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Issue: Summer 2007
Door
County Living - a magazine that celebrates the area's unique culture
and lifestyle is available at select locations throughout the Peninsula.
Through its coverage of home & garden, boating, leisure &
recreation, dining, fashion, culture, and the arts, Door County
Living entertains its readers by highlighting the many wonderful
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Subtleties in Wood
The Furniture of Joel Thomas
Customers strolling through the county
are exposed to all kinds of artwork – watercolor, pottery,
sculpture and photography to name a few. Another medium not always
instantly thought of as art is woodworking, unless of course one
has seen Joel Thomas’ handcrafted furniture.
The detail, the tones of the wood
he selects, and the overall feel of the pieces leaves no doubt of
his natural artistic talent. (more)
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Celebrating 30
The Cookery
By Kay McKinley Arneson
It took their honeymoon for
Carol and Dick Skare to realize they could fall in love all
over again. But this time, it was with an idea – to
open a restaurant in Door County.
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beginnings of The Cookery restaurant in Fish Creek began as
most romantic endeavors do, with a chance meeting. Wanting
to explore the quiet peninsula on a chilly day in May of 1977,
they entered Hazel Elliot’s Bellaire Gallery Antiques
in Sister Bay.
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Cooking Up A Restoration
Ellison Bay’s Savory Spoon
By Julia Chomeau
Right on the main drag of Highway 57 in Ellison Bay sits a modest,
two story home. It is the type of home that a person can drive by
quite literally hundreds of times without noticing.
It is unassuming and may not spark the interest
of the average passerby. The moment it starts to get interesting,
though, is when you talk to one of the building’s new owners,
Michael Thomas. . (more) |
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Unwinding on the Island
Deer Run Golf Course
By Jessica Sauter
For many visitors to Door County a vacation would
not be complete without spending a bit of time on the golf course.
As a personal challenge or a way to unwind, the game provides an
exciting diversion while in the county.
While there are many challenging
and beautiful courses to be found, only one can claim its location
to “be north of the tension line” as Trudy and Dan Schelitzche,
owners and operators of Deer Run Golf Course on Washington Island,
like to say. “We suggest that you leave all stress behind
when you board the ferry, and come enjoy a relaxing day on Washington
Island at Deer Run Golf Course and Resort.”
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A Walk in the Woods
Inside the paintings of Margaret Lockwood
By Christine Callsen
A stand of trees glowing in the sunrise. A bank
of clouds illuminated by the evening’s final rays of light.
Artists have always been transfixed by the beautiful landscapes
of Door County. 
The natural world has long been one of the primary
inspirations of visual artists. But perhaps no artist has put as
much effort into putting you inside the natural world as Margaret
Lockwood.
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Jeweler Jen Hough
By Megan O’Meara
After meeting jewelry designer Jen
Hough, you may have trouble believing that she has been interested
in art for more than 20 years.
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might be more plausible if you learn that her career began in kindergarten
when she started making her own jewelry. She expanded and started
selling her necklaces by age 11. (more) |
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issue features:
Treading Lightly
Can Door County maintain its character while attracting
more visitors?
By Myles dannhausen jr.
It’s a dilemma every tourism
destination must confront at some point and one Door County
is grappling with now.
You
need to attract visitors to drive your economy, to provide the
economic lifeblood that allows you to live in a place you love.
But those visitors and the growth that accompanies them are
eroding much of what you loved about this place to begin with.
And if you don’t do something to curb the erosion, you’ll
soon find yourself without the visitors and without a living
in the place you love. (more)
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the Newborn Stars
American Folklore Theatre
By Jacinda Duffin
“In our little corner
of the woods, those ominous rumblings about the Death of American
Musical Theatre are drowned out by the footfalls of 50,000 loyal
fans strolling down the path in Fish Creek’s Peninsula
State Park each year to laugh and cry with our merry players
under the newborn stars.”
–Fred Alley, AFT co-founder
For nine months of the year,
the amphitheatre nestled in the pines at the center of Fish
Creek’s Peninsula State Park sits empty. The wind blows
melodies heard only by the trees and the snow falls on empty
wooden benches. If you happen upon it during the off-season,
you will certainly stop to admire this scene, surprised to see
a stage with trees vaulting out of its corner – seemingly
in the middle of nowhere. You might mistakenly believe that
you have discovered it. (more)
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Eddy Allen
Door County’s “Voice of Personality”
By Melissa Ripp
Door County boasts many natives, but it takes a
special breed to be recognized as a Door County “personality”
– that person who sets the tone for the peninsula, an icon
that embodies everything great about life in our small communities.
These are the people who know everyone and everything,
not because they like to memorize facts or gossip about people,
but because they’re sincerely interested in people.
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Island Adventure
A photo essay of Rock Island
Text by Allison Vroman
Door County boasts more state parks than any other
county in Wisconsin, and for those of us that live here, these
green spaces prove to be haven-like playgrounds amidst our busy
lifestyles.
In my tenure in the county, I’ve spent countless
nights beneath the stars at Newport, plenty of days on the beach
at Whitefish Dunes, and hours appreciating the vistas from the
towers at Potawatomi and Peninsula. However, Rock Island State
Park has proven to be rather elusive. (more)
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Musical Ambassador
Eric Lewis
By Emilie Coulson
The first words Eric Lewis utters
on his live recording at Camp David in Fish Creek are, “I
have to say, I didn’t expect this many people to show up.”
And once you meet the quiet, humble man with an accent that is
distinctly not of northern Wisconsin, you can believe that he
was surprised at the size of the crowd in the old concert barn.
But that one show was no fluke in
Eric’s playing history in the area. The Memphis-based multi-instrumental
musician has been packing houses all over Door County for over
eight years.(more) |
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Keep it Clean
Your Boat and Our Water
By Vinni Chomeau
Keeping your boat clean means something
different to each boater. For some it means rinsing off
fish guts after a successful catch, washing away scuff marks
from a lively sail, or keeping a yacht detailed to shine.
The thing that all boaters have in common is a love for
both their craft and being out on the water.
There are some universal rules for maintaining
and respecting both of these passions. It is essential to
consider water quality, aquatic life, and human health as
the top factors when cleaning your boat. Whether you are
out for the catch of the day or on a sunset cruise, your
entire experience depends on these factors..
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Preserving a Community’s History
Ephraim Foundation
By Patricia Podgers
Founded in 1853, Ephraim is historically
significant on many levels, not least of which is its status as
one of the oldest organized communities in Door County. Today,
the village’s more than 150 year-old history and the story
of its early settlement are preserved through the dedicated efforts
of the Ephraim Historical Foundation, established in 1949. 
Serving as a testimony to the past
and a tribute to those who paved the road for the future, the
foundation provides a living history of the Village of Ephraim.
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