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“Reporter Told of Pirate Cave 100 Years Ago” from the April 16, 1963 Door County Advocate
Having long since conceived a desire to visit the “regions beyond,” and circum­stances favoring the project, we took passage on the Sea Bird, August…
Rhode Island is considering a Vacant Home Tax bill as part of their 2025-26 budget deliberations
A link: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText25/HouseText25/H6189.pdf
“Mark the Historical Spots” from the September 18, 1925 Door County Advocate
The suggestion made by H. R. Holand to organize a Door County Historical Society for the purpose of gathering information and marking historical spots…
“Would Organize Historical Society” from the September 10, 1925 Door County News
The purpose of the organization is to perpetuate the numerous historical spots within the borders of the county by marking them with appro­priate…
“A Lady in the Holy Land” from the May 24, 1902 Advocate
I arrived at Jerusalem March 16. Af­ter a drive of one and a half days from Harfa to Jaffa, through a plain at the foot of Mt. Carmel, and the sea…
“Wood carver, spinner to exhibit at craft show” from the July 7, 1964 Door County Advocate
When prize winning author Quentin Reynolds started out as a cub reporter his editor told him, “The pay isn’t much but you’ll meet a lot of inter­esting…
“What Will the Cleanup Be?” from the March 30, 1934 Door County Advocate
South Cedar street’s Memorial Drive is also in an unfinished state, and will require con­siderable work and money to put it in any kind of a presentable…
Door County Suspected Opioid Overdose Report figures for May 2025
There were no ambulance runs due to suspected opioid overdoses in May or April 2025.
“CWA to Make S. Cedar St. Soldiers’ Memorial Drive” from the January 5, 1934 Door County Advocate
The memorial drive will be a boulevard 100 feet wide and will beautify the water front by the use of a dry stone retaining wall the entire length
“FBW host to District 6 at Rural-Urban luncheon” from the April 28, 1977 Door County Advocate
Special guests at the annual FBW Rural-Urban luncheon held April 19 are from left, Bruce Loppnow, manager of Bay-Lakes Coastal Management; Jane Wienke…
“Coastal program gaining approval” from the March 3, 1977 Door County Advocate
A preliminary coastal management program proposal for Wisconsin gained the approval of two statewide advisory bodies late last week after nearly three…
“Memorial Drive” from the June 12, 1956 Door County Advocate
Last week the city engineer stuck up some sticks along Memorial Drive with strips of white cloth attached. Contrary to public rumor this is not a sign…
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