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Monday, October 10th, 2011
Another Pumpkin Patch is behind us and again it was a huge success… the weather was in the high seventies all weekend which helped. We had some great volunteers this year including volunteers for the Randy Pluff benefit (more on that at a later date), Southern Door 8th graders and the Maritime Museum. I thought the bees were going to be a huge problem since I got stung not once but twice on Friday when we were cooking brats. But Saturday and Sunday the bees didn’t seem to be a huge problem. The University of Wisconsin Marching Band did their Fifth Quarter performance compliments of Dave and Vonnie Callsen from Main Street Market. Always a hit with the crowd is Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns.
Here are some random pics of the craziness…
Don Helm and I fighting the smoke
Not to be left out… Polly Helm and me…
The Kugle kids got their faces painted… too cute!
Cole Biwer keeping the peace…
Mike and Carrie from 106.9 The Lodge with Bruce from the Lull-Abi and me for our 2nd annual Pumpkin Patch photo op…
Yes… I am in all the pictures but hey it’s my blog.
This is the main reason I like to help at Pumpkin Patch…
Our Flanigan Distributing helpers Cubby Hartl and Brian Flanigan
And none other than Mark Sawyer is in charge of cooking the brats for the Egg Harbor Business Association… It’s a lot of fun working it but I think the beer helps.
Next up… Sister Bay’s Fall Festival!
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Where did it go? Summer I mean. We had a great summer… the weather was phenomenal, the guests were happy and we were able to get out and about in Door County.
With a colder and rainier than usual Spring we were happy to get the warm weather in July and August. We didn’t have a lot of the extremely hot weather which was nice. Weather, blah, blah, blah. Let’s get to the good stuff.
Well… it didn’t start out great. I tore a tendon and after surgery and a cast for two months etc., I am back walking 5 miles… thanks Dr. Hecker and Ministry Door County Medical Center!
Nellie, Sarah, Eric, Cole and Emilie hanging out at EHL
We visited some hangouts including John Henry’s…
John Henry, Bruce and... me with a cauliflower ear
Pasta Vino with my best friend Nancy… try to ignore the grease on my shirt…
in good times...
and bad. (well... no one died!)
We went to the beach…
Adi at the Egg Harbor Beach
We checked out new haunts…
Galileo's @ Liberty Square
Tom Sawyer and Joe Sawyer The Garage @ Husby's
Parador... tapas in Egg Harbor
Mark took his Northern Door Chiefs American Legion baseball team for like the 4th time to the state baseball tournament… these are super guys between the ages 16-19… both our boys were former players.
2011 Northern Door Chiefs American Legion baseball team
Mark was inducted into the Door County Baseball Hall of Fame…
We sent our #2 son back to UW-Stevens Point for his junior year. See previous blog post from 3 years ago…
niece Annie and Joe working at Mike's Port Pub
No… he doesn’t go to Michigan State but his pal Sam, does. We still miss him when he leaves.
We went to weddings…
Ali & Michael’s at the Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor… I didn’t get a shot of them but here is a pic of my pal Mettie and her husband Darrell Lautenbach (Cornerstone Antiques and Lodging)…
Shorty & Mettie
Ed Strege (our God son) & Megan Erickson’s wedding at the Red Putter... way, way, way too much fun.
And we took in as many sunsets as we possibly could…
Goodbye summer… hello autumn! Stay tuned… there are tons of things to do in Door County in the fall!
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Our annual Door County road trip took us to none other than… Washington Island. Bill and Kathy were up and they hadn’t been to the Island in years so we headed up to Gill’s Rock. First stop? The Shoreline Restaurant for lunch. I had the whitefish chowder and a smoked whitefish wrap…yum! Bill and Kathy had chowder and split the Jamaican jerk whitefish sandwich and Mark had the crab melt. All were excellent… so was the view.
Gill's Rock near the Shoreline Restaurant
Then off to Northport to catch the ferry. With minimal wait Bill drove the car on the ferry and we all got out and went to the upper deck.
The weather was beautiful and the ride was smooth. Once on the island Mark and Bill wanted to check out the ostrich farm. Not sure why but any type of zoo atmosphere makes me homesick. I always feel bad for the animals, although the ostrichs and other animals including a bear seemed to be well taken care of.
