Out of the 43 medicated minors in 2019, 26 were female and 17 were male, 36 were white, 5 were of an unknown race, and 2 belonged to other races. Astronauts on missions using every space shuttle and living in three different space stations have photographed the county. [51] It is the largest county in Wisconsin by total area. If you are on our waitlist and have received the vaccine elsewhere, please contact us at 920-746-7180 so that we can remove you from our waitlist. "[141], There are 29 state-defined natural areas in the county. High per capita county government spending in Wisconsin is typically due to poverty. They produce sand, gravel, and crushed rock for roadwork and construction use. Door County Radio. Based on room tax collections from 2017 to 2018, July is the busiest month of the year, although sales tax revenue is higher in August. THURSDAY, JAN. 21 Door County Public Health announced it will launch its vaccine portal for individuals over age 65 on Thursday, Jan. 21. Although in 2005 it sold for about $20 million, in 2016 it sold for only $2.7 million,[378] and in 2019 was assessed at $2.625 million. Tourists could visit the northern part of the county by Great Lakes passenger steamer, sometimes as part of a lake cruise featuring music and entertainment. [448], With a rate of 9.53 county-medicated children per 1000 children, Door County had the fourth highest rate in the state out of all 27 counties and multi-county social services agencies reporting statistics on the psychiatric medication of minors in 2019. Good Morning Net held Monday - Sunday 8:00 AM. 66.0% of county resident attendees in 2016 were 65 or older, while 48.6% of non-resident attendees were 65 or older. Grand Traverse Island State Park was founded in 1970 and protects sightly more than 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land on Detroit Island. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,370 square miles (6,100 km2), of which 482 square miles (1,250 km2) is land and 1,888 square miles (4,890 km2) (80%) is water. These in turn are subsidized by taxes on industrial, agricultural, and open lands, which generally require few government services. Two additional crashes involving drugs were not mapped. [243] In 2012, there were two acres of peach orchards, spread among seven operations.[244]. [1] Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay, making it one of three Wisconsin counties on Lake Michigan not to have a county seat with the same name. This ferry is named after Robert Noble, who was a shipwreck survivor and 19th century ferry operator across Sturgeon Bay. Door County had the 87th highest number of courses per resident of all U.S. [239] In 2017, there were 12 acres of pear orchards, spread among 11 operations. It is now the Sturgeon Bay campus of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. They built small roadside votive chapels, some still in use today,[13] and brought other traditions over from Europe such as the Kermiss harvest festival.[14]. [71], The most common USDA soil association in the northern two-thirds of the county is the Summerville[a]-Longrie[b]-Omena. [98] From 1989 to 2019, there were 2 additional tornadoes, including the F3 "Door County tornado" which hit Egg Harbor in 1998. The seasonal housing problem has been made more severe as properties once available to residents or seasonal laborers have been turned into, Places adjacent to Door County, Wisconsin, House pricing, real estate, and development, Effects of protected areas on nearby development, Seasonality in both employment and housing, Reliance on immigrant and foreign student labor, Equitable and inequitable costs and benefits, Geographic distribution of tourist spending, 30% of the expenses reflected in this graph are. [343], Shoreline parcels, which tend to be the most highly valued real estate, are typically owned by non-Wisconsin residents unless they are public property. Instead of crossing over to the Garden Peninsula, they turn around and fly back down the peninsula. Newport State Park in Door County has been designated the first dark sky park in Wisconsin. "[114], Door County is home to six state parks. We haven't seen you here before. In contrast, manufacturing employees received 24.5% of the wages paid in 2018, even though they only made up 17.0% of the workforce. Due to multiracial children, the total number exceeds 433. In December 1959, the Bridgebuilder X disappeared after leaving a shipyard in Sturgeon Bay where it had been repaired. [236] In 2017, there were only 1,945 acres of tart cherry orchards, down from 2012 when there were 2,429 acres. [459], From 2014 through 2017, fatalities and serious injuries especially occurred on the western side of the peninsula between the bay of Sturgeon Bay and Egg Harbor. Bayview Bridge (monolithic concrete placed on structural deck with steel girder superstructure, open grating on deck, Crispy Cedars Airport, Brussels (7WI8), private, but open to visitors with advance notice, Door County Memorial Hospital Heliport, allows for air ambulance service to the hospital from remote areas of the county, Washington Island is served by two ferry routes. [383] In 2013 there were 588 lane miles[q] of county trunk highways, 1743 lane miles of local roads, and 268 lane miles of state highways. [453], Vehicle collisions in Door County, 2010–2020[454], Most fatal or incapacitating vehicle accidents in the county between 2010 and 2014 involved visitors. Because there is relatively little soil over much of the peninsula and the bedrock is fractured, snowmelt quickly enters the aquifer. Remember you can download the audio files in 1/2 hour increments to listen at your convienience. In 2017, there were 40 acres of vineyards, down from 78 acres in 2012. [372], The economic impact of tourism is not the same throughout the county. 