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“Snowmobile clubs find stomach quickest way to landowner’s heart” from the October 11, 1979 Door County Advocate
To begin with, this story is not so much about snowmobiling as it is about appreciation and respect, and the effect of these two traits on people; about…
“Stop-and-Go Sign to be Erected Junction 57-17” from the November 19, 1931 Door County News
The new method of handling traffic is regarded, however, as vastly superior to previous safe­ty measures and there will be much interest created in the…
“$50 car carries him 2000 miles back home to Arizona” from the July 20, 1971 Door County Advocate
It was Tuesday morning, July 6, when I walked into Felhofer Bros. garage and asked Hank Propsom, “Have you got a good cheap car that will take me out to…
“Electric Railway News” from the February 3, 1906 Door County Democrat
J. A. Becker, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hereby requests that you grant to him, his successors and assigns, an electric railway franchise and the use of…
"No. 5 in a series 'Meet Your Minister' . . . . . ." from the August 30, 1956 Door County Advocate
Pastor Osnes had just finished hanging his clothes after oiling and lubricating his 1956 Ford. "I miss my old Mercury," he said. I could tear that apart…
"Beautifying the State Park" and county-level automobile ownership figures from the May 14, 1914 Sturgeon Bay Advocate
Persons who have recently visited the state park in the northern part of the county are loud in their praise of what has already been done in the way of…
"The Engine of the Future." from the October 6, 1882 Weekly Expositor Independent
A summary of why gas engines might someday become important for a variety of uses.
"Bushman Testifies at Ferry Hearing" from the November 11, 1958 Door County Advocate
Bushman Testifies at Ferry Hearing
Thoughts about electric vehicle chargers
State laws about electric charging stations may be changing soon: https://www.wpr.org/gop-lawmakers-bills-federal-funding-build-ev-charging-stations
“The Happy Hiker: a summer of thumbing it in Door county” from the December 6, 1979 Door County Advocate
But the hitchhiking summer was a safe adventure for a middle-aged man and I put my thumb down with a little misgiving. I made some new acquaintances…
"Passenger ships represented slower life" from the June 10, 1976 Door County Advocate
Passenger ships represented slower life
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