle View Rd
920-854-9823
Travel north to the tip of the
thumb to see Rob and Shirl
Williams new studio/gallery
nestled among the birches near
Gills Rock. Rob uses vivid color
and an impressionistic style to
create unique oil paintings of Door
County landscapes and shorelines,
plus dramatic still lifes and figures.
Call for hours.
Silver Poplar Studio
www.silverpoplar.com
1519 Door Bluff Road
920-854-2106
Featuring the unpredictable fine
art of Jim Maronek, along with a
few carpets for sale on the side,
in a 150-year-old log gallery, part
of the spectacular barn, Ellison
Wonderland, set in award-winning
gardens on a Russian estate. Ask
about his stage designs for this
season at The Peninsula Players
and American Folklore Theatre.
June through mid-October, open
Fridays and Saturdays 1-4pm or by
appointment or destiny.
Simmons Studio/Gallery
www.waynesimmonsart.com
1375 County ZZ
920-854-9469
Wayne Simmons has been an
artist most of his life. Sporting Art,
portraits of people, people and
their pets, wildlife, Door County
landscapes and still-life all have
their place in his art, but it’s his
dogs and their antics afield that
offer recurring themes throughout
his work. He can be reached
at wsimmonsad@aol.com, or
you can visit his web site: www.
waynesimmonsart.com.
Call for hours.
T. Ashwell’s
www.tashwells.com
11976 Mink River Road
920-854-4306
Daniel Anderson’s photography
is now showing. He has
photographed widely throughout
the American West, England,
Scotland and Ireland. His work
is primarily concerned with the
natural scene and his camera has
captured both the high drama
of storms and vast panoramas as
well as the delicacy of the intimate
detail of the American Landscape.
Call for reservations.
The Clearing
www.theclearing.org
12171 Garrett Bay Road
920-854-4088
The Clearing is a “folk school”
for adults, founded in 1935 by
landscape architect, Jens Jensen.
The Clearing offers a wide variety
of classes in the arts, humanities
and natural sciences, ranging
from one-day workshops to
week-long resident classes on The
Clearing’s historic campus. A new
interpretive display in the Visitor
Center tells the story of Jensen and
The Clearing.
Visitor Center and Bookstore are
open year-round on week days from
8am-4pm, and on Saturday and
Sunday from noon-4pm from May
through October.
Turtle Ridge
www.turtleridgegallery.com
11736 Mink River Road
920-854-4839
Visit www.turtleridgegallery.
com or our blog www.
turtleridgegallery/turtletracks for
updates.
Fine leather goods with unique
designs embossed and hand-
painted are engineered in the
studio, complimented by paintings
and prints on silk by owner Mary
Ellen Sisulak. Known nationwide,
Turtle Ridge has been open since
1986. The gallery is surrounded by
a garden and next to the Nature
Conservancy, which are endless
inspiration to Mary Ellen and
visitors alike. Other works shown
include mirrors, pillows, scarves
and shawls. Also featuring jewelry,
baskets and gifts by other selected
artists.
Open Saturday 11am-4pm, as well
as other times during the week (call
for hours); closed on Sunday.
EPHRAIM
Anderson House Workbench
Water St. & Anderson Lane
920-854-4142
Listed on the National Register
of Historic Places, Anderson
House is a dramatic setting for
an ecclectic blend of goods.
Browse through seven rooms and
discover treasures from American
artists and global merchandise,
including many fair trade artists
and craftsman. Featuring the art of
Ephraim artist Charles Peterson.
Call for hours.
Balistreri Fine Art Gallery
www.jabfineart.com
9727 Maple Grove Rd
920-854-9700
John A. Balistreri welcomes you
with his latest Door County
creations. Working in oils and
digital media John captures the
beauty and poetry of Door County.
Limited edition giclees, prints
and greeting cards are available
featuring John’s work.
Call for hours.
BDH Studio
www.bluedolphinhouse.com
10320 N Water St
920-854-4113
BDH Studio, an eclectic collection
of fine arts and crafts from Door
County and the USA, is in the
gardens of Blue Dolphin House.
Contemporary oils, ceramics,
watercolors, fibers, metalwork,
jewelry, mixed media and glass
are among the many mediums
displayed in this cozy log cabin in
the pines. Chosen as one of the
Top 25 Retailers of American Crafts
in 2006 by Niche Magazine and
the Top 100 in 2003 and 2005.
Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday
from 10am-4pm in January and
February.
Carats & Karats
Water St.
920-854-5334
Closed for the season.
Celeste Wegman Interiors
www.celestewegmaninteriors.com
3064 Church St
920-854-7522
Celeste Wegman Interiors is both
an interior design studio and home
furnishings and accessories store.
Displayed throughout the historic
two-story cottage-style building
is a variety of art. Check out the
reasonably priced coastal and rural
landscapes. Some of the botanicals
are surrounded by stunning
mirrored frames; others have
painted green frames. Also, discover
pretty blue and white pottery,
charming decoys, decorative wood
signs and much more.
Open 10am-5pm Monday through
Friday.
City Farmer
www.cityfarmerdc.com
10432 HWY 42
920-854-7501
City Farmer was picked the best
by Door County Magazine readers.
Don’t miss the shop’s garden
room, filled with outdoor décor
like statues and pots. Meander
outdoors to the courtyard garden
and hear the bubbling pond while
browsing colorful mushrooms,
locally made birdhouses from
reclaimed materials and more.
Back inside, see the drool-worthy
arty furniture, linens and more in
an intriguing historic barn.
Open 10am-5pm Thursday through
Saturday and Monday; open 10am-
4pm on Sunday; and closed Tuesday
and Wednesday.
De Witt Jewelry
3054 Church St
920-854-4610
Closed for the season.
Ephraim Clayworks
www.ephraimclayworks.com
9922 Water Street
920-854-4410
Closed for the season.
Fine Line Classics by David Hatch
www.finelineclassicsbydavidhatch.
com
10374 Hwy 42
920-854-9114
A designer and builder of
handcrafted furniture since 1981,
David Hatch is recognized for his
use of beautiful materials and
unique designs. The working
studio/showroom full of finished
pieces as well as works in progress
is located on Ephraim’s north end.
Specializing in custom furniture
and cabinetry.
Open daily 10am-6pm.
Fine Line Designs Gallery and
Sculpture Garden
www.finelinedesignsgallery.com
10376 Hwy. 42
920-854-4343
Fine Line Designs Gallery features
original paintings, sculpture,
custom wood furnishings, along
with stone, metal, wood and glass
sculpture and fiber art deep in
color and texture. Unique, original
gifts and collectible artwork are
found indoors and out by more
than 80 renowned artists.
Open Friday through Sunday 10am-
4pm or by appointment.
Francis Hardy Gallery
www.thehardy.org
Anderson Dock
920-854-5535
Closed for the season.
George Burr Gallery
www.georgeburrgallery.com
10325 Hwy 42
920-854-7877
As an artist in residence, George
works in pastels featuring peaceful
sunsets, landscapes and birds.
Originals and prints available framed
and unframed. Local artists are
displayed in a variety of mediums.
Pottery both decorative and
functional along with Chris Ohman’s
acrylics. Come and enjoy this fine art
with its simply breathtaking touch.
Artist works on site.
Call for hours.
Hanseatic Art Gallery
3060 Hwy Q
920-854-4312
36444
Closed for the season. The gallery
will re-open Memorial Day Weekend
of 2010.
Lardiere Gallery and Studio
Hwy 42 & Hidden Spring Road
920-854-1885
Closed for the season.
Paint Box Gallery
www.paintboxgallerydoorcounty.
com
10426 Highway 42
920-854-4435
The Paint Box offers a complete
line of artist’s supplies and custom
picture framing. Original artwork
featuring original Miniature Art by
nearly 100 artists.
Open daily 10am-4pm.
PKJ Designs & Michael Beaster
Functional Art Furniture
10000 Pioneer Lane
920-854-9229
Celebrating their 26th Door County
season! PKJ Designs features original
fine art jewelry mixing four different
colors of 14 karat gold and sterling
silver. Portraying the beauty and
spirit of Door County and available
only from the artist. Michael Beaster
Functional Art Furniture expands
tradition using unique designs with
neon, illuminated marbles, and
more. A step beyond art deco. Also,
neon sculpture by Jeff Coan and
paintings by Marcia Nickols.
Open Saturdays by chance or
appointment.
Prairie Garden Rug Hooking
Studio and School
2854 Shannon Square
920-854-2555
Specializing in hook rug
instruction and supplies. Located
behind the Summer Kitchen in
Ephraim. Offering private lessons
and workshops, using quality
custom dyed materials.
Open Fridays from 10am-4pm or
other times by appointment.
Rebmann Gallery
9767 Hwy 42
920-854-9636
Featuring vibrant pastel paintings
by Ginny Rebmann. The gallery
and Park Hill studio are chamingly
set in the Rebmann’s historic Door
County home. Subjects include
Door County landscapes, floral still
life, and portraits of children and
pets. Commissions are welcome.
Call for hours.
Red Door Gallery
www.reddoorgallery.com
3050 Cedar St.
920-854-9812
Located in the heart of Ephraim’s
historic district, is the Red Door
Gallery and Studio of Landscape
artist, L. H. LaMont. Sweeping
panoramic oils capture views that
make Door County memorable as
well as paintings featuring some of
the magical hidden places missed
by many. Additionally, you will find
a wide selection of intricate pen &
ink drawings of Door County and
the Cotswolds area of England.
Open Thursday through Saturday,
10am-5pm and by chance. The artist
is always working in residence and
welcomes your visit.
Rustic Fish Gallery
www.rusticfishgallery.com
10347 N. Water Street
920-421-3525
Closed for the winter. Reopening
April 29 for the 2010 season.
Scrimshanders
www.scrimshanders.com
10353 N. Water St
920-854-5407
Closed for the season.
Toe Path Studio/Gallery
www.toepathstudio.com
3014 Anderson Lane
920-854-5390
Franne Dickinson exhibits her
acrylic, oil, and pastel paintings
in her scenic studio. Her subject
matter includes vibrant, post-
impressionistic floral, still life,
figurative, and landscape
paintings. Featuring a recent
women’s series.
Saturday 1-4pm.
Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Door County
www.uufdc.org
10341 Water St. (just south of the
Shops of Green Gable)
920-839-2606
Phil Hansotia will show his varied
paintings through February 4.
UUF permanent collection
includes fiber artist Wendy
Carpenter, watercolorist Jean
Crane, calligrapher Jane Delcarson,
wood sculpture by Angela Lensch,
and bronze sculpture by Louis
Smolak. Each month the UU
gallery features a new artist.
Open Sundays after service, 11am-
12:30pm and Mondays 1-3pm.
ART & GALLERIES
Windflower Gallery & Gifts
Green Gable Shops, 10347 Hwy 42
920-854-5717
Featuring Daniel Anderson original
photography and Ephraim Faince
Pottery.
Wednesday - Saturday 10am-4pm.
Zabler Design Jewelers
www.zablerdesign.com
9906 Water Street
920-854-4801
Closed for the season.
FISH CREEK
Artful Artisan
www.artfulartisan.com
Settlement Shops, 9106 Highway 42
920-868-9222
Currently featuring delicious,
cuddly handwoven scarves for the
holidays.
Gallery includes one-of-a-kind
handwoven rugs, mats, and
snowshoe tapestries by Barbara
Knupper, as well as an array of
handmade earrings in silver and
gold. Weaving in progress most
days.
Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Other days by arrangement or by
chance.
Blue Horse Bistro & Espresso
www.bluehorsebistro.com
4158 Main Street
920-868-1471
Downtown Fish Creek next to
Paul David Fine Jewelry, Blue
Horse Bistro offers a full-service
espresso bar, smoothie bar, Rishi
teas, and made-to-order panini
grilled sandwiches. Rotating artists
exhibits.
Open 7 am-5pm everyday.
Bluff House Studio
9049 Gibraltar Bluff Rd
920-868-2882
In a working/studio gallery, on a
bluff bordering the Bay of Green
Bay, just south of Fish Creek, Nancy
Sargent exhibits her colorful
acrylic paintings which will
brighten your dampest day.
Open Fridays and Saturdays from
1-4pm, May through October;
off season by appointment or by
chance.
Connie Glowacki Gallery
www.connie-glowacki.com
Top of the Hill Shops, Hwy. 42 and
Cty. F, unit B23
608-774-4737
Closed for the season.
Cottage Row Framing & Gallery
9197 Highway 42
920-868-2626
Located 1/2 mile south of Fish
Creek in the big red barn at
Orchard Country. The gallery
features artwork by Jack Anderson,
Kay McKinley Arneson, Bridget
Austin, Michael Bond, Jim Davel,
Marianne Diekman, Kathy Glasnap,
Mary Johnson, June Maeder,
Charles L. Peterson and Mark
VanderVinne. Custom framing by
Anne & Myron Rogers.
Open Friday & Saturday 10am-4pm
and Sunday 11am-3pm.
Edgewood Orchard Galleries
www.edgewoodorchard.com
4140 Peninsula Players Road
920-868-3579
Closed for the season.
Ekholm Gallery
www.ekholmgallery.com
3913 Little Spring Rd
920-868-4144
Contemporary Impressionistic
paintings – a colorful, bold,
collection of large scale works and
small paintings. One block south
of the Top of the Hill Shops, turn
left, 3913 Little Spring Rd., Fish
Creek.
Open daily; closed Tuesday.
Emmett Johns Gallery
9100 Hwy 42
920-868-3880
Closed for the season.
Gallery of Gold
www.karlsgalleryofgold.com
4091 Main St
920-868-9020
Visit a goldsmith’s working
studio housed in a 100+ year old
schoolhouse. Resident artist Karl
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Stubenvoll has designed and made
all of the rings and pendants on
display. Clean, flowing lines and
meticulous carving make these
designs both elegant and wearable.
Call for hours or an appointment.
Gallery of the Door County Art
League
www.doorcountyartleague.org
Top of the Hill Shops, Hwy. 42 and
Cty. F
920-868-2288 or 920-559-7530
Closed for the season.
Gloria Hardiman Designer/
Weaver - Maple Grove Gallery
9098 County F
920-839-2693
Closed for the season.
Great Northern By Design
9106 Hwy 42, Settlemement Shops
920-868-4135
A cozy post and beam home
interiors shop featuring original
art: paintings by Kathleen Nelson
and William Gram; pottery by
Bruce Grimes; enamels by Cam
and Tara Mackintosh; handmade
furniture by Greg Aanes; also Italian
ceramics, french linens and more.
Open Friday, Saturday and Monday
mornings during winter.
Guenzel Gallery
www.peninsulaartschool.com
3906 County Road F
920.868.3455
The Gallery Salon will close with a
party on Jan. 23, 6-9pm. The SOUP!
Project will culminate on Feb. 6,
11am-3pm, where $15 donations
provide participants a handmade
bowl and soup buffet.
Located within the landmark
facilities of the Peninsula School of
Art, the Guenzel Gallery is set in a
distinctive round barn, featuring
innovative exhibits in all media
by Door County, regional, and
national artists.
Monday through Saturday 9am-
5pm. Closed Sunday.
Hands On Art Studio
www.handsonartstudio.com
