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EDITORʼS NOTE

Life In Door County

s we prepared to lay out the first issue of Door County Living for 2004, it became apparent that the county is rich with history. We’ve always known this to some extent, but with articles spread out side by side, we realized just how rich – the wealth and breadth of stories of the past, of our heritage, and the present-day reminders that have been painstakingly preserved are all around us. In many cases, the activities and festivities that today make Door County a superb vacation destination are traditions that have been carried forward through generations. Celebrating its 151st year, the village of Ephraim, for instance, abounds with history. Fyr Bal is an example of Norwegian heritage that has been passed down through Door County families for half a century. We explore the origins behind this tradition as Ephraim prepares for its 50th Fyr Bal celebration. The Ephraim Yacht Club, also a staple of the village’s shorefront, was formed at the turn of the last century. In this issue, we learn that the club itself predates its present-day building and how its members managed to keep the EYC going through lean times. Meandering through galleries, wineries and shops throughout the peninsula, one might not realize at first glance that they have wandered into a remnant of a by-gone era – the one-room schoolhouse. DCL explores the history of these charming buildings, as well as their present day adaptations. Alongside our rich past, talented newcomers (a relative term) are making their indelible marks on what will become Door County’s heritage for future generations. Facilities like The Clearing and Peninsula Art School, having survived and flourished for several generations, have already begun to integrate into the history of the peninsula. With each passing year, new traditions are established, as today’s stories become part of Door County’s history. So, in looking forward to the festivities of the summer season, anticipating warmer, longer days we, in turn, unavoidably, take a look back. ara assey, Associate Editor

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CONTRIBUTORS

june/july 2004 Publisher Brad Massey

>After spending the summers of her youth commuting from Iowa City, IA to Ephraim; Jessica Gantz made Door County her permanent home in 2002. Jessica is now a Realtor and works at Properties of Door County, LLC. When she is not in the office, she enjoys taking advantage of the outdoors (though this often means ending up in the hammock with a good book!), cooking and finding reasons not to sail with her fiance in the Ephraim Regatta. <Madeline Johnson, born in Steven’s Point, WI and raised in Dubuque, IA, has been coming to Door County since her youth. While earning her Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University, Madeline began spending her summers in Door County. Since her first summer here in 1998, Madeline has become a full-time resident of Door County; she is a coowner and editor of the Peninsula Pulse newspaper, as well as an active sailor.

Editor David Eliot Associate Editors Sara Massey Madeline Johnson Photography Director Dan Eggert Contributing Photographers Roger Kuhns Brad Massey Artist/Illustrator Seth Wessler Contributing Editors Vinni Hancock Chomeau Myles Dannhausen, Jr. Jessica Gantz Madeline Johnson Elizabeth Kuhns Roger Kuhns Megan O’Meara Sam Perlman Door County Living magazine is published three times annually by: Door County Living, Inc., P.O. Box 606, Ephraim, WI 54211. Comments We welcome your inquiries, comments, and submissions. E-mail us at: info@dcliv.com or simply call us at 920-495-0378.

>Megan O’Meara started coming to Door County for family vacations as a child. During a Thanksgiving stay in 1998, she discovered that the Irish House (now O’Meara’s Irish House) was for sale and purchased it. Before moving to Door County from Chicago, she worked for an electrical contracting company. Megan graduated from St. Ambrose University with an English and French degree. Most of her time is spent in her store; however, she does find time to write, read and take in the occasional D.C. view. <Roger Kuhns is a writer, geologist, and singer/songwriter now living in Door County after spending a few decades rambling around the world. Roger lived in Africa for eight years, where he met his wife Elizabeth. He also manages the music performance company, and performs his original music and monologues in Wisconsin. >When Vinni Chomeau is not at UWGB pursuing her Masters degree in Environmental Science, she is usually hiking, kayaking, XC-skiing, or biking in the county. As a year-round resident on the peninsula, she volunteers with the Nature Conservancy, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Crossroads at Big Creek Environmental Learning Center.

Advertise For advertising rates and information, please email us at: advertising@dcliv.com Subscribe Door County Living is available free of charge at select locations on the Door Peninsula – a five dollar value per issue. Why not have it delivered directly to your door? To order a three-issue subscription, please send $15.00 to Subscription - Door County Living, P.O. Box 606, Ephraim, WI 54211. To change your address or inquire about the status of your subscription, please contact us in writing at the address above, or by e-mail at: subscription@dcliv.com No portion of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission by the publisher. ©2004 Door County Living, Inc. All rights reserved. Prepress services and printing by Quebecor World, St. Cloud, MN. Unsolicited materials must be accompanied with return postage. Door County Living magazine assumes no liability for damage or loss.

<Dan Eggert, currently the photo editor of the Peninsula Pulse newspaper, has been involved in the Door Community since 1995. He is a freelance photographer whose work has appeared in Fox Cities Magazine and Balistreri’s Gallery of Fine Art. His prints are currently on display at the offices of Door County Living and the Peninsula Pulse. He spends his free time as an accomplished musician playing bass guitar for the band “8 Spokes.” >Sam Perlman has lived in Door County since January of 2001. He has worked as the Program Director of the Peninsula Art School since July of 2001. He has been a columnist and contributor to the Peninsula Pulse, the Door County Advocate, the Village Voice and many other publications. In his past lives in Chicago and New York City, Sam has worked as a talent agent, a marketing executive and a dot-communist. He is a trained musicologist, with a BA in Music and Russian and Eastern European Studies from Grinnell College (IA). Elizabeth Kuhns is a GIA certified gemologist, award-winning jewelry designer, and internationally published writer who immigrated to America with her American husband Roger two years ago. They now live in Egg Harbor. Elizabeth is also an accomplished fine artist, and has exhibited and sold paintings in Door County galleries. Myles Dannhausen, Jr., a native of the Door Peninsula, is a freelance writer, former owner of Husby’s Food & Spirits, a committee member for the Gibraltar School Board, and basketball coach for Gibraltar students. In his free time, Myles enjoys reading and enthusiastically following his favorite sports.

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TOPSIDE BY JESSICA GANTZ

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This summer the Ephraim Yacht Club will host the th Annual Ephraim Regatta and the popular slogan “There will always be an Ephraim Regatta” will once again ring true. The oldest continuous regatta in the United States, the Ephraim Regatta was first held in the summer of , the same year the Ephraim Yacht Club was formed. There have been exciting close finishes and years with barely enough wind to stir the sails. But through all the years the regatta has been sailed, there has also always been an Ephraim Yacht Club.

would not come for some years, the Ephraim Yacht Club flourished.

The newly renovated EYC clubhouse and dock are now a familiar part of the Ephraim waterfront, but it hasn’t always been so. With the successful formation of the club and participation in club events growing, members began to pursue the idea of a dock. In the summer of 2 , a -foot wooden dock was constructed in front of what is now the historic illage n the e rl e rs of the hr i cht lub e bers decided Hall. But other Nature intervened and that fall In the early s, l ce for f ilies ith s eci l focus a combination of high Ephraim was becoming a th t the club should be water and heavy storms popular summer vacation on the bo tin educ tion of its oun er e bers destroyed the dock. In destination. any of the 2 , r. B.D. Thorp summer families had a love of the outdoors and were particularly interested in built a dock in front of his hotel, the Eagle Inn, for use by boating. Year-round residents shared this pursuit and the the EYC. During the depression years that followed, dreams idea of a yachting club came to fruition on July 24, . of a clubhouse had to be put on hold. The yacht club was Founding members kept afloat by the dedication of its members. Officers of numbered just 2 , but the club rotated through the same positions and kept the included families whose regatta running. The ladies of the club held fund-raisers things were descendents are still and donated proceeds to the club. By active in the club today. looking up and the clubhouse was finally built. Though it Sailboats, powerboats has undergone many changes, the location has remained and canoes were all a part the same to this day. of the early fleet. Though In the early years of the Ephraim Yacht Club, members a site for a clubhouse and permanent dock decided that the club should be a place for families with

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a special focus on the boating education of its younger members. This decision has stood the test of time and today the club is home to a variety of activities for all ages. Sailing instruction, weekly races, social activities and ladies bridge groups all take place at the EYC. Promotion of safe water-sports is the mission of the sailing program at the Ephraim Yacht Club. The program includes group youth lessons as well as private lessons for all ages. All EYC instructors are US Sailing certified. An aspiring young sailor may begin lessons at age nine. Students will progress through three levels of instruction with a written exam at the end of each session. Racing rules are taught and students are encouraged to participate in the weekly races held at the club. The yacht club owns and maintains a varied fleet of sailboats which are used for lessons, including Flying Scots, JY’s, Sunfish and Optimist prams, a new addition this summer. No previous sailing knowledge is required, but students should be prepared to get wet and have fun. The first day of class includes a swimming test and the challenge of putting on a lifejacket (PFD) while in the water. Safety is an on-going priority and PFDs must be worn at all times while on club boats. Some students carry this to other aspects of the lessons as well. It is not unusual to see a group of students and instructors wandering down Highway

