Archive for 'Quiet Sports'
Jacksonport Polar Bear Swimmers Needed for MSN’s Fresh Takes Filming Event at Lakeside Park, Dec 10
Posted on 01. Dec, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club is looking for volunteer swimmers to don their trunks (and bikinis) and take a dip into Lake Michigan on Saturday December 10 as part of a video being filmed about the popular Door County New Year’s Day event that first started in Jacksonport back in 1986. Interested swimmers and spectators [...]
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Native American Horse Whisperer Presents 2-Day, Medicine Wheel & Spiritual Horsemanship Workshop in Sturgeon Bay, Nov 19-20
Posted on 16. Nov, 2011 by Stephen Kastner.
Native American Phillip Whiteman, Jr. Teaches the Medicine Wheel Model and Spiritual Horsemanship, Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20. Phillip Whiteman, Jr., a nationally-known Indian cultural consultant, storyteller and horseman returns to Door County to present a 2-day workshop, “The Coming of the New Moon: Shedding, Cleansing, Purifying, Letting go of the Old Ways.” [...]
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Door County Half Marathon Registration Opens Nov 1
Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Registration for the 5th annual Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5k will open Tuesday, November 1. Both races filled to capacity in 2011, so runners are encouraged to sign up early to secure a spot for the run in Peninsula State Park. To accommodate surging interest in the race, the cap has been [...]
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Junction Center Yoga Studio Flows to Egg Harbor for Beach Yoga on Monday Mornings
Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
What a great way to start off the week… Mondays from 10 am – 11:30 everyone, especially beginning students, is invited to “go with the flow” in beach yoga classes taught outdoors each week by Kathy Navis at the Egg Harbor Beach. All you need to practice yoga on the shore is a mat, and [...]
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Wrapping Up Door County’s 2nd Annual Off-road Trail Event, “Running Green for Crossroads”
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by Stephen Kastner.
Participants from as far away as Washington, Arizona and Maryland, as well as hundreds of local Wisconsinites gathered for a second year in Sturgeon Bay on Saturday, June 25 to partake in Door County’s only green trail running event held at the 115-acre nature preserve known as Crossroads at Big Creek. Set amidst spruce and [...]
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Door County Sea Kayak Symposium Benefits Door County Land Trust – Spaces Still Available, July 8-10
Posted on 15. Jun, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
With some of the finest instructors from all over the country, guided day trips to many of the County’s most spectacular bays and a donation of its proceeds going to support the work of the Door County Land Trust, it’s no wonder the Symposium has become a Peninsula favorite. The 8th Annual Door County Sea Kayak Symposium [...]
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Door County’s 2nd Annual Off-road Trail Walk/Run Fundraising Event in Sturgeon Bay at Crossroads at Big Creek
Posted on 12. Jun, 2011 by Stephen Kastner.
“Running Green for Crossroads” features a 2Km, 5Km and 10Km nature trail Run/Walk on Saturday, June 25 with an all-green initiative. Traditional runners may experience something quite new in shifting from running in a road event to trail running. They might have to run through water or mud and leap over or avoid natural obstacles [...]
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Second Annual “Running Green for Crossroads,” Door County’s only Green Trail Run/walk Slated for Saturday, June 25
Posted on 27. May, 2011 by Stephen Kastner.
All ages, all abilities are encouraged to join in 2Km, 5Km and 10Km walking and running events that take place entirely on the wooded trails and open fields in and around Sturgeon Bay’s Crossroads at Big Creek. Last year’s response to Door County’s first, off-road, running and walking event was surprising and encouraging for everyone [...]
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Village of Egg Harbor and YMCA Announce Sailing Partnership
Posted on 17. May, 2011 by Erin Hoffman.
The Village of Egg Harbor and the Door County YMCA are pleased to announce a partnership that will bring a half-day sailing camp program this summer to the Egg Harbor Beach. Structured as an introduction to sailing, this program will run weekly during the mornings from July 11 through August 5 and will emphasize safety, fun and [...]
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Dominick Meyer and Annie Weasler Win Door County Half Marathon
Posted on 08. May, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Dominick Meyer took first place in the 4th annual Door County Half Marathon Saturday, May 7 at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek, WI. Meyer finished in 1:12:24, topping a field of 1,223 finishers. Damian Bednorz came in second in 1:14:14, just three seconds ahead of Eric Pilling (1:14:17). Annie Weasler took the women’s title [...]




