Hello Door County! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: Lighthouse reopening, birds and dinosaurs, and pony rides + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
Restored landmark reopens: The Door County Historical Society will celebrate restored Eagle Bluff Light Station’s grand opening Friday, June 26, with a free event featuring live music and U.S. Coast Guard safety presentations -- see the lighthouse reopening.
Build your digital confidence: Free UW-Madison Extension tech workshops will help residents with devices, safer internet use, and online communication, starting July 6 and 7 at NWTC’s Learning and Innovation Center in Sister Bay -- see what the workshops cover.
Summer patio concerts return: Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club’s Wine Down Wednesday is back, a six-week summer music series with free 5 to 7 p.m. performances on the patio, featuring live music, views and food -- catch the patio music lineup.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Pins, pints, pixels: Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar has four vintage bowling lanes with manual scoring, classic pinball and arcade cabinets, plus a solid craft beer and cocktail lineup with pizza and brats to keep the crew fueled. Easy weeknight hang or low-key date, no ferry required.
Garden glow-up, anyone?: Sunnypoint Gardens keeps local yards thriving with aisle after aisle of healthy annuals, perennials, shrubs, and more plus custom container planting. Order online for easy pickup and local delivery, even to the Washington Island ferry dock, then let your weekends be about cookouts not weeding the big-box parking lot.
Quick lakeshore reset: When you need a quick Door County palate cleanser between errands and yardwork, Whitefish Dunes State Park delivers with shady forest trails, breezy lakeshore, and that hush you only get by the water. Pack a thermos, wander a bit, then call it self care you actually did.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🦅 Raptor Chat @ Fish Creek Library | Wednesday (6/24) at 1:00 PM – Put the yard work on pause and come talk talons with Open Door Bird Sanctuary at Raptor Chat. It is a no-frills, up-close look at hawks, owls, and eagles, plus the kind of nature trivia that makes you a hit, or at least smugly informed.
🦖 Birds and Dinosaurs: Connecting Birds to Their... @ Door County Library - Fish Creek | Wednesday (6/24) at 1:00 PM – Give your inner fourth grader, or the actual one you live with, a thrill at this hands-on dive into how birds are dinosaurs in better outfits. Meet live birds, try science activities, and leave bragging that your chicken is a T. rex cousin.
🎉 30th Anniversary Celebration Weekend! @ Door County Candy (Sturgeon Bay) | Friday (6/26) at 9:00 AM – Door County’s sweetest institution is turning 30, celebrating with free samples, scratch-off prizes, and brand-new anniversary t-shirts. There is even a shot at winning fudge or ice cream for a year, which pairs nicely with our collective denial about portion control.
🎬 Movies in the Park @ Martin Park (Sturgeon Bay) | Friday (6/26) – If you’ve been meaning to prove you can still stay up past 9, bring a blanket to Movies in the Park. Family-friendly flick at dusk, about 8:30pm, with stars, snacks, and the occasional mosquito cameo. Low-key, local, and screen-free until, well, the screen.
🎉 Ellison Bay Day @ Ellison Bay Community Park | Saturday (6/27) at 9:00 AM – Grab your lawn chair and head to Ellison Bay for the third annual neighborhood throwdown, with sunrise beach yoga, a small-town parade, and the ever-dignified Bestminster Dog Show. Stick around for The Cherry Tones, friendly faces, and that classic Door County summer feeling.
🐴 Pony Rides Activities No Reservation Needed! @ DENN (Sturgeon Bay) | Saturday (6/27) at 10:00 AM – Swing by for pony rides, $15 for five laps, no reservation needed, trainer-led, helmets provided, and riders over one and under 80 pounds. Let the tiny equestrians trot while you hit the patio bar or referee the bounce houses, and schedules run on pony time.
📖 Tale: “Over and Under the Pond” @ Collins Learning Center (Sturgeon Bay) | Monday (6/29) at 2:00 PM – Grab your walking shoes and start at the west trailhead for a choose-your-own-pace story stroll, “Over and Under the Pond” unfolding as you go. After, pop into TINKERS during open hours for ever-changing, self-led tinkering that keeps curious hands busy, and grownups blissfully unbothered.
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07 — The Door County report Weather forecastToday — High: 70°F — Low: 53°F — Precip: 72%
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Later: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 10pm and 1am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tomorrow — High: 73°F — Low: 53°F — Precip: 21%
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