42 in the direction of Wilson’s Ice Cream Parlor wearing their PFDs on hot summer days! Weekly races are held for sailors. Spontaneous cookouts frequently follow the evening races and the end of the EYC dock is one of the best sunset viewing spots on the peninsula. The Ephraim Regatta, two days of sailboat racing, is held the first weekend in August and many sailors use the weekly races as practice sessions for the “big event.” Weekly races and the regatta are open to all participants, but only club members may use club boats and equipment. Race schedules and information may be obtained at the club or on the club website www.eyc.org. The EYC hosts a variety of social events for its members during the summer months. An Ice Cream Social kicks off the July 4th weekend, and potlucks, coffees and picnics are hosted throughout the summer. The Bratfest, an annual favorite, is held on regatta weekend and junior activities are held for younger members once a week during the summer. Past activities have included sailing picnics to Nicolet Bay or Horseshoe Island, attending a performance of the American Folklore Theatre and scavenger hunts all over downtown

Ephraim Yacht Club sailors rig their sails for a day on the water. June/July Door County Living

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The original dock was located in front of the Ephraim Town Hall and was destroyed in 1926.

phraim. These events are great fun and many members happily recall their own e periences when children and grandchildren participate for the first time. In the summer of 005, the 100th Annual phraim egatta will be held and will kick off the phraim acht Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centennial Celebration. Plans for the celebration include bringing back old traditions and creating new ones. One hundred years of sailing, camaraderie and memories. With pristine agle arbor as its home, the C has grown and evolved over the years, and there will always be an phraim acht Club. or more information about the phraim acht Club, please stop by the club during the summer months or check out the club website at www.eyc.org.

All lesson participants m st e mem ers of the yacht cl . Family mem erships are 100 a year ith a one-time 100 initiation fee. t dent mem erships are a aila le to anyone nder a e 25 and are 25 a year ith no initiation fee.

Ephraim residents on the shores of Eagle Harbor. June/July Door County Living

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HABITATS BY ROGER KUHNS

Evergreen School.(1905)

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The old Door County one-room and two-room schoolhouses of the late 1800s and 1900s have all but retired from their education-related functions. Many have fallen into disrepair or are altogether gone, but the surviving buildings have been converted to homes and businesses. One of the early schools can still be seen today in its original form at Crossroads at Big Creek’s historical village. The Vignes Schoolhouse (1890) was moved a couple of times in Clay Banks before coming to rest at Crossroads. Sonja Polster wrote a letter to the Door County Advocate on January 15, 1993, calling upon support for the preservation of the structure, and said the schoolhouse was “a symbol

of and a tribute to the hardworking, honest, simple rural people from the past and the present.” In the early days the school had a piano in the corner, pictures of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on the walls, and rows of front-to-back connecting desks. Children from age 6 to 14 years old attended Vignes, and sat in progressively larger seats as they advanced in grade. The schools represent a different, simpler time. It was a time when many grades were taught in one room. It was a time of greater patience and cooperation, remembered by how the older students would help the younger students when the teacher was focused on the younger grades. Karen

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Antique desks from the Vignes School.(1896)

Stuth verbeck recalls how some of the teachers would travel between schools. “Mr. Andropolis would teach art at the various schools. There was also a music teacher who would go from school to school.” Traveling physical education teacher obert Drake had to duck under the low beams in the basement of the 1921 vintage airland School when teaching second and third graders to bowl Door County Advocate, March 24, 1970 .

just too cold to use when the north wind blew. The 1915 vintage Gardner School was noted to have scorched marks in the basement. Jim obertson described an old steam furnace ne t to fuel tanks surrounded by dry rafters and bare laths Door County Advocate, March 17, 1970 . He rightfully e pressed concerns about fire. The 1906 vintage Lincoln School in asewaupee was remembered for the

uses are the main form of student transport these days, but in the era of one room schoolhouses students commuted to school by walking the roads, cutting through fields, riding horses or buggies or bicycles, and sometimes automobiles and even tractors. The schools were numerous because they were generally located so that students could easily get to class by walking. verbeck recalled one of her interesting commutes to Silverdale School. “The snow drifts were so big that my mother drove us to school on a tractor. There were four of us -- my brothers and sisters, and mom on the tractor.” Some students would walk to school during winter with baked potatoes in their mittens to keep their hands warm. The potatoes became lunch, according to a story heard by Jacksonport resident Kari Anderson. rick or wooden one-room schools were built through the 1920s, and each had its own character and signature. Tornado School 1910 in the town of russels was a two-story structure with a spacious upstairs kindergarten. Teachers would say that the play area in the basement was

Vignes School was built in 1890.

toilets being located at the end of the basement. Students had to walk down a narrow stairs past the furnace room that doubled as a recreation area for 59 Southern Door kindergarten students.

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HABITATS

he co nty s schools ha e e ol ed thro h three principle phases. he first phase as the ori inal constr ction of the one room schoolho se, s ch as Carls ille chool (18 8), ioneer in Ephraim (1880), i nes in Clay an s (1890), and East aple ood in the to n of Forest ille (1890), to name a fe . he n m er of one room schoolho ses in Wisconsin pea ed y World War 1, and e an to decline thereafter. he state enacted le islation in 194 that permitted school consolidation. ne-room schoolho ses ere all t a andoned y the time modern schools ere ilt, e innin in 19 5 ith the e astopol chool.

Students pictured outside the Juddville Schoolhouse before the turn of the century.

The one room schoolhouse era was already over by the time the county held a public auction on August 25 and 26, 1973. At that time ten Southern Door outlying schools were sold. Since then many schools have been purchased and converted to homes and businesses. Kari Anderson lives in the old District 4 Groveland School on County A. The school was used until 1962. “Paul and I bought it in 1982,” Anderson said, “and we lived in sawdust and construction with a baby for many years. It’s all white pine post and beam from the Upper Peninsula [Michigan]. It’s real old world construction. There are boards in the attic with 1890 dates on them, and the carpenters Tischler and Anschutz signed them, too.”

Margaret Lockwood has located her Woodwalk Art Gallery in the Juddville School on Highway 42. The school was open until 1958, after which time it was used by St. Paul’s Lutheran Church until being purchased by Lockwood in 1995. Lockwood has kept much of the interior in its original condition, although the church had added a kitchen. “The bell is still in the tower,” Lockwood said, “and you could ring it until just a couple of years ago when the rope broke.” The school has a row of big south-facing windows and once had a slate chalkboard on the north wall. The oldest of the one-room schoolhouses bespeaks of an earlier era, when Door County was still growing through

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The Juddville Schoolhouse, 2003.

its pioneer days. The schools offered students only the bare essentials compared to modern schools, but the buildings also doubled as social centers, sometimes used as town halls, for voting, and many other activities. Today the

schoolhouses continue to find purpose in their new roles and although other evidence of that earlier era is eroding, these buildings help preserve an important sense of heritage.

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OUTSIDE IN DOOR BY VINNI CHOMEAU PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAN EGGERT

Unique Habitats Support Endangered Species

Have you looked closely at slabs of exposed limestone, stacks of rock talus, piles of sand, swaths of sandy-gravely soil along the lakeshore, stretches of thin patches of soil over flat beds of limestone/dolomite, wide expanses of thick perpendicular tree branches, and into centimeters of water in cool slow moving streams? These features in Door County provide homes and breeding grounds for a host of

The Niagara Escarpment in Door County provides the largest number of unique habitats that support more endangered and threatened species than any other county in the state. Rock faces and ledges, caves, sinkholes, crevices, talus slopes and alvar communities are associated with the escarpment. In 2001, the Bureau of Endangered Species from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources completed an inventory of species associated with the Niagara Escarpment. The inventory revealed that from the millimeter land snail to the alvar community scale the Niagara Escarpment in Door County is home to over 41 state threatened or endangered species and four federally endangered species, making it the most biologically diverse county in the Midwest.

Sometimes mistaken for golden eagles, young bald eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; white hood and tail feathers grow in sometime during their fourth year.

threatened and endangered species, including the land snail, the Hines Emerald dragonfly, the bald eagle, the goshawk, and the dwarf lake iris, among others. These habitats are often taken for granted because they look like useless piles of rocks, swampy messes, or areas hazardous to recreation. The abundance and uselessness les re kno n to of these unique habitats is the very reason the rare ei hin n ver e of species are able to continue to survive in Door County. However, the most rocky, water-saturated, densely-forested landscapes are often seen as having development potential with a few minor improvements such as clearing cliff ledges and filling wet lowland areas.

Most Door County residents and visitors have passed by the most rare and globally imperiled species without even knowing it. Land snails are only a few millimeters in size and they depend on the cool, moist microhabitats created by the rocky cliffs and slopes of the Niagara Escarpment. They were widespread during the last ice age and now they are found only in the Midwest.