1-3/4 miles east of Highway. 42 on
Peninsula Players Rd.
920-868-9311
At Hands On Art Studio, your
entire family can create their own
unique artwork, from painted
ceramics, glass, metal, and wood
to painted metal sculptures and
t-shirts. Friendly one-on-one
attention makes sure it’s fun and
easy for everyone. Express yourself
at the big “Art Barn”! Join us Friday
evenings for our renowned rock
and roll adult night (must be 21
or older).
Open 10am-5pm Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. Adult Nights on Fridays
6:30-10pm.
Hide Side Corner Store
www.HideSide.com
9413 Hwy. 42
920-868-2333
Hide Side Corner Store, located
in downtown Fish Creek, is an
exciting store featuring onyx
sculptures, exotic woodcarvings,
handmade pottery, exquisite art
glass pieces, designer jewelry and
collector knives. Also showcased
are unique antler art sculptures
and other specialty furniture items.
Kaleidoscope artistry for indoor
and outdoor displays plus other
designer yard art are very original
and exotic.
Daily 9am-5pm.
Interfibers Design Gallery
www.interfibers.com
County F, 2 miles east of Highway 42
920-868-3580
Featured artists include: Daryl
Asbury, oil painting that tends
towards dreamy sentimentality
of interactions with nature; Isabel
Beaudoin, broad array of media
with an eclectic vision that spans
over 70 years; Wendy Carpenter,
3D mix media fiber woven
wall-sculptures that express a
connection to nature through
form, color and tactile material;
and Ruth Philipon, mix media
with painted imagery and found-
objects that relate to her travels
and cultural research.
Open May-October, 10am-5pm,
off-season by appointment.
J. Jeffrey Taylor Jewelry Fine Art
www.jjeffreytaylor.com
4175 Main Street
920-868-3033
Contemporary jewelry designs
in gold, platinum and sterling
silver, set with diamonds and
precious gems. Our gallery offers
an exceptional selection of multi-
media fine art, photography,
sculpture and art glass.
Open Friday and Saturday 10am-
5pm; Sunday 10am-4pm.
Kathy Glasnap Gallery
www.glasnapgallery.com
8873 County Road A
920-839-2110
A little gallery in the woods,
featuring work by Kathy Glasnap,
whose work consists of original
watercolors and acrylics. Her
subject matter includes Door
County scenes, lighthouses,
buildings and landscapes. Glasnap
has signed and numbered prints
and giclees, notecards, as well as
Christmas cards, which she paints
for Pumpernickel Press featuring
“Fred” the cardinal. Frequently,
the artist will be painting in the
studio. Located 3/4 of a mile south
of The Greenwood Supper Club on
County Rd. A.
Open Monday through Saturday
1–5pm and Sunday 1-4pm.
Link Gallery
3942 Hwy. 42
920-868-2728
The Link Exhibition area is the
connecting corridor between
the Gibraltar School and the
Door Community Auditorium. It
was created to provide a space
for exhibits that explore ideas in
the humanities, the creative arts,
history, the sciences, the world
around us and the world beyond.
The Link is a place that promotes
learning and understanding
among students, staff, our local
community and the many people
who visit Door County.
Open Monday-Friday from 10am-
3pm; show days 11am-3pm; and
during every performance.
Mr. Helsinki
www.mrhelsinki.com
4164 Hwy 42
920-868-9898
Rotating artist exhibits on display
in this restaurant and wine bar.
Call for hours.
Oilerie – Fish Creek
4083 Main Street
920-868-1561
Enjoy the works of two wonderful
artists while sampling Oilerie’s
outstanding selection of Extra
Virgin Olive Oils and aged Balsamic
Vinegars. Oilerie features the
lively, colorful and contemporary
multi-medium paintings of artist
Christine Kiel as well as the scenic
photography of Nita Herreman
who has an exceptionally grand
ability to capture the timeless
beauty of Door County through
the camera’s lens. Oilerie is the
largest single store retailer of extra
virgin olive oil in America and is
open year-round.
Open 10am-5pm daily.
Patty Degenhardt Studio/
Gallery
www.pattydegenhardt.com
3791 Gibraltar Road
920.868.5039
Just down the road from the
YMCA. Patty does figurative and
abstract bronze sculptures, mixed
media paintings, ceramics and
unique wooden tables. Whatever
idea the day brings, there is metal,
clay, paint or wood to bring it into
the visual realm.
Open Thursday through Monday
10am-4pm, Sundays 12-4pm or by
appointment.
Paul David Fine Jewelry
www.pauldavidfinejewelry.com
4158 Main St
920-868-9993
Paul David features uniquely
contemporary designs in its
own beautiful jewelry, largely
designed by Door County native
Paul David Krause (high-quality
diamonds and a wide variety of
gems presented in gold, silver
& platinum settings – a deep
selection of rings, slides, bracelets,
and 14k gold charms). Check
out the amazing collection of
glass pieces originating from
Czechoslovakia and the fine
porcelain from Jingdezhen, China,
with whom Door County has a
Sister City agreement.
Call for hours.
Potters Wheel Gallery
3906 Gibraltar Road
920-868-3371
Closed for the season.
Santa Fe Shop
www.santefeshop.com
4147 Main St.
920.868.4300
Featuring a wide variety of jewelry,
pottery, ceramics and weavings
from New Mexico, Nicaragua and
Mexico. Exclusive representation
of Sergio Bustamante jewelry and
American West purses. Also a wide
selection of pottery from Mata
Ortiz.
Open Friday through Sunday in
November.
The Cookery Restaurant & Wine
Bar
www.cookeryfishcreek.com
4135 Main Street/Highway 42
920-868-3634
Closed for the season.
The Peninsula Bookman
www.doorcountybookstore.com
4083 Highway 42
920-868-1467
The Peninsula Bookman is a
new, used, and rare bookstore
located in downtown Fish Creek.
Budelman’s exhibit, “Old Paper:
New Works in Collage” is hoped
to be the beginning of a series of
shows focused on book and paper
arts.
TR Pottery
www.TRPottery.com
4133 Main St
920-868-1024
Watch as owners Tony and
Renee Gebauer create attractive,
affordable, and functional
pottery on site in their working
studio and gallery on Main Street
in downtown Fish Creek. Their
work focuses on traditional
forms: pitchers, bowls, mugs,
platters, vases, candle holders
and many other shapes. Also
featured in the gallery are
one-of-a-kind wood-fired pots,
custom-made dinnerware sets,
and art work in a variety of
media.
Open most Saturdays.
Weathergate Gallery
2490 Maple Grove Rd.
920-839-2596
Celebrating over 30 years,
Weathergate resembles a Danish
farmstead, with a historic barn
renovated into a charming
gallery. It provides the studio and
summer residence for painter and
weaver Doris Petersen/Prenzler.
The gallery features watercolors
reflecting the quiet beauty of
Door County, hand sculpted birds
and creative weavings, as well as
pottery, hand-woven baskets, and
Danish Candleholders to enhance
your home decor.
Call for hours.
White Rose Healing Arts Studio
www.artofhealingintuition.com
9281 Maple Grove Road
920-421-2344
Mystical Originals. Mesmerizing,
enlightening, transformational
fractal portal energy artwork by
professional higher psychic healer
artist, Gale Ritchey. Her working
studio/ashram is configured as
a small chapel in honoring the
Divine (White Rose). Call for
commissions or healing intuition
sessions.
Open Saturdays, 11am-4pm, or by
appointment.
GILLS ROCK
Door County Maritime Museum
& Lighthouse Preservation
Society
www.dcmm.org
12724 Wisconsin Bay Road
920-854-1844
Closed for the season.
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Farm Studio Rag Rugs Plus
On the Dock in Gills Rock
Closed for the season.
Gallery Ten Coffee and Gills Rock
Rental
www.galleryten.com
12625 Hwy. 42
920-854-9907
Under new ownership!
Open 8am-5pm seven days a week.
JACKSONPORT
Jacksonport Craft Cottage
www.jacksonportcraftcottage.com
6275 Hwy 57
920-823-2288
The Jacksonport Craft Cottage,
open since 1984, features Door
County’s premier collection of
Amish Quilts, Fine Arts & Crafts
and includes the work of over 125
artists. The restored 1860s era log
home features Amish furniture,
quilts, wall hangings, rugs, etc.
The shop specializes in lighthouse
pottery, gifts and a gallery with the
work of artists Kari Anderson, Ken
& Pat Klitzman, Audrey Off, Marion
Orlock, Richard Delcarson, Bridget
Matzke, Sandra Pierre, Sr. Clarice
Steinfeldt and Gail Ring.
Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9am-5pm through April.
La Mere House Antiques
Hwy. 57
920.823.2150
Exhibiting a collection of antiques
and folk art, featuring paintings by
James Ingwersen.
Martinez Studio
www.martinezstudio.com
5877 Hwy. 57
920-823-2154
A destination since 1994, the
studio/gallery features hand-
woven contemporary and
traditional tapestries by master
weaver Wence Martinez, each
produced with hand-spun, hand-
dyed wool. A Zapotec Indian from
Oaxaca, Mexico, Wence also is a
black-and-white photographer.
Fellow resident artist Sandra
Martinez incorporates her
signature ethnographic figures
and glyphs into one-off appliqué
handbags, blockprinted scarves,
rug designs and paintings.
Open daily 10am-5pm; closing for
the season on Nov. 17.
Town Hall Bakery
www.townhallbakery.com
6225 Hwy. 57
920-823-2116
Closed for the season.
Whitefish Bay Farm Gallery
www.whitefishbayfarm.com
3831 Clark Rd., off Hwy 57, near
Whitefish Dunes State Park
920-743-1560
Closed for the season.
JUDDVILLE
Juddville Clay Studio Gallery
http://www.tonystaroska.com/ts/
TonyéStaroska.html
8496 Highway 42
920-868-2021
Closed for the season.
Pangaea Gallery
www.pangaeagallery.com
3992 Juddville Road
920-868-1719
Closed for the season.
KEWAUNEE
Barnsite Art Studio & Gallery
www.BarnsiteArtStudio.com
109 Duvall Street
920-388-4391
Located in a restored lower level
of a turn-of-the-century barn, the
Barnsite Art Studio and Gallery
welcomes you to month long
exhibitions from regional artists, an
annual two month National Juried
Fine Arts Exhibition and one man
shows featuring Internationally
recognized artists. In addition, the
Studio offers over 60 fine art classes
per year and a new, 1500 sq. ft. fine
art materials store.
Open daily 10am-5pm.
29
SISTER BAY Corner of the Past
Corner of Country Lane, Fieldcrest
Road and Highway 57
Alaniz Stonehouse Gallery
920-854-9242
11537 Hwy 42, between Sister Bay
Closed for the season.
and Ellison Bay
920-854-5106
Domicile
Located in a picturesque, old stone
10592 Highway 57
house between Sister Bay and
920-854-9005
Ellison Bay, Alaniz Gallery features
Closed for the season.
the work of Door County artist,
Arnold Alaniz. New this season is
Earth Art Studio
an extensive selection of antiques:
www.earthartstudio.net
American Cut Glass, Imari
porcelains, silver and furniture.
10678 N. Bayshore Dr.
920-854-1912
Call for hours.
In the heart of downtown Sister
Bay, in the Cedar Shops, Earth Art
Base Camp Coffee Bar
Studio features quality fine crafts
www.ecologysports.com
for your home and garden. Our
10904 Highway 42
fine craft boutique gallery features
920-854-5724
clay art and tiles by local artist
Art and poetry by Don Howard
Pamela Banker, stoneware pottery,
will be on display from Nov. 22
garden art, fused and blown
through mid-Jan.
glass, whimsical metal sculpture,
Base Camp Coffee Bar offers a full-
handcrafted jewelry, and other
service espresso bar, teas, scones,
unique artisan created finds you
muffins and more.
won’t see anywhere else in Door
Open 7:30 am daily.
County. We invite you to stop in!
Open by appointment, call
Blue Willow Shop
920.854.2854.
www.chelseabluewillow.com
10002 HWY 57
Frykman Studio Gallery
920-854-4828
http://www.FrykmanGallery.com/
Set in a 150 yr. old log stable,
2566 S. Bayshore Dr.
features originals and prints by
920-854-7351
Kari Anderson. A large selection
Gallery features whimsical hand-
of lamps, wall art, linens, and
carved wood carvings by master
pottery along with antique enamel
carver David Frykman, Door
ware, bread bins, baskets, blue
County nature photography
willow staffordshire pottery circa
by Heather Harle Frykman and
1820-1920. A stop is not complete
Lucas Frykman, and pottery and
without a visit to the antique
sculpture by Steve Jorgenson.
teddy bear house, which changes
Open Saturday 10am-5pm or by
with each season.
appointment.
Call for hours.
Hartmann Sign Studio and Art
Bonnie Paruch Studio
Gallery
www.bonnieparuchfineart.com
www.hexsignsdc.com
11249 HWY ZZ
10673 Sumac Lane
920-421-1616
920-854-5378
Take a look at the artistic process
Visit or call Carol to see her
as Bonnie Paruch paints in her
collection of custom made Hex
new prairie studio. Bonnie is
signs which are very colorful and
an award winning signature
imaginative. Have one made
member of the Pastel Society
for you. Call Ralph if you need a
of America. Her expressive and
commercial sign or residential for
vibrant oil and pastel paintings
panels, trucks, or sandblasted. He
have been featured in many
has served the public since 1970.
national and international
Open 10am-3pm year round.
publications including; American
Artist Magazine, International
Hudson Road Trading Company
Artist Magazine and Southwest
www.hudsonroad.com
Art Magazine. Come and enjoy
10635C N. Bay Shore DR.
the paintings on display and in
920-854-9595
process.
Explore unique gifts, home
Open by appointment.
accessory items and artwork
from local and American artists.
Champeau’s Pioneer Gallery
Featuring Celtic, gemstone, pearls
632 South Bayshore Drive
styles and artisan created jewelry.
920-854-2770
Located in Village Exchange
Featuring Door County scenes,
building next to On Deck.
florals, still-life and portraits by
Open 10am-6pm Sunday through
local and regional award-winning
Thursday and 10am-8pm Friday and
artists. A fine assortment of
Saturday.
original lithographs, etchings,
oil paintings, pastels, and
Ingwersen Studio Gallery
watercolors. Also on display is
2029 Old Stage Road
a beautiful offering of Native
920-854-4072
American jewelry and assorted
Closed for the season.
gifts.
Open daily mid-May through
Jim Leatham’s Door Images
October.
Studio/Gallery
www.PenPAP.com
Chaudoir Glass
2366 Log Cabin Lane
10130 Old Stage Lane
920-854-4008
920-854-4825
Located off Orchard Road
Original stained glass and
between County Q and Old
fused glass art for the home,
Stage Road, Door Images Studio/
commercial or religious settings.
Gallery features landscape
Large selection of fused glass
oil and acrylic paintings in
jewelry. Offering private lessons
Representational, Impressionistic,
or group workshops. Additional
and Expressionistic styles.
glass services include etching,
Over sixty studio and plein air
sandblasting, tempering, hole
paintings of familiar Door County
drilling, children’s workshops and
scenes from towns, harbors,
picture framing.
and marinas to farmers fields,
Open Mon., Wed., and Fri. from
lighthouses, rocky bluffs, and old
noon-5pm or by appointment. Open
