Earth Day with Door County Land Trust's Emily Wood
April 21st, 2026 09:00am
Door County Media Group's Tim Kowols chats with Door County Land Trust Executive Director Emily Wood about the heritage of Earth Day in the Badger State.
Taking a picture on the wild side with photographer John Van Den Brandt
April 20th, 2026 08:00am
In this interview, Door County Media Group's Tim Kowols talks to Wild Wind Images' John Van Den Brandt about his photography career and his upcoming program with the Door County Land Trust on April 22nd at Crossroads at Big Creek at 7 p.m. in Sturgeon Bay.
Preparing for Job Fairs with We Are HOPE's Kim Carley
March 5th, 2026 09:00am
It is hiring season in Door County and We Are HOPE's Kim Carley gives you tips on preparing for interviews and job fairs like theirs on March 10th.
Season Preview with Peninsula Players Artistic Director Linda Fortunato
March 3rd, 2026 10:00am
If you are already thinking about plays and musicals by the water this summer, the team behind Peninsula Players is right there with you. The performing organization opened ticket sales for its 2026 season on Monday, with five shows to enjoy, starting with Sam Bobrick’s “Baggage” on June 16 and ending with Heidi Armbruster’s “Murder Girl” on Oct. 18. Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” Richard Maltby Jr.’s tribute to the music of Johnny Cash, “Ring of Fire,” and Ken Ludwig’s “Moon Over Buffalo” fill out the season of theater, challenging attendees with a mix of drama, comedy and music. Artistic Director Linda Fortunato joins us to preview the upcoming season.
KC Johns prepares for the Door County Fair
August 14th, 2025 12:00pm
Before she hits the stage at the Door County Fair, country music artist KC Johns chatted with us about her love for Wisconsin and her career.
"Dear Little Women": Catching up Peninsula Players Theatre
July 29th, 2025 12:00pm
In this episode, Penisula Players' Audra Baakari Boyle and Tim Kowols discuss the next two shows on the Peninsula Players Theatre schedule: Little Women and Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise.
Under the Big Top with Eric Lewis
July 11th, 2025 12:00pm
We talk to musician Eric Lewis about his collaborations with the Griffon String Quartet and his upcoming performance at Big Top Door County to benefit Midsummer's Music.
Birch Creek Feature: Opening Night Recap and much more with Mona and Jenna
Opening Night Recap and much more with Mona Christiansen and Jenna Ferdon
June 20th, 2025 12:00am
Goooood Morning Door County!!! Bryan Mazur talks to Mona Christiansen and Jenna Ferdon from Birch Creek to talk about Opening night and Opening Weekend. They discuss all of the important donors that made this 50th season celebration possible. And they talk about what is was like for Mona to experience her final opening night while Jenna celebrates her first.
Opening Week is Here!: Peninsula Players Theatre
June 13th, 2025 12:00pm
We preview the first two shows of the 90th Season of Peninsula Players Theatre and we reflect on that milestone as well with Audra Baakari-Boyle
Opening Week is Here!: Birch Creek Music Performance Center
June 13th, 2025 12:00am
We preview the upcoming Percussion, Steel Pan, and World Music session with Executive Director Jenna Ferdon and Executive Director Emeritus Mona Christensen.
Mona Christiansen and Jenna Ferdon Showcase Summer Concerts at Birch Creek
May 23rd, 2025 10:54am
As summer comes in like a band of percussion, Birch Creek Music Performance Center is busy planning their summer concert series. Executive Director Jenna Ferdon and Mona Christiansen, Executive Director Emeritus, share their excitement for the start of their summer concerts as well as highlight their appreciation for Birch Creek volunteers.
Sunshine Resources, P.A.T.H. join forces
May 9th, 2025 12:30pm
Making your kids with special needs have the resources they need from a young age to a working adult is the goal when it comes to the recently announced merger of Sunshine Resources of Door County and P.A.T.H. of Door County. P.A.T.H. of Door County’s Deb Doyle says they have been stretched thin in recent years as the needs in the community grew, but their volunteers’ passion drove them to keep their services going. Sunshine Resources CEO Barry Metzentine says he is looking forward to being able to expand some of their programming because of the merger, which includes introducing kids to vocational training sooner than they otherwise would have and offering additional respite care services.
