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Copy editor PAULA APFELBACH is grateful for the helping hands and loving hearts of those who care for their Door County neighbors.

BRET BICOY, president and CEO of the Door County Community Foundation, writes a philanthropy column for the Peninsula Pulse

TERRIE COOPER is the Senior Land Protection Manager for the Door County Land Trust. Her passions include international travel, sea kayaking, wilderness camping, biking, cross-country skiing and any other chance to be immersed in the natural world.

Writer and editor MYLES DANNHAUSEN JR has been searching out stories for Door County Living since 2005.

DEBRA FITZGERALD, editor of the Peninsula Pulse, continues to be impressed, charmed, inspired and touched by the stories of the people who live in this rare and special place.

GRACE JOHNSON is the assistant editor for Door County Living and Peninsula Pulse When not working, she can be found at home curled up with a thick fantasy book and her cat, Rain aka Shedley Lamar.

BEN JONES is a Madison-based travel and outdoors writer and photographer. He grew up in Sister Bay and while he works with organizations in many communities, his heart is in Door County.

You’ve probably heard creative director ANDREW KLEIDON’s voice on the Door County Pulse Podcast. When he’s not in the o ce, he’s hanging with his family.

When BRETT KOSMIDER isn’t wandering o into the wilds, he usually has a camera in front of his face taking photographs or video. He’s a co-founder and the creative director of Peninsula Filmworks.

Peninsula Pulse photographer and videographer RACHEL LUKAS is getting more familiar with the county with every shoot.

JOHN MIELKE retired from UW-Parkside in 2020. He and his wife, Patti, and their poodle, Riley, live on Rileys Bay enjoying all Door County has to o er.

Outdoors enthusiast CRAIG STERRETT of Egg Harbor has more than three decades of journalism experience and a passion for the links.

SAM WATSON is a reporter for the Peninsula Pulse. The 2022 UW-Madison graduate lives in Sister Bay with her partner and two cats, Desmond and Penny. When she’s not writing, she likes to cook and watch horror movies.