Next stop, Nelson’s Hall to renew our Bitter’s Club membership. Bill and Kathy were new to the experience of a shot of bitters… Kathy wanted to sip hers and the bartender promptly told her it probably wasn’t a good idea.
And after we knocked back the shot… we got this…
Then we toured the island some more. Washington Island has a couple of really nice beaches but we didn’t bring suits. Then we decided to stop at Sailor’s Pub which is on the water and looked great…closed. They didn’t open until 5 pm. So we head back to the ferry dock because we noticed a tiki looking bar. We walked in the guy was like “We closed at 2:30″. What? Sooo, we went to the KK FISKE Restaurant and Granary. They had outside seating and…
Fresh Lawyers. We ordered up a basket and guess what? Those bottoms feeders were damn good! We decided to head back to the mainland after that. We stopped at one of my favorite places Fred and Fuzzy’s and then back to the metropolis of Egg Harbor and ate at Trio which is always good. A perfect day was had by all.
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
We went to the Door Community Auditorium last night to see the Indigo Girls but not before eating at Peninsula Pub.
It was lucky duck night and I didn’t want to miss it. What’s Lucky Duck you ask? Well, the Pub issues a certain amount of numbers (you can only get in if there are numbers available). Emilie and I were able to secure numbers a few months ago. Then you put twenty bucks in before the drawing but you must be present to win. The winnings depend on how many people show up. If the person isn’t there half goes back in the pot and they draw another winner. The winner this week? None other than our gardener/landscape lady, Jerry! YAY Jerry. PS… Thanks Kyle and Faye, the food was great.
The Indigo Girls played in front of a very enthusiastic crowd. There were a lot of locals there which was nice to see. Why I only recognized about three songs, but the ladies were hugely entertaining. Their song “Closer to Fine” nearly brought down the house as did their very last song “Galileo”. It was a really nice night.
Door County Triathlon
The Door County Triathlon is this weekend. Unfortunately, after tearing a tendon in my ankle and needing surgery, I am out this year. I transferred my spot to Emilie’s friend Chrystal and I will volunteer instead. Not quite as fun, but I can cheer all my girls on as they pass me on the way to the finish line. Good luck girls and to all the participants.
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011
We headed to downtown Egg Harbor on July 3 for the fireworks and we certainly were not disappointed… they were phenomenal! Tons of people, music and food. It was great. We always stop at the Alpine for drinks after to see my friend Emily Bertschinger Pitchford and her family.
For the parade on Monday, we got our float done in record time… enough time to run down to Bruce and Gail’s at the Lull-Abi Inn for a minute to catch their live band before the parade.
This is basically how our float starts out…
Our guests get afraid, very afraid when they see this hot tub hanging out in the Egg Harbor Lodge lawn a few days before the parade. They all say “Oh… it’s for the float!” Got that cleared up. Then progress begins…
This is our friend Tom… without him it would be a much bigger chore to put this gig together…
Mark made brats for us and Tom and Helen who used to stay with us (now they have a condo) came up as did Katie and Jim Pionkoski. Katie and Jim own a new cheese store in Egg Harbor called Wisconsin CheeseMasters.Com on Rainbow Ridge Court at the top of the Egg Harbor hill. Their Ba Ba Bleu Cheese… yum.
This is our granddaughter Adi. Her big brother Jaden passed out the candy in the parade. Remember the good old days when you could just throw it? Not anymore.
The parade begins with a fright…
Nellie, Joe, monster, Emilie, Sadie
For some reason we didn’t get a picture of our float in it’s entirety but check my previous blog post… the float was pretty much the same as last year. But hey, it’s tradition. Mark and I rode on the bed and the girls were in the hot tub. The signs say “Make your own fireworks at Egg Harbor Lodge” and “Leave the kids at home!” under the hot tub. Now why mess with perfection?
Anyway, much fun was had by all. Just 363 days (leap year) till next year.
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
June is a great month to visit Door County. Usually our weather is great…albeit hot right now. The weather is supposed to be great over the weekend into next week… and a bit cooler! If you get up here don’t forget to check out Fish Creek Heritage Days which began June 4 and runs through June 12. Lots of history here folks.