Door County supports the largest population of Hines Emerald dragonflies within their range. The dragonflies are dependent upon groundwater-fed pools that are usually found above the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dolomite bedrock. Hines Emeralds spend two to three years propelling themselves in water as nymphs and only a few months flying as adults. The only other populations are found in remote locations along the Des Plaines River in Chicago, IL. ke sever l stick nests

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A once rare wildlife sighting in the 1960s, with only 450 breeding pairs remaining in the United States, the bald eagle has made a comeback with a current population of over 5,700. In recent years, bald eagles have often been seen in Door County perched on tree limbs, hunting for fish, building nests, locking talons with other

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Sandhill Cranes - Six million year-old fossils found in Nebraska make the sandhill crane the oldest still-living species of bird. There were as few as 25 breeding pairs remaining in Wisconsin by the mid-1930s, but sandhills are now thriving in the state after their population began to rebound in the 1970s.

eagles during in-flight battles, and raising fledglings. n the spring eagle fledglings can be seen getting flight hite pine trees, essential to the bald eagle for nesting, lessons as they are pushed out of their lofty nests. However, once covered much of Door County and the northern the presence of humans near their nests causes them to leave half of isconsin. avored by uropeans in the and their eggs and fledglings unattended, and to waste energy s for making ship masts, the ma ority of mature white that is essential to providing food for their fledglings. t is pines were cut down. ome mature white pines still remain important to respect the eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nesting space by keeping a in Door County scattered in wilderness reserve areas. distance using a good pair of binoculars. The best place to hite pines have large, view an eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nest is from strong branches that grow inside a car, which acts as a bird blind. perpendicular to the trunk t is i ort nt to res ect the e les nestin s ce b providing a perfect platform kee in dist nce usin ood ir of binocul rs for eagle nests. agles are Although the bald known to make several stick eagle population has been considered fully recovered nests weighing an average of two tons each. Their nests are located in very remote since , there are still threats to maintaining their areas near water and all within a radius of a few miles. They numbers. As the popularity of shoreline development return to the same area and rotate the use of these nests continues to increase, finding uiet places with white pine every year. trees along the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge is becoming more difficult. June/July Door County Living

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OUTSIDE IN DOOR The goshawk is another rare species in Door County. Like the bald eagle, they inhabit the area’s mature forests. Goshawks play an important role in maintaining raptor populations. They build three to nine large nests in their breeding territory, but they only use and defend one nest per year. Their other nests become home to raptors that cannot build their own nests, such as the Great Gray owl, the Cooper’s hawk, the Red-tailed hawk, and the Great Horned owl. Door County also has a globally rare community that is found only in North America along the shorelines of the Great Lakes. Alvar, a community of patchy soils that lay on top of horizontal beds of limestone or dolomite, supports diverse plant communities including rock pavements, prairies, oak savannas, and boreal forests. The alvar community is also home to the federally endangered dwarf lake iris, which is only found in the western Great Lakes region. The habitats that support these species are easily disturbed and are impossible to replace in our lifetime. These habitats are also easily overlooked because they include the piles of rocks, swaths of mucky soils, cliff faces, and sandy shorelines. The most effective action that can be taken, therefore, is habitat protection.

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There are many considerations in planning for the future growth of Door County, but one that cannot be overlooked is our responsibility to be stewards of the most biologically-diverse and habitat-rich county in the Midwest. Support the protection of the Niagara Escarpment as an ecologically important area by participating in planning, zoning and ordinance creating efforts in your community.

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Each year on the weekend closest to the summer solstice, the illage of Ephraim undergoes a transformation. Normally a tran uil lakeside community, known for its pastoral atmosphere and deep sense of history, during this weekend the village unfolds into a flurry of activity for ‘Fyr al’ one of oor ounty’s best known, if least understood, cultural traditions.

This year, on June th and th, Ephraim will celebrate Fyr al for its th time. s in years past, locals will don traditional Scandinavian garb young children will dance and sing to Norwegian music artists, craftsmen, ho h the s mmer solstice occ rs and food vendors will set hen the s n is at its hi hest point, up tents for their wares deri ed from the atin for s n fireworks will fill the sky sol and standin still sistere, majestic bonfires will be in modern day calendars, the set abla e on the shores of Eagle arbor and a solstice mar s the e innin of chieftain will be crowned s mmer, rather than mids mmer s following a ceremonious e e, as it as in earlier c lt res. arrival by sea. On the surface, Fyr al seems to be an unusual little festival as rare and charming as the village of Ephraim itself. deeper look, however, reveals that Fyr al isn’t so obscure after all. In fact, it is a modern-day interpretation of celebrations that have occurred across the globe and throughout the centuries. Fyr al, Norwegian for ‘bonfire,’ goes by many names in other cultures St. John’s Eve, Sankhansaften, itha, upalo, Jonsok, Juhannus, Pluneria iera, and Midsummer’s Eve, to name a few. These celebrations, though manifested differently in various cultures, share some fascinating historical connections, most obvious of which is their common observance of the summer solstice, when the sun reaches its most extreme northward position (or southward position in the Southern emisphere).

ccording to one historian, “the earliest recorded event that can be confidently said to have occurred on summer solstice was in . ., when the reek, Eratosthenes, happened to be at swan during the summer solstice. ooking into a well, he noted that the sun was absolutely, directly overhead.” y comparing this to a previous observation made on the same day hundreds of miles to the north and by applying his understanding of the earth’s shape and si e, Eratosthenes was able to pinpoint with astounding mathematical accuracy the sun’s motion in relation to the earth’s e uator. Interestingly, historians have also determined that even older civili ations attained a profound comprehension of the sun’s motion most famously at the ruids’ Stonehenge, but also in cave drawings dating back more than , years. Throughout the ages, various tribes on the European continent independently began summer solstice celebrations, with a striking level of similarity between their customs. In pagan traditions, it was believed that lighting bonfires on Midsummer’s Eve helped to scare away evil spirits and was a necessary means of asking good fortune from the heavens, to which healthy harvests and fertility could be attributed. These traditions were later s uelched and re-absorbed under different terms during the rise of the hristian church, which created an official religious holiday, fixed on the th of June, to honor John the aptist. In one interpretation of this pagan ritual re-appropriated into hristianity, an historian writes, “It was John who bapti ed Jesus in the iver Jordan for which service Jesus referred to him as ‘a burning and shining light.’ ccordingly, the hurch could in good conscience instruct congregations to light their midsummer fires as they had always done if only they would turn their thoughts to St. John instead of the sun.” So it was that the solstice celebration made this

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particular crossover into a new age, and continued into modern times as a significant and time-tested mythology.

through the smoldering fire beds to appease their respective gods.

The pagan roots of Midsummer’s Eve celebrations, however, proved to be difficult to fully eradicate, and picked up new symbolic elements throughout the centuries. Many cultures would set large wheels on fire and launch them from a hilltop down toward a river or lake. The distance the wheel traveled before the fire extinguished was said to be an indicator of luck to come. Other cultures constructed maypoles, and still others would burn ‘witches’ on the bonfires or send people, livestock, and other objects

Present day celebrations throughout Europe have kept these age-old traditions alive, and in many countries official government holidays have been reserved for Midsummer’s Eve. In Sweden, the maypole and fertility rites are especially prevalent, as are feasts of pickled herring, schnapps, and beer. In Norway, where the holiday is called “Sankhansaften,” (a variation of “St. Johannes,” “St. John,” or “Jonsok”), mock marriages take place, also as a demonstration of hope for fertility. Finland’s celebration,

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called Juhannus, is characterized by dancing well into the night and feasting on traditional smoked fish cuisine.

Come ne, Friends and stran ers, Women and children, ather in a e o ser ance f anti ated a an rit al. heddin no tears For the Winter Witch hey cast her to the flame. ehold the rnin f the fro en effi y e oice in the rstin f mmer s lo in olden armth

Which brings us to present day Ephraim, where one of the few merican versions of a Midsummer’s Eve celebration occurs. Fyr Bal borrows most heavily from Scandinavia in its customs – though, one could say, with less fanfare. bsent are many of the superstitious and macabre aspects of the early pagan and Christian rituals. Instead, Ephraim’s festival carries a nostalgic romance for the town’s original settlers, many of whose descendants comprise the town’s population today.

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But, the overlap is there. Each year, roughly a dozen bonfires are lit around Eagle Harbor – and those who’ve seen the ceremonial fire lighting will tell you that the fires aren’t your ordinary campground variety. arge branches and logs are piled together, anywhere from to 1 feet high, in the shape of tee pees and, ust as Ephraim’s Scandinavian counterparts do, a witch’ (in this case a small cloth doll) is burned on the main fire in front of the village hall to symbolize the

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On the day of Fyr Bal, bonfires are constructed on the shores of Eagle Harbor.

death of winter and the triumph of light and warmth. The similarities between the festivals of Scandinavia and Ephraim’s Fyr Bal are also evident in the crowning of the chieftain. Weeks prior to the event, villagers cast their votes to select a man or woman of the town who has demonstrated particular service to the community. Many famous Ephraim names can be found on the list of past chieftains, available at the Ephraim Foundation. The chieftain’s identity is kept secret, except to the person tabulating the votes, until he or she arrives by boat moments before the main bonfire is lit. Music, dancing, and singing commemorate the occasion as the other bonfire attendants follow suit around the bay.

