Door County Shore Report

08/02/2024

You likely didn't feel it, but there was the rare occurrence of an earthquake this morning deep in Lake Michigan off Green Bay. Tap to read what the U.S.G.S. is saying.

The U.S. Geological Survey on reported a 2.9 magnitude earthquake Friday morning east of Sturgeon Bay deep below Lake Michigan.

07/26/2024

Ever wonder what Wilson's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor did with the awnings they replaced a few years ago? Wonder no more. The restaurant revealed today that they've turned them into a limited number of red-and-white striped beach totes. Click to the story to see how you can get your hands on one.

Wilson's Restaurant revealed the old awning that was replaced a few years ago has been used to create handbags that go on sale Aug. 1, 2024.

07/25/2024

Craft beers are now available at Nicolet Beach in Peninsula State Park.

BIG NEWS!!!!!
We are incredibly excited to announce a new addition to the park: Peach Barn Brewing at Nicolet Beach!

Starting tomorrow, Peach Barn Brewing will be serving beer daily, 11am to 6pm, beachside at The Camp Store.

They'll have a range of delicious craft beers, which you can order from what was originally the Ice Cream Shop window.

Ice Cream Twist and Dole Whip Cups, Ice Cream novelties, and incredible parfait-style Ice Cream Sundaes are now available in The Camp Store.

We're excited to join forces with Peach Barn to offer something new for beachgoers and campers.

We also understand that some people will be disappointed that the way we're serving Ice Cream has changed.

Since 2020, we've struggled to find enough local teenagers to run the Ice Cream Shop. We tried to overcome this by going to window service, reducing hours, and sometimes closing a few days a week so we don't have to shut up shop completely.

A few weeks ago, we had two employees quit, and keeping the Ice Cream Shop open became impossible. The same week, Peach Barn approached us about bringing craft beer to Nicolet Beach.

The timing felt serendipitous.

If you'd like to hear all about staffing challenges in Door County, stop by and see us. We can chat about it over a beer 🍻

07/24/2024

07/24/2024

Put the Whitefish Dunes annual summer candlelight event on your calendar for August 17 from 7-9 pm.

07/24/2024

Congrats Lorrie. Here are the final standings.

07/18/2024

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗
(𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰)

Four days to go and more than 300 20-pound-plus salmon have been registered, including 105 of them larger than 25 pounds.

Everyone on the boat needs a $30 ticket, and tickets need to be purchased before you fish. They're available at Yacht Works Kewaunee (weigh station) and Center Court BP in Kewaunee; Jandu Petroleum 4 (BP, open 24 hours) and Jandu Petroleum 5 (Citgo, weigh station) in Algoma; Howie's Tackle (weigh station) and Greystone Castle in Sturgeon Bay; Jp Express Egg Harbor (open 24 hours); Bailey's 57 (weigh station) in Baileys Harbor; and B&K Bait and Tackle at Mann's Mercantile on Washington Island (weigh station). There are no online sales.

Last year's record field shared in more than $80,000 in cash and prizes, down through 201st place plus the daily port prizes and early-bird shopping spree winners.

First place is $15,000 cash and a silver Great Lakes Trophy salmon ring. Second place is $8,000 and a Howie's Tackle $200 shopping spree, and third place is $5,000 and a Yeti Cooler from Yacht Works Kewaunee.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 "𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆" 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑲/𝑫 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 (𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏). 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑲/𝑫 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔!

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: John Christian, 30.96, Baileys Harbor; Logan Jacquet, 30.08, Kewaunee; Don Kress, 28.82, Sturgeon Bay; Mark Bauduin, 26.00, Algoma; Ben Geiger, 25.43, Washington Island.

