A snow-covered trail at Peninsula State Park. Photo by Rachel Lukas. We’re not there yet – winter, cold weather, snow – but it pays to be prepared. That’s especially true if you plan to camp off-season after the majority of campers have packed away their gear. Many Door County campgrounds, both private and state-run, cater … Read more
Turnout in the village of Ephraim reached 89% in 2020. Photo by Myles Dannhausen Jr. If history repeats and Door County voters have called the presidential election as they have seven times straight since 1996, Kamala Harris will be the next president of the United States. That’s of course not official – there was a … Read more
Press release shared by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, November 1, 2024.Photos courtesy of the land trust. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced the protection of 23 acres of land in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County. The land is now a new addition to the Conservancy’s Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area. The newly protected property, located across Grieser Road from … Read more
Fewer hot days, with a wet start and dry finish to the season by the WISCONSIN STATE CLIMATOLOGY OFFICE This year’s meteorological summer (June through August) featured temperatures very close to normal throughout Wisconsin and Door County (where referenced in this summary, Door County climate data are from the Sturgeon Bay observation station). Hot weather was … Read more
Press release shared by Lancaster Conservancy, October 30, 2024. Photos and text courtesy of the land trust. Conserving contiguous natural lands to create corridors of habitat for wildlife and human recreation is one of Lancaster Conservancy’s highest land protection priorities. Often that process happens one small parcel of land at a time. The Conservancy is … Read more