Joyce Gerdman, owner of the Evergreen Beach Hotel and granddaughter of Edward Knudson, an early Ephraimite, has been an organizer of Fyr Bal since its first year in 1964 (the name “Fyr Bal” wasn’t decided upon until 1965). She remembers that the first festival commenced when many of the people in Ephraim realized “there was something worth preserving with the Norwegian background, even though by that time there were many other [ethnic] backgrounds here.” Joyce also speaks fondly of her experience being selected as the chieftain (an honor also bestowed on her father) in 1993. For the occasion, Gerdman purchased a “bunad” – an elaborate Norwegian dress, sewn with traditional symbols. The tradition of Fyr Bal has continued with Gerdman’s daughter, Diane Jacobsen, current head of the Ephraim Business Council, who is also involved – both in organizing the festivities and in training the young girls to sing and dance to traditional Norwegian music. In reviewing the long history of the summer solstice celebration, it’s clear that Ephraim’s Fyr Bal is more than an ordinary summer event. With this 50th anniversary, Ephraim reaches a milestone – one that not only guarantees it a place in the history books, but also confirms its lively sense of heritage.

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When most people retire, they opt for a quiet life of leisure and relaxation. This has never been the case for Larry and Eunice Manz, former owners of Manz’ Specialty oods in Sister Bay. They have just begun their second round of retirement after selling their store last year. However, instead of finding them on a golf course or enjoying the gorgeous view of the bay from their house, they are working again. The next time you order a coffee from the Door County Bakery, you may find that Larry is your barista and that Eunice is just beyond in the deli. Of course, it doesn’t really seem like work to them. They still have the joy of talking to customers and guiding their food and beverage selections the o n l y difference is that when the lights go off, they get to go home without having to worry about any of the behind the scenes details of running a business. In their view, they have the ideal set-up.

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After twenty-three years of having a store, they have certainly seen a lot of people come through the county, tourists and locals alike. They exchanged numerous smiles with one another as they recollected some of the questions and requests they’ve had over the years. Larry’s most outrageous request was a woman asking him to slice some Brie really thin. It was hard for him to keep Fa orite lace in oor Co nty a straight face then, Our Home but he can chuckle Fa orite ime of ay freely now. One of the Cocktail Hour most commonly asked questions by customers Fa orite Food was “does the shrimp D.C. Bakery Bread and Cheese come out of the Green Fa orite oor Co nty esta rants Bay water?” Between Maxwelton Braes and T. Ashwell’s questions about Brie and shrimp, people coming into the store also shared their life stories with Larry and Eunice. “I was amazed at how much they actually told us!” Eunice said with a little laugh. Good thing part of their customer service policy was the ability to keep a secret. Customer service was a keystone to their success. During the early days at the Country Walk Shops, they were the only store located there. Until they built a following, Eunice would ride her bicycle around the parking lot. If one car arrived to shop, she would let Larry handle it. If another car arrived, they were in business and Eunice would cycle over to help. They knew what it took to succeed in the food trade from owning a store in Cincinnati for five years. Larry and Eunice were big believers in offering quality goods and backing it up by making sure the customer was always satisfied. It worked, both here and in Cincinnati. So well, in fact, that the UPS manager in Ohio had to send a special truck just for their custom shipments. It did not take long for their gourmet food baskets to gain a fan base here either, and the Manzes even took requests to ship baskets to Japan, Sweden and Australia.

say. Bair, a Norwegian Elk Hound, spent a lot of his dog years in the back office at the store and did not quite take to retirement either. Used to seeing the Manz’ employees all day and given the odd leftover gourmet item, he was reluctant to give up the life of a shop dog. Once away from the shop, Larry and Eunice noticed that Bair was lonely without the constant bustle. That is when Highway was added to the family. Highway, a large Shepherd and Collie mix, was at the Humane Society when Larry and Eunice went looking for a pal for Bair. “They were just wonderful [at the Humane Society],” Eunice enthused. “They interviewed us and our vet to make sure that we were worthy of Highway.” They clearly were and Highway made himself at home. It is easy to see why customers want to spend so much time with this couple of 25 years. They are friendly, open and very willing to help. I even went so far as to suggest to Eunice that she conduct a seminar on customer service. She modestly laughed and said that she doubted that people would come. I disagree. We could all learn a lot from Larry and Eunice about how to work hard, how to enjoy life and how to simply never stop going.

he oor Co nty H mane ociety pro ides a safe ha en for lost and homeless pets. heir as lon as it ta es philosophy ens res that e ery pet finds its perfect match and a lo in ne home. he H mane ociety shelter is located at 34 5 Co nty r n , across from Cherryland Airport, a o t a mile so th of the t r eon ay city limits. he shelter is open to the p lic onday and Wednesday from noon ntil 4 00 pm, Friday from 2 00 pm ntil 00 pm, and at rday and nday from 1 00 pm ntil 4 00 pm.

When asked if there would now be time for travel, they replied that they are exactly where they want to be, here in Door County. Having already been to places all around the world from Germany to Japan and many spots in between, Larry and Eunice can appreciate the Door County lifestyle even more. “I like the slower pace up here,” Larry explained. “While visiting my daughter in California, I noticed people were passing us on both sides and we were going 80 miles an hour! I had to make sure that my daughter didn’t have the car in reverse.” Not likely to happen on the drive from their home in Egg Harbor up to Sister Bay. Eunice added, “We have traveled all over the world. We really want to enjoy our home now.” The two tails of Highway and Bair wag from time to time as they seem to listen in on what Larry and Eunice have to June/July Door County Living

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Door County is known throughout the Midwest, nationally and even internationally as a premier vacation destination. The natural beauty, outdoor activities, boating, shopping and thriving arts and crafts bring millions of visitors to the peninsula each summer. For many visitors to Door County, the peninsula represents the ultimate in idleness. Time spent in Door County means lazy days at the beach, quiet time sitting and fishing, bobbing up and down on the waves on a floating raft or a boat, sitting on a park bench in Ephraim, watching the sun set while licking an ice cream cone. For other visitors and residents , however, the draw of Door County is personal growth and continuing education,

the enrichment of learning. Door County is the destination for those looking to learn a new skill, engage their intellect or improve their craft. The county has numerous longstanding and successful continuing education institutions that lure visitor and local alike with a broad diversity of offerings in the arts, crafts and humanities. The Clearing, Peninsula Art School, Bjorklunden and Sievers School of Fine Art. While there are others, these four destination learning spots in Door County offer countless resources for personal enrichment and enlightenment. Each has its own distinct history and focus, yet collectively they provide a continuing educational experience unique to Door County.

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ens Jensen, a Danish-born landscape architect, founded The Clearing in Ellison Bay in 19 5. Many consider him to be the most important American landscape architect, and The Clearing his greatest work. Before founding The Clearing, Jensen achieved international recognition for designing many of Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public parks and grandest private estates. He was a driving force in establishing the Illinois State Parks system and the Cook County Forest Preserves. Jensen began acquiring the property that would become The Clearing in 1919 for use as a summer home. At age 75, after closing his Chicago business in 19 5, he achieved his longtime dream of establishing The Clearing as a place where city people could come to renew their contact with nature. Situated on 128 wooded acres, The Clearing is on the ational egister of Historic Places, and all the buildings on The Clearing campus are log or native stone, blending with the rustic, natural setting. The lodge includes a lounge and library, dining room and guest quarters for visiting instructors. Smaller buildings provide dormitories and private rooms for students. The Clearing places an emphasis on community building through its workshops. Students share most meals together during the time of their workshop and summer visitors are encouraged to live on the grounds, with limited space available for commuter students. Jensen believed that environments have a profound effect on people, and that an understanding of regional ecology The bell at The Clearing lodge. Door County Living June/July

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n with University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as an accredited program.

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and culture is fundamental to clear thinking. These precepts continue to guide the programs at The Clearing. Classes involve direct experience with nature, creative expression, thoughtful study and contemplation. Open to everyone age eighteen and over, The Clearing offers year-round courses in natural sciences, fine arts, skilled crafts and the humanities. There are intensive writing workshops, painting and drawing classes, wine and cooking classes, music appreciation, naturalist workshops exploring the county and much more. Each year, more than 1,000 people attend classes and programs at The Clearing. The folk school experience at The Clearing is a unique combination of rich history, tradition and beautiful woods and vistas, all taking place in an atmosphere of living and learning together.

