October 2009
NOTE: Schedules sometimes change, so always confirm with the organization in question to make sure that the event you are interested in, is still scheduled to take place.
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STATE PARK NATURE PROGRAMS
Dates of event: 5/01/09 to 10/31/09
Though all programs are free unless otherwise specified. You will need a park sticker.
Call the individual State parks for more info: Additional info:

• Potawatomi State Park - Sturgeon Bay, 920-746-2890;
• Peninsula State Park - Fish Creek,920-868-3258
• Newport State Park - Ellison Bay, 920-854-2500
• Whitefish Dunes State Park – Jacksonport/Sturgeon Bay, 920-823-2400

About Peninsula State Park: This is a fabulous park – the largest State Park in Door County.  It is simply beautiful for camping, biking, hiking or just driving through, stopping and walking.  And Eagle Bluff Lighthouse has a marvelous story about it – take the tour if you have the chance.

DOOR COUNTY TROLLEY TOURS
Dates of Event: 5/09 – 10/09
Take an "Old Time" Trolley ride and see breathtaking vistas from Door County 's scenic bluffs overlooking the islands. As we traverse the land, we'll share the legend and lore unique to each area. Don't forget to bring your camera! Learn from the locals the best places to wine, dine, and relax.  3-4 tours daily.  Pick up at Orchard Country Winery (1/2 mile south of Fish Creek on Highway 42). Also, there are Lighthouse Tours (June – October) and even Ghost Tours!  You can even rent the trolley for a wedding!  Check it out at Door County Trolley and tell them DoorCountyNavigator.com sent you.

SEGWAY PERSONAL TRANSPORTER TOUR - PENINSULA STATE PARK
Dates of event: 5/1/09 to 10/30/09
Looking for a unique way to see the sights of Door County? How about on the two wheels of a Segway Personal Transporter? After a half hour training on the Segway PT, we will glide up and down hills through Peninsula State Park for about 1 1/2 hours. If you keep your eyes open, you are likely to spot deer or other wildlife. The views overlooking the bay are simply breathtaking. Pre-registration is required. Call at 920-376-0256 or visit www.segwaythedoor.com for more info.  Cost $74-$89. Monday through Saturday, 9 AM - 5 PM

SCRIMSHAW DEMONSTRATIONS - EPHRAIM
Dates of Event: 5/8/09 - 10/16/09
At Scrimshanders Gallery Friday afternoons. Gary Kiracofe, resident scrimshander with over 30 years exp, demonstrates the American folk art of scrimshaw (engraving on ancient ivories and bone). Gary along with several other scrimshanders, display their art between 2:00-5:00 PM.  920-854-5407.

PIT FIRING WORKSHOPS – WEDNESDAYS AT ELLISON BAY POTTERY
Dates of Event: 5/12/09 - 10/21/09
Wednesdays 3:00 – 5:00 PM. We have been pit firing with families, school groups and getaway groups for 9 years. You choose 2 pieces of pottery all ready for you to treat and fire in the pit. Choices could include: small vases, bowls, tiles and dishes. This process will produce art and therefore are not considered functional or food safe. Come and learn about how early humans learned to harden clay in a fire. No art background necessary. Pre-registration required. Cost: $30 per person. 920-854-5049.

FARMER’S MARKET– STURGEON BAY
Dates of Event: Saturdays, 6/6/09 - 10/24/09
Place: Corner of Michigan Street and 4th Avenue
Saturdays only from 9AM – 12:30 PM.  Featuring home-grown seasonal produce and handcrafted items at the Market Square parking lot in downtown Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-2914.

Easiest way to get there from the north: Take Hwy 42 south to the Sturgeon Bay Business District: 57/42 – take a right there.  You will pass the Neighborhood Pub (stop in and eat – great food!), Wal-Mart, and a lot of other stuff.  Go the speed limit.  When you hit Hardee’s, take a left and you will be heading to the main section of downtown Sturgeon Bay.   You will be on Jefferson Street – take it to 3rd (the main street in downtown Sturgeon Bay and turn left).  Take that past Younkers, etc. to Michigan St. and take a left – you will hit 4th in 1 block!  Have fun.