studio for stained glass workers on
fishing docks.
Open daily from 10am-4pm or
Thursdays, 1-4pm. Call for details.
by appointment. Call or email
jleatham@dcwis.com.
Chelsea Antiques
www.chelseabluewillow.com
Judi Nelson Studio
10002 Hwy 57
1940 Scandia Lane
920-854-4828
920-854-5910
Yearly trips to England and France
Closed for the season; however,
bring back a fine selection of
the artist accepts commissions
wardrobes, sideboards, tables
and chairs, desks, pottery, etc.
year round. Call 920.915.0046 for
appointments or questions.
Also a large selection of new
lamps, pictures, linens, and
K. Allen Gallery
home decor for every room in a
http://www.kallengallery.com/
home or cottage are displayed
2571 County Q (Corner of County Q
in a 1910 Dairy Barn. A lovely
and Highway 57)
garden to explore completes the
920-854-4100
experience.
Closed for the season.
Call for hours.
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Mill Road Gallery
www.millroadgallery.com
2328 Mill Rd
920-854-4416
Celebrating our 36th year. With
water gardens in back, the gallery
shows Brigitte’s paintings in
oil of Door County landscapes,
tropical scenes, pastel portraiture,
and black and white drawings.
Please come and see “Brigitte’s
windows.” Tom does experiments
with mixed media in abstracted
realism of wildlife and indian
images. Originals, prints, giclees
are offered. Artist usually working
in gallery.
Fri-Sun 10am-5pm, Mon-Thur by
chance.
Pipka’s of Door County
www.pipkasofdoorcounty.com
2340 Mill Road
920-854-4392
Sister Bay artist Pipka Ulvilden
offers her nationally known,
award-winning Santa, Angel, and
Madonna collectible figurines.
The Museum Room showcases
all 15 years of her work. Shop the
2009 Collection and the many
Retired pieces that are available.
Original art, handmade jewelry,
unique gifts and more…all in an
enchanted cottage. Come by for
coffee and cake!
Open daily 10am-5pm May through
December. Call for winter hours.
Points North LTD
www.pointsnorth.net
10659 N. Bay Shore Drive
920-854-1811
Closed for the season. Watch for our
grand re-opening in spring!
Sylvercroft Studio
1848 Hwy ZZ (2 mi. east of Sister Bay)
920-854-2789
Gallery and working studio of
silversmith, Sylvia Youell, showing
her elegant, original silver jewelry.
Invest in truly portable original
art work. Free demonstrations
of metals techniques 1-3pm
Thursdays.
Open by appointment until
Christmas.
The Dragonfly Gallery and
Gardens
10339 S. Hwy 57
920.854.9900
Closed for the season.
Waters Gallery
www.kimwatersart.net
2263 Water’s End Road
920-854-9808
Showcasing the photography and
distinctive graphic art of Tim Erskine
and the irresistible and fantastical
illustrations of internationally
known artist Kim Waters.
Noon-5pm Friday through Sunday
and by appointment.
STURGEON BAY
Acme Bead Company
www.acmebeadcompamy.com
41 W. Maple
920-743-2877
Sweet Shop on Sturgeon Bay’s
West Side. We feature handmade,
one-of-a-kind lampwork “Acme”
beads made right here. Neon
Artwork adorning our walls
are created on premises. Huge
selection of beads, books,
tools and supplies. Will open
daily starting this spring. We
offer Beading Classes, Birthday
Parties and Original Kits. Call
for information or to get on our
mailing list.
Call for hours.
Artists Guild
www.artistsguildonline.com
117 N. 3rd Ave
920-743-9900
Your friendly Door County source
for fine art supplies in downtown
Sturgeon Bay. Offering classes for
youth and adults, check the class
schedule on our website.
Open Mon. through Sat. 9am-6pm,
Sun. 1-4pm.
Audrey M. Off Gallery & Framery
www.doorcountyart.com
40 N. 3rd Ave
920-743-2259
A Door County Native, Audrey Off
creates unique images of her favorite
sites. If you share her love of Door
County, you’ll enjoy her paintings of
landmarks and landscapes. Audrey
also offers expert custom framing,
with over 20 years experience,
specializing in hand-painted mats
and needle art. Free consultation for
selecting art and framing to suit your
individual needs.
Open year-round; Mon. through Fri.,
9:30am-5:30pm; Sat., 10am-4pm.
Bosman Studio Gallery
www.bosmangallery.com
512 S. Oxford Ave.
920-743-7630
Award-winning oil and pastel
landscapes filled with light and
color. Prints and note cards
available. Gallery also features oils
and watercolors by Aaron Holland
and pastels by Dianne Saron. Hwy
42/57 north, turn left at Neenah
Ave; turn right on Oxford Ave.
Open by appointment only.
DC Brew of Door County
116 S. Madison Ave
920-818-0115
The artwork of Sturgeon Bay
photographer Ben Konarzewski
will be on display at DC Brew for
an indefinite period. Konarzewski’s
photography captures the
fascinating and intriguing world in
all its facets.
DC Brew & Gallery offers a wide
variety of coffees and beverages,
sandwiches, paninis, wraps,
breakfast and pastry.
Open Monday through Saturday
7am-6pm.
Door County Historical Museum
18 N 4th Ave
920-743-5809
This museum showcases all
aspects of Door County’s unique
history. The beautiful and
educational exhibits take you
on the journey from the earliest
settlers onward. Learn about ice-
making, stone quarries, cherry
orchards, fish boils, early tourism,
farming and so much more. Videos
and a “Hands-On” table enhance
the experience.
Open daily May 1 through October
31. 10am-4:30pm.
Door County Maritime Museum
& Lighthouse Preservation
Society
www.dcmm.org
120 N. Madison Street
920-743-5958
Founded in 1969 by a group of
commercial fisherman in Gills
Rock, the Door County Maritime
Museum opened its doors to the
public at the Gills Rock facility. The
following year a second museum
opened in Sturgeon Bay and a
state of the art 20,000 square
foot facility opened in 1995. The
Cana Island Lighthouse has been
operated by the Museum since
1971. In addition to the displays
and exhibits at each Museum
location, educational outreach
takes the form of special events
held throughout the year.
Open daily 10am-5pm through
Memorial Day.
Essence Gallery and Gifts
107 N. 1st Avenue
920.746.0700
Essence Gallery and Gifts is located
in the lobby of the Stone Harbor
Resort and Conference Center on
the waterfront in Sturgeon Bay.
Artists include Kari Anderson, Al
Anderson, Mike Freeman, Cheryl
Bishop, Sandra Peterson, and
Jaemy. The gallery has a different
featured artist’s work every month.
The gallery is open all year round
Friday 4-6pm, Saturday 10am-4pm,
Sunday 8:30am-noon.
g42 (Gallery 42) gallery and gifts
www.galleryfortytwo.com
262 Michigan St., Gallery 1
920-785-1123
“Story Starters” – 20 provocative
paintings by Tim Nyberg with
writings by local authors.
Also on display selected abstracts
and whimsical paintings,
sculptures by George Ouimette
and John Turula. Now located in
historic downtown Sturgeon Bay
in the Fairfield Building. Online
gallery at GalleryFortyTwo.com
Saturdays noon to 5pm and by
chance and appointment - call 920-
785-1123 as little as 15 minutes in
advance and we’ll open for you!
Gold and Silver Creations
www.goldandsilvercreations.com
742 Jefferson St
920-743-2570
Since 1981. You are the focus
from gemstone selection through
design. Gallery is housed in a
Victorian home circa the late
1800’s. Relax and discover
jewelry unlike any other in an
environment rich with creativity
and welcome. An array of styles to
suit any taste and price spectrum.
Open Tuesday through Saturday
10am-5pm.
Green Path Studio & Gallery
4766 Bluff Drive
920.743.2983
Located in a unique Door County
setting, the gallery features
the works of Kerry Milligan and
friends. Encompassing a variety of
medium, on display are portraits,
landscapes and surprises.
Open Friday through Monday
1-5pm or by appointment.
Gwendolyn’s
44 N. Third Ave.
920-743-0662
Jewelry created from many
elements, including 14k gold,
sterling silver and other metals.
Many pieces include diamonds
and gemstones. Artwork, blown
and stained glass and gifts are all
offered with both good design
and affordability in mind. Stop
and see an outstanding collection
of exquisite designer jewelry by
award-winning artists.
Open all year.
Hope Church Gallery
141 S 12th Ave
920-743-2701
January will feature abstract oil
paintings by Margaret Lockwood,
and February will highlight oils by
Archelle “Buttons” Wolst.
Open Monday through Friday 9am-
1pm and Sunday 9am-2pm.
Inn at Cedar Crossing
www.innatcedarcrossing.com
336 Louisiana Street
920-743-4200
A rotating display of artwork by
major regional artists. The Inn
at Cedar Crossing features fine
contemporary artwork in an
elegant dining atmosphere.
Open daily 7am-9pm.
Kick Coffee
148 N. 3rd Ave
920-746-1122
Recent paintings by Sturgeon
Bay painter Faith Frykman will be
exhibited through February.
Kick Coffee features changing
exhibits from local artists. Past
artists have included Christine
Nesheim, Susan Riddle, and
Lazlo Szakala. Kick Coffee is open
year-round and serves coffee,
sandwiches, smoothies and more!
Call for hours.
Lost Moth Gallery
www.jeannekuhns.com
5199 Townline Rd.
920-495-2928
Featuring new sculptures by
Maureen McGrath.
Located one mile south of
Carlsville on the corner of
Townline and Mathey Roads, Lost
Moth Gallery showcases acrylic
paintings by Jeanne Kuhns and
guests artists.
Open Thursday through Sunday,
10am-5pm.
Miller Art Museum
www.millerartmuseum.org
107 S. 4th Ave.
920-746-0707
“Barbara’s Farm: A Color
Photography Memoir” by Daniel
Anderson features more than 30
large-scale, color photographs
of the grounds of the Logerquist
family farm.
Located within the Door County
Main Library in Sturgeon Bay,
was given to the people of Door
County by Ruth and Gerhard
Miller in 1975. The main floor
gallery features a schedule of
seven changing exhibits each year.
These exhibits offer a variety of
art media, expression and subject
matter. Stunning permanent
collection of Wisconsin art. Art
classes for kids and adults. The
museum is free, open to the
public, and fully accessible.
Visit our website at www.
millerartmuseum.org.
Open Monday 10am-8pm; Tuesday
through Saturday 10am-5pm.
Pat Olson Studio and Showroom
624 Kentucky St.
920-743-8148
Fine art paintings and whimsical
designs in pastel and acrylics,
specializing in florals, landscapes,
whimsical Door County posters
and prints and lots of fun stuff.
Pastel Classes available.
Working studio and showroom
open by appointment or by chance
May through October.
Peninsula Jeweler
218 S. Neenah Ave.
920.743.7793
Peninsula Jeweler offers custom
jewelry design, repair, remounting
and refurbishing, and the gallery
displays custom-made gold, sterling
silver, platinum and glass jewelry,
as well as loose gem stones. In
addition, fused glass ornaments,
plates, wine plates, bowls, hand-
crafted needle-felted recycled wool
ornaments and pins, recycled wool
scarves, glass mobiles and garden
art are on display.
Open Mon. through Fri. 10am-5pm
and Sat. 10am-4pm.
Popelka Trenchard Glass Studio
www.popelkaglass.com
64 South 2nd Ave.
920-743-7287
A Hot Glass Studio and
Contemporary Art Gallery.
Popelka Trenchard Glass has fine
blown & cast glass art, jewelry,
gifts & oil paintings. Classes and
demonstrations available!
Holiday Hours: Open Tuesday
through Saturday 10am-4pm,
Sunday 11am-4pm.
Richard Steinberger Studio
Gallery
www.steinbergerphoto.com
59 S. Madison Avenue
920-818-0742
Richard Steinberger opened the
doors to this studio location in
spring 2009, and today it serves
as a home for his nationally
recognized commercial and
editorial photography business as
well as a venue for contemporary
and traditional portraiture.
Call for hours.
Sage Restaurant and Wine Bar
www.sagedoorcounty.com
136 N 3rd Ave
920-746-1100
Fine dining featuring American
contemporary cuisine in historic
downtown Sturgeon Bay.
Featuring a collection of work by
Emmett Johns.
Open nightly at 5pm.
Scaturo’s Cafe
19 Green Bay Rd
920-746-8727
Scaturos presents an ever
changing exhibit of the work of
Sandra Peterson. It is a colorful
collection of paintings, collages
and photographs featuring this
extraordinary region. Scaturos
Cafe offers a varied menu with
daily specials, fish boils, Sunday
brunch and a bakery with
Wednesday 2 for 1 bread.
Call for hours.
Stoneware by Prisca
5712 Salona Rd.
920-743-4124
Visit the working studio of Prisca
to see her functional and garden
pottery.
Studio open by appointment.
T. Simon Jewelers
69 S. Madison Ave.
920-743-2206
T. Simon Jewelers features the
largest display of diamonds and
gemstones in Door County, from
ordinary to extraordinary. Many
designer pieces exclusive only to T.
Simon. Many pieces hand crafted
by the owner herself. In-store
goldsmith work includes: repairs,
remounts and custom designs.
Large selection of slides in an
array of colors and hundreds of
gemstone rings to choose from
in a price range to suite ANYONE!
A wide variety of Diamond
anniversary bands, engagement
rings and wedding bands.
Open Mon. through Thur. 9:30am-
6pm; Fri. 9:30am-7pm; Sat. 9:30am-
3pm.
Trattoria Dal Santo
www.trattoriadalsanto.com
147 N 3rd Ave
920-743-6100
The fine Italian restaurant and
gallery are located in historic
downtown Sturgeon Bay. Dal
Santo’s has a history of featuring
local and regional artwork,
and will now feature a rotating
selection of artwork by the
Peninsula Plein Air Painters (PPAP).
PPAP is a group of independent,
accomplished artists who paint in
and around the peninsula of Door
County. For more information visit
www.penpap.com.
Open Tuesday through Sunday from
5-9pm.
Wyatt’s Gallery
http://www.wyattsgallery.com/
4145 Cherry Road
920-559-FOTO(3686)
Currently displaying 20” X 30”
PhotoGiclees on Epson canvas. Plus,
21” X 28” and 15” X 18” Red River
paper framed prints of Door County,
Chicago, London, Edinburgh, Paris
and other locations.
Wyatt’s Gallery is a fine art
photography, action image,
graphic art and design business.
We offer stock images from a large
inventory formatted ready for use
in commercial applications. Large
format “PhotoGiclees” on Epson
Fine Art canvas and Red River
archival paper are available at our
gallery. This service is available to
other copyright holders. Download
our brochure from our web-site.
Please call for an appointment at
anytime.
WASHINGTON
ISLAND
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
www.sieversschool.com
986 Jackson Harbor Road
920-847-2264
Closed for the season; re-opening
for 2010 season in mid-May. The
2010 class schedule will be available
online Feb. 1.
Washington Island Art and
Nature Center
1799 Main Rd
920-847-2025
Located in a 100-year-old
schoolhouse, we feature an art
gallery and a nature center. The
gallery displays and sells the
art of local artists of a variety of
mediums including watercolor, oils,
photography, jewelry, pottery and
more. We offer weekly children’s art
classes during July and August.
Call for hours.

