In the autumn of 2002, Connie and Dan Westbrook purchased property on Jackson Harbor Road and a lovely old cottage, known to Islanders as the Johnny Young house. The following summer at the Art and … [Read more...]
Washington Island Observer
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Soup and Bread Suppers: A Trinity Church Tradition
Soup and bread suppers, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday nights at Trinity Lutheran Church, are a tradition going back about 23 years. Originally held during the six weeks of Lent, the weekly suppers with their … [Read more...]
New Lockbox Security Program
The local emergency departments are looking to start a rapid entry system that will allow personnel of the Washington Island Fire Department, Washington Island Police Department and Door County … [Read more...]
Birds You Might See in Your Bird Feeders in Early
Several bird species are likely to frequent Island feeders in early winter. A good bird book is needed to confirm your identifications; books by Peterson, Sibley, Stokes, or National Geographic are … [Read more...]
Business Retention Ideas for Washington Island
On Monday, Dec. 3, Sam Perlman, economic development manager at the Door County Economic Development Corporation, visited Washington Island and made a presentation about the DCEDC’s business retention … [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...]
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...]
