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New in Egg Harbor…

Friday, May 21st, 2010

The new Egg Harbor Marina is progressing nicely and will open May 1 but will not be completely finished until the middle of August. The launch ramp may be closed due to continued construction from time to time.

Lisa Van Laanen, who owns Sommer Stad in Egg Harbor has opened a new boutique just south of Shipwrecked on Hwy G. It is in an old blacksmith shop and is fittingly called Blacksmith Clothing Company. I have yet to check it out, but it is supposed to be a bit more upscale and young… I’m young, right? Young or not I, can’t wait to see it.

Ann Marie Kafka (John Henry’s sister… he owns John Henry’s) opened a sandwich shop in the Chocolate Chicken building called Whatcha Have?. There are a couple of tables, but mostly it is a to-go restaurant with hot dogs, hot and cold sandwiches, Gyros, salads… you name it. And the best part? Cheap, cheap, cheap! Her Miller Meal is a Chicago dog w/ choice of fries or chips & a Miller beer for 7.50. Take it to-go and eat it in the park next door… perfect.

Liberty Square has completely remodeled their interior… not that it needed it. It is really beautiful and the Bistro Bar and Grill offers breakfast, lunch and dinner and beginning Memorial weekend will serve until 10pm nightly. PS… Their caramel apple scones are to die for. They also have their Gourmet Grab-N-Go Deli- the name speaks for itself.

This weekend, I plan on taking a little tour of the village to be sure I am not missing something! Tonight though, Joe, our youngest scored some morels so I am going home to deep fry them. When I asked where he found them, he was like Facebook…ignore. My own son, keeping secrets from his mom!

Tags: food, locals
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Girlfriends Great Eggscape this weekend…

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

If you haven’t made plans to visit Door County this weekend there is still plenty of time. The weather is supposed to be nice… really… I’m not kidding. Take a look at some of the action happening this weekend…

Shopping – Egg Harbor shops are offering a variety of special
activities and sales. Everything from food demos, live music
and trunk shows to tours, wine tasting, and factory reps.

Tent Sale – Great deals on last year’s merchandise … 50% off
and more. Check out the big white tent at Something Fishy. (My girls and I have the Egg Harbor Girl necklaces… too cute.

Trunk Show – Patricia Shoppe’s Troll Beads trunk show,
Friday-Sunday. Buy two beads and receive a third for free!
Troll Beads representative on-site all weekend.

Demos – Stop by A Decorators Gallery for a variety of
demonstrations. See custom matting and framing. Turn your
digital photo into fine art.

Segway Test Drive – take a demo ride on the Segway.
Call for full-blown tours of Peninsula State Park: 920-376-0256

On Saturday, there will even more to do…

SATURDAY, MAY 15TH
• 7 – 8 AM
Enjoy a nature hike – Birds and Blooms – with naturalist Kathleen Harris. Peninsula State Park – meet at park headquarters.

• 9:30 – 11 AM
Fashion Show Breakfast – Landmark Resort (Egg Harbor Room) Emcee Cami Rapson – from WBAY-TV Channel 2 in Green Bay. For this I will channel my inner Tyra and model for the Patricia Shoppe… hope I don’t break a heel.

• 8 – 10 PM
Pub Crawl - Door County Trolley pick-up at Carrington Pub & Grill ($10)
Board games/play time – Regatta Meeting Room

• 9 PM – 1 AM
Karaoke. Hosted by Cheryl Simon. Carrington Pub & Grill

SUNDAY, MAY 16TH
• 7 – 8 AM
Village Walk – Led by Karen Peterson (Maxwells House) – meet at Harborview Park

What are we doing at Egg Harbor Lodge you ask? Well, margaritas and snacks of course… either on our terrace or in the office if it gets too chilly- Friday and Saturday afternoon from 4-6 pm. I might possibly make Jalapeno Poppers… yum.

I don’t have activities planned for the weekend at Egg Harbor Lodge but if you are looking for R&R, great sunsets from your private balcony and maybe a cocktail or two… we have it! And remember, we are an equal opportunity resort… men are welcome this weekend too.

Tags: festivals, fun
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Door County Tidbits…

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Last Thursday we got five inches of snow! Oh what a difference a day makes! By Saturday, the snow was pretty much gone with temps in the 60’s. Businesses in Egg Harbor are getting ready for the season to begin. The weather was so beautiful, Christine from Christine’s Casuals and Erin from The Patricia Shoppe both had clothing displayed outside this weekend. Mark and I spent the weekend at Egg Harbor Lodge in our Stonehearth Suite which was just perfect. We had friends over for dinner Saturday and Sunday nights and saw two great sunsets. My new favorite appetizer is… bacon wrapped green beans! It sounds kind of gross but they are really good. I think with all the fresh asparagus available lately, I will try the recipe with asparagus next time. I saw this recipe on Fox 11’s Living with Amy. Green Bay Packer player Chad Clifton’s wife Candy, who is a Southerner made them on the show and they really are good.

Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles

2 cans canned green beans drained (yes, canned green beans!)

1/2 cup brown sugar

3/4 bottle Catalina Dressing (personally, I had never tried this type of dressing before)

One pound thick cut bacon. I used Nueske Applewood Smoked Bacon which made these super good, but took about and hour to cook.