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The Big Read Door County 2010
A
s the Door County community is once again engaged with the NEA’s Big Read program, we felt it appropriate that we should
include our voices in the discussion of the text. Following are two offerings from the editorial staff of our Literature section.
Willa Cather, the
Immigrant, and the
Land
  By Peter D. Sloma
T
his winter Door County is once again participating in the
National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read program. This
year’s selection is a classic and uniquely American tale of
place and people, Willa Cather’s My Ántonia.
My Ántonia is at its core a documentary novel that portrays the
pioneer immigrant experience on the farms and in the towns of
the plains of Nebraska. As such, the work reflects the author’s own
experience of the land and the peoples of Nebraska, as they were
when she grew up there in the late 19th century. Though a work of
fiction, the book is a faithful rendering of rural American life and
American homestead pioneering. It captures a particular moment of
our history when the land seemed young and ripe with opportunity,
and when there were many would-be farmers anxious to put their
backs into the chance to till land of their own.
Willa Cather arrived to the Plains from Virginia as a nine-year-
old girl, just as her narrator Jim Burden does as the novel begins.
Interestingly, her experiences in the landscape, as she presents them
through Jim Burden, are very much like other first encounters with
vastness of the Great Plains. These featureless landscapes can psy-
chologically swallow people up. As Jim Burden arrives and leaves the
train upon his arrival he marvels at his sense of desolation and small-
ness, “Between that earth and that sky I felt erased, blotted out.”
Willa Cather and Our
Pioneer Past
  By Henry C. Timm and Joan S. Timm
W
illa Cather (1873-1947) is certainly one of our most
successful American writers with 12 novels, three works
of nonfiction, and seven collections to her credit. She
was awarded honorary degrees from The University of Nebraska,
The University of Michigan, Yale, California-Berkeley, Princeton,
and Smith College.
Her novels of immigrant life celebrated the prairie as eloquently
as Melville celebrated the sea. Her descriptions are lyrically exquisite.
Following are examples from My Ántonia: “…the smartweed soon
turned a rich copper colour and the narrow brown leaves hung
circled like cocoons about the swollen joints of the stem.” “The
blond cornfields were red gold – [t]he whole prairie was like the bush
that burned with fire and was not consumed.” “Everything was as it
should be: the strong smell of sunflowers and ironweed in the dew,
the clear blue and gold of the sky, the evening star, the purr of the
milk into the pails.”
Part of Cather’s genius was the ability to use these small reflections
as a mirror of larger life. The same may be said of events. Her narra-
tion of the experiences of early settlers vividly conveys the hardships
they endured as they toiled to sustain themselves.
There are, however, a few problems with vocabulary. Cather uses
terms either not in common use today or not known to readers with
no country experience. A dictionary is needed in order to be able to
interpret some passages. For example, a bob may be the float on a
fishing line, a dangling weight on a plumb line, or a polishing wheel
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So commonly the first reaction to the Plains is to shrink in the
expanse and to lose an accurate sense of perspective and scale.
Jonathan Raban writing of the dry-land farmers of Montana in his
non-fiction work, Bad Land relates the same sort of almost ver-
tiginous confusion as he writes of his own first encounter as well as
those of the early settlers. So too, the young Jim Burden finds his eye
searching for a reprieve from the monotony of the land. Reverently
commenting on a tree that managed to find a way to cling to life,
Jim remarks, “It must have been the scarcity of detail in the tawny
landscape that made detail so precious.”
Likewise, My Ántonia is an unvarnished depiction of the hard-
ships of the human experience of pioneers in this difficult land.
While Jim’s remembrances of his boyhood are often shaded with
sentimentality, these memories are juxtaposed with real deprivation,
desperation, violence, and much death. The lives of the immigrants
could be brutish in the extreme. Such was the case for Ántonia’s
newly arrived family, the Shimerdas. They faced starvation and
grinding poverty, suffering through their first winter in a house –
perhaps more accurately, a cave – carved into the bank of a draw.
Ántonia’s own father, overwhelmed by the loneliness, hardships, and
desolation on the prairie, one winter could bear it no longer, and
he took his own life. The next July Ántonia is forced to take on the
responsibility of men’s work, partly driven by her brother Ambrosch.
Startled by her transformation, Jim questions her new coarseness.
Her response is reproach, “If I live here, like you, that is different.
Things will be easy for you. But they will be hard for us.” And so it
was for many of the immigrant families.
My Ántonia is a quintessentially American novel, and in my mind’s
eye, one of the aspects that makes it so is the tension, sometimes
subtle and other times overt, between the various immigrant groups
and also between the immigrants and the more established families
of leather. Other such terms include hartshorn (the antler of a hart),
quinsy (a sore throat), or gaillardia (any composite plant of the genus
Gaillardia with yellow rayed or red rayed flower heads. All definitions
are taken from Webster’s College Dictionary). We had to go to QPB
Dictionary of Difficult Words to learn that aigrettes means a spray of
feathers or an object in that shape.
The plot in My Ántonia reads in many places like a diary, relat-
ing small episodes or using anecdotes to tell the story. The voice of
the narrator is that of Jim Burden, as he grows from a young boy,
through adolescence to young adulthood and finally to middle age.
Early on, it is clear to the reader that Jim’s thoughts at the age of 40
are being projected back into his mind as a child. This literary device
becomes less problematic as Jim goes on to college and grows up.
Linguistically, in places the voice reads like a third person narrative,
until an “I” or “me” reminds the reader that it is Jim’s voice we are
hearing. In this Cather uses voice in much the same way Melville
does in Moby Dick.
Ántonia, an immigrant from Bohemia, is Jim’s friend. A heart-
rending aspect of her family’s experience is the homesickness of
her father for the old country and its culture. This homesickness
reoccurs later in Ántonia’s husband and his view of the desolation
of the prairie. He is described by Ántonia as “a city man. He
liked theatres (sic) and lighted streets and music…” As current
residents of Door County, we personally related to this passage.
Driving home at night, we sometimes remark on the dark and
how good it is to see street lights in Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, or
Sister Bay!
In addition to following Jim’s growing up the plot also traces his
move from the farm to Black Hawk, a small prairie town, and then
to Lincoln. His final move to Massachusetts is reported but not
expanded. Cather romanticizes the prairie, but does not extend this
to town. Black Hawk is presented in less glowing terms as a bleak
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(who interestingly never seem to think of themselves as immigrants).
Each immigrant group is its own community of people and has its
own suspicions and preconceptions of the others. The established
families, even enlightened families such as Jim Burden’s, regard the
recent immigrants with a sense of otherness. After Jim’s family moves
to Black Hawk, he notes the townspeople’s general assessment of the
Bohemian girls who come into town to work:
If I told my schoolmates that Lena Lingard’s grandfather was
a clergyman, and much respected in Norway, they looked at me
blankly. What did it matter? All foreigners were ignorant people who
couldn’t speak English. There was not a man in Black Hawk who had
the intelligence or cultivation, much less the personal distinction, of
Ántonia’s father. Yet people saw no difference between her and the
three Marys; they were all Bohemians, all “hired girls.”
One need not search long or hard to find examples of these
cultural divides and prejudices in today’s America, or even in
our own family histories. Throughout small-town Wisconsin,
or in the neighborhoods of Milwaukee or Chicago, these old
(and sometimes new) ethnic clusters and partitions plainly exist.
Communities of German heritage can be easily discerned from
communities of Norwegians, Italians, or Irish, and so forth. Today’s
newest and most recent immigrants face their own challenges in
finding a place in the larger society, but in the end, this too is an
American experience.
Through the novel, Cather succeeds in demonstrating how our
history on the land informs so much of our identity. The book is
also a reminder that the struggles of immigration and the mixing of
culture and heritage has been part of what makes us all American
for a very long time. So, while My Ántonia is a sort of record of a
particular moment in our history and from whence we came, it also
a reflection of who we are, even still today.
and grey place. She describes the tendency for gossip among its
residents, their disdain for the daughters of immigrant farmers who
come to town for employment and the acute awareness of social
status. A sense of pettiness emerges.
But there are far darker considerations in Cather’s writings. In
My Ántonia there is a suicide, two grisly murders and a murder/
suicide. Only the suicide is directly related to the plot. There is a
brutal double murder in O Pioneers and a fatal train accident, a death
following a fall from a carriage, and romantic betrayal in The Song
of the Lark. These grim episodes are described in violent detail and
present a jarring contrast to the beauty of the author’s descriptions
elsewhere. The reader wonders at the extreme of these anecdotes.
There is a hint of divine judgment here for some characters’ misdeeds
but the innocent also suffer. There has been speculation about the
possible influence of Cather’s early strict religious background in
her bringing such evil deeds and divine retribution into otherwise
uplifting narrative.
In the end, Ántonia survives heartbreak, betrayal and disappoint-
ment and emerges as a strong woman both physically and emotion-
ally. She succeeds in building a good life on the prairie. In Jim’s
view, she has followed her destiny. That destiny would express the
archetypical arc from immigrant to citizen, not the least of which is
the growing tension between rural and urban America – a theme that
still plays through our lives.
Willa Cather was not the only major writer to record the prairie
pioneer experience. It is a fascinating irony that another great
American novel describing the experience of the prairie was not
originally written in English. Ole Rolvaag’s Giants on the Earth is a
stunning companion piece to My Ántonia. Together, these and other
accounts of our pioneer past remind us of our rich immigrant com-
monality. If only we would remember that commonality as those
who wrote about it have preserved it.
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POETRY
The Farm
     By Kevin P. Lind
January sun comes through the window
And warms my skin.
Weeds poking through snow covered meadows
That once were the fields and pastures
That fed the cows, pigs and chickens
That fed us.
I know they are sad and feel useless.
I stand in the barn, silent except for the
Wind blowing through the weathered boards
That were nailed in place with great pride
Many years ago.
Gone are the aromas that comfort me,
Hay, grain and animals.
An old tractor tire leans against the wall,
Worn smooth and cracked by the sun.
Round and round it went for countless hours,
Shoulder to shoulder with the one
Who worked so hard.
Neck of leather and back bent
From endless toil.
America has lost something much more
Precious than crude or gold.
It has lost it’s family relationship
With the soil.
Gone is the feed mill that brought
Such joy and adventure as a kid.
It saddens me that today’s child will
Never know the fun of building forts
Out of sacks of feed.
Old timers telling stories of war and hard times,
My brain soaking in every word.
These old men smelled of sweat and outside,
I couldn’t wait to grow up and smell like them.
The cuffs on their bibs filled with hay chafe,
Midland caps cocked aside,
Enormous, crooked hands impervious to cold.
Edmund, Marvin, Chet, Eldred, Glen & Gayle,
Alby, Harold and many others,
I miss you and what you stood for.
IN THE NEWS
The Big Read Schedule
T
he Big Read Door County 2010 kicked
off with a celebration at the Door
Community Auditorium in Fish Creek
on January 11. While the festivities have con-
tinued almost daily since then, there are still a
plethora of activities surrounding The Big Read
in Door County before it wraps up. Take a look
at the listings below for a sample of the activities
related to Willa Cather’s My Ántonia, and for
Miss Door County Katie Sawyer • Tue., Jan. 26, 1 – 2 pm: Door County
more information visit www.peninsulaplayers.
discusses literacy at the Big Read Library / Noble House Book Discussion,
com or www.neabigread.org. Door County Kickoff. Photo by Brian
Highlights
• Sat., Jan. 16 through Tue., Mar. 2: Daniel
Anderson’s “Barbara’s Farm” Exhibit, Miller Art
Museum, 107 South 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay
• Fri., Jan. 22, 7 – 9 pm: Keynote Address
by Susan Maher – University of Nebraska
English Professor and Willa Cather scholar
– entitled “Landscape as Home Place in
Willa Cather’s My Ántonia,” Crossroads at Big
Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay Dr. Estella Lauter discusses several Village, 10560 Applewood Rd., Sister Bay
compelling themes and unique
• Sat., Jan. 23, 2 – 4 pm, 7 – 9 pm: Film aspects of My Ántonia” the Big Read • Mon., Feb. 1, 7 – 8 pm: Door County
Screening of 1995 USA Network version of Door County Kickoff. Photo by Brian Library / East Maplewood Homemakers
My Ántonia, 239 North 3rd Avenue, Third
Avenue Playhouse, Sturgeon Bay
• Thu., Jan. 28, 2 – 3:30 pm: “Plants of the Plains; Posies of the
Prairies,” Power Point Presentation, Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041
Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay
• Thu., Jan. 28, 6:30 – 8:30 pm: Door County Library / Peninsula
Genealogical Society – Trace Your Pioneer Ancestors, Door County
Library, 107 South 4th Ave., Sturgeon Bay
• Sat., Jan. 30, 7 – 9:30 pm: Sugar on the Floor Barn Dance,
Ephraim Village Hall, 9996 Water Street (Hwy 42), Ephraim
• Thu., Feb. 4, 7 – 8:30 pm: “From the Door Peninsula to the
Nebraskan Plains: Passages that Honor our Sense of Place”
Reading, Door County Land Trust Northern Door Office, 10547
Koessl Lane, Sister Bay
• Fri., Feb. 5, 11:30 am – 4:30 pm: “Ántonia’s True Heart” Blood
Drive, Northern Door YMCA, 3866 Gibraltar Road, Fish Creek
• Mon., Feb. 8, 7 – 9 pm (or Feb. 9): Public Reading of Scott
Schwartz’ stage adaption of “My Ántonia,” Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Water Street (Hwy 42), Ephraim
• Wed., Feb. 10, 7 – 9 pm: Peninsula Music Festival Concert, featur-
ing music of Bohemian composers, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran
Church, 11836 State Highway 42, Ellison Bay
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Motherload
The Door County Folk Alliance taught
attendees at the kickoff event a folk dance.
Photo by Brian Kelsey.
Book Discussions
• Fri., Jan. 22, 11 am – 12 pm: Door County
Library / Fiddler’s Green Book Discussion,
Fiddler’s Green, 1699 Jackson Harbor Road,
Washington Island
• Mon., Jan. 25, 6 – 7:30pm: Door County
Library / Teen Book Discussion, Sonny’s
Pizzeria, 43 S Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay
Kelsey.
Noble House Museum, 4167 Highway 42, Fish
Creek
• Tue., Jan. 26, 2 – 3 pm: Door County
Library / Novel Ideas Book Discussion, Novel
Ideas, 8085 State Highway 57, Baileys Harbor
• Wed., Jan. 27, 3 – 4 pm: Door County
Library / Booktalker for Kids and Grownups,
Door County Library, 107 South 4th Ave.,
Sturgeon Bay
• Thu., Jan. 28, 2 – 3 pm: Door County Library
/ Scandia Village Book Discussion, Scandia
Kelsey.
/ Maplewood Community Club Book
Discussion, Forestville Town Hall, 7705
County H, Sturgeon Bay
• Tue., Feb. 2, 6:30 – 8 pm: Door County Library / Book
Discussion led by Gary Jones, Sister Bay-Liberty Grove Library,
2323 Mill Road, Sister Bay
• Wed., Feb. 3, 11 am – 12:30 pm: Door County Library /
Ephraim Historical Foundation Book Discussion, Ephraim
Historical Foundation, 3060 Anderson Lane, Ephraim
• Fri., Feb. 5, 1 – 3 pm: Door County Library / Learning In
Retirement Book Discussion, Door County Library, 107 South
4th Ave., Sturgeon Bay
Classes
• Mon., Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2010 9 am – 12 pm: The Big Read
Onstage: Cather’s “My Ántonia” with Alan Kopischke, The
Clearing, 12171 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison Bay
Family Events
• Wed., Feb. 3, 3 – 5 pm: Door County Library / Crossroads
Pioneer Games for Kids, Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan
St., Sturgeon Bay
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S EN’S
CALL