Door County is host to the annual Lighthouse Walk which makes sense since we have 10, yes 10 lighthouses located right here in DC. It is Saturday and Sunday… check the Door County Maritime Museum‘s website for details.
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- Door County Lighthouse Festival
Have you ever driven over the steel bridge in downtown Sturgeon Bay? Well, with a huge effort of citizens and musicians, many of of them famous (ever heard of Jackson Browne?… thought so), Sturgeon Bay has a huge music fest this weekend with live outdoor music near the historic bridge with most downtown pubs offering live music as well. The Steel Bridge Songfest is a four day festival with over 100 bands and a pub crawl. Whew!
Looking for nightlife around EH? Head down to Mojo Rosa’s or Jersey Shore Pub (both downtown Egg Harbor) this Friday night for live music. PS… they both are within walking distance of Egg Harbor Lodge.
There is a plethora of great restaurants, boutiques, lodging and bars in Egg Harbor. Plus, we have great beaches and a phenomenal marina and are centrally located in Door County. No wonder we were voted one of America’s Coolest Small Towns!
PS… Don’t forget, July 4th is almost here. Egg Harbor has tons of festivities planned. Oh yeah, Egg Harbor was voted “Best Fireworks” by Door County Magazine.
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Wow… what a great weekend. Saturday, we watched daughter Nellie and niece Annie Bley compete in the Door County Half Marathon. With nearly 1500 runners (with an additional 500 who ran the 5K), Peninsula State Park hosted thousands of people on Saturday. The race is run extremely well with runners and spectators shuttled in via the Door County Trolley or school buses from Gibraltar school from either the school or the Skyway Drive-In. We got there early and were able to park in the park so to speak. My ankle is still in a cast from my surgery for a torn tendon. We brought along a non-motorized scooter that I knelt my bad leg on and pushed with my good leg. I felt like I ran the marathon after pushing myself along miles of trails. Annie finished 7th overall of the women. She runs cross county for the UWGB. Not too shabby Annie! Nellie did great too… she never walked and finished in just over two hours in addition to raising $2000 dollars for her non profit, the American Folklore Theatre! Congrats girls!
Nellie and Annie at the Door County Marathon
We were in one of the most beautiful parks on the planet and I get the porta potties in the picture…
That evening we headed down to the Draft Haus in Sturgeon Bay. Mark and our good friend Tom were inducted into the Door County Baseball League Hall of Fame. No, there isn’t an actual building but there are tons of memories and stories to be shared at this event. Our whole family was there…
Our family with Mark's mom
Mark's three sister, his brother and Mom, Jean
My pal and Ephraim’s most famous resident, Scotty Weborg was there too…
The place was packed and we had a great time. Congrats to Mark and Tom and all the inductees.
On Mother’s Day, we watched the Egg Harbor Indians beat Washington Island. It was sunny, my family was there and our baseball park now has indoor plumbing… aka a bathroom, so it was a good day. Family and friends came over for fried chicken afterward and all was good with the world.
Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010
No folks… they aren’t all on the ground yet. I had someone call a couple days ago asking if Door County still had color… so Adi and I took a long walk yesterday…
Check out all the beautiful scenery…
So in answer to the question… the photos speak for themselves! Don’t forget, beginning Sunday stay two nights and get the third night free at Egg Harbor Lodge.
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Happy Fall!
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Saturday, October 9th, 2010
I took a few photos of some of the scarecrows around the village yesterday. I didn’t get up to the Landmark… usually Jeanne does an awesome job with their display. We on the other hand are able to get up one lowly scarecrow. Ours is pretty traditional…
Packer Backer Pumpkin Patcher
So is the one Jerry is putting up at Trio…
Jerry putting together Trio Restaurant's scarecrow
Others are much more elaborate like this one from the Patricia Shoppe with its hand painted gourds…
Alice in Pumpkin Patch Wonderland
Bruce and Gail from the Lull-Abi put a nice display together as well. Their scarecrows from last year were er, um… well, pumpkins were used as anatomy and not in a good way.
Pumpkin Patch at the Lull-Abi
I am heading downtown now to help with the brats… I will try and get out to get some more pictures of the festivities. I may have to wait until tomorrow however, I imagine it is going to be jammed today.
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