Tag Archives: Baileys Harbor

Make Your Own Bird Feeders at Ridges’ Early Birder’s Program

Posted on 04. Nov, 2011 by .

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Bird feeding is a great winter activity that the whole family can enjoy with their feathered friends. Tips and tricks to get started in bird feeding will be provided at the next “Early Birders Club” program at the Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor. The program will take place on Saturday, November 12, 10 am at [...]

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Ridges Sanctuary Succesfully Acquires Baileys Harbor Sandpiper Restaurant Property

Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by .

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The Ridges Sanctuary Board of Directors announces that the organization has completed the purchase of the Sandpiper Restaurant in Baileys Harbor on Monday, October 31. Earlier this year, The Ridges Sanctuary selected the Sandpiper property as the site for its new Interpretive Center. The property, located at the corner of Hwy 57 and Ridges Road, [...]

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See Me! Hear Me! Brought to Door County by UUFDC and Stella Maris Catholic Parish, Oct 1

Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 by .

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Actress and activist Kathleen Thompson was deeply affected by a human trafficking experience in Poland more than a decade ago and she bring this tragic topic to light on Saturday, October 1 at 7 pm during a performance at St Mary’s of the Lake Catholic Church, Hwy. 57, Baileys Harbor. Thompson’s See Me! Hear Me! [...]

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Turn on to the Ridges Range Lights During Lighthouse Festival, June 10-12

Posted on 04. Jun, 2011 by .

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Two of the most unique lighthouses in Door County, the Baileys Harbor Range Lights, will be open for tours during the Door County Maritime Museum’s Lighthouse Festival, June 10-12. The Ridges Sanctuary, which manages the Range Lights, will open the lighthouses from 10 am to 4 pm each day. A donation is requested to help [...]

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Novel Ideas Hosts Book Signing Featuring the Authors of A Door County Christmas, Nov 14

Posted on 05. Nov, 2010 by .

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Wisconsin authors Becky Melby and Cynthia Ruchti will sign their latest book A Door County Christmas along with 2 other titles- Minnesota Moonlight and They Almost Always Come Home at Novel Ideas Bookstore in Baileys Harbor on Sunday, November 14 between 1 and 3 pm. A Door County Christmas, a novella collection published by Barbour [...]

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Governor Doyle Announces Baileys Harbor Project Invited as Finalist for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by .

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Baileys Harbor is one of 50 Wisconsin projects invited as finalists to receive funding under President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to help protect and restore the waters of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. The $250,000 grant for Baileys Harbor, if awarded, would address storm water runoff and pollution on seven local public beaches. “Baileys [...]

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League of Women Voters of Door County Hosts Forum for Baileys Harbor Supervisor’s Candidates, Mar 2

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by .

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Barbara Anschutz, Robert Schultz, Roberta Thelen and Ellen Witteborg Face over two open seats in upcoming spring election. The League of Women Voters of Door County is sponsoring a Candidate Forum to acquaint the public with candidates for public office and their position on issues of importance to the voters.  This forum is held to [...]

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Doing the 20-mile Rory Loop…

Posted on 28. Aug, 2008 by .

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Getting in my last bike training push before the duathlon on Saturday morning, I have been thinking about Rory Walter on and off all day. I received two angry e-mail responses to the articles published about her in Wednesday’s e-News. I simply can’t understand how people who live in a small rural community can become [...]

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Return to Rory of the Peaceable Kingdom…

Posted on 27. Aug, 2008 by .

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This essay on Rory Walter written by Norb Blei was originally published in the DoorCountyCompass.com on December 11, 2002 but it deserves to be shared once again. Find more of Norb’s latest publications at Blei’s Door County Times. It’s been a while since I last checked in with the greatest Caregiver for Creatures on the [...]

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Rory Walter in the news again…

Posted on 21. Aug, 2008 by .

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The “greening” of Door County continues to put pressure on the people and places that make this Peninsula distinctive. Every now and again some newcomer(s) take it upon themselves to “clean up” the neighborhood. It’s all too typical to see someone buy their 5-20 acres, bulldoze in a road and then decide to continue to [...]

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