39.4% were of German and 10.3% Belgian ancestry. [454], From January 2010 through January 2020 there were 44 reported collisions involving pedestrians. [187], Tamias striatus doorsiensis, a subspecies of eastern chipmunk, is only found in Door, Kewaunee, Northeastern Brown, and possibly Manitowoc counties. [206][135], Research on apple maggots infesting cherries in Door County contributed to the study of sympatric speciation in the 1970s. [375], From 2009 to 2013 the county had the highest skin cancer rate in the state. The fewest room taxes are collected for January, and the fewest sales taxes are collected for April. U-pick orchards and fruit stands can be found along country roads when in season, and there are two cherry processors. [360], 22.0% of the county's 13,728 employed workers[o] in 2018 served in the leisure and hospitality sector, more than any other sector. [18], In 1885 or 1886, what is now the Coast Guard Station was established at Sturgeon Bay. [402] There are eleven airports in the county, including private or semi-public airports. With the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, people could purchase 80 acres of land for $18, provided they resided on the land, improved it, and farmed for five years. At any given time, at least one-third of private wells may contain bacteria. [135], Some itineraries connecting the Great Loop around the eastern U.S. and through the Mississippi include stops in Door County. [132] A 1989–90 study of recreational boating in Wisconsin found that the county's Green Bay and Lake Michigan waters had a higher frequency of Great Lakes boating than any other county bordering Lake Michigan or Lake Superior. Compiled by Immanuel Luther League, Printed by On Time Publishing, Sister Bay, Wisconsin, 1996, pp. It tied with 12 other communities as the 429th youngest community in the state. [115], Brood parasitism by red-breasted mergansers has been observed on Gravel and Spider islands and on another island known informally as "The Reef." The racial makeup of the county was 97.84% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. [346] Since 1959, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has wanted more school consolidation in Door County in order to achieve their statewide goal of having every district supported by a large tax base and offering a sufficiently comprehensive high school program. [431] The Door County Charter School in Sturgeon Bay is not listed as it was only in operation from 2002 to 2005. the Green Bay Press Gazette, June 15, 1938 on p. 194 of. [382], Average daily traffic by year; WIS–57 in Baileys Harbor[386]. Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Door County, Wisconsin (WI) The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.84. [330] During the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, a fish boil is held as a $100 hamburger event at the Washington Island Airport to entice AirVenture conventiongoers to land on the island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,785. This tourist business is destroying the little bit of culture that was. [262], Including both lake and Green Bay shorelines, there are twelve lighthouses and sets of range lights. [373] Due to tourism's impact on restaurant prices, some residents of the more rural southern part of the county cannot afford to eat at restaurants in the northern part. [53][54], The county covers the majority of the Door Peninsula. A travel guide to Door County, WI with the best places, stunning beaches and pristine islands in Door County, Wisconsin With endless stretches of shoreline, stunning beaches, exotic islands, exciting activities, and scenic parks, Door County Wisconsin is a … Weather monitors in the county report terrestrial and marine weather conditions: In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt recommended that the Shivering Sands area be protected. Security Door Access Control Security Biometric Security Swing Barrier Door High Quality Stainless St… [118][h], Besides county,[119] town, and community parks,[120][121] there is a boy scout camp, a Christian camp,[122] and a public site operated by The Archaeological Conservancy. 