Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm, Shop & Le Café are open for 2020 Season Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm is one of Washington Island's most popular destinations, offering an opportunity to experience … [Read more...]
Features
Sól Grass Music Festival – June 19-20, 2020
Washington Island, WI, January 31, 2020 - BackRoads Events has announced the 1st Annual Sól Grass Music Festival, a two-day bluegrass festival on Washington Island in Door County, … [Read more...]
The Ferry Line: 80 years and counting, plus the debut of the new Madonna
By Richard Purinton The original Madonna, built in 1871, painting by Dick Purinton The year 2020 is a milestone year for the Washington Island Ferry Line in several ways. This year marks the 80th … [Read more...]
The Lavender Connection: News from Fragrant Isle
Washington Island's first lavender farm, Fragrant Isle, immediately struck a positive chord with the Island's many visitors. Within a few years it became known "the Midwest’s Largest Lavender Farm," a … [Read more...]
A Family Tree with Many Branches Seeks New Connections
The name "Saabye" is a branch of a family tree that has been securely rooted in Washington Island’s history for many decades, but now the family is seeking more details about that … [Read more...]
One of the Upper Midwest’s Largest Lavender Farms
One of Washington Island’s newest attractions is Fragrant Isle Lavender, one of the Midwest’s premier lavender farms. You can stroll through 14,000 thriving lavender plants in the garden, where the … [Read more...]
T-Mac Smokin’ Team Reprises Grand Championship Win at 4th Death’s Door BBQ
WASHINGTON ISLAND, WI, August 31, 2015 — In an exciting reprise of their 2012 win, the T-Mac Smokin’ barbecue team from Appleton once again claimed the Grand Championship prize at the 4th annual … [Read more...]
THE ISLAND
An Excerpt from “When The Shoe Fits,” by Mary T. Wagner The feeling never gets old. As the ferry boat’s engines roar to life and the boat pulls away from the dock, the weight of reality slips from … [Read more...]
Lakeland Boating Magazine: Have a Slice of Island Life
By Laurel Ciohon The February 2014 issue of Lakeland Boating Magazine has paid homage to beautiful Washington Island, calling it a “cruising boaters paradise, rich with history, natural wonders and … [Read more...]
A Weekend Trip to Washington Island
By Laurel Ciohon Having grown up on Door County’s ‘mainland,’ Washington Island was always a mysterious place to me. I traveled there once or twice throughout my life, but never for more than a few … [Read more...]
A Shipwreck, A Buoy, and An Eagle Scout
If you’ve been to Washington Island recently, you may have heard a rumor about a local Island fisherman who caught something unusual last fall in his net. Or perhaps you saw the unusual yellow … [Read more...]
DEATH’S DOOR BARBEQUE: August 23rd & 24th, 2013
WASHINGTON ISLAND (Mar. 1, 2013) – Come to beautiful Washington Island Friday and Saturday, August 23th & 24th for the second official Death’s Door Bar-B-Q at the Washington Island Airport. Presented … [Read more...]
Christmas Bird Count on Washington Island, Dec. 14
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...]
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...]
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...]
Fish Derby 2012 : With or Without Snow & Ice!
Fish Derby 2012 : With or Without Snow & Ice! The Lions Club will be holding its 35th annual Fish Derby February 11th through February 19th. As of this printing of the Observer, the Island’s … [Read more...]