Peninsula Players TheatrE – FISH CREEK
Dates of Event: 6/16/09 - 10/18/09
America’s oldest professional resident summer theatre opens its 2009 season on June 16th performing Tuesdays through Sundays. The Peninsula Players Theatre is nestled in a fragrant cedar forest overlooking the waters of Green Bay, where patrons come before curtain to stroll along the shore, enjoy a relaxing picnic, or refreshments while watching the sunset before the exhilaration of a live theatrical performance.  For information call: 920-868-3287 or visit www.peninsulaplayers.com.

JACKSONPORT FARMER’S MARKET - TUESDAYS
Dates of Event: 6/16/09 – 10/27/09
Tuesdays from 8:00 AM to noon, in Lakeside Park if weather permits. The Jacksonport Farmer’s Market is sponsored by the Jacksonport Area Business Association.  Info 920-823-2288.

SISTER BAY FARMER’S MARKET
Dates of Event: 6/27/09 – 10/10/09
Every Saturday 8 AM – noon at Sister Bay Historical Society's Corner of the Past (Highway 57 and Fieldcrest Road- 1 ½ mile south of downtown Sister Bay). This market is devoted to selling locally-grown produce, honey, flowers, maple syrup, sauerkraut, canned foods and bakery prepared in certified kitchens, and natural-fed meat products. Info 920-854-92812.
AMERICAN FOLKLORE THEATRE - EPHRAIM
Dates of Event: 9/4/09 - 10/24/09
American Folklore Theatre presents its Fall 09 season featuring “Guys and Does”, The Deerhunting Musical.  Shows are Monday through Saturday at 7:30 PM and a Saturday Matinee at 4:30 PM at the Ephraim Village Hall. Tickets: $21 Adult - matinee $18, $11 Child. Info at 920-854-6117 or  www.folkloretheatre.com.

HAUNTED TROLLEY PUB CRAWL
Location: Various Pubs and Taverns
Dates of Event: July through October

• Fridays, July 10 & 24
• Fridays, August 7, 14, & 21
• September 4, 5, 18, & 25
• October 2, 16, 30, & 31

The Door County Trolley tours the haunted taverns of the peninsula and gets you up close to the “spirits” of Door County. Guests enjoy the intoxicating tales of the peninsula’s haunted pubs and taverns. Limited seating and this tour is for adults only. Call 920-868-1100 or check http://www.doorcountytrolley.com/specialTrolleyEvents.htm for schedule and pick up locations.

PENINSULA PLAYERS: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS – FISH CREEK
Dates of Event: 9/9/09 – 10/18/09
At Peninsula Players Theatre.  Closing the season and bringing fast-paced adventure to the stage is Around the World in 80 Days based on the novel of Jules Verne. Take a whirlwind spin around the globe with fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg in a comic, family-friendly escapade as Fogg races to save the fortune he wagered. For more information or to reserve tickets call the box office at 920-868-3287 or visit the website at www.peninsulaplayers.com.

RENAISSANCE FANTASY FAIRE - CARLSVILLE
Dates of Event: Weekends of 9/26/09 and 10/3/09
Monument Point Rd. just north of Carlsville. 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, rain or shine.  Prepare to step back in time to the festival atmosphere of a charming Olde World harvest festival and country market day in Renaissance Europe. For all who long for childhood days of make-believe and enchantment, a time of gallant knights, fair ladies & fairies, brazen wenches & damsels in distress, wizards and dragons, merry men & minstrels, gypsies & royalty, we invite you to join us in the lush, tree-filled shire. From Highway 42 turn East on Monument Point Road and go ½ mile to Faire entrance (follow signs).  Tickets $10/$7 – discounts available.  Call 920-873-8233 or visit www.DoorCoWIRenaissance.com

NANCI GRIFFITH IN CONCERT – FISH CREEK
Date of Event: 10/2/09
At Door Community Auditorium 8:00 PM. Poetically intimate songstress. Tickets: $40/$35/$30. To order tickets, visit www.dcauditorium.org or call the box office during business hours at 920-868-2728.

STREET ART AUCTION – STURGEON BAY
Date of Event: 10/3/09
At Graham Park. Decorated Street Art goes up for auction at Graham Park, along the waterfront and walkway adjacent to the Oregon St. Bridge. For information call: 800-301-6695, or visit www.sturgeonbay.net.