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eninsula Art School began its life in 1965, when Chicago artist and art-enthusiast Madeline Tourtelout purchased the three and a half acres in Fish Creek where the school presently stands, reorganized the property, and named it Peninsula School of the Arts. The school offered summer workshops in a variety of media, taught in conjunction

Financial troubles forced Tourtelout to close the school in 1971, but she kept the buildings occupied as summer artist studios. Persistent in her dream of creating an art school in Door County, in 1978 Tourtelout donated the buildings to the Peninsula Arts Association. In June 1980, the Peninsula Art School reopened with a summer schedule of eighteen classes and a series of weekly children's workshops. The faculty that year included renowned Door County artists The Guenzel Gallery Gerhard Miller, Bridget Austin, Charlie Lyons, Charles L. Peterson and Phil Austin. The school’s earliest teachers were highly skilled artists and artisans, and their imprint is still seen and felt throughout the school’s operations. Several of these early faculty member serve on the PAS Board of Directors and continue to teach in its studios, including art history lecturer Charlie Lyons and Bridget Austin, one of the school’s most popular instructors in its most popular medium, watercolor painting. Over the years, the curriculum expanded and summer classes became increasingly popular. In 1995, the continuing success of PAS signaled the need for more classroom space and year-round buildings. Up to this point, summer-only workshops were held in the two original un-heated buildings erected by Tourtelout in 1965. An ambitious building campaign resulted in a state-ofthe-art structure which houses four painting studios, a ceramics studio, a metals studio, a darkroom, administrative offices and the landmark round barn design of the Guenzel Gallery. Classes are now offered year-round in painting, watercolor, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, metals, papermaking, photography and more, serving over 1,200 students each year. There is a very popular summer children’s program, which includes an annual workshop that concludes with the children marching in the Baileys Harbor Fourth of July Parade. The Guenzel Gallery houses an always shifting program of innovative exhibitions, showcasing local, regional and national visual and fine crafts artists and is a draw on its own for tourists and artists alike.

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its legacy as a place of peace and contemplation.

rklunden vid S n, translated from the orwegian as “ irch Forest by the Water, is a acre estate on the ake ichigan shore ust south of aileys Harbor. A place of great beauty and serenity, the property includes meadows, woods and more than a mile of unspoiled waterfront.

rklunden now serves as awrence niversity’s northern campus, hosting retreats and seminars for awrence students throughout the academic year. Since 198 , awrence has sponsored a summer series of adult continuing education seminars at rklunden, interrupted only by a 199 fire in the estate’s main lodge, which was then rebuilt.

Carlton and Winifred ail of Highland Park, I , built rklunden between 19 9 and 19 1 as a personal, family retreat. Carlton ail died in 19 and in 19 , Winifred

he two story rklunden lodge is a 17,19 s uare foot structure containing a great room, seminar and dining rooms and a kitchen, as well as fourteen guest rooms. In addition to the main building, the rklunden estate also includes a small wooden chapel built in the style of a late 1 th century orwegian The Björklunden lodge. stave church sta ir e), handcrafted by the oynton family between 19 9 and 19 7. he chapel is modeled after the armo stave church at aihaugen in illehammer, orway. he magnificent lodge and idyllic setting create a peaceful learning environment. Seminars address topics in the arts, music, religion, drama, nature and more. With challenging and compelling sub ects this summer like “ ust Deserts ehind the Scenes of America’s egal System, “1 1 Did China Discover America and “ he ood, he ad and he nbelievable he Chicago Political radition, rklunden’s programs live up to their motto of “a vacation with a focus.

Sievers School of Fiber Art ocated on Washington Island off the northern tip of the Door Peninsula, Sievers School of Fiber Art is the most remote of these four learning destinations in the county. Founded in 1979, Sievers School of Fiber Arts is an internationally known, three season visual arts and crafts school. he school offers weeklong and weekend classes in all the fiber arts and provides encouragement and enrichment to students of all skill levels.

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remarried to Donald oynton. he blended oynton family en oyed the property for many years. In 19 , Donald and Winifred be ueathed rklunden to awrence niversity. he oyntons made the gift with the understanding that rklunden would be preserved in a way that would ensure

he Sievers School was started in 1979 by Walter Schutz, at the age of 79, to compliment his wife’s weaving hobby Sievers was her maiden name. Schutz liked the way that Sievers rhymed with “weavers. hat first year, the school drew students. y 1989, they had over . Over the past ten years, the school has averaged more than each summer. In , Sievers offered 91 classes in seven categories including asketry/Woodcarving; Handmade

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Paper; Knitting/Spinning/Dyeing/Felting; Quilting; Stitchery/Wearables; Surface Design/Creative Design; and Weaving. Howard and Ann Young are the current owners of Sievers and Ann serves as director of the school. Ann’s involvement with Sievers began in 1979, when founder Walter Schutz asked her to be general manager of the school. She became

an enthusiastic weaving student and later taught basic weaving. Over the years, she became more and more involved in the school’s operation, and when Walter retired in 1987, Ann and her husband Howard took over. In 1989, Ann added a retail consignment shop, selling the fiber arts and fine crafts made by the teachers and students. “We began our school in 1979, making our home in the

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DESTINATION LEARNING refurbished ackson arbor Schoolhouse, which dates back to ,” said Ann. “In we added a turn of the century landmark barn, which we renovated to house a studio and dorm facility. These buildings were joined in recent years by two beautiful new studios.” marks the th anniversary season for the Sievers School, which they will be celebrating throughout the summer. “We hold a reunion for our students every two years, called The athering,’” said Ann. “This year it will be September th and th and we will be honoring Mary Sue Fenner, one of our teachers who has been with us since the beginning.” From arts and letters to watercolor and weaving, music and the humanities to food and nature, these four learning destinations of Door County have a great deal to offer residents of and visitors to the Peninsula. These continuing education destinations emphasi e the restorative powers of nature as an integral part of the learning e perience. They each recogni e and celebrate the ability of the natural beauty of the peninsula to both inspire and encourage artists, crafts makers and thinkers to achieve their best. From humble beginnings, each has grown to become a recogni ed destination for learning, enrichment and personal growth. All four recogni e and celebrate their origins and history while continuing to move forward and grow.

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ART SCENE BY ELIZABETH KUHNS

The Pleasure of Breaking the Rules

Necessity is the mother of invention. No doubt about that. Ask Michael Beaster. After eight years of running his own business of underground power line installation in the Midwest, the economy started pinching and a new source of income had to be found; and this he did.

finished vocational school in Madison and was fortunate to find a position with a local woodworker. I started at the bottom, but this was good as I learned a lot more than was taught at school. Different woodworkers have different tricks of the trade and learning this was invaluable.”

When business started slowing down too much, Beaster enrolled at Madison Area Technical College in their woodworking and cabinet making class. Even though his lecturer kept pushing him into cabinetry, Beaster could not resist the strong pull he felt towards furniture making instead. As he was much older than the other students in his class, he was somehow allowed to pursue his own interests. From this early introduction to working with wood, he developed a line of art furniture that is today not only renowned in Door County, but also throughout the rest of America.

As the years went by, Beaster became more and more familiar with the properties of the different types of wood. While he was honing his skill as a craftsman, he started collecting tools and machinery, preparing for his own workshop.

“This affinity I have with wood,” Beaster said, “came after a long search of looking for, and finding, what it is I want to do. Seventeen years ago I came to Door County. I had just

“I had to earn my own reputation,” he recalls. “I never dreamt I would be an artist in furniture making one day. But I was always wondering why you could not do this, or could not do that with wood. Slowly I started doing things that were different by using unconventional styles and techniques. My furniture pieces were bending, leaning and curving and this caught the attention of the public.” Indeed, looking at Beaster’s art, his furniture has an

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n preparin ood for f rnit re, the l m eryards ill remo e 0 of the nat ral moist re. his ay, once a ne ly completed piece of f rnit re is stained and sealed, it ill contain the perfect percenta e of moist re to not e tend or contract hen e posed to temperat re chan es.

illusionary feel to it. An ordinary upright cabinet is stretched up and over to one side. Another cabinet sits s uare and solid on the floor, yet tapers to a delicate tiny drawer at the top. Another one looks as if it is blown backwards in a strong wind, yet holds onto the floor with all its might with four thin legs. There are the surprises of hidden compartments and push-me-pull-me drawers. Many pieces are asymmetrical. Most have slanted drawer fronts. The most impressive of all though, is the cabinet that curves out and curls over with a perfect spray pattern of wood grain following the circle of the design. It is as if the rigidity of wood has suddenly developed a plasticine property. The designs spell out cartoonish fun, but do not be fooled -- every single piece is well thought out, well engineered, works perfectly and, most of all, is totally balanced. This is the depth of Beaster s art taking something totally conventional, breaking the rules, and seeing how far he can push the laws of gravity and still produce something fully functional. “ es, this is not standard type furniture,” Beaster said. “My designs have a sculptural look to them. This is about breaking woodworking rules and getting away with it, but before you can break the rules, you need to learn and understand the basics of woodworking and the properties of wood. nly then will you know how far you can break the rules. This comes with time and experience.”

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ART SCENE The first piece of unconventional furniture Beaster made was a small art deco unit with drawers. Part of its appeal was the glass marbles inlaid into the wood in such a way you could see right through it. This was so well received, Beaster was totally enthralled. Since then, marbles have become a big part of his designs. Another added decorative touch is fluorescent, incandescent or even neon lights. Adding lighting to the designs came with their own set of problems, that of drying out the wood. Not one for being held back, Beaster has developed a way of protecting the wood from this source of heat with either masonite, silicon and/or ventilation holes. Sometimes these effects even become part of the design. That Beaster has a strong affinity for wood is no maybe. At times, ten different types of wood are used in one design. This forms a play of color and texture and enriches the overall essence of the design. Each piece of wood in his workshop has been handselected, chosen for a good color, cut and especially interesting grain patterns. This is known as the figure of the wood. To select maple, for instance, one should not look just for the excellent color and grain pattern on the top of the piece, but also inspect the edge to judge the illusion of hills and valleys the grain of this particular wood forms. Australian lace wood has an intricate pattern of light and dark with a beautiful iridescent sheen to it. Ash is used a lot as it is a strong wood with a more noticeable grain. It is also easier to work with than the harder maple. The art of breaking woodworking rules is a skill Beaster has mastered, but even he admits to struggling at times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My bent pieces of furniture are the most difficult designs. It can be very frustrating to figure out how to do something and sometimes I actually walk away from it for a week, or even longer. The solution comes to me eventually. There is always a different way of doing something. Wood can be very forgiving -- that is, if you remember the golden rule to measure twice and cut once. My dream project is to build neon kinetic furniture and move on to wood sculptures. That is where I see myself in the future.â&#x20AC;?

