From Dec. 14, 2012, through Jan. 5, 2013, tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas take part in the annual Christmas bird count. Families and students, birders and scientists armed with … [Read more...]
Games We play: Hand and Foot – No, this is not a disease!
Hand and foot is a card game, not a disease as some might think. It’s a game with lots of cards, lots of points, lots of laughs. Betty and Leon Shellswick introduced the game when they retired to … [Read more...]
How Low Will the Water Go?
During the week of Oct. 7, 2012, Emmett Woods noticed that an underwater spring just offshore from his property was suddenly no longer underwater. “I knew there was a spring there,” said Woods, who … [Read more...]
Mack and Maple Syrup
Washington Island has a large number of sugar maple trees. In the late winter the sap in those trees “runs,” and ambitious Islanders spend weeks collecting that sap and reducing it to make maple … [Read more...]
Island Orchard Cider: Brittany Comes to Washington Island
When Bob and Yannique Purman bought a house on Washington Island in 1996, they didn’t have a business plan for Island Orchard Cider, the growing young business they have since cultivated. At that … [Read more...]
Great Lakes Pirate Dan Seavey and the Schooner Wanderer
Dr. Richard Boyd, underwater archeologist and author, presented an intriguing and, at times, humorous Archives program on pirate Dan Seavey, on Aug. 23, 2012, at the TPAC on Washington Island. These … [Read more...]
EMS on Washington Island: Nurse Direct or 911?
I was asked this question several times in the last month: “Can you explain the difference between calling Nurse Direct and calling 911?” Well, sure I can! 911 is all about emergency response. … [Read more...]
Capital Brewery Hosts the 8th Annual Harvest Fest at Washington Island Hotel
WASHINGTON ISLAND, WI (Sept. 10, 2012) – For the last seven years Capital Brewery has visited Washington Island to thank the wheat farmers for their continued supply of wheat for Capital’s Island … [Read more...]
WHAT WE DO IN WINTER – AN ISLAND GALLERY
Winter in Door County can be intimidating to the summer visitor. It’s so cold! they say, and what do you do all winter? On Washington Island, the locals have answered this question the best way Door … [Read more...]
Arsenic and Old Lace: A Comedy About Murder
Arsenic and Old Lace, a black comedy first produced on Broadway in 1941, will be the next production of Island Players. It will be performed at the TPAC on Friday, February 17, and Saturday, February … [Read more...]