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[230], However, the cherry and apple businesses have declined[231] since peaking in 1941[232] and 1964[31][233] respectively due to concerns about pesticides,[234] lack of migrant labor and a difficulty in finding local help, the closure of all processing plants save one, unpredictable harvests, the introduction of Drosophila suzukii, land-use competition with tourism and residential development, better growing conditions to the east in the fruit belt, such as the nearby Traverse City area,[235][31] and intentional destruction of a portion of the crop ordered by the processor in order to drive up prices. [237], Lightening bugs become common by the end of June. [189] The youngest community in Door County was the village of Forestville with a median age of 39.0. For example, in 2009, it was found that people were 4.85 times more likely to be employed by hotels and motels in Door County as opposed to the rest of the nation. [271] Some shipwrecks are used for wreck diving. This made settlement in Door County more affordable. In 1999, the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory listed 24 aquatic and 21 terrestrial animals in Door County as "rare. Overall, boaters perceived county waters as uncrowded and boater satisfaction was average. Good Morning Net Held Every Morning at 8:00 A.M. On The Sunnyslope Repeater. [c][72] These associated soils typically are less than three feet deep. When birds traveling north reach the tip of the peninsula and the islands beyond, the long stretches of water sometimes unnerves them. [32][33] In addition to their pay, Native American families were given fruit that was too ripe for marketing, which they preserved and stored for long term use. Resources available include local newspapers on microfilm, a local newspaper obituary index, family histories, a cemetery index, marriage indexes, city directories, school yearbooks, censuses on microfilm, plat maps, biographies and histories of Door County, works by local authors, and much more. Out of 45 collisions involving drugs, 10 occurred south of the canal (with one involving fatalities), 34 occurred on the peninsula north of the canal, (with three involving fatalities) and one crash with no fatalities occurred on Washington Island. You may enter up to 10 times a day for the remainder of the Giveaway, so increase your chances of winning by entering at least every day! [438] In 2017, Door and Kewaunee counties were reported to have equal deer-to-human ratios, although Kewaunee County had a considerably greater cow-to-human ratio. [447], A CDC survey of people reporting frequent mental distress (14–30 mentally unhealthy days in the last 30 days, data aggregated over 2003–2009) found that people in Door County were more likely to be distressed than those in most Wisconsin counties, but less likely to be distressed than those in the heavily urbanized southeast portion of the state. Indians, Chinese, and Japanese, For Counties and For Cities of 25,000 or More: 1920, 1920, and 1900. quotation taken from Door County ran a fiscal surplus in all categories to all other counties, with the exception of furniture & home furnishing, in which Door County had a leakage of sales to other counties. Following Sister Bay was the village of Forestville at $49,500 and ranking 444th lowest in a tie with New London in Waupaca County, the city of Sturgeon Bay at $52,917 and ranking 610th lowest, and Washington Island at $55,341 and ranking 737th lowest. [19][20] The small seasonally open station on Washington Island was established in 1902. The interesting landscape makes it an attractive target for photography. The first route is to take a 30-minute, Rock Island State Park is reachable by the passenger ferry. Wisconsin Epidemiological Profile on Alcohol and Other Drug Use, 2016, P-4578-16, "How a Tiny Wisconsin Island Became the World's Biggest Consumer of Bitters", "After 163 years, Door County's Ephraim no longer dry", Clustering Wisconsin Counties for Analytical Comparisons, Trade Area Analysis of Select Wisconsin Counties, The Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin: Findings, Recommendations, Steps to a Healthy Future, Ice Shove Plows into Home in Southern Door County, Guide to Hazard Mitigation Planning for Wisconsin Coastal Communities, Who owns the coast? This scanner audio feed is being provided by the Door County Sheriff Office, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In response the guards established a "no work, no eat" policy and they returned to work, picking 11 pails per day and eventually totaling 508,020 pails. A water well dug for the City of Sturgeon Bay found oil at 650 to 800 feet in depth, but mostly at about 800 feet. [247], Another autumn activity is leaf peeping. [345], According to ACS estimates, the number of people under 18 in the county dropped from 5,119 in 2010 to 4,479 in 2017. [222], In 2017, there were ten operations growing 14 acres of strawberries. 2000-2019 enrollment figures come from the Wisconsin DPI. Possible factors included lack of ballast and a sudden development of 11-foot waves. [7] In 1851, Door County was separated from what had been Brown County. Vendor information is updated June 30th and December 31st of each year, and then an additional 4 to 5 months before it is received from the State and available for publishing. For more than 70 years, we have been the leader in health and wellness for Door county and Kewaunee county. [39], The Wisconsin State Employment Service established an office in Door County in 1949 to recruit Tejanos to pick cherries. in winter. [358][359] Annual earnings in Door County are typically less than similar jobs in other areas of Wisconsin. This causes seasonal basement flooding in some areas. Additionally, members of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and other native tribes were employed to pick fruit crops. [424] Additionally, there were eleven reported induced abortions performed on women of Door County residence in 2017. Final Report, George Pinney County Park kiosk information, Town of Gardner 20 Year Comprehensive Plan, Central Lake Michigan Coastal ecological landscape, Get A Bird's