FICTION

Sounds Not Heard

  By Fred E. Schwartz

S Main Street Market

o there Greg sat, not saying a word, as he slowly turned the pages of The Cat in the Hat for his
daughter, Linda, who was snuggled against him. Who would have thought that, at forty-three,

does NOT sell:

Greg would be married for seven years and have a four-year-old daughter? He turned another page
and smiled wanly at one of life’s imponderables. Nothing in his twenties and early thirties had foretold – or
even remotely hinted – that one day he would have a wife like Julia and a daughter like Linda. But here he
was, happily married, and sitting beside a child he dearly loved.
Greg didn’t notice the rain striking the windows sharply like pellets, or even the occasional claps of
thunder that presaged more to come. For a mid-morning in June, the sky was exceptionally dark. So much
Yoga mats, toilet seats, rain gauges, mascara,
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performances
Katie Dahl Stars at DCA
Fireside Coffeehouse Concert
W
hen Katie Dahl picked up a guitar for the first time,
it was the music of Cheryl Wheeler, Pete Seeger,
Dar Williams – all of her favorites – that she chose to play.
Today, the accomplished singer/musician/songwriter no
longer needs to perform other artists’ music. She brings
her music and her unique style to the Door Community
Auditorium Fireside Coffeehouse on Saturday, Jan. 30 at
7 pm. Tickets are $14.
Since learning to play the guitar, this honey-voiced
musician has turned her musical attention entirely to the
acoustic folk music she’s always loved, singing everywhere
from the cliff country of Mali, West Africa, to a canal boat
in southern France, to AFT’s outdoor theater nestled in
the pines of Peninsula State Park. Dahl is fast making a
name for herself with her rich alto voice, honest vocals,
intricate fingerpicking, and incisive lyricism.
Last July, Katie celebrated the release of her debut
record, County Line, which she has described as “a
folk-infused exploration of love and the American land-
scape.” The album contains two cover songs – “Gibraltar
Town,” by Katie’s songwriting hero, Fred Alley, and
“Paradise,” by John Prine – and eight Dahl originals
that epitomize the thoughtful, literate lyricism and
straightforward melodic sense that characterizes all of
Dahl’s songwriting.
Tickets for the Katie Dahl Fireside Coffeehouse concert
are $14 and may be purchased on line at www.dcaudito-
rium.org, by phone at 920.868.2728, or at the box office
Monday and Friday from 10 am – 3 pm and the day of
the concert from 11 am – 3 pm.
David Hatch Performs at
Joe Jo’s
D
avid Hatch will be featured in concert at Joe Jo’s Pizza
in Ephraim on Friday, Jan. 22 from 7 – 9 pm.
Hatch’s unique guitar style, clear and clean voice,
and gentle personality will bring a warmth to the
evening that will be enjoyed by all. Joining him will be
Lynn Gudmundsen and Lloyd Michelson, along with
others.
The group will perform material from the Beatles to
Beethoven, and the night will fly by with great pizza and
music.
There will be no cover charge, donations supporting
local live music will gladly be accepted.
6th Door County Idol Competition at DCA
Eight contestants from Washington Island to
Southern Door will compete
Rachael Wilson
Whitney House
D
oor County teens will com-
pete for the title of “2010
Door County Idol” at the
Door Community Auditorium (DCA)
on Saturday, February 6 at 7 pm. For
the first time in Door County Idol his-
tory, due to an overwhelming number of
audition participants, the group seeking
the title has grown from the standard six
up to eight.
The eight finalists, selected from over
30 teens that auditioned, represent all
of Door County’s high schools. Last
year’s runner-up, Monica Lenius, from
Southern Door, is the sole returnee
from last year’s group. Two young men,
Conrad McDonald and Ainslie Cornell,
will represent Washington Island this
year. Sturgeon Bay Sophomore Lauryn
Davison is the youngest of the group at
15. Another Sturgeon Bay High School
student, Gretchen Hathaway, often per-
forms around the community with fellow
contestant and Sevastopol High School
senior Rachael Wilson. Rounding out
the group this year are Gibraltar juniors
Whitney House and Lilli Nelson.
Mizrahi Piano Studio Plays Concert at
Bjorklunden
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awrence University’s Björklunden will
host a free concert Sunday, February
7, 2010 at 1:30 pm. The piano studio
of Michael Mizrahi will be performing a
variety of works including piano duets.
Mizrahi has won acclaim for his com-
Monica Lenius Lauryn Davison
Conrad McDonald Ainslie Cornell
The Door County Idol show is based
on the popular American Idol, but rather
than an elimination series, crowns its
winner in just one night. Each contestant
will perform two songs of their choice,
sometimes accompanied by Ben Larsen
on guitar, with a backup CD, a pianist,
or self-accompaniment on piano or gui-
tar. Audience participation is crucial,
as each audience member will have the
opportunity to vote. Three judges will
critique the performances as they occur
and will also vote, with weighted votes,
at the end of the performances.
Judges for Door County Idol tradi-
tionally change each year and represent
various aspects of the local entertainment
and business community. This year’s
judges are: Christie Webber, co-founder
of Steel Bridge Songfest; David Eliot,
co-owner and founder of the Peninsula
Pulse and DCA Board member; and Alan
Kopischke, development director at the
Peninsula Players.
Nick Freimuth, DoorCounty
DailyNews.com broadcaster, and his wife
Karyn, will serve as co-hosts of the event.
pelling performances of a wide-ranging
repertoire and his ability to connect with
audiences of all ages. He has appeared
as concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber
musician, and music educator across the
United States and abroad. His students
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Gretchen Hathaway
Lilli Nelson
Friemuth is an accomplished singer him-
self and hosts a special radio program
weekly dedicated to the arts.
“The bar was certainly raised last year,”
commented Kristy Nelson, producer of
Door County Idol. “But this year we had
our largest response to auditions.”
Assisting Nelson is co-producer, Holly
Feldman, who holds a degree in Arts
Management and Theatre and serves as
the Isadoora Theatre president, and stu-
dent interns, Sophie Nelson and Tanner
Lundquist.
The DCA hosts the event, which is
additionally supported by Cynthia Stiehl,
The Fish Creek Civic Association, On
Deck Clothing Company, Novel Ideas
Book Store and The Bistro at Liberty
Square.
Tickets for the Door County Idol
Show are $8 for adults and $5 for stu-
dents, 18 and under. All tickets are avail-
able at the DCA box office, by phone
(920.868.2828), or via the www.dcau-
ditorium.org. The Door Community
Auditorium is located in Fish Creek, just
north of the town center on Highway 42.
promise to be just as compelling.
The performance will be held in the
serene surroundings of Björklunden’s Vail
Hall. Entrance to the Björklunden lodge
is located on Highway 57, south of Baileys
Harbor, across from Anschutz Plumbing.
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Isadoora Theatre Company
Presents The Dinner Party
I sadoora Theatre
Company marks
the beginning of its
eighth season with
The Dinner Party,
Neil Simon’s explo-
ration of the fol-
lies of love and all
its brittle nuances.
Performances will be held at Third Avenue Playhouse
on February 11 – 14 and 18 – 21. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday performances begin at 7:30 pm, and Sunday
matinees are at 2 pm.
In this humorous yet profound examination of marriage,
a mysterious invitation brings six divorcees together for
dinner at a swank Parisian restaurant. The group speculates
wildly about their conspicuously absent host, the appar-
ent secrecy regarding the invitation, and the party’s true
purpose.
Thought by many to be Simon’s most personal play, The
Dinner Party exposes the frequently painful truths which
lurk behind the laugh lines – truths that should be evident
to anyone who has ever undergone marriage followed by
divorce.
The cast features some faces very familiar on the TAP
stage along with a couple of newcomers to Isadoora: Stuart
Champeau as Claude, David Smrz as Albert, Dan Hitt
as Andre, Lola DeVillers as Mariette, Clara Wendland as
Yvonne, and Chris Milton as Gabrielle.
The director Henry Timm is backed by an experienced
production team including Stage Manager Elizabeth Bobbe,
Lighting & Sound Designer David Alley, Costume & Prop
Designer Margaret Magle, Set Builder Steve Graf, and
Assistant to the Director Kathleen Harris.
Tickets for The Dinner Party are $14 for adults and $10
for students. Tickets are on sale at the theater box office,
239 N. Third Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, 920.743.1760. Box
office hours are Monday – Friday, 10 am – 3 pm, and one
hour prior to performances. Tickets are also available at
Dancing Bear, 13 N. Third Avenue and on-line at www.
ThirdAvenuePlayhouse.com.
Third Avenue Playhouse
Announces Open
Auditions for Blithe Spirit
D irector Henry Timm will hold open auditions for
the spring TAPWorks production of Blithe Spirit on
Saturday, February 13 from 10 am – noon and Monday,
February 15 from 6 – 8 pm at Third Avenue Playhouse.
Performance dates are April 8 – 11 & 15 – 18 with rehearsals
beginning on March 1.
Blithe Spirit is a classic comedy/farce written by Noel
Coward in 1941. The action of the play centers on socialite
Charles Condomine being haunted by the ghost of his first
wife Elvira following a séance, and Elvira’s continued (and
increasingly desperate) efforts to disrupt Charles’ current
marriage. The play is notable for the comic character of
Madame Arcati, the eccentric medium.
No advance preparation is needed. Actors will read from
the script. For more information about the seven roles avail-
able call 920.743.1760.
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Sturgeon Bay Festival Looking for Carvers
S turgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC) is
planning its first event of the New Year,
the Fire & Ice Weekend to be held February
12 – 14. The organization is currently look-
ing for creative carvers to sculpt ice and
snow blocks into cool works of art!
The carving starts on Saturday morning, 9
am and is expected to be completed and ready
for judging at 2 pm with winners receiving
cash prizes and ribbons for their efforts. A
special “Peoples Choice” award will also be
awarded with a prize and ribbon as well.
In 2009, a small group of professional
carvers created some very large snow carv-
Candlelight Ski Upcoming at Whitefish
Dunes State Park
W hitefish Dunes State Park is gearing
up for its annual Candlelight Ski on
Saturday, January 30 from 6 – 9 pm.
Volunteers are needed to help set out and pick
up candles, as well as to staff the shelter building
refreshment table. Those cooks in the crowd are
welcome to provide home baked goodness for
building energy for the ski. Contact the park for
more information on how you can help.
Warm Waffles in Winter
The Ridges celebrates Emma Toft’s birthday
S taff and volunteers of The Ridges
Sanctuary invite everyone for the sec-
ond annual “Great Waffle Breakfast” on
Saturday, February 6 from 9 am – 11 pm
at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Free-will
donation container provided.
Not only will the event be an opportunity
to beat the winter blahs with crisp, hot waffles,
dripping with real Door County maple syrup,
warm homemade cherry sauce topped with
real dairy whipped cream, but the “Great
Team Leadership Center Announces
Family Fun Dayz
I n an effort to promote activities the whole
family can enjoy, the Team Leadership
Center of Sturgeon Bay is hosting “Family
Fun Dayz” May 29 through September 4.
In addition to the programming offered in
the past, the center is open to the public for
Family Fun Dayz on these summer Wednesdays
Maritime Museum Presents Workshop
F or the second year, the Door County
Maritime Museum (DCMM) is present-
ing a workshop in Artifact Conservation,
Curation & Interpretation. The workshop
begins on February 6, 2010 and will meet each
Saturday from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm through
March 20, 2010. This seven-week workshop is
designed to give interested adults and students
a hands-on experience with the procedures,
techniques, and processes a museum uses to
professionally curate an artifact in its collection.
ings; this group, which includes national and
international carvers, will be back again to
display their award-winning skills on blocks
of snow placed around town.
Additional activities for the Fire & Ice
Weekend include the annual Dinner Dance
& Silent Auction Saturday night at Stone
Harbor Resort. The festive evening will
include a fabulous meal, followed by fiery
hot music for dancing with the Milwaukee
Bucks House band, Streetlife!
For more information on Fire & Ice please
call SBVC at 920.743.6246, 800.301.6695
or visit www.SturgeonBay.net.
When conditions allow, nine miles of
trails are groomed for classic diagonal stride
skiing. Snowshoeing and hiking is available
on the Black Trail and on the beach. The
shelter building is available daily. Please
call for updated trail conditions or visit the
DNR website for current conditions on your
favorite state park, forest or recreation area.
Whitefish Dunes State Park is located
Waffle Breakfast” will help celebrate the 119th
anniversary of Emma Toft’s birthday. Toft was
one of the most vocal and persistent visionaries
that saw value in the Baileys Harbor “bog” and
helped shape The Ridges Sanctuary.
When guests have eaten their fill, they
are invited to sit and visit with neighbors
or refresh their skills at building Legos®,
playing Scrabble® (all words must be nature
oriented), or participate in a nature activ-
ity. All those who attend will receive a
and Saturdays, providing an opportunity for
youth (ages five and up) and adults to try Door
County’s first 250’ zipline. The climbing adven-
tures, which run from 2 – 4 pm on Wednesdays
and 10 am – 2 pm on Saturdays, include the
rock walls, cargo net challenge and zip line.
Cost is $15/person and drop-ins are welcome.
The course is laid out chronologically to
follow an artifact from acquisition to display.
Subjects include artifact photography, mea-
suring, researching, conservation, drawing,
and museum curation. Each participant will
take a museum artifact through the processes
from start to finish. Participants interested
in expanding their knowledge in the field of
history, archaeology, museum work or other
related fields will find the course fascinating
and useful. Volunteers interested in working
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activities
The Lochness Dragon, carved by Matt
Stender, took 3rd Place in the 2009
Intermediate Category.
at 3275 Clark Lake Road (county WD),
on the Lake Michigan shoreline south of
Jacksonport. All programs are free to the
public unless noted; a park vehicle sticker
is required.
For more information contact the park
by phone 920.823.2400, email carolyn.
rock@wisconsin.gov or visit http://www.
dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/.
free Ridges’ Trail Pass to enjoy the winter
wonders of The Ridges Sanctuary.
The Ridges Sanctuary, a non-profit nature
preserve, is located just north of Baileys Harbor
on County Highway Q. Trails are open to the
public year round for a small fee (members
may hike at no charge). Naturalist-led snow-
shoe hikes in the Sanctuary are scheduled on
Fridays at 1 pm through February.
For more information call 920.839.2802
or visit www.RidgesSanctuary.org.
Reservations may also be made for this event.
The Team Leadership Center, Inc. has been
in operation for 15 years providing climbing
adventures, team building and leadership
training programs. Additional information
is available by calling 920.746.9999 or on
the web at www.teamleadership.com.
with artifacts and those simply interested
in how museums document and conserve
artifacts are also encouraged to apply.
The workshop is limited to the first 12 appli-
cants. Cost for the workshop is $50 for DCMM
members and $75 for guests and includes all
materials. To register, contact the museum at
920.743.5958 or visit www.dcmm.org.
For questions about the workshop contact
the instructor, Jon Paul Van Harpen, at
920.743.4647.
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the return of the restaurant’s popular
Mediterranean weekend, set for Thursday,
January 28 through Saturday, January 30.
All-you-can-eat buffet service begins at
5:30 pm, with two belly dancing shows
accompanying the meal at 6:30 and 8:30
pm.
The Ellison Bay restaurant opens its
kitchen space to the public on these eve-
nings, with the buffet being served by can-
dlelight within the kitchen area. The fare
will consist of over 25 classic Mediterranean
foodstuffs, including Moroccan-spiced crab
cakes with cilantro dressing, tabbouleh,
lamb kebabs, baklava, Persian lamb & rice
meatballs, baba ghanoush, and hummus.
The themed entertainment for the eve-
nings is led by Andrea Nikoupolis-Weliky
and the Kaheena Belly Dance Troupe. The
group is based out of Door, Brown, and
Kewaunee counties, and will be performing
a variety of dances with an emphasis on belly
and sword dances.
Mediterranean Night is now in its 10th
year, and offers a way for locals and visitors to
the peninsula get together for a great evening
of food and entertainment during the winter.
“Some of my customers tell me that this is
the weekend they wait for all year,” says Tom
Smith, chef and owner of T. Ashwell’s. “It’s
also great way for the kitchen to show off its
culinary skills.”
The price for Mediterranean Night is
$29/person, and does not include drinks or
gratuity. Reservations are strongly encour-
aged as all three evenings fill up quickly.
T. Ashwell’s, located at 11976 Mink River
Road in Ellison Bay, is open for dinner dur-
ing the winter months Thursday through
Saturday beginning at 5:30 pm. The restau-
rant will close for the season in late February.
For more information or to make a reserva-
tion, please call 920.854.4306 or visit www.
tashwells.com.

Inn at Kristofer’s Presents “Shell Game”

T he first gourmet dinner and cooking
class for 2010 at the Inn at Kristofer’s in
Sister Bay has been announced by chef Terri
Milligan. The “Shell Game” five-course
gourmet dinner and cooking class is slated
Door County’s for Friday, February 19 at 6 pm.
Finest Specialty Foods Store! The “Shell Game” will begin with a
one-hour cooking demonstration by Chef
Milligan in the restaurant’s second floor
Imported & Domestic Cheese cooking classroom. Following the dem-
Wine & Spirits from Around the World onstration class, guests will be seated
in the restaurant’s main dining room
Fresh Salads, Sandwiches, overlooking the waters of Green Bay to
and Soup Daily enjoy the five-course dinner paired with
two wines selected by restaurant co-owner
Gift Baskets Kris Milligan.
“Shellfish is something that not all home
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cooks are comfortable with, ” explained
920.854.5040 Chef Milligan. “Hopefully the class will help
individuals attending feel more comfortable
preparing fresh shellfish at home, as well as
[feel] more knowledgeable about sustainable
seafood.”
Recipes to be demonstrated in the class
include a first course duet of Blue Point
oysters featuring an Asian style preparation
and a Midwestern preparation. A salad of
fresh greens with a mango vanilla vinai-
grette and a palate cleanser of homemade
sorbet will precede the main course, which
will be a fricassee of shellfish flavored with
fresh ginger and lemongrass. The entree
uses mussels, shrimp and clams, so par-
ticipants will be able to experience the taste
of a variety of shellfish. For dessert, Chef
Milligan will prepare one of her favorite
lemon creations – a lemon lover’s tart that
features a layer of lemon custard topped
with lemon curd and garnished with fresh
berries
The cost of the Shell Game event is
$68 per person and includes the one-hour
demonstration cooking class, the five-course
dinner with two wine pours, a copy of all the
recipes and sales tax. Seating is limited to 24
people. To register, call the Inn at Kristofer’s
at 920.854.9419.
In addition to the February shellfish
event, Chef Milligan is also offering an
Italian gourmet dinner and cooking class in
March, a Spring Lamb class in April and a
culinary weekend held in conjunction with
the Church Hill Inn in May. For more
information visit www.innatkristofers.com.
The Inn at Kristofer’s is open nightly
(except Tuesdays) throughout the winter for
dinner beginning at 5 pm.

