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Crossroads Selects Koyen as New Executive Director
Sturgeon Bay’s Crossroads at Big Creek has announced that Samantha Koyen will soon be the nonprofit’s next executive director. Laurel Hauser has held that position since 2019, but she will soon move to the position of development director.Koyen has been a member of the Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department where she also coordinates the Door County Invasive Species Team. She earned her bachelor’s … Continue reading
DDC Helping to Relocate Guests After Fire at Rowley’s Bay Resort
After Tuesday’s destructive fire at the resort on Liberty Grove’s Rowley’s Bay, the resort, along with Grandma’s Swedish Bakery, Rowley’s Pub, and the Rowley’s Bay Restaurant are now all closed and unable to accept guests for the foreseeable future. Now, Destination Door County is working together with the Rowley’s Bay Resort to help find alternative lodging arrangements for guests that had upcoming reservations at the … Continue reading
4 Injured in Accident Between Maplewood & Forestville
There was a head-on collision of 2 vehicles between Maplewood and Forestville Wednesday afternoon. Just after 3:15PM, a 17 year-old Sturgeon Bay man was northbound on Highway 42 in his Honda Pilot, attempting to turn into a driveway just south of Center Road. As he crossed the oncoming traffic lane his vehicle collided head-on with a Mazda 4-door driven by a 29 year-old Sturgeon Bay … Continue reading
Devastating Fire at Rowley’s Bay Resort
There was a devastating fire at a beloved northern Door County resort Tuesday afternoon. The fire call came in around 12:30PM for smoke and flames in the basement of the Rowley’s Bay Resort, formerly the Wagon Trail Resort, just south of Newport State Park along the lakeshore. Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Chief Chris Hecht describes what his department found upon arrival and their calls … Continue reading
Blue Green Algae Bloom in Bradley Lake
A recently reported blue-green algae bloom in Sturgeon Bay’s Bradley Lake has now been confirmed. Warning signage has been ordered by the city and is posted around the lake. Blue-green algae blooms are a natural part of water bodies, but they can produce toxins which can make people and animals sick after they swallow, breathe in, or have contact with the water. Everyone is strongly … Continue reading
Judge Ehlers Announces Retirement
Door County Circuit Court Judge D. Todd Ehlers has announced he will not be running for re-election at the end of his current term, as he has submitted his notification of non-candidacy to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Having been one of the county’s judges since the year 2000, Judge Ehlers plans to retire at the end of his current term, his 4th six-year term on … Continue reading
Rate Increase for Sturgeon Bay Utilities Customers
Sturgeon Bay Utilities customers were recently notified with their last bill that the rate for water services will be increasing by about 35% to help the utility keep up with varying rising costs in addition to some system upgrades. General Manager Jim Stawicki shares with us some of those costs… Some customers might be a little upset with this rate increase, but Stawicki pointed out … Continue reading
Arrests Made in Sturgeon Bay Stolen Vehicle Cases
The Sturgeon Bay Police Department has released an update on their efforts to solve numerous stolen vehicle cases in the city since February. It was in late April when the department announced six different stolen vehicle cases they were investigating, those thefts dated from February 7th through April 10th. Five of those 6 cases resulted in arrests. Since April, there have been 5 additional stolen … Continue reading
Bidding Open on Bass Around the Bay
The City of Sturgeon Bay is celebrating 23 years of public art with this summer’s street art project titled “Bass Around the Bay”. Since last January, artists from across the midwest have been planning and creating their artistic rendition of this year’s template, a bass. There are 27 different exhibited bass around Sturgeon Bay, and you can view them all with the help of a … Continue reading
Ground Broken for Sturgeon Bay Event Center
Sturgeon Bay’s old Pamida building stands just north of the Virlee Gunworks location near 12th Avenue and Egg Harbor Road. This building, which has sat empty for many years, will soon become the new Sturgeon Bay activity/event center, and that process began with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning. The 21,000 square foot building, which began as a Pamida, later became the site where a local … Continue reading