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Today Beaster’s work is sold exclusively through Fine Line Designs Gallery in Ephraim. Sometimes the artist himself will be in attendance on the floor where he will watch and observe people’s reaction to his furniture. Invariably, the response is favorable. An intention behind the designs is to evoke a subliminal reaction of ease and comfort from people and this can be seen in the subconscious way they reach out to touch and stroke the wood. Beaster draws great delight from interacting with the people responding to his art.

“People want to buy from the artist,” he said. “They want to know the artist and I, again, like meeting the people buying my furniture. As with many artists, I enjoy creating something I am inspired by and when someone connects with it, and buys it, well, that is what it is all about.” In this wonderful Alice in Wonderland’ world of Beaster art furniture, you can be anyone you want to be. There are no expectations of conformity. We can enjoy furniture as art and what a bonus when we discover it actually functions, too.

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ART SCENE

Art Unites a Community

If you want to capture someone’s attention, whisper. So it is currently with the arts in Door County. Everyone is whispering about Common Ground. Have you heard? Have you heard? And heard we have.

“Finding Common Ground” is the biggest, all encompassing art exhibit ever put together by the Francis Hardy Center for the Arts (FHCA) in Ephraim. This summer, more than fifty artists, musicians, poets, scientists, and environmental, business and community groups are collaborating on an exhibit that focuses on the natural environment of Door County. This extraordinary exhibit is the first of its kind for the FHCA and is scheduled to run from July 16th through August 29th, 2004, and is supported by grants from the Peninsula Arts Association and Wisconsin Arts Board as well as the private sector. Yet, it is not the first of its kind in the art world. For the last few years artists around the globe have once again become involved in thematic projects to directly address important issues, whether they be political, social or environmental, similar to the revolutionary artist of the 1910s and 1920s. Many of these transitory projects have been designed specifically to create an awareness of environmental issues

and to encourage an improved relationship with the natural world. In so doing, artists effectively evoke the power of their art to highlight situations that weigh heavily on both the hearts and the minds of the greater community. In Door County the situation is no different and there is no better time than the present to bring these issues to the fore. We face challenges like E. coli outbreaks, groundwater contamination, expanded development, and invasive species threatening our natural habitat. The list of environmental imbalances is long and unsettling and should act as a serious wake-up call. Door County artists participating in the “Finding Common Ground” exhibit have, without hesitation, adopted this cause to further environmental awareness and education. Yet, as powerful as their collective voice is, it has become even more powerful with the collaboration of local groups such as the Door County Land Trust, Wild Ones, The Ridges Sanctuary, Door Property Owners, Bay Shore Property Owners Association, and The Nature Conservancy, to name a few. The FHCA collaborative environmental exhibit has achieved numerous goals that fit their newly changed identity. They have taken a step outside their usual

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The Francis Hardy Center for the Arts at Anderson Dock in Ephraim.

methodology by encouraging artists to create educational based art that speaks from the heart about the world around them. They are asking for art that mediates and art that reconnects artists with their community. With “Finding Common Ground” the FHCA unveils a vehicle to re ignite the visionary power of art to create a community of artists, environmentalists, scientists and businesses to speak with a common voice. The exhibit showcases work by renowned Door County and Washington Island artists, whose media include art from recycled metal scraps, functional wood sculptures from fallen trees, fabric art, oil on canvass with forest imagery, realist art on endangered species, navigational imagery with vessels, watercolor of Door County settings, forged silver artwork, photography, ceramics, large wind sculptures, and a glass and ceramic 12 foot mosaic obelisk. There is also a strong contingent of poets, writers, scientists and musicians. This is the first multi component exhibit consisting of a core artist group, an invitational artist group, a juried group, and an educational lecture group of its kind in Door County. The sheer magnitude of its message and number

of its participants have captured the attention of the lieutenant governor in Madison who responded by inviting the exhibition to tour to Madison for a period of three months after its Door County showing. The public is invited to the community friendly installation of the exhibition starting on July 8th and running through July 1 th, opening night. ther events include musicians, live theater and speakers and presentations by local environment groups. The exhibit closes August 2 th with a special closing ceremony and concert entitled “A ew Beginning.” Finding a common purpose has given Door County residents a common voice and in so doing, has given them the advantage of a common ground to operate from. nly

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Hands On offers a relaxed atmosphere and a diversity of art projects to visitors of all ages. Aspiring artists can try their hands at glass fusing, ceramic and glassware painting, pottery throwing, mosaic tiling, metalworking, and furniture painting. Housed in a landmark 4,000-sq. ft. “Art Barn,” the groupings of work tables, stools and benches, plus bright surroundings, make the space homey and comfortable. On an average day, families and couples are bent over their pieces working intently while listening to jazz or the latest movie score. Kids crowd around the glaze spinner and laugh as they squirt layers of color on their bowl. A man quietly hums to himself while he considers the perfect combination of colors for his birdhouse. Students choose a spot at a table and quickly feel that Hands On is a place that encourages freewheeling attitudes towards making art -- the drips and splotches of paint on the tables and floor are only a part of the story. There are some scheduled activities, such as a summer “Art Camp for Kids,” Saturday Raku firings at noon, and a Friday evening “Art Night for Adults” (ages 21 and older). Everything else is “walkin.” Hands On Art Studio is open daily, May thru October, and is located just south of Fish Creek, 1-3/4 miles east of Hwy. 42 at 3655 Peninsula Players Road; call (920) 868-9311 for more info or visit www.handsonartstudio.com.

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FAIRWAYS BY BRAD MASSEY

A Major Just Down the Shore

For anyone who loves golfing in Wisconsin, this is going to be a special year. As host of the 2004 PGA Championship, Whistling Straits in Kohler is close enough to the Door Peninsula to be considered “just down the shore.” The event will bring with it the finest tour players, roughly 300,000 spectators, an estimated $70 million in tourism revenue for the state of Wisconsin, and the full attention of the golfing world.

can be fierce and make the best players in the world look like amateurs. The rough will be thicker than it has ever been, forcing golfers to try to keep the ball in the fairways. The greens will roll faster than usual and will test the touch of players. The greens are not flat like typical greens, but have a lot of undulation. It is not uncommon for a player who has a putt over 40 to 50 feet to watch his ball break two or three different ways before getting to the hole.”

Many will find the proximity of the championship too enticing to resist. Maxwelton Braes’ Director of Golf, Jason Daubner is one, admitting, “What golfer could pass up the opportunity to see the best players in the world compete for one of the PGA’s four major tournaments?”

“Look for the 17th and 18th holes to play a big part in the finish of the championship,” said Tim Blackford, General

Tim Bauman, PGA Head Professional at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club, will also be attending the event. He commented, “The state of Wisconsin asked all the PGA Members if they would like to volunteer for the event. I said yes and got assigned range attendant, which includes putting up the nameplates and restocking the range balls. I feel this will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to be up close and personal with the best players in the world.” Perhaps more than ever before, the 2004 PGA Championship’s venue will feature many of the characteristics to which Door County visitors have grown accustomed. Features of the escarpment and rolling lakeshore terrain, and topography found along the Door Peninsula will be unmistakable at the Straits. Whistling Straits, a beautiful and intimidating course, reminiscent of Irish seaside links courses, possesses more than its rightful share of challenges for the professionals who will compete for the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy. Having worked for the Kohler Company at Blackwolf Run as an Assistant Golf Pro, Daubner can attest that “the challenges that the players will face include, for starters, the length of the golf course. The course can be played over 7,400 yards. Secondly, the weather will play a big part in how well the players score. The winds that come off of Lake Michigan 5

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anager of orseshoe Bay Golf Club. “The par 3 th requires an exact shot to save the pros from a long, steep walk down to the beach, where scores of and higher will be commonplace. The unique par 4 th hole, with the long carry on the second shot, will bring an interesting finish to everyone’s day.” The PGA Championship, one of only four major professional golf championships, is the final major of the calendar year and will be played for the th time from August th to the th. Golf savants consider the event

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one of the toughest in all of golf to win as it features the strongest players in major championship golf. Daubner believes the PGA Championship is one of the best majors because “all PGA Golf Professionals, not just tour professionals, can try to qualify to play in this tournament. A perfect example of this is Dave Spangler, a golf professional from IdleWild Golf Course, who qualified to play in the 2003 PGA Championship. What a thrill to play and compete against the best players in the world.”

f yo re plannin on oin and ha e not yet p rchased tic ets . . . est of l c aily tic ets for all fo r ro nds ha e een sold o t for months, and practice ro nd tic ets are oin fast. he last men s ma or championship contested in Wisconsin as the 1933 A Championship, on y ene ara en at l e o nd olf Co ntry Cl in il a ee.

