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Archive for April, 2009
Door County Potters Guild Annual Tour and Sale
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Door County Half Marathon
Sunday, April 26th, 2009Don’t forget the Door County Half Marathon is set for next Saturday at 10:00 am. I copied the details from their website…
Presented by the Peninsula Pulse
Half Marathon
Door County Half-marathon
The Door County Half Marathon will be held Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 10 a.m. The entire half marathon takes place on paved surfaces within Peninsula State Park. This US Track and Field certified course starts and finishes near Nicolet Beach. The course winds through the park giving runners an opportunity to experience breathtaking views of the water, shaded areas through the woods, challenging hills and ever changing scenery throughout Door County’s most popular park. MP3 players are allowed, however dogs and strollers are not allowed on the course. Walkers are welcome and should plan to finish by the time the course opens to traffic at 2:00 p.m.
All participants will receive a t-shirt, finisher’s medal as well as food and drink at the finish line. The overall top three male and female finishers and the top three master male and female finishers will receive awards and Door County prizes. The top three finishers in each age group will be awarded medals. Top finishers will be eligible for age group awards as well.
Nicolet Bay 5K Fun Run/Walk
The Nicolet Bay 5k begins at 10:30 a.m. just after the start of the half marathon. This race also starts near the beach and participants will follow the out and back course along the water on Shore Road going around the bay past Welcker’s Point, Eagle Bluff Lighthouse to Bluff Road and back. MP3 players are allowed, however dogs and strollers are not allowed on the course. Walkers are welcome.
All participants will receive a t-shirt as well as food and drink at the finish line. Prizes will be presented to the top 3 male and female finishers and the top master male and female winners. The top finishers will be eligible for age group awards as well.
If you are any type of runner this is the race for you… I checked the weather for Saturday and it should be in the mid-fifties and sunny. Not bad for a run in the park.
Door County Boutiques
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Patricia Shoppe owner, Erin Bosman
We are pretty lucky to live in Egg Harbor for many reasons… the people, the beauty, the restaurants, but mostly the SHOPPING. Being mostly a catalog shopper I have found there are a some really cool places in Egg Harbor to shop for clothes. I am a pretty casual person, but I love dresses, tops and of course accessories. The lodging business is a perfect fit for me because I can dress like I am on vacation. I love bright colors (pink of course) and I wear sandals until the snow flies.
One boutique I absolutely love is the Patricia Shoppe in Egg Harbor. Erin Anschutz Bosman is a Door County native. Her boutique the Patricia Shoppe is named in honor of her great grandmother Patricia McGrath Lind who owned the first Patricia Shoppe in Chicago in 1937. From the photos from back in the day, Erin’s great-grandma looked like the grooviest chick on earth… or at least in Chicago.
Erin opened The Patricia Shoppe in 2001 and it is located in the old Egg Harbor Town Hall… we used to vote there before the new Egg Harbor Town Hall was built in Carlsville. Anyway, Erin’s store is located just below the Egg Harbor hill on Highway 42 on the curve right before you get to St. John the Baptist Church.
My new dress
Yesterday, I picked up this great dress with a pair of earrings to match. Like I said I love dresses as I can dress them up or down… I can wear them to work with flip flops or add a pair of dramatic earrings and a pair of heals and I am off to dinner and the theatre… well, that never happens but if it does I’m prepared.
The Patricia Shoppe has a ton of cute purses… Big Buddha (another fav- trendy and cheap), great jewelry, hats, crazy scarves and even shoes. I bought this cute dress for a little over a hundred bucks which is a decent price.
Erin is the perfect personal shopper… she suggests items to try on that maybe would not be on the radar… at least my radar that is and she is usually right on. I wasn’t planning on trying on this dress and I ended up buying it.
Erin franchised The Patricia Shopppe and now there are stores in Whitefish Bay and Madison… next… who knows, maybe full circle and back to Chicago!
Highway to Door County… quicker and safer
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009It took 8 years but it was finally finished last fall… Highway 42/57 from Green Bay to Door County, that is. What was once a two lane road is now a four lane highway which makes the drive from Green Bay to Sturgeon Bay quicker and much more safe. Although the highway bypasses Dykesville, a quaint little village, it gets travelers to Door County a lot quicker and… did I say safer? From this sign just crossing into Door County from Kewaunee County it takes maybe 30 minutes to Egg Harbor… keep in mind I am a slow driver.
The new Door County sign
Before the new road, the Friday night drive into Door County was practically bumper to bumper with crazed drivers weaving in and out of traffic to pass. Not so anymore, guests can enjoy a much easier, but still beautiful drive to their favorite vacation destination.
Simon Creek Winery
Monday, April 20th, 2009We went to Mike’s Port Pub the other night after Joe’s baseball game (they won both games!) for dinner. Also eating at Mike’s was Colonel (retired) Tim Lawrie and his wife Barb.
Tim and Barb Lawrie
They are the owners of Simon Creek Winery which is on my Sarah’s Favorites list. This winery feels more like you are in someone’s nice home as opposed to a winery… very comfortable and cozy.
The sitting area at Simon Creek
In the summer they have music outside on their deck on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. On a nice day, sitting on their back deck with wine and music- well, that’s just hard to beat. They have a great selection of wine, and while they make a Door County Cherry, most of the wines are of the grape variety which is much more appealing to me. They even make a Jackson Port in honor of the township they are located… Jacksonport. They also are known for their… um, how shall I say this… unsnootyness (I know, that’s not a word). I can’t stand to go into a place of business and owners or employees make me feel uncomfortable. This is just not the case at Simon Creek.
They also have a cute gift shop and sell wine through their website simoncreekwines.com. Door County is lucky to have different wineries to choose from and really, they are all great… Simon Creek just isn’t one to miss.