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Books! Abraham Lincoln said, “My best friend is a person who
will give me a book I have not read.” Stephen King insists, “Books are a
uniquely portable magic.” And Dr. Seuss declared, “Be awesome! Be a book nut.”
Novel Ideas is the book shop in Baileys Harbor, about to
start its sixth year of making that “portable magic” with hardcover and
paperback books available to residents and visitors alike, as well as a
plethora of games, cards, music, mugs, puzzles, and calendars.
Please don’t say “Sorry, Charlie” to this lovely lady cat named TUNA.
She’s a green-eyed, dark tortoiseshell girl, 2-4 years of age. Tuna has
had a roller coaster ride the last two years, so the shelter staff is
hoping for long-term stability at her forever home.
Originally
brought to Door County Humane Society by the Sturgeon Bay police in
later 2010, Tuna was adopted several months later and went home to Green
Bay. Then she came back to the Humane Society in February 2012 when
her family had a baby.
The
Door County Maritime Museum has yet to match the success it enjoyed
with the “Pirates!” exhibit in 2007 when it smashed all attendance
records at the Sturgeon Bay museum. Now exhibit curator Jon Paul Van
Harpen is back and so are the pirates to provide an exhibit that the
museum promises is better than its predecessor.
“Pirates – Ship to Shore” opens to the public on Saturday, May 19, at the Sturgeon Bay museum
It
will be a weekend of milestones in Jacksonport on Memorial Day weekend
this year as the community prepares for the 40th annual Maifest
celebration, scheduled for Saturday May 26 and Sunday May 27, 2012.
Since 1973, the community has hosted Door County’s unofficial summer
kickoff festival along the lakeshore at Lakeside Park, located at the
intersection of County V and Highway 57.
Event
highlights include the grand parade at 10:30 AM on Saturday, a juried
arts and crafts fair beginning at 9 AM both days, live music in the
performance tent both days, the Maifest 10K and 2 mile fun run at 9 AM
on Sunday and the Frontier Farmers Horsepull begins at 1 PM on Sunday at
the ball park.
Sister
Bay Marina, located in Northern Door County, has gone through a
complete transformation. Those who haven’t been to Sister Bay recently
may find it hard to recognize the waterfront park and newly expanded
marina that now boasts more slips and amenities than any other in
Northern Door County.
“The new marina means a greater maritime experience for both visitors
and residents of Sister Bay,” commented Robert Kufrin, Sister Bay
Village Administrator.
This past
week I got my hands in the dirt and planted. First time in nearly ten
years. This past week I saw spring in all its explosive-color glory.
Again, first time in nearly ten years. I’d almost forgotten the miracle
of seeing seemingly dead, barren ground being transformed and renewed,
roaring silently into vibrant life.
This past week I felt
like God was so close I could feel His warmth; I could sense His
restoring love and soul-calming peace; I could believe almost without
doubt. This week, after so many, many years of roaming the barren
landscape, I felt renewed, guided, restored. I felt right.
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