September 15th, 2011
It’s that time of year kids… Door County’s autumn festival season. Everyone loves a good old fall festival complete with music, food, refreshments, arts and crafts. Baileys Harbor starts it out this Saturday with Autumn Fest held in Kendall Park in downtown Baileys Harbor. Check out the details here.
Not to be left out, Sturgeon Bay will hold it’s Street Art Auction in conjunction with their Harvest Moon Festival.
There will be 4 bands and a street dance held under the full moon. Not in the festival mood? Check out one of Door County’s many state and local parks. Or if you are lucky enough to be staying at Egg Harbor Lodge, grab a bottle of wine and some cheese and crackers and hang out on your balcony and enjoy the view!
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September 13th, 2011
Where did it go? Summer I mean. We had a great summer… the weather was phenomenal, the guests were happy and we were able to get out and about in Door County.
With a colder and rainier than usual Spring we were happy to get the warm weather in July and August. We didn’t have a lot of the extremely hot weather which was nice. Weather, blah, blah, blah. Let’s get to the good stuff.
Well… it didn’t start out great. I tore a tendon and after surgery and a cast for two months etc., I am back walking 5 miles… thanks Dr. Hecker and Ministry Door County Medical Center!
Nellie, Sarah, Eric, Cole and Emilie hanging out at EHL
We visited some hangouts including John Henry’s…
John Henry, Bruce and... me with a cauliflower ear
Pasta Vino with my best friend Nancy… try to ignore the grease on my shirt…
in good times...
and bad. (well... no one died!)
We went to the beach…
Adi at the Egg Harbor Beach
We checked out new haunts…
Galileo's @ Liberty Square
Tom Sawyer and Joe Sawyer The Garage @ Husby's
Parador... tapas in Egg Harbor
Mark took his Northern Door Chiefs American Legion baseball team for like the 4th time to the state baseball tournament… these are super guys between the ages 16-19… both our boys were former players.
2011 Northern Door Chiefs American Legion baseball team
Mark was inducted into the Door County Baseball Hall of Fame…
We sent our #2 son back to UW-Stevens Point for his junior year. See previous blog post from 3 years ago…
niece Annie and Joe working at Mike's Port Pub
No… he doesn’t go to Michigan State but his pal Sam, does. We still miss him when he leaves.
We went to weddings…
Ali & Michael’s at the Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor… I didn’t get a shot of them but here is a pic of my pal Mettie and her husband Darrell Lautenbach (Cornerstone Antiques and Lodging)…
Shorty & Mettie
Ed Strege (our God son) & Megan Erickson’s wedding at the Red Putter... way, way, way too much fun.
And we took in as many sunsets as we possibly could…
Goodbye summer… hello autumn! Stay tuned… there are tons of things to do in Door County in the fall!
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September 11th, 2011
God Bless America Lyrics
by Irving Berlin
God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above;
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home, sweet home.
God bless America,
My home, sweet home.
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September 10th, 2011
My friend Joe Smith, manager at Shipwrecked Brew Pub in Egg Harbor and I were on the news last night in a story about fall in Door County.
Fall in Door County? The weather is going to be great, I just know it. Don’t forget, lower rates during the week and fewer people… can’t beat that!
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August 26th, 2011
Yes, that’s right kids… Amy Hanten of Fox 11′s Living with Amy was in Door County last week doing segments featuring, you guessed it, Door County. She stayed at Egg Harbor Lodge along with her daughter Ireland, Producer Abbey and their camera dude (can’t remember his name). I thought Amy and I were going to do a recipe together but when she got here she was like nooo… just you. JUST ME?! I thought it wouldn’t be fit for TV but it aired on Monday and wasn’t quite as horrible as I remembered.
My stalker friend Bruce Hill from the Lull-Abi Inn of Egg Harbor took these pics. As for my recipe Grilled Lemon Chicken… it was good if I do say so myself. Here is the recipe…
GRILLED LEMON CHICKEN
¼ cup good olive oil
3 T minced garlic (about 9 cloves)
½ cup or so dry white wine
1 T grated lemon zest (about 2 lemons)
2 T freshly squeezed lemon juice (no substitutes)
1 ½ t. dried oregano (in the summer I use fresh but use more)
1 t minced fresh thyme
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
4 bone-in skin on chicken breasts cut in half
1 lemon
Light the grill and using indirect heat (or in the oven at 400 degrees). Charcoal works best.
Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium low heat, add the garlic and cook for just a minute but don’t allow the garlic to turn brown. Off the heat add the white wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, and 1 teaspoon salt and pour into a 9×12 foil baking pan.
Pat the chicken breasts dry and place them skin sides up over the sauce. Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle them liberally with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in wedges and tuck it among the pieces of chicken.
Depending on the size of the chicken breasts cook between 45 to an hour. Use an instant read thermometer to make sure the breasts are fully cooked. If they don’t look brown enough remove the pan and place chicken breasts skin side down on the hot part of the grill for just a couple minutes. If using the oven, place under broiler for a the same. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with the pan juices.
I like Amy… she is a great cook and is really a sweet person. She has a blog The Cooking Mom where she did recent blogs about Lautenbach’s Orchard Country and Casey’s BBQ and Smokehouse. Amy also has a cookbook The Cooking Mom with tons of great recipes… You can pick it up at Main Street Market.
No... Sarah is not an Amazon... Amy is short.
Polly Helm from Door County Nature Works was on the same show as me with decorating tips for the bedroom. On today’s show, she did a segment on the Mission Grille with a Lobster Bisque that looked phenomenal. I know they filmed quite a few places which is a bonus for Door County…thanks Amy and crew and remember, you are always welcome in Door County!