Mix the dressing and brown sugar. Cut the bacon strips in half and bundle about 6 beans with the bacon. Secure with a toothpick and pour the dressing on top. Candy cooked hers at 350 for a half hour, with the Nueske bacon I raised the temp to 400 and cooked them for about an hour. They smell amazing! Try it… you’ll like it!

Bruce and Gail Hill from the Lull-Abi Inn of Egg Harbor are coming tonight for dinner so I am going to see how they like my new fav. Speaking of Bruce and Gail, they ate breakfast at the Rusty Tractor just north of Carlsville over the weekend and they loved it. Lots of food, good prices and a bonus… they now serve on real plates and have coffee mugs instead of Styrofoam. We’ll have to check it out. Darn, I am a huge fan of paper plates.

Nancy Nevins and her husband Jim Logerquist are here from Portland, Oregon. Nancy’s parents owned the Mariner Resort and Nancy’s mom Pat died last year so they were trying to get things organized. The Mariner’s cottages, Captains Quarters and houses will be open this summer, but the motel will not. We have a lot of nice memories hanging out at the Mariner. Back in the day, on the Fourth of July, Nancy’s dad would make a huge brisket on the grill and at night Nanc and I would shoot bottle rockets off their pier. We would tool around on the golf cart around the property and hang out with her parent’s friends. Those were the days! Nancy gave me some old records from the Village of Egg Harbor when her dad was president of the village. I am reading them now and then I will pass them on to Egg Harbor’s current president Nancy Fisher who coincidentally is on Egg Harbor’s newly formed Historical Society. Most of the information is on the dock that Nancy’s dad Gordon Nevins help bring to Egg Harbor. Nancy Fisher will probably find it interesting as she was instrumental in Egg Harbor’s brand new marina that is being built as we speak.

We had a burger at John Henry’s last night and afterward there was an Egg Harbor Men’s Club Meeting. I decided not to stick around for it so I started walking t0 my friend Bernadette’s house when it started to drizzle. No problem… Polly and Don Helm and daughter Hanna from Door County Nature Works drove by and gave me a ride. Thanks Polly and Don!

Well, I had better get something done… we open April 30!

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What’s new…

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

The Sawyer Family

I haven’t blogged in awhile… we were in Florida with our family. All four of our kids and our two grandkids were able to come as well as the “significant others” so we really had a special vacation. Nellie and I drove down and spent a day with her friend Chris Saladin who was in Clearwater, Florida at the time. He works for comedian Craig Ferguson’s stand up show so we got to meet Craig and see the show. Chris was in the show as well so it was really a treat to watch it. We then headed to our friend Ruth’s house in Lakeland for a couple days where she treated us like royalty. After that we drove down to the gulf coast were we had rented a house and the rest of the family flew in. Our friends Paula and Lou Osadjan who have a beautiful summer home in Egg Harbor and own a condo on Longboat Key had us over for cocktails and took us out for dinner which was fun. The weather was great and the we all had fun in the pool. It was relaxing to get away but it is always nice to get home.

Adi and Jaden

There have been a few new doings in Door County over the fall and winter… For instance, when you go down the Fish Creek hill there are those cedars that line the road on the right. Well, they cut a big chunk of those out which left a beautiful view going down the hill. Our Egg Harbor Marina has had some setbacks (like a tug sunk!) but is progressing nicely. The ice is out so when we begin our spring cleaning we won’t have a cold breeze blowing up the bluff at us. On a controversial note, a developer has plans to build a Subway restaurant in Sister Bay and it is leaving a very bitter taste with many who live there. There really isn’t an ordinance that says “no chains” as many of us always believed. We’ll see what happens. Chef Andrew Mueller who was the head chef at Glidden Lodge for many years then bought The Nautical Inn Restaurant in Sturgeon Bay, has purchased the Hillside Inn in Ellison Bay which can only mean good things for Ellison Bay. I love the Nautical’s food so I am sure the Hillside will be equally as popular. Our friend and neighbor Bob Erickson of Door County Realty was named Realtor of the Year… congrats Bob!

Egg Harbor will host the YMCA’s Blossom Run May 8 and Egg Harbor will have its Girlfriends Great Eggscape weekend May 13- 15. My friend Jeff Larsen from the Landmark Resort has tons of chick activities planned for the weekend. Most of the festivities will be a the Landmark Resort although the boutiques in Egg Harbor will be having sales and there should be some restaurant specials as well as kayaking and a pub crawl. Last year at Egg Harbor Lodge, we had Mexican food and drink at cocktail hour for our guests that Friday night so I am sure we will be doing something like that this year as well. My margaritas were a hit and we have guys that also come that weekend so of course we had Mexican beer and snacks.

If you didn’t catch us on Living with Amy in the fall we posted the video on our video page… check it out. Amy emailed me while I was in Florida to come cook on her show again, but obviously I couldn’t. Hopefully a different time.

I am going to be blogging about some of Egg Harbor’s different boutiques and restaurants this spring so check back and see what’s new in the village.

Tags: Door County Business, family, festivals, fun
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Egg Harbor… America’s Coolest Small Town!

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Is Egg Harbor America’s Coolest Small town? All who have visited Egg Harbor think it is and according to Budget Travel’s poll, voters think we are pretty cool as well. Right now, Egg Harbor is in 2nd place and we need everyone’s help getting Egg Harbor on the map so to speak. Click on http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-srv/coolestsmalltowns/CST2010.html to cast your vote!

After all, Egg Harbor hosts the famous Door County Triathlon… and we have our own baseball team!