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Uptown Sister Bay Program delves into bees

M ax Martin will speak about the

“Bizziness of Bees – Pollination,
Honey, and Wax” to members of the Door
County Master Gardeners Association and
members of the general public on Tuesday
evening, February 9, 2010 at 7 pm at the
Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.
Martin, who holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in agronomy and a Master of Science
YOUR DOOR COUNTY BOOKSTORE degree in plant breeding and genetics, is
NEW BOOKS currently the program manager at the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Potato Gene
USED BOOKS Bank in Sturgeon Bay. While his educa-
tion and work experience provide a solid
NEWSPAPERS foundation for this presentation, his love
of honey began as a young child growing
upon on a small dairy farm in central
Wisconsin. His father traded their family’s
maple syrup for his cousin’s delightful,
sweet honey.
Martin’s intrigue about honey carried
over into his work 15 years ago when he
partnered up with beekeeper Paul Eggert
in an attempt to improve pollination of
wild potatoes using honey bees. While the
attempt was unsuccessful, Eggert was later
asked to remove a nest of bumble bees from
a house, and the bees surprised him, find-
ing a new home among the potatoes and
successfully engaging in potato pollination.
Eggert’s enthusiasm for beekeeping
proved infectious, and soon Martin had his
own hives. Although he has been keeping
bees for approximately 10 years, Martin
continues to learn about bee keeping
through his own missteps and from the
many stories of fellow beekeepers. Now,
Martin shares his insight into the fascinat-
ing world of bees with anyone interested in
the little creatures.
For more information contact the Bill
or Sarah Freyman, members of the Door
County Master Gardeners Association
Education Committee, at 920.569.6581 or
email wcfreyman@gmail.com.

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entertainment & events

performances • live music • activities • tours
activities Free Film Screening at
Nelson Healing Center
Trip to Tuscany Planned for Spring Sacred Talking Circles Series starts Feb. 5

T he Savory Spoon Cooking School is get-

ting ready for its second annual culinary
tour in Tuscany. The trip, planned for May
9, 2010, will provide the perfect opportunity
for anyone that has always dreamed of going
to Italy to enjoy the countryside, as spring in
Tuscany is cherished by all.
Tuscany, and specifically the Chianti region
known for its great wines, is said to be a land of
many delicious flavors. Recognized as the birth-
place of Italian cooking, those who are signed up
for the trip are already dreaming of sipping true
Italian cappuccino, enjoying a rich gelato, sam-
pling the fruits and wines of the region’s many
vineyards, as well as tasting the simply prepared
Environmental Security is Topic of Next
meals. Whether
featuring grilled F or the Next 7 Generations, a documentary film that
chronicles the momentous journey of a group of
women who have become known as the 13 Indigenous
and roasted meats,
seasonal vegetables Grandmothers, will be shown on Friday, January 22 at 7
like artichokes, pm at the Nelson Healing Center in Sturgeon Bay. There
mushrooms and is no charge to attend.
cannellini beans, In the film, For the Next 7 Generations, viewers accom-
or pasta, the hero pany the Grandmothers as they travel around the globe to
at any Italian meal, Janice Thomas, owner Meals prepared with artisan meats at
promote world peace and share their indigenous ways of
the food is sure to of Ellison Bay’s Savory Dario’s in Panzano are a sampling of the healing. Facing a world in crisis, these women are sharing
Spoon Cooking School, flavors to be enjoyed on the trip to Italy. their visions of healing and a call for worldwide change
be mouth watering. with some Tuscan Kale
For more infor- at the Greve Market. ered hills of Tuscany, call 920.421.0936 or now, before it’s too late.
mation about visit www.savoryspoon.com. Produced and directed by Peabody and Emmy
joining Janice Thomas, owner of the Savory The Savory Spoon Cooking School is Award-winning filmmaker Carole Hart, For the Next 7
Spoon Cooking School, in the vineyard cov- located at 12042 Hwy. 42 in Ellison Bay. Generations allows viewers to witness and experience the
living earth-based traditions and ceremonies that animate
the Grandmother’s sacred wisdom.
“Through their teachings, they are lighting a way to a

Distinguished Lecture at DCA peaceful, sustainable planet,” says Dr. Melissa Nelson who
will also share her own personal experiences, including when

D r. Wendy Scattergood will present the

second of the St. Norbert Distinguished
Lecture Series on Saturday, January 30 at 9 am at
the Door Community Auditorium (DCA). The
lecture is free and open to the public.
In her presentation entitled “Water, Wars,
and the 21st Century Environmental Security
Threats,” Dr. Scattergood will provide an overview
of the issues involved in the study of Environmental
Security, with an emphasis on water issues – both
international and domestic – and how this will
affect our security in the near-term future.
Dr. Scattergood addresses how the environ-
ment is affected by conflict, which entails examin-
ing the effects of war and terrorism on the envi-
ronment, and how the environment is part of the
cause of conflicts within and between countries.
She will analyze the growing scarcity of natural
resources and the harm to the environment as a
cause of increasing conflict between peoples.
She is an assistant professor of political
science at St. Norbert College, and serves as
policy director the St. Norbert College Survey
Center. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dr.
Scattergood received her Bachelor’s degree in
Economics from Washington State University,
pursuing graduate work at Purdue University,
receiving her Ph.D. in Political Science in
2001. She teaches courses in American Politics,
Political Economy, Policy Analysis, Public
Administration and Environmental Policy.
For more information call 920.868.2728 or
visit www.dcauditorium.org.
she first traveled to India to meet with the Grandmothers
and the Dalai Lama.
Dr. Nelson invites everyone to see the film as an intro-
duction to gather in the four-week Sacred Talking Circles
Series starting on February 5.
For more information about the documentary visit
ForTheNext7Generations.com and GrandmothersCouncil.com.
For more information on the free screening please
call 920.818.0045. Nelson Healing Center is located at
w44 S. 2nd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay, and on the Web at
NelsonHealingCenter.com.

By Nik Garvoille
PULSE.COM

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Nightly in the
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Dining Room Open Fri. - Sun. 5:30 pm

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Each Concert 7:00 PM Concerts with reception to follow

USE IT. For Full Concert Details on the Web: www.musicfestival.com 920-854-4060 www.SisterBayBowl.com
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U SI The Big Read
TWO F UN M Novel Ideas, 8085 Hwy 57, 
NI GH TS OF FAMILY- Baileys Harbor, WI, 54202. 920-
839-1300.
2-3pm. Bring your thoughts and
ideas and join the discussion of

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“My Ántonia.”

Open Knitting
Red Sock Yarns, Top of the Hill
Shops, 9331 Spring Road, Fish 
Creek, WI, 54212. 920-868-
5700.
6-9pm. Stop by to knit!.

KATIE DAHL
Sat., Jan. 30, 7:00 PM Tickets: $14
Folk-infused, lyrical, soulful music
Sponsor: DoorCountyDailyNews.com
DOOR COUNTY IDOL
Sat., Feb. 6, 7:00 PM
Tickets: $8 adults / $5 students
Door County has talent!
Sponsors: Fish Creek Civic Association,
On Deck Clothing Co., Novel Ideas Book Store,
The Bistro at Liberty Square, Cynthia Stiehl
ST. NORBERT DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES˜FREE!
“Water, Wars, and 21st Century Environmental Security Threats”
Dr. Wendy Scattergood, Sat., Jan. 30, 9:00 AM
Sponsors: Dahl Law Firm, Ross Estate Planning
Winter season on website! 920.868.2728
Hwy. 42 • Fish Creek, WI• www.dcauditorium.org
for friday, january 22nd - friday, february 5th 2010 Loaves and Fishes Community 
Meal
St. Rosaliaʼs Catholic Church,
Friday, January 22 David Hatch, Lynn Gudmundsen, 
Lloyd Michelson and Others
Joe Joʼs Pizza, 10420 Water St,
Two Fisted Slobber Knocker/
O.M.G. Iʼm Famous
Cherry Lanes, 127 N. 4th Ave, 
Hwy. 42, Sister Bay, WI. 920-
854-4612.
5-6:30pm. Non-denominational.
ACTIVITIES Ephraim, WI, 54211. 920-854- Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235.  No cost.
5455. 920.743.3432.
“For the Next 7 Generations” 7-9pm. Performing material from 10pm. No cover, 21+ LIVE MUSIC
Nelson Healing Center, at 44  the Beatles to Beethoven the
S. 2nd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay.  night will fly by with great pizza PARKS Cherryokee
920.818.0045. and music. No cover.
Cherry Lanes, 127 N. 4th Ave, 
7pm. Documentary film that Winter Birds at Peninsula Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
chronicles the journey of a Open Mic Peninsula State Park.  920.743.3432.
group of women known as the Mojo Rosaʼs, Hwy 42, 920.868.3258. 9pm. No cover, 21+
Thirteen Indigenous Grandmoth- Downtown Egg Harbor.  11-11:45am. Discover the needs
ers. Free. 920.868.3247. and adaptations of park birds, Open Mic
8:30pm-1:30am. Hosted by including chickadees and wood- Beach Harbor Resort, 3662 
“My Antonia” Lecture Mark Raddatz. peckers. Weather permitting. North Duluth Ave, Sturgeon Bay, 
Crossroads at Big Creek, Cty  WI, 54235. 920.743.3191.
TT, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235.  8-11pm. hosted by Erich Herbst.

Saturday, January 23
920.746.5895.

Village Clothier 7-9pm. University of Nebraska

English Professor and Willa
SALE AND RESALE STORE
Cather scholar Susan Maher
offers The Big Readʼs keynote
address, “Landscape as Home
Place in Willa Catherʼs My An-
COUNTRY WALK SHOPS tonia.” Sponsored by the Door
County Land Trust.
Garden Level, Sister Bay
Nice Selection
January Clearance of PLUS SIZES My Antonia Book Discussion
All Ladies Resale New & Resale Fiddlerʼs Green 1699
Jackson Harbor Road, 
Clothing 1/2 Price! Washington Island, WI 54246. 
920.847.2282.
Open Thurs. - Sat., 10 - 4; Sun. 10 - 2 11am-Noon. The public is invited
to discuss WIlla Catherʼs novel,
in conjunction with Door Coun-
A Glimpse of Ireland in County Door tyʼs 2010 Big Read program.
O’Meara’s
Stories & Fun
Forestville Public Library, 123 
Hwy 42, Forestville, WI, 54213. 
920.856.6886.
Irish House
9:30am. Itʼs a polar Friday,
with “Hush Little Polar Bear,”
“Anook: The Snow Princess,”
and “Cold Paws, Warm Heart”
New INveNtory IN stock as the stories for children and
their families. Craft for the morn-
At the north end of Fish Creek, Hwy 42 ing will be a polar bear puppet.
All are welcome.
920-868-3528 • www.omearasirish.com
Snowshoe Hike
Downtown Sturgeon Bay | 3rd & Louisiana Street Ridges Sanctuary, 8270  GALLERIES
Highway 57, Baileys Harbor,  Ave, Sturgeon Bay.
WI, 54202. 920.839.2802.
1pm. Join naturalist Karen
Newbern to explore the Sanctu-
ary trails and learn about winter
Celebrate Valentine’s Day ecology and wildlife. Hikes
last about 90 minutes and are
February 13 & 14 geared towards beginning and
Enjoy Duck Confit, intermediate snowshoers. Some
Sunday, January 24
ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Wednesday, January 27
Film Screening: My Antonia Community Ski ACTIVITIES
Third Avenue Playhouse, 239  Crossroads at Big Creek, Cty TT, 
N Third Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI,  Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 920-
Book Talkers
54235. 920.743.1760. 746-5895. Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th 
2-4pm. Screening of the 1995 1-3pm. Snow permitting, the Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
USA Network film starring Neil
Patrick Harris, Jason Robards,
Friends of Crossroads provide
ski and snowshoe equipment
920.743.6578.
3-5pm. Ages 5-12 and grown-ups
Eva Marie Saint, and Elina
Löwensohn as Ántonia. Addi-
free of charge to those wanting who love books are invited to
to get in touch with nature in share picture books and chapter
tional screening held later in the
evening from 7-9pm.
winter. books about pioneers that
theyʼve enjoyed - in honor of The
Big Read book “My Ántonia.”
Movie - My Antonia
Third Avenue Playhouse, 239 
Monday, January 25
N Third Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 
54235. 920-743-4670.
Presented as part of Big Read
Door County.
ACTIVITIES Thursday, January 28
ACTIVITIES
Candidate Forum
Sister Bay Teen Center Sturgeon Bay City Council 
Sister Bay Village Hall, 611 N.  Chambers. 920.743.8079. The Big Read
Bayshore Dr., Sister Bay, WI,  7pm. Sturgeon Bay Mayoral Scandia Good Samaritan, 290
54234. candidates will be available to Smith Dr., Sister Bay, WI, 54234. 
4-10pm. Ping-pong, video and
answer your questions. Spon- 920-854-2317.
board games, big-screen TV sored by the League of Women 2-3pm. Discuss Willa Catherʼs
and more activities for youth in Voters of Door County. “My Ántonia.” Listeners and
grades 6 - 12. participants are welcome.
The Big Read for Teens
Sonnyʼs Pizzeria, 43 S Madison “Plants of the Plains; Posies of 
the Prairie
Guenzel Gallery Salon Party 6-7:30pm. Teens are invited Crossroads at Big Creek, Cty TT, 
Peninsula Art School and  to discuss “My Ántonia” with Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 920-
Gallery, 3900 CTY F, Ann Hippensteel. Free pizza 746-5895.
Fish Creek, WI, 54212.  will be available downstairs for 2-3:30pm. The Big Read. Come
920.868.3455.
6-9pm. View floor-to-ceiling
participants. to the Collins Learning Center to
view a PowerPoint presentation
artwork by local artists and on prairie plants with images of
some of the characteristic flowers
friends of the Peninsula School

Pan Seared Shrimp and Lobster,

loaner snowshoes are available;
call ahead to reserve. Suggested
of Art at its annual Salon Party.
Complimentary refreshments
Tuesday, January 26 of Nebraska.

donation of $5/person. “Trace Your Pioneer Ancestors”

Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breast,
Grilled Filet Mignon, and LIVE MUSIC
most of our regular dinner menu.
Ben Bedford
Prices start at $15.95 and include Soup or Salad. Parallel 44, N2185 Sleepy 
Make your reservation today. Hollow Road, Kewaunee, WI  10:30-11:05am. Stories about
54216. 888.932.0044.
7:30-9:30pm. Chicago area
The Winter Dinner Special folk-rock singer/songwriter. $15
admission and 2 glasses of wine.
Featuring a choice of our Coverleague
most popular entrees. Stone Harbor Resort, 107 N 1st 
St, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
Dinner Salad, Entrée, and Dessert for $22.95 920.746.0700.
8:30pm. The band of Mike &
(920) 743-4249 | InnAtCedarCrossing.com Bob Starr, in Stone Harborʼs Pub.
will be served, with entertain-
ment including readings by
original work by local poets
and a performance by Isadoora
Theatre Company. Party and
exhibition is free and open to
the public.
LIVE MUSIC
Ben There, Dan That
Stone Harbor Resort, 107 N 1st 
St, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
920.746.0700.
8:30pm. The band of Ben Larsen
and Dan Mayhew. In Stone
Harborʼs Pub.
ACTIVITIES Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th 
Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
Story Time 920.743.6578.
Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th  6:30-8:30. Workshop with the
Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235.  Peninsula Genealogical Sociey,
9207436578. part of the Big Read.
Spot the Dog will be read. Ba-
bies, toddlers, pre-schoolers, and
Mediterranean Nights
T. Ashwellʼs, 11976 Mink River
adults welcome. Road, Ellison Bay, WI, 54210. 
920-854-4306.
The Big Read
Noble House Museum, 4167 
5:30pm. All-you-can-eat buffet
service begins at 5:30pm, with
Highway 42 in Fish Creek. two belly dancing shows by the
1pm. Discuss “My Ántonia” by Kaheena Belly Dance Troupe
Willa Cather. accompanying the meal at 6:30
and 8:30 pm.

