Holiday Guide - Dec. 8, 2009
Winter staycations let you chill close to home
When the temperature drops and the flakes start flying, it's not unusual to turn your thoughts toward a vacation -- usually of the sunny and / or beach variety. But a down economy has dashed the Disney dreams for some, forcing weary Wisconsinites to look a little closer to home for a quick winter getaway.
Tags: staycation, door county, wisconsin dells, kohler, marinette county, new glarus

Dining - Dec. 6, 2009
A nearly perfect dining experience in Door County
Sometimes, dining perfection shows up in the most unexpected places.
Tags: door county, good dining, the cookery

Dining - Sept. 5, 2009
Get up close to Wisconsin wineries
If you want to get a closer look at Wisconsin wineries, two of them -- Parallel 44 and Stone's Throw -- offer ways to learn more. Kewaunee's Parallel 44 has a Barrel Club that lets you make your own wine and Stone's Throw hosts a Milwaukee-area tasting event on Sept. 16.
Tags: Parallel 44, Barrel Club, Maria Milano, Stone's Throw, Russell Turco, Door County, Marcus North Shore Cinema, Steven Schnur, Zaffiro's, Michael Arnold, Take Five Lounge

Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 26, 2009
Two degrees (or fewer) of Milwaukee separation
Granted, a weekend in a Door County isn't exactly a trip to Australia, but I couldn't have been more surprised to run into the four people I saw between Fish Creek and Sister Bay on Sunday and Monday.
Tags: door county, Bill Budelman, fish creek

Living - Aug. 22, 2009
Tradition!
Tomorrow morning, I'm heading up to Door County for my 16th annual "camping trip" with my best friend, Eron. I put it in quotes, because other than sleeping in a tent in Peninsula State Park, we're not really doing much camping. And I couldn't be more excited.
Tags: tradition, door county, groundhog day

Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 12, 2009
Road trip: Washington Island
Located at the tip of Wisconsin's Door County peninsula, Washington Island is the largest of five islands accessible to tourists. The Island's relative proximity and shared landscape are virtually where the similarity to Door County start and end.
Tags: road trip, toyota, washington island, schoolhouse beach, door county, nelson's hall, red cup coffee, the albatross

Music - July 25, 2009
Melaniejane finds satisfaction in musical "Purgatory"
About a year ago, Melaniejane, a fixture on the Milwaukee music scene, packed up and headed up to the relative tranquility of Door County, where she continues to write, perform and record. Her latest work can be heard on "Purgatory Hill," a collaboration with Pat MacDonald, best known for his band Timbuk3.
Tags: Pat MacDonald, Purgatory Hill, Melaniejane, Timbuk3, Sturgeon Bay, Door County

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 29, 2009
Hart's book opens window on Door County
Some might say nobody knows a place like a native, but in a location like Door County, "local" might be harder to define. Certainly, someone like Virginia native and Minnesota resident John Fraser Hart fits the bill. After all, he's spent countless days in Door County over the past 50 years.
Tags: John Fraser Hart, Door County, My Kind of County, University of Minnesota, University of Chicago Press, The Center for American Places

Arts & Entertainment - March 19, 2009
Wenhardt paints serenity in the Third Ward
Watercolor's complexity and challenge sustains Wenhardt's interest in the medium. Spending years learning the characteristics of washes and how to anticipate color bleeding, Wenhardt acknowledges there is no chance to re-do or go over watercolor work. Instead, he's confident from start to finish with the possibility of what he refers to as "happy accidents."
Tags: steve wenhardt, rustico, gallery night, door county, watercolor, painting

Music - Oct. 22, 2008
Take a listen to The Lodge
Door County residents and visitors have a radio station, The Lodge, that sounds as unique and special as the area. It has Milwaukee ties, too, and today we talk to the station's owner, Justin Case.
Tags: The Lodge, radio, The Point, 106.9 FM, Justin Case, Door County, Mike Mesic, AAA, modern rock

Travel & Visitors Guide - July 30, 2008
Wisconsin camping guide
There are many ways to enjoy a Wisconsin summer vacation, and our beautiful natural scenery provides some of the best camping in the Midwest. Dozens of campgrounds around the state offer a variety of camping experiences.
Tags: camping, up north, door county, peninsula, state parks

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 8, 2008
Get outta town: Great state spots beyond Milwaukee
Milwaukee is a great place on a great lake, but every now and then it's nice to escape its urban parameters and explore less-populated parts of the state. Wisconsin is full of gems, both well-known and well-hidden. Here are a few of our favorites.
Tags: wisconsin, kohler-andrae state park, governor dodge, northwoods, new glarus, kettle moraine state forest, harrington state beach, spring green, door county, peninsula state park, fish creek

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 25, 2007
Featured bartender: Kim Kolstad of Hector's South
Kim Kolstad, a veteran in the service industry, has worked at Hector's South since the famous Tosa Mexican restaurant opened its second bar about a year ago.
Tags: hector's, kolstad, bay view, mexican restaurant, margarita, door county

Milwaukee Buzz - March 6, 2007
This Sucks: Milwaukee's inferiority complex with Chicago
Regional squabbles are nothing new. Plenty of states and cities share a border with animosity: Ohio and Michigan, New York and New Jersey. For us, it's the raging battle between Wisconsin and Illinois. But does it have to be that way?
Tags: This Sucks, Illinois, Door County, FIBs

Dining - Nov. 29, 2004
Slow Food Movement spices Unkerfer's work at Sticks & Stones
Chef J. Britton Unkerfer began his culinary voyage at age 13 in his family's Door County restaurant. After cooking around the world, he now uses all he's learned from Slow Food and quality products at Brookfield's Sticks & Stones.
Tags: J. Britton Unkerfer, Slow Food Movement, Sticks & Stones, New England Culinary Institute, Door County, local farmers, Outpost, seafood, Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, Piedmont