Eye View of Wisconsin's Fall Color, Whitefish Dunes State Park Trail descriptions, Village of Ephraim Comprehensive Plan 2009, map of soils by suitability for agriculture, The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial Horticulture, Volume 1, Modeling Soil Temperatures and the Mesic-Frigid Boundary in the Central Great Lakes Region, 1951–2000, 2019 Annual Report Door County Highway and Airport Department, Structure and oil possibilities in Door County, Wisconsin, Groundwater Quality Changes in a Karst Aquifer of Northeastern Wisconsin, USA: Reduction of Brown Water Incidence and Bacterial Contamination Resulting from Implementation of Regional Task Force Recommendations. [73], Both sale prices and rental values of agricultural land are lower than most Wisconsin counties. Two soldiers endured 10-foot waves for an hour before their rescue by a fisherman. On January 7, 1967 Washington Island received 17 inches of snow, setting the county record for the greatest one-day snowfall. Door County Amateur Radio Club. Nice to meet you! Enter your email address to enroll for special offers. Including lighthouses, the county has 72 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [347] As a result, the county's school districts often have referenda for additional property tax funding. [208], During an experiment an estimated several thousand Mayflies hatched in Sawyer Harbor in 2016. [340], As of 2011, 7,889 residential buildings were located in within a quarter mile (402 meters) of the shore. [181][182], From 1971 through 1976, 11 species of small mammals were found at Toft Point,[183] the Newport State Park Mammals Checklist has 34 species,[184] and in 1972 44 mammals were listed for the entire county. Door County Medical Center (DCMC) is an award-winning critical access hospital located in Door County, Wisconsin. [451] As of 2017, no cases of babesiosis have been reported in the county, but the range of this disease now includes Brown County after considerable expansion into Northeastern Wisconsin from 2001 to 2015. [357] The effect of seasonal residents on persons-per-housing unit figures was once masked by larger family sizes among year-round inhabitants. August and September tied as the months with the most weddings, with 75 each. [452][447], The COVID-19 pandemic was reported to have reached the county on March 30, 2020. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay, making it one of three Wisconsin counties on Lake Michigan not to have a county seat with the same name. Welcome To Door County With 300 miles of shoreline, you can watch a sunrise and a sunset over the water without leaving the county. [435], In 2010 statistics, the largest religious group in Door County was the Catholics, with 9,325 adherents worshipping at six parishes, followed by 2,982 ELCA Lutherans with seven congregations, 2,646 WELS Lutherans with seven congregations, 872 Moravians with three congregations, 834 United Methodists with four congregations, 533 non-denominational Christians with six congregations, 503 LCMS Lutherans with two congregations, 283 LCMC Lutherans with one congregation, 270 Converge Baptists with three congregations, 213 Episcopalians with one congregation, 207 UCC Christians with one congregation, and 593 other adherents. [89], The combination of shallow soils and fractured bedrock makes well water contamination more likely. Lane miles are the number of miles of road multiplied by the number of lanes; in Wisconsin lane mile figures each lane is a 12-foot width of road. [198], In 2014 an invertebrate survey of Horseshoe Bay Cave found an apparently groundwater-dwelling amphipod of the genus Crangonyx. [49], In 2004, the county began a sister cities relationship with Jingdezhen in southeastern China.[50]. [454], From January 2010 through December 2020 there were 47 reported collisions involving drugs. [220][221] Additionally, as of 2017 there are two commercial mushroom operations. "[190], As of 2018, 166 species of birds have been confirmed to live in Door County, excluding birds seen which lack the habitat to nest and must only be passing through. [42], In 1905, the Lilly Amiot was in Ellison Bay with a load of freight, dynamite, and gasoline when it caught fire. There were 19,587 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile (16/km2). By 1895, a large fruit tree nursery was established and fruit horticulture was aggressively promoted. [261] Nearly 60% of the time, Door County has a white Christmas. [88] Additionally, solid bitumen has been observed in dolomite exposed along the Lake Michigan shore. In 2017, the county had the highest per capita property tax burden in the state,[345] although when compared by amount levied per $1,000 of property the tax was comparatively low with the county having the fifteenth lowest per capita property tax rate per $1,000 out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. [196], The kleptoparasitic bee Stelis labiata is considered very rare. 2019 bridge openings by type of vessel[79]. [31], Women and children were typically employed to pick fruit crops, but the available work outstripped the labor supply. There are three distinct aquifers and two types of springs present in the county. However, only the Southern Door School District complied with the DPI's expectations by consolidating into a single site in 1962.
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