All About Volunteers with Birch Creek
May 9th, 2025 12:00pm
You can help the musicians at Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor make beautiful music without picking up an instrument. The performing arts organization is currently gathering volunteers to take on some of the 400 assignments available during the season, including ushering at concerts, staffing the concession stand, assisting with registration, tending to our gardens, and more.
Summer's Almost Here with Destination Sturgeon Bay's Cameryn Ehlers-Kwaterski and Alexa Soto
May 8th, 2025 12:00pm
Destination Sturgeon Bay's Cameryn Ehlers-Kwaterski and Alexa Soto joins us in studio to chat about the new public art this summer, the Fine Art Fair, the Farmer's Market, and Tall Ships!
Attention Youth Musicians! Birch Creek needs you!
April 25th, 2025 09:00am
Preseason preparation with Birch Creek Performance Center
April 11th, 2025 12:00pm
Celebrating 35th Anniversary of Midsummer's Music
April 11th, 2025 12:00pm
Door County Parks preview for 2025 season
March 25th, 2025 04:00pm
Parks Manager Tim Kazmierczak shares this year's improvements and plans for the 19 county parks.
Preseason hype for Birch Creek Music Performance Center
March 25th, 2025 09:00am
In this episode, we talk to Executive DIrector Emeritus Mona Christensen about the preparation being done ahead of its 50th season.
Door County MS Alliance making a difference
February 28th, 2025 04:00pm
Dave Mailand, peer leader, talks about his personal struggle with Multiple Sclerosis and how the Door County MS Alliance is making a difference in the area while supporting family and friends of people inflicted with the disease. A broadscale fundraising campaign reaching out to businesses, the annual mini-golf outing, and the National MS Walk at Peninsula State Park in September are just a few topics Dave delves into.
Here they are! The 2025 Miss Door County Pageant winners!
February 13th, 2025 10:00am
While the scholarship money will go a long way, Miss Door County Faith Blackley, Miss Door County Teen Elise Jackson, and Miss Cherryland Hanna Mertens are most looking forward to having a positive impact on you over the next year. The trio won their respective crowns during the Miss Door County pageant hosted at the Southern Door Community Auditorium earlier this month. The more than dozen contestants earned a combined 17,650 in scholarships and prizes, which was a record for the Miss Door County Scholarship Organization.
Valentines Day Concert and the 2025 Season!
January 25th, 2025 12:00am
Birch Creek Music Performance Center Executive Director Mona Christensen sits down to talk about the upcoming Valentine's Day Dinner Concert on February 15th and the upcoming 50th anniversary season that gets revealed on March 1st.
AM VETS working to help veterans in Door County and beyond
January 24th, 2025 11:00am
Wisconsin Am Vets Executive Director Dale Wiegand shares the details of what the local Post 51 is planning and doing in the next few months to help out veterans with a variety of needs.
Meet the 2025 Kewaunee County Fairest of the Fair Candidate: Lashawna Vogel
January 14th, 2025 12:00pm
Ahead of the Kewaunee County Fairest of the Fair Gala on January 17th, 2025, we talk to UW-River Falls student and Denmark HS alum Lashawna Vogel, who is a candidate for the post being vacated by Wisconsin Fairest of the Fairs Megan Salentine. We talk to Lashawna about her background, her love for agriculture, and her connection to Kewaunee County.
Talking Cyber Security with Door County Sheriff's Department's Carl Waterstreet and Jon Gilson
October 31st, 2024 09:00am
As we wrap up Cyber Security Awareness Month, Door County Sheriff's Department's Carl Waterstreet and Jon Gilson gives tips on how to protect yourself online.
Midsummer's Music Autumn Series Preview with the Griffon String Quartet
September 26th, 2024 12:00pm
Musicians Roy Meyer, Alex Norris, Jesse Nummelin, and Oryann Tsaig have performed around the country with different ensembles, but they all agreed that there is something special about their performances in Door County. They have two performances in Door County in October, and they share the details (and three pieces of music!) with us.
Getting to Know You: Sevastopol's Randi Anderson
September 12th, 2024 09:00am
In this episode, we meet the new Sevastopol Superintendent, Randi Anderson. We talk about her first few weeks on the job and the challenges ahead, including this fall's referendum.