𝗞/𝗗 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟱𝟬
Lorrie Combs Schmidt, 33.97, SB, 7/13
Clinton Meier, 32.73, A, 7/14
Cory Heiny, 31.00, K, 7/12
Scott Spranger, 30.96, K, 7/14
John Christian, 30.96, BH, 7/17
Christian Miller, 30.90, SB, 7/15
Robert Gould, 30.21, SB, 7/13
Curtis Bell, 30.13, WI, 7/14
Logan Jacquet, 30.08, K, 7/17
Josh Thiel, 29.77, K, 7/12

Logan Uecke, 29.56, A, 7/12
Jeremy Ostrowski, 29.49, BH, 7/15
Brooke Gerondale, 29.36, K, 7/15
Eric Fritsche, 29.23, SB, 7/15
Don Kress, 28.82, SB, 7/17
Chase Jako, 28.69, BH, 7/16/2024
Hunter Vanlieshout, 28.50, SB, 7/13
Keith Arentz, 28.49, K, 7/12
Todd Haley, 28.30, SB, 7/17
Ben Anderson, 28.18, BH, 7/13

Chase Veeser, 28.14, SB, 7/14
David Carlson, 27.98, SB, 7/17
Nick Nielson, 27.69, BH, 7/13
Steve Rosera, 27.69, K, 7/16
Elijah Wettstein, 27.62, WI, 7/12
Tim Halverson, 27.49, WI, 7/13
Adam Rentmeester, 27.44, K, 7/12
Justin Johnson, 27.37, A, 7/15
John Filer, 27.36, WI, 7/14
Mark Richard, 27.29, SB, 7/12

Mike Pinch, 27.27, WI, 7/13
Mark Delahaut, 27.20, K, 7/13
Alex Nemetz, 27.20, BH, 7/13
Alex Buhr, 27.18, A, 7/13
Robert Jansen, 27.11, K, 7/12
Mike Furmanski, 26.92, WI, 7/15
Greg Ryckman, 26.87, WI, 7/14
Anne McCracken, 26.86, WI, 7/12
Benjamin Zimmerman, 26.82, WI, 7/12
Alex Ploor, 26.74, SB, 26.74, 7/13

Tim Buhr, 26.66, A, 7/14
Don Lohfink, 26.66, SB, 7/15
Jason Young, 26.47, WI, 7/14
Derek Olson, 26.46, WI, 7/12
Landon Pivatto, 26.44, K, 7/15
Dwayne Mullins, 26.37, BH, 7/12
Tony Mayhew, BH, 26.34, 7/13
Andy Berdan, BH, 26.22, 7/15
Carter Bouvette, A, 26.20, 7/13
Tanner Chevalier, 26.14, WI, 7/15

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 "𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆" 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑲/𝑫 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 (𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏). 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑲/𝑫 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔!

07/17/2024

We're learning today that the children's bodies were found together and they both were wearing flotation devices when they were found. More on the children are in this story.

The Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday identified the two children whose bodies were recovered after the sailboat they were in with their father capsized in Green Bay.

07/17/2024

Nice fish!

All five weigh-in sites have registered giants. Baileys Harbor joined the 30-pound club when John Christian from Rochester, Minn., landed this beauty last night. It weighed in at 30.96 pounds this morning at Bailey's 57. He was fishing with friend Guy Cummins.

Great catch guys!

07/17/2024

07/15/2024

Tragic news: Authorities have recovered the bodies of the children, but their father still is missing.

GREEN BAY — Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of two children, but their father remains missing, two days after their sailboat was last seen near Door County.

07/15/2024

UPDATE: The sailboat has been located just south of Chambers Island. Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay are currently on scene and towing the vessel to Fish Creek, according to an update Monday morning. No further details were released.
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No word from overnight about the father and his two kids last seen Saturday near Egg Harbor in their sailboat. The search will continue today.

Authorities are continuing their search for a father and his two kids last seen Saturday on their sailboat.

07/03/2024

06/30/2024

Highway 42 is back open.

06/30/2024

Sunset, Saturday evening. Nicolet Beach in Peninsula State Park.

06/27/2024

Enjoy these photos from Cave Point to start out your day!