21ST ANNUAL RUN WILD - STURGEON BAY
Date of Event: 10/3/09
10K run, 3-mile run/walk, 1/3 mile Smokey Bear Fun Run.  Registration at 8:00 AM, run starts at about 10:00AM.  T-shirts for all participants. Refreshments, door prizes and trophies.  Fees are $15 for the 10K and 3-mile before 9/24/09, thereafter $18.  $7 for the Smokey Bear Fun Run. Call 920-743-6866 for all the details or www.runwild.org.

11th Annual Amish Quilt Show & Sale – SISTER BAY
Dates of Event: 10/8/09 – 10/11/09
At the Sister Bay Village Hall from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily. Original hand-made Amish Quilts will be available for viewing and for purchase at each show.  Many other items including wall hangings, pillows, table runners, place mats, pot holders, table centers, spice mats, mini-quilt pins, rugs, Amish dolls, books and many other interesting gifts depicting the Amish will be on display. For information call: 920-823-2288 or visit www.jacksonportcraftcottage.com.

8th ANNUAL SPOOKTACULAR HIKE – FISH CREEK
Date of Event: 10/10/09
In Peninsula State Park from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Self-guided hike. A one-mile candlelit trail with ghoulish but not gory fun for all ages. Refreshments. A state park vehicle sticker is required. For information call: 920-868-3258.

BIG TOP CHAUTAUQUA PRESENTS “AUTUMN FANCY” – FISH CREEK
Date of Event: 10/10/09
At Door Community Auditorium 8:00 PM. Musical variety. Tickets: $28/$24. To order tickets visit www.dcauditorium.org or call the box office during business hours at 920-868-2728.

ART DAY FOR ANIMALS – FISH CREEK
Date of Event: 10/10/09
At Hands On Art Studio from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Hay castle, pumpkin painting, scarecrow making, llama and horse rides, raffles, haunted treasure hunt. For information call: 888-868-9311 or visit www.handsonartstudio.com.

STEVE HALL BENEFIT CONCERT – STURGEON BAY
Date of Event: 10/10/09
At the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church at 7:00 PM. Concert for the benefit of Habitat for Humanity. International Steinway Artist, Steve Hall has been playing the piano since the age of 5, having been classically trained until the age of 18. He has recorded a variety of music styles including popular show tunes, standards, classical, romantic, inspirational, Celtic, Christmas, lullabies, patriotic and country. The Habitat quilt and garden shed will be raffled off at the concert. Cost: donation. Call 920-743-2869.

APPLE SEASON AT SEAQUIST’S – SISTER BAY
Date of Event: 10/10/09
At Seaquist Orchards Farm Market from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.  It’s time for everything apples! Apple cider soaked brats, apple launching, tours of our apple orchards, apple pie, our famous apple cider doughnuts, fudge covered apples, and make your own caramel apples. We’ll have pumpkin painting, face painting, a live gospel bluegrass band (True North) fresh made kettle corn, games and family fun. And, of course, our 3 level indoor straw maze. Johnny Appleseed will be there too. Call for info at 920-854-4199.

OLGA GANOUDIS JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW – FISH CREEK
Dates of Event: 10/10/09 – 10/11/09
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Edgewood Orchard Galleries will be hosting a jewelry trunk show for well-known jeweler Olga Ganoudis. The public is welcome, and refreshments will be served. Call 920-868-3579.

36TH ANNUAL TOWNLINE ART FAIR - EPHRAIM
Dates of Event: 10/10/09 – 10/11/09
Hosted by Fine Line Designs Gallery & Sculpture Garden in north Ephraim. Enjoy the display and sale of visual art and fine crafts. Over 70 professional artists from the Midwest. 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Call 920-854-4343. 
Townline is the art fair of the art fairs in Door County – it really has the most artists from around the county and Midwest, and is well run and well executed.  You will find something that you like here for sure!  Beautiful watercolors, oils, prints, metal art, photos, wood, and more!  You will like this art fair if you like walking around and looking at beautiful things.  Most of the local artists are represented there, like Karen Anderson, Donna Brown, Stacey Small, and others.

WASHINGTON ISLAND CIDER PRESSING & FALL FESTIVAL

Dates of Event: 10/10/09 – 10/11/09
This festival is held at the Farm Museum grounds from 10 AM each day. Many activities with games for children. Horse-drawn wagon rides. Bring your own apples and press them on an antique press!
For info, call 920-847-2179 or www.washingtonislandchamber.com.

