Podcast appearances and mentions of ellison bay

Ryan Mueller talks with Debra Fitzgerald about his frequent UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena) sightings in Ellison Bay; his evolving ability to summon their appearance; his theory about what they are and how that relates with the heightened drone activity on the East Coast (and around the world); and what he believes these sightings and experiences are teaching him – and us – about the past, present and future. Mueller is a local business owner (Uncle Tom's Cabin candy store), husband, father and Gibraltar School Board member who recently completed his PhD in Education, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and political leadership.

The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Dane County; https://bit.ly/4eW30rkThe Cabin is also presented by Jolly Good Soda; https://bit.ly/3TSFYY4Campfire Conversation:In today's campfire conversation, we take a delightful journey through some of Wisconsin's most cherished candy shops. Freese's Candy Shop in West Allis, established in 1928, is renowned for its historical charm and signature whipped cream candies crafted with a vintage Hobart mixer. Meanwhile, Sweet Memories Candy Shoppe offers a whimsical experience in a quaint "little house of candy," boasting an impressive selection of treats alongside nostalgic touches like a vintage Coke machine.Later, we feature Lynne Marie's Candies in Hayward, famous for its wide array of chocolates and taffy. Other sugary stops include The Sweet Tooth in Prairie du Chien and Sweeden Sweets in Superior, both offering unique and delectable confections. Before coming to a close, we highlight Confections for Any Occasion in Theresa, Oaks Candy in Oshkosh, and Uncle Tom's Candy in Ellison Bay, followed by our list of indulgent honorable mentions.Inside Sponsors:Visit Lake Geneva: https://bit.ly/4hhUV1MGHT: https://bit.ly/4hlhwuiSauk County: https://bit.ly/48gYqBD

Jewel Peterson Ouradnik is the 11th child in a family of 12 kids who grew up at Rowleys Bay Resort in Ellison Bay, which was purchased by her parents in 1970. A fire the day after Labor Day weekend destroyed a big part of the resort, lodge and bakery at the end of County Road ZZ that she has owned and operated with her husband, Bob, since 2013. Jewel talks with Debra Fitzgerald about the fire and their decision to sell the property, which is currently on the market for $2.15 million.

Anders Erickson got his start behind the bar at the late, great T. Ashwell's in Ellison Bay. Twenty years later he has turned his cocktail skills into a thriving cocktail channel on YouTube where he has nearly 500,000 subscribers and his cocktail recipe videos garner millions of views. He joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about his journey and how the channel has grown.

The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Fond du Lac County; https://bit.ly/3Lms7obThe Cabin is also presented by Jolly Good Soda, available in all your classic favorite flavors that we remember from childhood. The diet line offers 0 calories, 0 carbs, 0 sugars, and no caffeine – perfect for mixers or just enjoying on a warm summer day (or any day, for that matter); always Wisconsin-based, you can follow @jollygoodsoda on social for the latest on new flavors, fun promotions, and more. Learn more here; https://bit.ly/3TSFYY4   Campfire Conversation: Eric and Ana discuss Wisconsin's five designed scenic byways and why each is a beautiful drive, with a little help from our friends. Jon Jarosh from Destination Door County joins for a look at the Door County Coastal Byway, 66 miles of beauty and charming towns on the Door Peninsula along Highways 42 and 57, from Sturgeon Bay north to beautiful coasts, state and county parks, and towns like Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Ephraim, Sister Bay, Ellison Bay, Gills Rock, Baileys Harbor, and Jacksonport. Mary Motiff from Bayfield County (and the mayor of its county seat, Washburn) joins for the Lake Superior Scenic Byway conversation. The Byway covers 70 miles along Highway 13 in Bayfield County, showing off the beauty of the northern coast of the state from near Ashland through Washburn and Bayfield over to Cornucopia, Port Wing, and Herbster with beaches, forest, orchards, wineries, and even the first National Tribal Park in the nation along the way. Josh Ostermann joins Eric and Ana in The Cabin for a look at the others (yes, pizza gets a mention.) The ​Nicolet-Wolf River Scenic Byway is the newest, covering 145 miles through the Nicolet National Forest and along the beautiful Wolf River, which has a National Scenic River designation. It winds through Forest, Langlade, Oneida and Vilas Counties along segments of Highways 55, 52, 32, and 70 with connections to a wide variety of multi-use, all-season trails. The Lower Wisconsin River State Scenic Byway covers 100 miles along Highway 60 from Lodi to Bridgeport by Prairie du Chien, giving you a nice cross-section of Wisconsin's incredible Driftless Area and the shifting courses of the Wisconsin River and its valley. Finally, Wisconsin's segment of the Great River Road gets covered as it runs along the Mississippi River from East Dubuque to Prescott. This multi-state byway actually begins in Minnesota and follows the Mississippi River for 10 states until it ends in New Orleans, Louisiana, but Wisconsin's segment is the most scenic (by many measures, not just ours!) It covers 250 miles, much of it along Highway 35, through 33 river towns. These include some of the oldest settlements in the state, the dynamic city of La Crosse as well as Prairie du Chien (the only place where two state designated scenic byways meet) and charming smaller towns like Trempealeau, Stockholm, Pepin, Alma, Fountain City, and Potosi. You can enjoy many scenic overlooks, with some great birding opportunities including bald eagles. All in all, Wisconsin's five designated scenic byways provide over 600 miles of road trip beauty and fun. Be sure to check out our Discover Wisconsin episode on the two coastal byways coming up!Links to more:Door County Coastal Byway: https://doorcountycoastalbyway.org/Lake Superior Scenic Byway: https://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/855/Scenic-Byway and https://www.bayfield.org/Nicolet-Wolf River Scenic Byway: https://nicoletwolfriverbyway.com/Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway: https://www.facebook.com/Scenic60 or http://statetrunktour.com/routes/60-2/ Wisconsin's Great River Road: https://www.wigrr.com/