06/25/2024

Roland Jorn began making syrup for his family's business in Door County when he was 12 years old. Now, he's 95 and still running Jorns Sugar Bush. Had a great time hearing his story for an upcoming CBS 58 Sunday Morning feature!

06/18/2024

We are honored and excited to announce that the 132D Army Band Wisconsin National Guard will be joining us for a performance during our 4th of July Parade in Baileys Harbor! Mark your calendars and join us for a performance you that you don't want to miss!

🇺🇸 Baileys Harbor 4th of July Parade
🇺🇸 HWY 57 | 10 am

About the 132D Army Band Wisconsin National Guard:

'Military bands have a long tradition of supporting and entertaining service members and civilians with music. In Wisconsin, the Army National Guard’s 132D Army Band keeps the tradition alive and thriving with approximately 40 citizen-Soldier-musicians who travel the state, the country, and even the world with a variety of music.

A descendant of the Army Guard’s famed 32nd “Red Arrow” Division bands of World War I and World War II, today’s 132D Army Band is an exceptional band of outstanding musicians. The band features at the Inaugurations of Wisconsin governors, supports military customs and ceremonies, and performs community outreach throughout the state of Wisconsin through music. Previously, the 132D has provided honors for the President of the United States, commissioned the battleship USS Wisconsin, performed with the Milwaukee and Beloit/Janesville Symphony Orchestras, commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the Wisconsin Guard’s World War II service in Australia, welcomed home each of the Wisconsin Guard’s Desert Storm units, and played for military ceremonies and public performances in Germany and Hawaii, and Oklahoma.

Members of the 132D Army Band include professional civilian musicians, from educators and performers to students. However, many represent an array of civilian professions in their hometowns throughout Wisconsin and nearby states. When they come together as the 132D Army Band, they’re all musicians in one of the finest military bands in the Nation.

Audiences may be surprised at the versatility of this Army band, which plays a wide range of music that goes beyond traditional concert and marching band repertoire. Within the unit are various performing ensembles including the “Forward Brass” brass quintet, the “Cover Fire” Rock Band, the “Guardian Winds” woodwind ensemble, the “Dirty Boots” brass band, ceremonial brass quintets, and the Concert Band, which has entertained audiences from Wisconsin to Australia, Germany, Hawaii, and Oklahoma.

The 132D Army Band has a performance group appropriate for almost any event, from parades to concerts, and everything in between.'

06/16/2024

The Rock Island summer schedule also starts today! What a great way to start the weekend! 🙌🏼😎

06/10/2024

If you follow any of the Door County Facebook groups, you know the most popular question year-after-year is, “what are the must-dos while I am there?” So with the explosion of Artificial Intelligence, we asked. What do you think of this list it camp up with?

So with the explosion of Artificial Intelligence, we thought we'd find out what a computer generated list would look like.

06/08/2024

Parade begins today (Saturday) at 11 a.m.

06/08/2024

Summer schedule begins June 14.

Mark your calendar! Our summer schedule begins June 14th! 👏🏼⛱

See the full 2024 schedule here: https://wisferry.com/washington-island/

06/08/2024

June 22nd grand opening in Baileys Harbor, Door County.

05/18/2024

Sunday in Baileys Harbor.

05/15/2024

What's your favorite supper club in Door County? The Wisconsin Supper Club Chasers and Appleton-based Venture Wisconsin have teamed up to launch the Wisconsin Supper Club Dining Destinations Guide. There are a bunch of participating supper clubs in and around Door County. We have a map in this story.

Venture Wisconsin and Wisconsin Supper Club Chasers have launched the Wisconsin Supper Club Dining Destinations Guide.

05/12/2024

What was the view like where you were?

05/07/2024

Work is under way on a $3.3 million renovation of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse in Peninsula State Park. The project is being spearheaded by the Door County Historical Society. Read more about the project and how you can help: https://doorcountyshorereport.com/2024/05/07/work-continues-on-peninsula-state-parks-eagle-bluff-lighthouse/

05/07/2024

Photo for today: The cherry blossoms are beginning to pop!