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August 25th, 2011
It is a two bedroom /two bathroom suite (1200 sq. ft.) It is perfect for two couples or 4 adults. There is a fireplace and a whirlpool. It has the most unbelievable view of the water with its 50 ft. balcony. It runs 350.00 per night (250.00 for 2) and is probably one of the best values in Door County considering the view, the spaciousness and its furnishings. I am not bragging… that’s a fact. I am sticking with my two night minimum for the suite. The weekend looks warm and nice… perfect for a perfect couple Ed and Megan Strege who are celebrating their wedding this weekend here in Door County. Best wishes you two!
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August 17th, 2011
Our annual Door County road trip took us to none other than… Washington Island. Bill and Kathy were up and they hadn’t been to the Island in years so we headed up to Gill’s Rock. First stop? The Shoreline Restaurant for lunch. I had the whitefish chowder and a smoked whitefish wrap…yum! Bill and Kathy had chowder and split the Jamaican jerk whitefish sandwich and Mark had the crab melt. All were excellent… so was the view.
Gill's Rock near the Shoreline Restaurant
Then off to Northport to catch the ferry. With minimal wait Bill drove the car on the ferry and we all got out and went to the upper deck.
The weather was beautiful and the ride was smooth. Once on the island Mark and Bill wanted to check out the ostrich farm. Not sure why but any type of zoo atmosphere makes me homesick. I always feel bad for the animals, although the ostrichs and other animals including a bear seemed to be well taken care of.
Next stop, Nelson’s Hall to renew our Bitter’s Club membership. Bill and Kathy were new to the experience of a shot of bitters… Kathy wanted to sip hers and the bartender promptly told her it probably wasn’t a good idea.
And after we knocked back the shot… we got this…
Then we toured the island some more. Washington Island has a couple of really nice beaches but we didn’t bring suits. Then we decided to stop at Sailor’s Pub which is on the water and looked great…closed. They didn’t open until 5 pm. So we head back to the ferry dock because we noticed a tiki looking bar. We walked in the guy was like “We closed at 2:30″. What? Sooo, we went to the KK FISKE Restaurant and Granary. They had outside seating and…
a tale of two lawyers
Fresh Lawyers. We ordered up a basket and guess what? Those bottoms feeders were damn good! We decided to head back to the mainland after that. We stopped at one of my favorite places Fred and Fuzzy’s and then back to the metropolis of Egg Harbor and ate at Trio which is always good. A perfect day was had by all.
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August 6th, 2011
I’ll give you a reason, ten of them to be exact… OK twenty one…
1. Best Shopping Experience- Door County Magazine
2. Top Ten Vacation Destination in North America Money Magazine
3. Best Fireworks Display- Door County Magazine
4. The Village of Egg Harbor was selected by the Wonders of Wisconsin website viewers as the town with the Best Galleries and Art Scene.
5. Top Ten Coolest Small Town in America- Budget Travel
6. Best Small Town Getaway in the Midwest- Midwest Living
7. Egg Harbor is smack dab in the middle of Door County
8. Egg Harbor has FOUR golf courses
9. Egg Harbor has the best beach in Door County
10. Music, music, music- Concerts in the Park, Peg Egan, Birch Creek and at various restaurants and taverns.
11. Pumpkin Patch Festival
12. New Years Day Parade and Frosty Fest
13. Girlfriends Great Eggscape Weekend
14. THE FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVITIES including the EHL float
15. Our brand new Marina
16. Main Street Market our amazing grocery/butcher shop/wine store
17. The Door County Triathlon
18. Egg Harbor Baseball on Sunday afternoons
19. Cherry Orchards
20. Wineries, Cheese, Fudge, Popcorn and Ice cream and amazing restaurants!
21. Spectacular Sunsets at Egg Harbor Lodge!
I have said this before… I ♥ Egg Harbor!
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August 3rd, 2011
All things cherry… yep, that’s what you’ll get this weekend in Jacksonport. Cherry pies, jams, kolaches (don’t know what a kolache is? Join the club), sundaes and ice cream to name a few.
The festival begins at 7a.m at the park in Jacksonport. A juried arts and crafts fair and food booths will also be featured. Mayberry’s Carriages will provide horse drawn wagon rides from 11 to 3 for a small fee. Mike’s Port Pub is having a cookout too. Oh yeah… live entertainment as well. Sounds like fun to me.
PS… the Door County Fair is going on this weekend as well. So much to do, so little time.
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July 24th, 2011
Next weekend July 30, Carlsville will host a double festival which looks to be tons of fun. The 10th annual Carlsville Day has joined forces with the Town of Egg Harbor in celebrating their Sesquicentennial. The Town of Egg Harbor, which includes Carlsville, kind of runs around the outside the Village of Egg Harbor but mostly to the south. Mark and I live in the town of Egg Harbor but our business Egg Harbor Lodge is in the village… get it? Trust me, I am still confused. Anyway, it looks to be a pretty darn big affair complete with a parade, pony and tractor rides and performances by the UW-Madison Marching Band. Our neighbors, Bob and Dolores Spittlemeister are the Parade Marshalls… nice choice by the way. Not only that, there will be inflatables, craft fairs, free water slides and bands playing from 3-8pm (The Bittorf Bros., Modern Day Drifters and a Polka band… Can’t get better than that). Not enough? How about a cherry pit spit competition (I am good at that) a Wild West reenactment and free Door County Trolley rides to Carlsville businesses and the Egg Harbor Town hall. There will also be a pet psychic… I might have to take our dog Bailey to that. Nah.
If you can’t read this poster check out the festivities here.
I am glad the festival isn’t two days long or they may have named it Carlsville Daze. That would have just been wrong…
Don’t forget… THE CHERRIES ARE READY, THE CHERRIES ARE READY!
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