Wisconsin was recently ranked the state with the most avid golfers (per capita). With this many regional golf aficionados, the 2004 golfing season should prove a very enthusiastic one. “People from Door County should take advantage of being so close to such a venue,” Daubner said. “The PGA of America is telling our section that this year’s tournament is expected to break all-time attendance records.” “When it is all over, the PGA Professionals and the world will have a different view of golf in Wisconsin,” said Blackford. “Once they discover the variety and breadth of golf in this state, expect our reputation for golf to be, if not born, at least matured into the rightful standing that we deserve. August will be a big month, and may just forever change golf in Wisconsin as we know it!”

Young Automotive Group Family Owned Since 1969

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“Itʼs all about trust . . . ”

The Meredith Family of Lakeshores Landscape & Design have some strong feelings about the safety & security that

Young Automotive gives them. “The reason Young Automotive has been our auto service provider for years is TRUST. We trust them to do everything necessary to ensure our safety on the road...at a fair price. They’ve spotted problems that were avoided while doing a simple oil change.” “Everyone at some point has emergencies, unexpected problems or questions with their vehicles. We’ve been so fortunate that Young Automotive has always been there for us...no matter the situation. We are always confident the best, most economic solution will be first explained to us and then done to perfection.” “Because we don’t have to wonder if things are done right, we also have Young Automotive service many of our fleet vehicles for our company, Lakeshores Landscape & Design.” “Thank You for taking such good care of us !” - John, Theresa, Zach & Cole Meredith

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NORTHHAVEN CONDOMINIUM Life Is a Little Easier Up Here

Come Visit Door Countyʼs Most Successful Condominium Development, situated on 47 acres and conveniently located between Fish Creek and Ephraim on Highway 42, right across from Peninsula State Park. Open 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. with immediate occupancy available in some ﬂoor plans.

More Amenities than any other in Door County • Indoor Pool • Outdoor Pool • Fitness Center • Located Directly Across From Beautiful Peninsula State Park between Fish Creek and Ephraim.

• Sand Volleyball Court • High Speed Internet • Two Lakes • Tennis Courts • Walking Trails • 47 acres with woods and meadows

P.O. Box 17 • 1009 S. Bay Shore Dr. • Sister Bay, WI 54234 920-854-6444 Toll Free: 1-866-898-6444 Sturgeon Bay: 920-746-0906

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ON YOUR PLATE BY MYLES DANNHAUSEN, JR.

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The path to culinary e cellence is unique to each traveler. Few kids grow up with chef’s coats in their dreams and, thus for most, the choice of a career in the restaurant business comes late and une pected. A whim, an inspiration, an accident, a crossroads. Such is the case with three of oor County’s best chefs. The roads they’ve taken to running a kitchen prove that the creations offered at our best eateries are not merely the result of an entr e’s journey from kitchen to table, but the culmination of the chef’s own e periences, tastes and influences.

on her menu as well, as both the Spiced Encrusted Tuna and the Filet Mignon are available in low-carb versions. “If you’re going to be successful in this business, you have to be fle ible and fit your style to the customer’s wants,” Milligan said. “ ou have to be able to change with trends, and now we have a lot of customers looking for low-carb options.” The challenge in any business is finding good help, but it’s especially challenging in oor County. Milligan

Terry Milligan already had a master’s degree in communications and was working as a professional fundraiser in Milwaukee when she came to a crossroads. While at that job, she studied cooking at the ostillion School of Culinary Arts in Fond u Lac, which led to her starting her own catering company on the side. She was balancing the two careers when the urge to forge out on her own overcame the security blanket of a corporate career. Shortly thereafter, Terry and her husband Chris bought Keneavy’s Kitchen in Sister Bay, sight unseen. There were doubts -- and plenty of doubters -- when they turned it into The Inn at Kristofer’s. These doubts were soon quieted as the eatery built a great reputation, almost immediately raising the bar for peninsula restaurants. Milligan adds her personal touch to techniques she honed while under the tutelage of renowned chef Madame Kouny at the ostillion. Kristofer’s offers an appetizer and entr e feature nightly in addition to its ever-evolving menu, which changes every couple of weeks. Two dishes, however, are constant. “The rack of lamb and the tuna are always on there,” Milligan said. “ ou could call those our signature dishes.” The menu descriptions alone alert your appetite to the presence of unusual fare. The former is a rack of New ealand lamb coated in honey mustard and roasted medium-rare, then served with a sauce of caramelized shallots deglazed in balsamic vinegar. The latter, Kristofer’s Spiced Encrusted Tuna, is Ahi tuna rolled in a variety of spices, then blackened and served on a citrus basil mayonnaise. Evidence of the late 5

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credits a loyal, quality staff for allowing her to step back from the line and put more work into the many aspects of the business, which includes their cooking school, taught above Kristofer’s. While Milligan creates in the heart of bustling Sister Bay, Chef Tom Smith prepares his eclectic fare at his own T. Ashwell’s just a few minutes north in the quaint village of Ellison Bay, which is possibly the county’s last reminder of quieter days. In a county where success is often measured by location -- defined simply as on the highway or off -- Ashwell’s defies convention. Formerly the Griffin Inn, a bed and breakfast, Smith had good reason for choosing his locale. “My mom really fell in love with it,” he said, adding that he “may have been doing a little bit of dreaming as well. But I looked at a lot of places, and I wanted a place that I could start from scratch and make my own, and it had what I was looking for.” With a dining room as intimate as one is likely to find anywhere, someone looking to impress a date would be wise to start here. No seat is far from the prominent fireplace, and the atmosphere is so warm and comfortable that you may think you’re eating in your own living room. Here Tom is a constant presence, making menu suggestions and giving descriptions to all who ask before darting back to the kitchen. While he appreciates his customers and the value of a chef’s appearance at the table, he longs for a little more time creating and less time describing. “I’ve got a great staff that allows me to take care of other aspects of the restaurant, though I really enjoy cooking and wish I could do more.” Tom creates his menu daily, though he says wholesale changes occur only every couple of weeks. Like Milligan’s, however, fans of Smith’s menu demand that certain specialties remain. The coconut shrimp and crab cake appetizers are standard, as is Smith’s Thai Quail, an Asian dish of two semi-boneless quail marinated in a spicy Thai marinade, char-grilled and served with fresh mango.

Tom Smith of T. Ashwell’s.

Inn at Kristofer’s pen year-ro nd, 5 pm. Closed esdays. (920) 854-9419. www.innatkristofers.com. T. Ashwell’s pen ni htly, e cept esday, at 5 pm e innin ay 20th. Closed mid-Fe r ary thro h mid- ay. (920) 854-430 . Whistling Swan pen ee ends thro h midne and ni htly midne thro h cto er. Closed o em er thro h April. (920) 8 8-3442.

Smith earned his degree at the Kendall College Institute of Culinary Arts. After graduating, he split time between June/July Door County Living 5

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Schartner’s on the Shore 4680 Bay Shore Dr, Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-2421 $$ ÂJ D (T

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Landmark Resort Restaurant 7643 Hillside Rd, Egg Harbor (920) 868-3205 www.thelandmarkresort.com $$$ Â{ J D (T Casual dining for the entire family, Banquet Facilities available, all you can eat Perch Fry every Friday night, fabulous Sunday Brunch 9am – 1pm.

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Egg Harbor Casey’s Inn 7855 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor (920) 868-3038 $$$ ÂB L D (T Demarinis Two 7821 County G, Egg Harbor (920) 868-2299 $$ BW D (T Door County Ice Cream Factory 7792 Hwy 42 in Egg Harbor (920) 868-1311 $LD Grant’s Olde Stage Station 7778 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor (920) 868-3247 ÂL D (T

Shipwrecked Brew Pub & Inn 7791 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor (920) 868-2767 www.shipwreckedmicrobr ew.com $$$ Â{ J L D Trio Restaurant Hwy 42 & County E, Egg Harbor (920) 868-2090 $$$ BW D The Village Café 7918 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor (920) 868-3342 $ BW { J B L T Breakfast served 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch served 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open 7 am to 2 pm M-Sun. April 30th thru October 31st and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon

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Door Off Broadway Dinner Theatre 5890 Hwy 57, south of Jacksonport (920) 823-2899 $$$$ ÂD ( Mike’s Port Pub & Grill 6269 Hwy 57, Jacksonport (920) 823-2081 $ ÂJ D T Mr. G’s Supper Club 5890 Hwy 57, south of Jacksonport (920) 823-2112 $$ ÂJ D T Square Rigger Galley 6332 Hwy 57, Jacksonport (920) 823-2404 $ ÂB L Sweet Lou’s 6301 Hwy 57, Jacksonport (920) 823-2182 $$$ Â D T

Baileys Harbor The Blue Ox 8051 Hwy 57, Harbor (920) 839-2771 $ ÂL D T

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The Common House Restaurant 8041 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2708 $$$ÂJ D (

Serving omelette wraps, fresh bakery, coffee, and smoothie bar.