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LIVE MUSIC
Writerʼs Night Finale
Nautical Inn, 234 Kentucky 
St, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
920.743.3399.
7-10pm. The culmination of the  Novel Ideas, 8085 Hwy 57,  Forestville Town Hall, 7705  “Pioneer Games”
first three “Writerʼs Nights” held
at the Holiday Music Motel. The
strongest performances of the
past three weeks will be invited
to perform their material in front
of a larger audience.
Friday, January 29
ACTIVITIES
Stories and Fun
Forestville Public Library, 123  dances are taught, with live music
Hwy 42, Forestville, WI, 54213.  by the Sugar on the Floor Barn
920.856.6886.
9:30am. “Baby, Itʼs Cold
Outside” is the theme, great
wintertime books followed by a
hat making craft.
Snowshoe Hike
Ridges Sanctuary, 8270 
Highway 57, Baileys Harbor, 
WI, 54202. 920.839.2802.
1pm. Join naturalist Karen
Newbern to explore the Sanctu-
ary trails and learn about winter
ecology and wildlife. Hikes
last about 90 minutes and are
geared towards beginning and
intermediate snowshoers. Some
loaner snowshoes are available;
call ahead to reserve. Suggested
donation of $5/person.
Mediterranean Nights
T. Ashwellʼs, 11976 Mink River
Road, Ellison Bay, WI, 54210.  920-854-4306.
920-854-4306.
5:30pm. All-you-can-eat buffet
service begins at 5:30pm, with
two belly dancing shows by the
Kaheena Belly Dance Troupe
accompanying the meal at 6:30
and 8:30 pm.
LIVE MUSIC
“Art of Music” Winter Concert
Series
Ladder House, 38 S 3rd Ave,  920.746.0700.
Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 920-
493-5979.
7:30pm. Canadian Music Award
nominee Harry Manx will take
the stage. $15.
Big Mouth Trio
The Cork Restaurant and Pub,  ents “Water, Wars, and the 21st
306 Ellis St., Kewaunee, WI,  Century Environmental Security
54216. 920.388.2525.
8:30-11:30pm.
Dirty Deuce
Husbyʼs Food and Spirits, 400
Maple Dr, Sister Bay, WI,
54234. 920-854-2624.
Open Jukebox Night
Stone Harbor Resort, 107 N 1st  920.823.2400.
St, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235.  6-9pm. Stop by for some skiing
920.746.0700.
8:30pm. In Stone Harborʼs Pub.
Open Mic
Mojo Rosaʼs, Hwy 42,
Downtown Egg Harbor.
920.868.3247.
8:30pm-1:30am. Hosted by
Mark Raddatz.
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Saturday, January 30
ACTIVITIES
Booksigning
Baileys Harbor, WI, 54202. 920-
839-1300.
1-3pm. Dr. Shaun Melarvie will
be signing and discussing his new
health book, “The Relativity Diet.”
Contra Dance
9996 Water Street (Highway 
42), Ephraim, WI 54211.
920.743.7240.
7-9:30pm. “The Big Read” has
joined with the the Sugar on the
Floor Barn Dance Society to pres-
ent a barn dance. No previous
dance experience required. All
Dance Orchestra.
“Spotʼs Birthday Party”
Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th  and participants are welcome.
Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235.  Winter Speakers Series - Michigan
920.743.6578.
12:30-2pm. Enjoy hearing stories
about the dog Spot, playing
games, eating snacks, and meet-
ing a 5 ft. tall larger-than-life Spot.
Sister Bay Teen Center
Sister Bay Village Hall, 611 N. 
Bayshore Dr., Sister Bay, WI,
54234.
4-10pm. Ping-pong, video and
board games, big-screen TV
and more activities for youth in
grades 6 - 12.
PC JUNCTION
Mediterranean Nights
T. Ashwellʼs, 11976 Mink River
Road, Ellison Bay, WI, 54210.  Guests are always welcome.
5:30pm. All-you-can-eat buffet
service begins at 5:30pm, with
two belly dancing shows by the
Kaheena Belly Dance Troupe
accompanying the meal at 6:30
and 8:30 pm.
LIVE MUSIC
LaForce & Kimmes
Stone Harbor Resort, 107 N 1st  1pm. Join naturalist Karen New-
St, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
8:30pm. In Stone Harborʼs Pub.
St. Norbert Distinguished Lecture Series
Door Community Auditorium,
3924 State HWY 42, Fish Creek, 
WI, 54212. 920-868-2728.
9am. Dr. Wendy Scattergood pres-
Threats,” addressing environmental
security issues in the second lecture
of the St. Norbertʼs series.
PARKS
Candlelight Ski
Whitefish Dunes State
Park, 3275 Clark Lake Rd,  Library, 301 Mill Rd., Sister Bay,
Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
by the light of candles, as well
as treats and company in the
warming shelter.
Snug in the Snow
Peninsula State Park.  920.743.9557.
920.868.3258.
11-11:45am. Join the naturalist
for a short trail hike to increase
your understanding of ways
Peninsula plants and animals
survive winter. Bringing your
own snowshoes is optional.
Open Sat. & Sun. 8 am - 3 pm
and 5 pm - 8 pm
Mon. 8 am - 2 pm
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Mikes OPEN 11:00 A.M.
Thursday thru Sunday
Monday, February 01 The Big Read
Ephraim Historical Foundation
building at 3060 Anderson 
Port Pub
ACTIVITIES Lane. 920.854.2014.
11am. “My Ántonia” discussion. Lunch & Dinner
The Big Read
Smoke Free
County H, Maplewood. Crossroads at Big Creek, Cty TT, 
7-8pm. Join the members of the Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 920- as of Jan 2, 2010
East Maplewood Homemakers 746-7119.
and Maplewood Community 3-5pm. Authentic pioneer ac-
tivities and games for 5-12 year
Super Bowl &
Club to discuss “My Ántonia”
olds. Valentines Buffet! Take out orders:
$10.95 920-823-2081
Tuesday, February 02 Thursday, February 04
ACTIVITIES
www.mikesportpub.com
ACTIVITIES 6269 Hwy 57 • Jacksonport • 823-2081
Book Discussion
Ephraim Public Library, 9996 Dinner and a Movie Now SMOKE-FREE 839-9192
Water St, Ephraim, WI, 54211. Greens N Grains, 7821 Hwy 42,  during the lunch and On County E on
920-854-2014. Egg Harbor. 920.868.9999. dinner hours! Kangaroo Lake, Baileys Harbor
Dinner at 6:00 pm, cost $6.50.
10am. “My Stroke of Insight: A
Brain Scientistʼs Personal Jour- Movie (yet to be determined) at OPEN DAILY...
ney” by Jill Bolte Taylor. Listeners 7:00, free. Serving Our
Full Menu,
Book Discussion Street Bridge Rehabilitation Lunch & Dinner
All you can eat
Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th  Door County Maritime Museum
Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235.  & Lighthouse Preservation 
920.743.6578. Society, 120 N. Madison Street,
1-2pm. “The Floor of the Sky” by Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 920- Wednesdays: Walleye
Pamela Carter Joern will be dis-
cussed as a tie in with the Big Read.
743-5958.
7pm. Representatives from Fridays: Grouper
the Wisconsin Department of
Door Peninsula Astronomical Transportation in Green Bay will
Society Meeting speak. No charge.
Crossroads at Big Creek, Cty 
TT, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
Friday, February 05 P.C. JUNCTION
920.746.1174.
7pm. “The Quest for Answers in As-
tronomy.” Dr. Ray Stonecipher will
explore Cosmic and Gamma Radia-
tion. Use the Utah Street entrance.
ACTIVITIES HWY. A & E • PENINSULA CENTER • 839-2048
WWW.PCJUNCTION-DOORCOUNTY.COM
Stories and Fun for Kids
Forestville Public Library, 123 
Ms. Bethʼs Mother Goose Lapsit
Hwy 42, Forestville, WI, 54213. 
Story Time
920.856.6886.
Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th 
9:30am. “Who Will Keep our
Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
Critters Warm?” is the theme fol-
9207436578.
lowed by a bird feeding craft.
10:30am. “Very Best Friends”
will be the theme.
Snowshoe Hike MEAL-SIZED HOMEMADE AWARD
WINNING KID’S MENU
Ridges Sanctuary, 8270  SANDWICHES SOUPS
Readers Rampant Book Club
Highway 57, Baileys Harbor,  CHILI
Sister Bay/ Liberty Grove 
WI, 54202. 920.839.2802.
Library, 301 Mill Rd., Sister Bay,
WI, 54234. 920-854-2721.
6:30pm. Gary Jones will lead a
bern to explore the Sanctuary trails CHEF HERMAN’S
and learn about winter ecology
discussion on Willa Catherʼs books,
and wildlife. Hikes last about 90
FRIDAY FISH FRY
“O Pioneers” & “Song of the Lark.”
minutes and are geared towards STARTING AT 5 PM
beginning and intermediate snow- SERVED FAMILY STYLE
Open Knitting
shoers. Some loaner snowshoes are
Red Sock Yarns, Top of the Hill
Shops, 9331 Spring Road, Fish
Creek, WI, 54212. 920-868-5700.
available; call ahead to reserve.
Suggested donation of $5/person. OPEN
6-9pm. Stop by to knit!. FRI & SAT 10 AM - 8 PM
Fish Creek Winter Festival
5000919728
Throughout Fish Creek. 920-868- SUN. 10 AM - 3 PM
LIVE MUSIC 2316.
Open Mic
A weekend full of family-friend-
ly activities, including a tent with
Family Train Themed Restaurant
Beach Harbor Resort, 3662 
North Duluth Ave, Sturgeon
Bay, WI, 54235. 920.743.3191.
zany games and concessions at
Clark Park on Saturday. VOTED #1 KID’S SPOT
8-11pm. hosted by Erich Herbst. MUGS Meeting
Open Year Round 11:00 am Daily
Sister Bay/ Liberty Grove 
WI, 54234. 920-854-5218.
Wednesday, February 03
Casey’s
1-3pm. Meet on the first Friday of
the month to be of service to one
another, advancing the art, science,
ACTIVITIES
BBQ
and fun of Macintosh Computers.
Open Readings
Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th 
LIVE MUSIC
Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. 
Open Mic
Mojo Rosaʼs, Hwy 42,
9:30-10:30. Read out loud (6 min-
utes maximum) from a personal Downtown Egg Harbor.
920.868.3247.
choice of literature or writings.
8:30pm-1:30am. Hosted by
& Smokehouse
Come to listen, read aloud, or
have your item read for you if you Mark Raddatz.
donʼt want to read it yourself.
7855 Hwy. 42 Egg Harbor
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Featuring Smoked Brisket, Prime Rib ,Baby Back Ribs,
Pulled Pork & Specialty Sandwiches, Brisket Chili,
Whitefish Chowder, Friday Fish Fry, Kids Menu, & More
(920) 868-3038
Join Chopper & Friends
Monday Thru Friday
“Happy Hour” 4 to 6 PM
SALE 50 cents off Drinks
20 - 40% Off Everything $2 Pulled Pork Sliders
www.caseysbbqandsmokehouse.com
RY, IL
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Horoscopes
Aquarius (January 20 – February 18):
Now is a great time to call an old friend and
say hello. You might even get lucky and get
that $20 bucks back that he or she owes you,
too.
Pisces (February 19 - March 20): A
trampoline is likely to test your faith in
inanimate objects this week – which is just
one more reason why you should never take
the helmet off.
Aries (March 21 – April 19): When in
doubt, simplify. Then sing songs of rainbows
and bluebirds. Juggling optional.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20): A recent
injury may have you out of commission but,
luckily, this does not appear to pose any real
threat to your regular American Idol viewing
schedule.
Gemini (May 21 – June 21): You are neither
as interesting nor as frigid as an igloo, but
you are a better dancer and have a terrific
smile.
Cancer (June 22 – July 22): Monetary
obligations are set to increase in the
upcoming year thanks to your pesky
neighbor and her uncanny ability to forge
your signature.
Leo (July 23 – August 22): A mysterious
phone call is set to detract minutes from
your total monthly allotment. The mystery
will however be a welcome break from your
otherwise monotonous life.
Manners
Matter By Mary Pat
Contributing Writer
Dear Mary Pat,
A week or two ago I bought an inexpensive dinner for a friend who
had mistakenly left her wallet at home. When I bought the meal I didn’t
expect her to pay me back, knowing that things just circle around and
even out in the end (I should mention that she’s done a favor or two
for me in the past). Now she is harassing me, trying desperately to pay
me back for MORE than the cost of the meal in the first place. I really
don’t need her to pay me back and she seems to be missing the point of
my polite refusals to accept the money. Is there another way to let this
friend know that the money’s not a big deal?
Am I Being Too Polite?,
Egg Harbor, WI
Dear Am I Being Too Polite?,
Your friend probably just wants to make sure things are even. You
used the words ”harassing” and “desperately”. Is it possible that you are
exaggerating just a tad? Has this friend taken to stalking you? Breaking
into your house and leaving money in your piggy bank? Does she leave
you threatening phone calls at work? Unless you can answer yes to any
of these questions, I would suggest that the best thing for you to do is
to stop resisting. Take the money graciously and put this situation to
rest. Even though you were acting kindly in treating in the first place,
maybe your friend felt foolish for leaving her wallet at home and doesn’t
want you to think she is some kind of a mooch. There really shouldn’t
be a scoreboard attached to a friendship where kindnesses and slights
are kept track of, however, you have to accept that in this instance, your
friend really wanted to pay you back.
Good luck,
Mary Pat
Dear Mary Pat,
How would you handle an obnoxious drunk person? I seem to be
running into a lot of them these days and need your advice.
Over the Limit
Fish Creek, WI
Dear Over the Limit,
I’m afraid that you have to expect a certain amount of annoyance
when you are out at a bar. You are always going to have people who
will talk to you when they have had too much to drink. They inevitably
share a large number of characteristics; some common ones are talking
too closely, talking too loudly, talking while spitting, thinking that they
are hilarious, fascinating, charming, popular, gorgeous, a good dancer
and so on. It is best to limit contact, unless of course they are friends or
relatives, then you are stuck. As with any difficult situation, it is best to
try to sneak away with a smile and a kind word. That doesn’t always do
the trick though, so you might have to get a little aggressive if you are
cornered by someone for a long period of time. Excusing yourself to the
bathroom or to get another drink at the bar is always a good tactic. If
it’s a habitual thing and you always get cornered by the same person,
you have my permission to be a little bit rude. If it’s someone you know
and it doesn’t happen often, try to have a little compassion. It’s quite
possible you have been that person.
Good luck,
Mary Pat
Miss Pat was educated at the Finnish Finishing School for Fine Ladies. Eloquent in
edifying etiquette, she is fluent in seven languages including the language of love.
Mary Pat has generously extended her counsel to you and will answer any and all
inquiries. Email Mary Pat at manners@ppulse.com.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22): You’ve

long wondered where the word “Frisbee”
comes from and this month you’re bound to
find out when a man named Frisbee hucks a
plastic plate at your head.

