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There was a fatal single-vehicle crash along Highway 57 in the Town of Sevastopol Friday evening. Just after 8:30PM, the crash scene, a short distance East of the Highway 42/57 split, was reported to the Door County Sheriff’s office. In a press release, the sheriff’s office reports this incident remains under investigation, but the vehicle involved was a 2008 Pontiac passenger vehicle with a lone … Continue reading
An emergency call was made early Friday evening from a passerby who noticed a mobile home in flames just south of Maplewood. Just after 5:00PM, fire crews from the Southern Door Fire Department responded to the fire on Old Elm Road, just west of Highway 42, to find the home and its attached greenhouse fully engulfed. Mutual aid was called from the fire departments of … Continue reading
There was a house fire with one fatality in the City of Sturgeon Bay Saturday afternoon. At approximately 3:50PM, an emergency call reported fire in a home on the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department arrived with the Sturgeon Bay Police Department and assistance from Door County E.M.S.. The police have released a statement saying that one unresponsive male was removed … Continue reading
The Door County Sheriff’s office reports there was an air tank explosion in the Town of Egg Harbor Saturday morning with one deceased individual discovered near the explosion site. Shortly before 7:45AM, the sheriff’s office was notified of the blast which occurred at the Harbor Village Resort and Campground in Carlsville. The first responding deputy on the scene discovered a storage building partially dismantled from … Continue reading
A bicyclist was injured on Sturgeon Bay’s Michigan Street Bridge Monday afternoon. At approximately 1:50PM, a male bicyclist was crossing the bridge in the motor vehicle lane of travel, and some witnesses saw him fall off his bike about halfway across the bridge. Sturgeon Bay Assistant Police Chief Dan Brinkman shares the story… The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department and EMR’s responded and the bridge was … Continue reading
The National Weather Service Green Bay office announced Wednesday that the storm which slammed northern Door County on August 9th did, in fact, include a small tornado. It was reported that Door County Emergency Management supported a survey of the damaged area near the Peninsula State Park golf course, and the National Weather Service reports that damage was consistent with an EF0 strength tornado. The … Continue reading
Earlier this summer, Matt Olson of Fish Creek found the shipwreck of a 137-foot cargo vessel which sank in the Rowyleys Bay area in 1887, the long-lost “Frank D. Barker.” This is the 3rd major shipwreck Olson has found in Door County waters, as he also discovered both the “Grey Eagle” and the “Sunshine” in 2023. Olson comments on his lifelong interest in shipwrecks in … Continue reading