Getting to know you: New Southern Door Superintendent Kevin Krutzik
August 29th, 2024 12:00pm
You have seen plenty of changes going on at Southern Door School District over the past year, and it is not just the new face in charge. Dr. Kevin Krutzik took the reins of the district on July 1st after being named the superintendent back in February. Krutzik carries with him a 19-year career in education to go along with his studies at Edgewood College, Silver Lake College, Marquette University, and Lakeland University. He served as a Principal at Sheboygan Falls High School, Assistant Principal at Fond du Lac School High School, Middle/High School Principal at Oshkosh Lourdes Academy, and Business & Information Technology Teacher and Interim Principal at Manitowoc Lincoln High School prior to February’s appointment.
Final Show Countdown with Peninsula Players' Audra Baakari Boyle
August 29th, 2024 11:00am
You are running out of opportunities to catch theater in the garden this year as Peninsula Players embarks on the final shows of its season. This weekend marks the final performances of Mary’s Wedding before the theatre switches over for the final weeks with The Stranger. Mary’s Wedding is a love story that is bound together through letters and dreams during the World War time period. The Stranger is based on a recently discovered short story written by Agatha Christie about a woman who ends a years-long engagement to run off with a new flame.
Academy season reaching its coda at Birch Creek
August 2nd, 2024 09:00am
If you have not reached Birch Creek Performance Center in Egg Harbor for a concert this summer, you are running out of notes to hear. Including tonight’s show (8/2), just six shows remain in the second Big Band Jazz session, the final of four sessions, including Percussion, Steel Band, and World Music and Symphony. Executive Director Mona Christensen continues to be amazed by the quality of performers they have welcomed to their campus this summer, who have performed no less than three shows a week since June 20th. It is not just the students who wow audiences inside the concert barn, either. Christensen says their faculty often flexes its musical muscle, which includes access to music that has not been seen in decades.
Birch Creek Preview of Big Band Jazz
July 19th, 2024 12:00pm
After we acknowledge the end of the symphony session, Birch Creek Music Performance Center Executive Director Mona Christensen previews the upcoming Big Band Jazz session!
July on Stage with Peninsula Players Theatre
July 9th, 2024 12:00pm
In this episode, we talk to Peninsula Players' Audra Baakari Boyle to talk about two upcoming shows plus a look back at how things have gone to start the year.
Symphony Session Preview with Birch Creek's Mona Christensen
July 5th, 2024 12:00pm
After a thrilling percussion session, Mona from Birch Creek Music Performance gives us a look ahead at the symphony session underway now.
Percussion Session Preview with Birch Creek Music Performance Center Executive Director Mona Christensen
June 21st, 2024 08:00am
Technically a show in, Mona Christensen looks ahead to the rest of the percussion, steel pan, and world music session that will feature a reprise of its opening night concert.
A FUNd conversation with Julie and Jon
February 20th, 2024 12:00pm
In this interview, we talk about the Destination Door County Community Investment Fund with President/CEO Julie Gilbert and Chief Communications Officer Jon Jarosh, including the most recent grant recipients, the application process, and what they can't fund due to state statutes.
Allow Me to Introduce Myself!: Boys and Girls Club of the Bay and Lakes Region CEO Johanna Wicklund
February 16th, 2024 12:00pm
In this episode, we sit down with Boys and Girls Club of the Bay and Lakes Region CEO Johanna Wicklund to talk about her history with the organization and where she hopes to guide it into the future.
Meet Miss Door County 2024: Kyle Duessler and Emily Bley
February 8th, 2024 12:00am
Fresh off their crowning on Saturday, we catch up with Miss Door County Kylee Duessler and Miss Door County Teen Emily Bley.
Final Stretch with United Way of Door County's Amy Kohnle
January 4th, 2024 10:00am
United Way of Door County Executive Director Amy Kohnle is urging you to help them get across the finish line of their 825,000 annual campaign. At over 733,000 raised, the United Way of Door County is at approximately 90 percent of their goal. After their January 7th deadline, the United Way of Door County will begin awarding grants to the dozens of organizations that requested them as they look ahead to 2024. Kohnle says even the smallest donations can make a big impact on their goal in the final days.