Libra (September 23 – October 22): A

calculator, or a box of cereal, shall become
the subject of a conversation resulting in
either the addition of two numbers or the
consumption of a meal but not both. SERVER OF THE WEEK
Scorpio (October 23 – November 21):
Your lucky junk food this week is the French
Stacy Muszynsky
fry. Name it and take it with you on trips
to ensure prosperity, fortitude, and ample Congratulations to Stacy Muszynsky!
cholesterol.
On Wednesday nights in the land of broomball,
Sagittarius (November 22 – December there’s a volunteer named Stacy who catches it all.
21): Air travel is well starred for you in the During the game, whether it’s a goal or an assist,
next few months; but, sadly, you have no she’ll mark down the stats and witness every flick
containers that hold three ounces or less of of the wrist.
fluid. You’ll have to just stay home.
You’ll see her around town,
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19): A In a car that’s silver or sort of brown,
night at the movies will make you laugh and Or perhaps even at Bhirdo’s
cry, but only half as much as a night at the When you pop in for your Hostess Ho Ho’s.
casino.
So next time you see her, thank her for her efforts
And remember her contribution to winter sports.
Because without her good-hearted help,
There’s no doubt, we’d all surely yelp!
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AUTOS
Mini-vans
1998 Grand
Voyager
1998 Grand Voyager
Van V6, 3.3L, $650
OBO. Also Chrome
Chevy Rims two 15” x
10” and two 15” x 8”
w/tires $120 for all.
Call 920/493-3745
Are you interested in an enriching or educational opportunity while in Door
County? Whether you’re looking for an in-depth foray into art, literature,
nature, health, or history, someone along the peninsula is sure to offer the
experience you’re after. Please contact the individual institutions below for
more information.
Apple Hollow Fiber Arts
732 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay
920.746.7815
www.applehollow.com
applehollowfibers@gmail.com
Art for Health Program for Kids
Door County Memorial Hospital,
Women’s Y Children’s Health
Center, Sturgeon Bay
920.746.3666
www.dcmh.org
ArtforHealth@ministryhealth.org
Bjorklunden
7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor
920.839.2216
www.lawrence.edu/dept/bjork/
mark.d.breseman@lawrence.edu
Brad Elkins, Karate Instructor
292 Fieldcrest Rd, Sister Bay
920.854.7724
dckarate@hotmail.com
Chaudoir Glass Studio
10130 Old Stage Lane, Sister Bay
920.854.4825
garychaudoir@dcwis.com
Clay on Steele
221 Steele Street, Algoma
920.559.0585
www.clayonsteele.com
slevenhage@aol.com
DNR Snowmobile Safety
Course
Sister Bay Fire Station, Mill
Road, Sister Bay
920.421.1944, 920.421.0948 or
920.854.4872
Door County Eco Tours
Bay Shore Outdoor Store, 2457
S. Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay
920.854.7598 or 920.493.1572
paul@doorcountynatureandtrav-
elcompany.com
Door County Job Center
1300 Egg Harbor Road, Suite
124, Sturgeon Bay
920.743.6915
dcjc@doorcountyjobcenter.org
Door County Living Classrooms
5880 Cedar Creek Place, Sturgeon
Bay
920.493.3000
www.doorcountylivingclassrooms.
com
tours@doorcountylivingclassrooms.
com
Door County Maritime Museum
120 N. Madison Ave., Sturgeon Bay
920.743.5958
www.dcmm.org
rdesh@dcmm.org
Door County Music Co.
137 N. 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay
920.746.8908
Door County Nature Works
7798 State Highway 42, Egg
Harbor
920.868.3042
www.doorcountynatureworks.com
debradcnw@charterinternet.com
Door County Rubber Stamp,
LLC
751 Jefferson Street, Sturgeon
Bay
920.746.9080
www.doorcountyrubberstamps.
com
ohansen@charter.net
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FOR RENT
Apartment
Baileys Harbor
Spacious 2 Bedroom
available, pets wel-
come; includes heat,
water, sewer and
trash removal. Patio/
balcony, air condition-
er, appliances (incl. Duplex
dishwasher), huge 2 bedroom lower
Door County Sail and Power
Squadron – Boating Safety
NWTC, 229 N. 14th Ave., Stur-
geon Bay
920.746.1179
www.usps.org/lc/door
jbwelch@doorpi.net
Ed Glimme Budo
611A Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay
920.421.0988 or 608.397.5947
www.edglimmebudo.com
Ellison Bay Pottery
12156 Garret Bay Road, Ellison
Bay
920.854.5049
www.ellisonbaypottery.word-
press.com
dmcneil83@gmail.com
Francis Hardy Center for the
Arts
Downtown Ephraim, Ephraim
920.854.2210
www.thehardy.org
info@thehardy.org
Hands On Art Studio
3655 Peninsula Players Road,
Fish Creek
920.868.9311
www.handsonartstudio.com
info@handsonartstudio.com
Indoor Cycling at Nor Door
Sport & Cyclery
4007 Highway 42, Fish Creek
920.868.2275
www.nordoorsport.com
stretch@nordoorsports.com
Inn at Kristofer’s Restaurant
and Cooking School
734 N. Bay Shore Drive, Sister
Bay
920.854.9419
www.innatkristofers.com
Izora’s Beads
9114 Highway 42, Fish Creek
920.868.4222
izorasbeads@excite.com
JazzKnits
Shepherd of the Bay Church,
Ellison Bay
715.347.4722
www.barnardstudio.com
barnardstudio@yahoo.com
Junction Center Yoga Studio
3435 Junction Road, Egg Harbor
920.823.2763
www.JunctionCenterYoga.com
kathy@JunctionCenterYoga.com
Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art
109 Duvall Street, Kewaunee
920.388.4391
www.kewauneeacademy.com
info@kewauneeacademy.com
Learning in Retirement Class-
es at N.W.T.C.
229 N. 14th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay
920.746.4947
www.nwtc.edu/lir
dclir@nwtc.edu
Memory Care Connections:
Mind Your Mind
Door County Senior Resource
Center, Sturgeon Bay
920.493.0339
memorycare@doorcountyfamily-
centers.com
Miller Art Museum
107 S. 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay
920.746.0707
www.dcl.lib.wi.us/millerartmuseum.htm
FOR RENT
walk-in closet. Garag-
es and storage avail-
able. 1/2 mile from
marina on Cty F in
Baileys Harbor. www.
HometownApartment-
Communities.com
Call: 920-839-9998
Nelson Healing Center
44 S. Second Avenue, Sturgeon Bay
920.818.0045
www.NelsonHealingCenter.com
mvnelson@sbcglobal.net
Parallel 44 Wine School
N2185 Sleepy Hollow Rd., Ke-
waunee
920.388.4400
www.parallel44.com
Peninsula Players
4351 Peninsula Players Road,
Fish Creek
920.868.3287
www.peninsulaplayers.com
news@peninsulaplayers.com
Peninsula School of Art
3900 County F, Fish Creek
920.868.3455
www.peninsulaartschool.com
staff@peninsulaartschool.com
Pipka’s of Door County
2340 Mill Road, Sister Bay
920.854.4392
www.pipkasofdoorcounty.com
questions@pipkasofdoorcounty.
com
Popelka Trenchard Glass
64 South 2nd Ave., Sturgeon Bay
920.743.7287
popelkaglass.com or stephani-
etrenchard.com
popelkaglass@doorpi.net
Red Sock Yarms
Top of the Hill Shops, 9331
Spring Road, Fish Creek
920.868.5700
redsockyarms@gmail.com
Saguaro Day Spa
3899 Old Highway Road, Stur-
geon Bay
920.743.5380
www.SaguaroDaySpa.com
Savory Spoon Cooking School
12042 Highway 42, Ellison Bay
920.854.6600
www.savoryspoon.com
savoryspoon@aol.com
Shepherd of the Bay Health
and Wellness Ministry
11836 Highway 42, Ellison Bay
920.854.5260
www.shepherdofthebay.org
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
Jackson Harbor Road, Washing-
ton Island
920.847.2264
www.sieversschool.com
Sievers@itol.com
Spin
108 S. Madison Avenue, Stur-
geon Bay
920.746.7746
spinn@att.net
SPINNING Indoor Cycling at
Lori’s Spa Essence
3290 Gibraltar Road, Fish Creek
920.868.9493
www.lorispaessence.com
lori@lorispaessence.com
St. Joseph Retreat
3035 O’Brien Road, Baileys Harbor
920.839.2391
www.stjosephretreat.org
stjosephretreat@juno.com
Stacia Dick-Schuster, Art
Therapist
Sturgeon Bay
920.203.3003
Stone Path Yoga Studio
10172 Highway 57, Sister Bay
920.421.1607
ptevans@dcwis.com
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FOR RENT
unit in Ellison Bay,
hardwood floors
throughout, cathedral
ceiling, super insu-
lated, all appliances,
pets on approval.
$550 per month. Call
920.421.1001
Sunrise Yoga
242 Michigan Street, Suite 302
-- Fairfield Building, Sturgeon Bay
920.493.1799
www.sunrisepoweryoga.com
sunrisepoweryoga@gmail.com 920 • 854 • 9107
Team Leadership Center Country Walk Shops
4497 Ploor Road, Sturgeon Bay
920.746.9999 Upper Level
www.teamleadership.com
Sister Bay, WI 54234
The Clearing
12171 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison
Lori’s Spa Essence
Bay
920.854.4088
www.theclearing.org
clearing@theclearing.org
in Fish Creek
The Natural Step Sustainabil- – Where Nature Meets Luxury –
ity Study Circles
Various venues around the Available by Appointment
county
920.743.3337
Quaint and Private Setting in the Woods
www.sustaindoor.org
sustaindoor@gmail.com • Massage Therapy
The Ridges Sanctuary
• Manicures & Pedicures
8288 County Road Q, Baileys • STOTT PILATES®
Harbor
920.839.2802 Fitness Training
www.ridgesanctuary.org • SPINNING®
info@ridgesanctuary.org
Indoor Cycling
The Spa at Sacred Grounds • Personal Development
10453 Townline Road, Ephraim
920.854.4733 Coaching
www.sacredgroundsspa.com • Gift Cards
The Washington Hotel, Res-
taurant & Culinary School 920-868-9493 www.lorisspaessence.com
354 Range Line Road, Washing-
ton Island
920.847.2169 Jody S. Jessup
www.thewashingtonhotel.com RD, MS, LPC, NCC
info@thewashingtonhotel.com Solution-Focused
Unitarian Universalist Fellow-
Licensed Psychotherapist
ship of Door County Religious Nationally Certified
Education Classes Registered Dietitian
10341 Water Street (Highway Integrative Personal
42), Ephraim Wellness Coach
920.854.5451
www.uufdc.org Relationships-Anxiety
lynnajohn@earthlink.net Depression
Sister Bay/Sturgeon Bay Offices
Washington Island Art As- 920-839-9900 Weight-Eating Disorders
sociation BeMyFoodCoach.com Nutrition/Wellness
Washington Island jodyjessup@gmail.com Life Transitions
920.847.2404 Face-to-face, phone or Skype Personal Growth
Watercolor Workshops with
Kari Anderson
Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, Stur-
NEED TO
geon Bay
920.823.2078
karileeanderson@hotmail.com
CUT EXPENSES?
Wisconsin Hunter Education
at Peninsula Gun Club
3702 Juddville Road, Fish Creek
920.868.9814 or 920.868.3509
YMCA – Northern Door Pro-
gram Center
3866 Gibraltar Road, Fish Creek
920.868.3660
www.doorcountyymca.org
info@doorcountyymca.org
YMCA – Sturgeon Bay Pro-
gram Center
1900 Michigan Street, Sturgeon
Bay
920.743.4949
www.doorcountyymca.org “N.E.W. saved us
info@doorcountyymca.org over $300 on our home
Yoga at Sister Bay Village Hall
& auto policies.”
703 N. Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay Carl B. Schmidt, Brussels, WI
920.839.2996 or 920.495.1227
Yoga: Moving by Design
703 N. Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay
920.854.5239 or 414.247.1925
Marciambd@sbcglobal.net
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Mass schedule Jan. 30 - May 2
Pastor Fr. David Ruby

Saturday: 4 pm in Baileys Harbor

Sunday: 8 am in Egg Harbor, FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR SALE REAL ESTATE
10 am Sister Bay Commercial dens of Green Gables new! Call 920-493- strong, stress skin
in Ephraim. Beautiful 1911 or 920-746- panels (very low util-
For Washington Island schedule, Lock in Low Rates
surroundings, plenty 0110 ity bills!) • All appli-
call Larry (920) 847-2289 Before the Bridge
of parking, high-speed ances included • Ash
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internet access and REAL ESTATE and Birch flooring and
Professional offices/ super tenants! Call cedar trim thru-out •
American Folklore Theatre is seeking an exceptional suites available in Gary at 920.421.1561 Residential Overlooking a beauti-
MANAGER OF MARKETING & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT historic Fairfield Build- or email scrimshaw@ ful wooded setting •
to join our dynamic performing arts team. Responsibilities include: ing in downtown For Sale: 511
Assist with or manage the development of seasonal marketing charter.net. Close to Garrett Bay •
Sturgeon Bay. See n. Fourth Ave. -
plans and strategies, advertising, media relations, community Live in one unit, rent
Sturgeon Bay
business relationship development, playbill production, www.fairfieldbuild- Residential Home out the other – each
website maintenance, grant development and fundraising ing.com for details or HOUSE FOR SALE:
events, merchandise and company housing. 3+ BR 2 Bath House 511 n Fourth Ave. has two bedrooms!
call 920.493.7217 or $170,000/Entire build-
Qualifications include: Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management, 920.495.9833. for Rent Sturgeon Bay. Move
ing. For information
Marketing, Business or related field preferred. Working Jacksonport 3BR into the heart of Stur-
knowledge of Macintosh Computers, Microsoft Office for Mac Prime Egg Harbor call 920-421-1001.
2Bath. 2 story with geon Bay’s historic
(Word, Excel, Entourage.) Experience with Adobe software Retail
basement. LR, Den, shipbuilding district
including Photoshop, InDesign and Contribute strongly preferred.
1,000 sq. ft. retail Vacant Land
Experience with Dreamweaver, MIVA and Constant Contact a Sun Porch, DR . to this tastefully re-
plus. Experience with Box Office/Ticketing software a plus. space in downtown Hardwood floors, Ga- finished and afford- Lot in Egg Harbor
Excellent communication skills – oral and written. Egg Harbor. Great rage, Large yard, 1 2.5 acre lot in Egg
Full-time, salaried position. able 1940’s home.
location between block to lake 3 BR + Harbor, near Orchards
Send letter of interest and resume to Dave Maier, Managing Director, Completely remodeled
American Folklore Theatre, PO Box 273, Fish Creek WI 54212 or Greens N Grains and office upstairs. W&D. and turn-key in time Golf Course. Tested
dmaier@folkloretheatre.com Lavender Spa. Look- $850/month 920- to take advantage of for conventional septic
ing for a business with 819-4988 and basement. Lo-
super-low interest

Help Wanted conscientiousness.

Call Kathy (920) 246-
0349.
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cated on private road.
$39,500. Call 920-
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The Sister Bay Advancement Association Sell It ALL In The Peninsula Pulse Classifieds. Available online at ppulse.com
is seeking a highly motivated individual to
oversee the day-to-day operations of the
association. Must have excellent people
skills, a general knowledge of Northern Door
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sales/promotion - background required. This
is a full-time, year-round opportunity with
flexible hours.
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Fischer & Daughters St. Paul Lutheran Church (ELCA)

Juddville – Fish Creek
Boat Works Real Estate WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday - 8:00 & 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays
Established 1948
Holy Communion Every Confirmation 4:15 p.m.
www.kellstromray.com Sunday
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship with Communion
6:00 p.m.
Interior/Exterior Every Sunday Adult Bible Class 6:30 p.m.
Varnishing • Painting • Caulking Visit our website for printable, detailed brochures,
Specializing in Restoration and pictures on ALL OF OUR LISTINGS. St. Paul’s – A Friendly Place to Worship
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stories, poems, songs,
2525 SOUTH BAY SHORE DR • PO BOX 47
Sister Bay, WI 54234-9306
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(920) 854-4609
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Plumbing issue (issue 8: the Door County classical outdoor summer theatre, desires
Belly) is January 31st to grow its organization through the hiring of a Company/
ing after” pill, HPV Harbor Plumbing
Business Manager. Seeking a highly organized and
vaccine or an exam? And Water and will be published
energetic person experienced in arts management,
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& pregnancy testing! HARBOR PLUMBING &
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WATER CONDITIONING INC. are a plus. Position is flexible part-time Oct to March and
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confidential weekly For all your plumbing your used books and
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Bay at 312 N. 5th ing needs. Call Harbor consignment. Call professional associations.
Ave. & Tuesdays Plumbing And Water Steve at 421-2046.
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Bath and Kitchen
Remodeling Miscellaneous Rocky Ridge Storage
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Assorted Dinner Rolls
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whirlpool, sauna, exercise & locker rooms; tennis; & trails.
Community well & sanitary systems. Resident caretaker.
6-bed/6.5-bath home w/fabulous views. $1,795,000.  
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