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Coyote Roadhouse 3026 County E, Baileys Harbor (920) 839-9192 $$ Â{ J L D T Espresso Lane 8078 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2647 ${BLT Florian II Supper Club 8048 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2361 $$ Â J B D

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Casual Dining for the Entire Family Best View in Door County Indoor / Outdoor Seating Banquet Facilities Available New Dining Room Menu All You Can Eat Perch Fry every Friday Night Fabulous Sunday Brunch served 9am - 1pm Open Year-Round 7643 Hillside Road, Egg Harbor

920-868-3205 www.thelandmarkresort.com

Fish Creek Bayside Tavern Main Street, Fish Creek (920) 868-3441 $ ÂL D T Blue Horse Bistro & Espresso 4140 Bluff St., Fish Creek (920)868-1471 Featuring Panini grilled sandwiches made to order with homemade ingredients, all natural whole fruit

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smoothies, full espresso bar & award winning Rishi teas. Indoor / outdoor seating available ${BL C & C Supper Club 4170 Main St, Fish Creek (920) 868-3412 $$$ ÂJ D (T Calamity Sam’s 4159 Bluff Ln, Fish Creek (920) 868-2045 $ BW J B L D T The Cookery, Inc 4135 S. Main Street, Fish Creek (920) 868-3634 www.cookeryfishcreek.com $ BW J B L D T Digger’s Grill & Pizza 4023 Hwy 42, Fish Creek (920) 868-3095 ${JLD English Inn 3713 Hwy 42, Fish Creek (920) 868-3076 $$$$ ÂJ D (T Greenwood Supper Club Intersection of County A & County F, Fish Creek (920) 839-2451 $$$ ÂJ D T Italy To GO 4240 Hwy 42, Juddville (located in front of Villaggios) 920-868-1043 $ Open 10-6 M-Sun Memorial Day thru Labor Day. An Italian deli, grocery, and gift must stop. Experience Italy in Juddville. Now that’s Amore! mojoenterprise@aol.com Julie’s Park Café & Motel 4020 Hwy 42, Fish Creek (920) 868-2999 http://www.juliesmotel.com $$ BW { J B L D ( Mr. Helsinki 4164 Hwy 42, Fish Creek (920) 868-9898 $$$ BW Â{ J L D T Authentic French & Asian Cuisine, Sushi Zen Fridays, Located above the Fish Creek Market. Parkway Supper Club 3667 Hwy 42, Fish Creek (920) 868-9566 $$$ Â{ J D T Pelletier’s Restaurant Founder’s Square, Fish Creek (920) 868-3313 $$ BW Â{ J B L D ( Open daily 7:30 am serving breakfast until 11:30 am. Lunch served until 2:00. Fish Boil served at 5:00 pm every half hour until close. Please call for reservations.

Portofino 3931 Hwy 42, Fish Creek (920) 868-2255 $$$ Â J D (T

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Stillwaters by the Bay 4149 Main St, Fish Creek (920) 868-9962 ${JLD( Submarina Bayside Alley Shops, Fish Creek (920) 868-1491 ${LD Summertime Restaurant 1 N Spruce St, Fish Creek (920) 868-3738 http://www.thesummertime.com $$$ BW J B L D ( Villaggio’s 4240 Juddville Rd, Juddville (920) 868-4646 $$ BW { J D ( 920-868-4646 Open 5-10 MSun April 30th-October 30th and till 11 pm July and august. We offer delivery and pick up as well as on and off site catering. Ask about our party room. mojoenterprise@aol.com White Gull Inn 4225 Main St, Fish Creek (920) 868-3517 www.whitegullinn.com $$$$ BW J B L D (T

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Café Solé Green Gable Shops, North Ephraim (920) 854-7773 ${BLT Open daily at 7:00, Featuring Victor Allen’s coffee, Kim & Scott’s gourmet stuffed pretzels, fresh baked goods, homemade soups, salads, and sandwiches, unique spices and gifts.

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Good Eggs South Ephraim (920)854-6621 ${BL Leroy’s Waterstreet Coffee 9922 Hwy 42, Ephraim (920)854-4044 ${BLT Old Post Office Restaurant 10040 Water Street, Ephraim (920) 854-2734 www.edge-waterresort.com $BD(

Juddville pizza • pasta • hoagies • dessert

Second Story Restaurant 10018 Hwy 42, Ephraim (920) 854-2371 www.ephraimshores.com $$ J B L D (

Located on hwy 42 between Egg Harbor and Fish Creek dining, delivery & take-out starting at 5 | party room & catering 920-868-4646 | www. v i l l a g g i o s- do o rc o u n t y. c o m

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Restaurant & Fish Boil

9922 Hwy 42, Ephraim (920)854-2700 ${LD(

(920) 854-9419 www.innatkristofers.com $$$$ BW D (T

Summer Kitchen 10425 Water St, Ephraim (920) 854-2131 $$ { J B L D Open 8am – 8pm, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, and more. Dine in, or dine out, at Door County’s garden restaurant. Soup Cookbook now available.

JJ’s La Puerta Restaurant 10961 Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-4513 $ Â{ J L D T

Wilson’s Restaurant 9990 Water St, Ephraim (920) 854-2041 ${JLD

Sister Bay Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant 702 N. Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-2626 $$ BW J B L D T Alexander’s 11000 Hwy 42, Sister Bay (920) 854-7972 $$$ Â{ J D (T Specializing in Seafood, Steaks, Contemporary Cuisine, Catering, & Special Events. Lounge opens at 5pm. Sunday Brunch 9:30 – 1pm.

The HILLSIDE INN OF EPHRAIM

Quiet elegance in the Beautiful Tradition of Door County

Luxury suites with fireplaces, sitting rooms with private balconies, and elegant bathrooms. Private cottages with kitchens, sitting rooms with fireplaces and lovely porches. Rooms are complete with climate control for your comfort, television with DVD, computer hookups, and compact disc players. Down comforters and fluffy terry cloth robes are furnished along with fine sundries to enjoy in the bath. A delicious breakfast is served every morning. Phone 920-854-7666 Reservations 866-673-8456 www.VisitEphraim.com 9980 Water Street, Ephraim, WI 54211

Located in the heart of the picturesque village of Ephraim. The Inn has been luxuriously renovated with careful attention to preserving the original integrity and simplicity of this whitepainted landmark that has welcomed travelers to Door County since the late 1800ʼs. Recipient of the Door County Chamber of Commerce 2002 Pride & Place Award The Hillside Inn is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Northern Grill & Pizza 321 Country Walk Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-9590 $$ Â{ J L D T Patio Motel & Restaurant 200 Orchard Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-1978 ${LD Sister Bay Bowl 504 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-2841 $$$ ÂJ L D T

Beanie’s Mexican American Restaurant 534 N. Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-6875 $ BW { J L D T

Sister Bay Café 611 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-2429 www.solbjorg.com $$ BW { J B L D T

D’Amico’s 517 N. Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-6610 $ BW { J L D T

Zoey’s 531 N. Bayshore Dr., Sister Bay (920) 854-4514 $$ BW { J L D (

Door County Ice Cream Factory 11051 Hwy 42 in Sister Bay (920) 854-9693 ${JLDT

Ellison Bay

Drink Coffee 415 N. Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-1155 ${BLT Fred & Fuzzy’s Waterfront Bar & Grill 360 Little Sister Rd, Sister Bay (920) 854-6699 www.LittleSisterResort.com $ Â{ J L D T

Mink River Basin 12010 Hwy 42, Ellison Bay (920) 854-2250 $$ ÂL D (T T. Ashwells 11976 Mink River Rd, Ellison Bay (920) 854-4306 $$$$ Â{ J D (T The Viking Grill 12029 Hwy 42, Ellison Bay (920) 854-2998 www.door-county-fish-boil.com $ ÂJ B L D T

Husby’s Food & Spirits 400 Maple Dr, Sister Bay (920) 854-2624 $ Â{ J B L D T

Rowleys Bay Restaurant 1041 Hwy ZZ, Rowleys Bay (920) 854-2385 www.wagontrail.com $$ Â B L D (

The Inn At Kristofer’s 734 Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay

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Mission Grille Intersection of Hwy 42 & 57, Sister Bay (920) 854-9070 www.missiongrille.com Exceptional Cuisine, Fine Spirits, Gourmet Magazine Selection, Wine Spectator Award. $$$$ Â{ J L D (T

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Northport GT Coffee 12625 Highway 42 (920) 854-9907 www.GalleryTen.com $BLT Northport Pier Restaurant 215 Hwy 42, Northport Dock (920) 854-4146 www.wisferry.com LD Shoreline Restaurant 12747 Hwy 42, Gills Rock (920) 854-2606 www.theshorelineresort.com $$$ BW J L D

Washington Island Cellar Restaurant Main Road, Washington Island (920) 847-2655 $$ { J L D (T Deer Run Golf Course and Resort Main & Michigan Rds, Washington Island (920) 847-2017

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