PUMPKIN PATCH FESTIVAL – EGG HARBOR
Dates of Event: 10/10/09– 10/11/09
Pumpkin Patch is loaded with fun filled festivities in Egg Harbor - and you can take in the beauty and the pumpkin and scarecrow displays throughout the village. Harbor View Park is the place for family fun and outdoor entertainment. Chili, sweet corn, pumpkin pie, cider, beer and the best brats you have ever tasted!   All day music, usually face painting, and more. Silent auction on Saturday.  Call 920-868-3717 or www.eggharbordoorcounty.org
Highly Recommended!  One of the staff’s favorite festivals, the Pumpkin Patch Festival in Egg Harbor is a delight – somehow they always get nice weather . . . mostly!  Walk around Harbor View Park, smell the brats grilling, the corn roasting, hear the music playing, wafting up the hills from down near the harbor!  And the entire town is decorated with corn stalks, pumpkins, hay and beautiful wreaths – and many of the businesses participate in the best decorated business contest – so you will see some clever decorations.  Oh - try some of the chili – there is always a great cup of chili bubbling up near the park!  Buy an official Pumpkin Patch cap or shirt, and whatever you do, stop in the Shipwrecked for a pumpkin beer that they brew only in the fall, right at Shipwrecked!  Get a nice coffee at Chocolate Chicken!

Be warned – it gets a little more crowded each year, but it is no where near as crowded as next week’s Sister Bay Fall festival.  You will have to park pretty far away and walk – but that’s ok, that’s what it’s all about.  If you remember (print this out!), park up on the hill road behind Main Street Market – you might be able to find a spot up there!  Well, you have about another week before things really slow down in Door County – if you want Fall and very quiet – wait until after the Sister Bay Fall fest (but call inns to see who is open)!

63rd ANNUAL SISTER BAY FALL FESTIVAL – SISTER BAY
Dates of Event: 10/16/09 – 10/18/09
The “Granddaddy” of all Door County festivals, 2009 will mark the 63rd annual Fall Fest in Sister Bay.  What began as a celebration and reward for the Door County tourist workers after a busy tourist season has evolved into one of the largest weekend celebrations on the peninsula!  Parade on Saturday, juried art & crafts, food booths, children’s activities, live entertainment, fall classic run, teen dance, and the amazing 10,000 ping pong ball drop (FUN!!) on Sunday and more!  For general and parade info, call 920-854-2812 or www.sisterbaytourism.com.

KURT NEUMAN & SAMMY LLANAS OF THE BODEANS CONCERT – FISH CREEK
Date of Event: 10/17/09
At Door Community Auditorium - 8:00 PM. American roots music. Tickets: $50/$45/$38. To order tickets visit www.dcauditorium.org or call the box office during business hours at 920-868-2728.

2nd Annual Fall Showcase & Open House - JACKSONPORT
Dates of Event: 10/17/09 – 10/18/09
At the Jacksonport Craft Cottage, 6275 Hwy 57.  Featuring Door County Fiber Artists. For information call: 920-823-2288 or visit www.jacksonportcraftcottage.com.

2009 DOOR COUNTY FALL 50 DISTANCE RUN
Date of Event: 10/24/09
Location: From Northern Tip to Sturgeon Bay
Billing itself as the most scenic distance run in the Midwest, the Fall 50 is a 50-mile distance run for teams of 1 to 5 runners. The journey begins at 8AM on Saturday at the northern tip of the Door County Peninsula and travels along the scenic western shoreline to Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. Registration fees include race entry, a long-sleeved t-shirt, course support, finishers’ medal and a post-race party at Stone Harbor that includes free snacks, pizza, beer, wine and soda. Visit www.fall50.com for registration costs and details or call 920-606-2458.

ELLISON BAY FALL ART CRAWL
Dates of Event: 10/24/09 – 10/25/09
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Ellison Bay opens its doors with special events at each location. Studio-galleries will have demonstrations & studio tours: Turtle Ridge, Ellison Bay Pottery, Gills Rock Stoneware & Cousin’s Walk. Be inspired at The Clearing and Savory Spoon Cooking School. Unique art and historic treasures at Linden’s Gallery and Newport House. Refreshments, raffles, new works unveiled. This event is a favorite weekend to participate in the cultural richness and diversity of Ellison Bay. 920-854-4839.