You will have a new pavilion and playground to enjoy in southern Door County thanks to a grant award to the Friends of the Door County Parks on Tuesday. The organization accepted the $150,000 grant from Destination Door County as a part of its Park Initiative Grant program. The grant will be used for a new pavilion and playground at Sugar Creek County Park in Brussels. The park is also getting an investment from the Town of Gardner as the county also puts in wooden steps to take visitors to a nearby prairie. Door County Parks Director Tim Kazmierczak is thrilled with the support the project is receiving and looks forward to the end result.

Since 2023, the Friends of Door County Parks has distributed more than $500,000 to county parks such as Lower LaSalle Park, John Miles Park, and Tornado Park. The county also accepted funds to build a new open-air pavilion at John Miles County Park, which Kazmierczak said will be built this fall after the Door County Fair is completed.