Bridge games, painting events, and even a few nuptials made for another great year at Egg Harbor’s Kress Pavilion. In addition to being the home of the community’s branch of the Door County Library, the Kress Pavilion hosted 31 weddings, over 100 non-profit fundraisers, and many neighborhood and condo association meetings in 2019. Village administrator Ryan Heise credits the building’s flexibility and its event director Jessica Reinke for its early success.

Heise says the combination of facility rental fees and paid programs have made it possible to host over 400 free and open to the public events since the Kress Pavilion opened in 2018.