Annual Campaign Update with United Way of Door County's Amy Kohnle
December 28th, 2023 10:00am
Behind every great organization, you will find a dedicated team behind the scenes helping it go. That is especially true for non-profit organizations, where as much as 35 percent of the money they raise goes towards overhead costs, according to 501( c ) Services. Some of these costs cover the day-to-day business operations that non-profit organizations incur. According to Charity Watch, organizations are considered highly efficient if they dedicate at least 75 percent of their funds to direct programming costs. This is important for potential donors who use such statistics to make decisions so they feel comfortable with how far their donation will be stretched. United Way of Door County Executive Director Amy Kohnle is proud of her staff members and volunteers who help ensure that 89 cents on the dollar gets funneled right back into the community they serve.
Year in Review 2023: Sturgeon Bay Mayor David Ward
December 22nd, 2023 12:00pm
In this episode, DCDN's Tim Kowols and Sturgeon Bay Mayor David Ward discuss what he is most proud of accomplishing in 2023 while looking ahead to 2024.
Birch Creek wraps up summer academy season, but WAIT THERE'S MORE!
August 11th, 2023 08:11am
Birch Creek Music Performance Center Executive Director Mona Christenson and Tim Kowols put a bow on the academy season with a preview of the final three shows of the big band jazz season. They also look ahead to the retreat schedule and the fall concert series.
Final countdown with Birch Creek Music Performance Center's Mona Christenson
July 28th, 2023 12:00pm
You will have to hurry in if you have not caught a show at Birch Creek Music Performance Center yet this summer. The Egg Harbor institution will begin its final session of its academy season with the second group of big band jazz students with students and new staff members moving in on Sunday, the first performance by its jazz ambassadors taking place at the Jacksonport Farmer’s Market on Tuesday, and the first full performance inside Birch Creek’s concert barn on August 3rd. Across all of its sessions, Executive Director Mona Christenson says the audiences have been adoring the concerts and have been coming in bigger numbers as well.
Algoma Police Chief David Allen on his first month as the top law enforcement officer in Algoma
July 23rd, 2023 10:30pm
Algoma Police Chief David Allen on working for the community and adjusting to his new leadership role.
Leading with Care with Dr. Phil Clampitt
July 21st, 2023 12:00pm
UW-Green Bay professor and Fish Creek resident Dr. Phil Clampitt believes you may have to change your leadership style to adapt to your evolving workplace. Gallup recently reported that 15 percent of employees in the United States are truly engaged in their workplace, adding that they would work harder if they felt more appreciated. It is a trend that started well before the pandemic sent many employees to remote roles within their organizations. It was those realizations that led Clampitt to join forces with Bob DeKoch to write the book Leading with Care in a Tough World: Beyond Servant Leadership. We explore the book and some of its concepts in this interview.
Midsummer's at midsummer
July 21st, 2023 12:00am
Midsummer's Music's Seth Hanford gives us a progress report on the season so far and a look ahead to their upcoming performances including concerts featuring the works of Michael Haydn, Ernest John Moeran, Felix Mendelssohn, Dmytro Klebanov, and Franz Schubert.
Swinging into Jazz Session with Mona Christenson
July 14th, 2023 12:00pm
It's hard to believe the Birch Creek Academy session is half over! We put a bow on the symphony session and we preview the big band sessions with Executive Director Mona Christenson.
Education at Midsummer's Music
June 27th, 2023 12:00pm
We talk to Development Director Seth Hanford about the upcoming performances and the learning you can do along the way.
Percussion kicks off Birch Creek season
June 16th, 2023 03:00pm
In this episode, Birch Creek Music Performance Center Executive Director Mona Christenson previews the Percussion, Steel Drum, and World Music session at Birch Creek.
A new season of Midsummer's Music begins!
June 16th, 2023 03:00pm
In this episode, Executive Director Allyson Fleck introduces us to not just the first two weeks of the 2023 season but also to new Development Director Seth Hanford.
Birch Creek Minute: We Need You!
June 1st, 2023 11:00am
We talk to Birch Creek Music Performance Center Executive Director Mona Christenson about the open spots still available
