Washington Island News

The next event coming up in Egg Harbor is Holly Days. Starting with Breakfast with Santa on Nov.

A Veterans Day ceremony will be at 10 a.m. at Sevastopol Schools in Institute. Col. Thomas 'Tim' Lawrie will speak at the event.

Giving thanks is something we do not spend enough time doing. Intentionally saying thank you is not just an exercise in good manners; it is a way of bringing giving full circle.

Friday night was a time for Washington Islanders young and old alike to celebrate Halloween.

A one-ton 45-foot periscope is ready to be installed in a permanent display at the Door County Maritime Museum as part of an exhibit on anti-submarine vessels built by area shipyards.

Despite some inconvenience to the public, state officials say mandated employee furlough days have gone according to plan.

One of Washington Island's best-known senior citizens recently left the Island and moved to Florida.

A few highlights from the big brown booze celebration. Last week WhiskyFest blew through SF, leaving behind a trail of dead.

The Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Council held its quarterly meeting Oct.

'Beowulf' is an epic poem that was written in Old English more than 1,000 years ago.

Tony Evers, Wisconsin's state superintendent of public instruction, visited the Washington Island School on Oct.

On Thursday, David Donarski will speak at the first of a series of free luncheons - "Food, Fun and the Facts of Later Life" - for Islanders age 50 and older.

The Liberty Grove Town Board recommended conditional-use permits for two unique businesses that could open before the end of the year in the town.

The door resembles a bulkhead, and I duck and ease myself out. The sudden force of the wind compels me to tuck my baseball cap into my jacket pocket.

Washington Island residents can take advantage of Door County's medication collection event from 9 a.m. to noon today at the firehouse.

Susan Reed will be riding her recumbent bicycle from Wilmette, Ill., to Washington Island the weekend of Oct.

Sept. 20, 2009 5:58 p.m. Sturgeon Bay a ' Coast Guard officials are searching for a missing man on Lake Michigan after finding his kayak on Sunday afternoon.

A missing man's kayak was found in Door County but the kayaker is still missing.

The search is on for a kayaker believed to have departed from Newport State Park Friday afternoon.

The Prometheus Trio consists of Scott Tisdel , cello; Timothy Klabunde, violin; and Stephanie Jacob, piano.