Fish Creek artist and gallery owner Sophie Parr on creating more than one hundred 0.5"-to-the-mile maps using aerial imagery and a 0.2mm-tip pen, why she only accepts 2x2" commissions (while working on her own 2x3 ft. map of Chicago), representing a variety of landscapes within the constraints of black ink, when returning a client's deposit feels so good, why she won't work in color, how discipline will get you farther than enthusiasm, curating other artists' work to exhibit in her Door County gallery, and how often she hears “I have never seen anyone do something like this.” See her work at mapsbysophie.com Sophie's Instagram Visit her gallery in Ellison Bay, WI Madison, WI: 22x33" (four hours of drawing per day for 35 days) Lower Manhattan Washington D.C. Thun, Switzerland Custom-maps-for-retailers wholesale program Ed Fairburn Cam Ojeda Need maps for your org's reports, decks, walls and events? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Radiant Maps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. See ultra-detailed backlit maps at radiantmaps.co Time for some map gifts: get 15% off woven map blankets and backlit map decor with code 15OFF, everything ships free – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/RadiantMaps?coupon=15OFF

Myles Dannhausen Jr. talks to Dan Peterson about the sale of the Viking Grill, the Ellison Bay mainstay that he has owned since 1984. We also outline potential plans to expand sanitary lines in Fish Creek and what that could mean for future housing development.

Dynamic artist Mary Ellen Sisulak indulges in ancient encaustic hot-wax paintings and designer acrylic-on-leather purses in her Wisconsin Turtle Bay Gallery and Boutique.

The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we’re featuring Pepin County!Campfire Conversation: Happy birthday to us! The Cabin is turning one year old this week. And because we're the giving type, we're here with a birthday surprise for you: Eric and Mariah are sharing their list of Top 10 Most Beautiful Places in Wisconsin. This episode includes the following locations: Holy Hill (Hubertus), Copper Falls State Park (Mellen), Grandad Bluff (La Crosse), John Nolen Drive (Madison), Ellison Bay County Park Bluff (Ellison Bay), the Apostle Islands (Bayfield), Devil’s Lake State Park (Baraboo), Interstate State Park (St. Croix Falls), Great River Road, and Pewits Nest (Baraboo).Have a listen and then give us a shout to let us know which Wisconsin spots are on your list: (608) 909-1935.For more information and to learn more about some of these destinations, head to: http://bobber.discoverwisconsin.com/10-beautiful-places-wisconsin/.Know Your Wisconsin: Wood Technology Center

Andrew and Myles break down this weeks stories, including Door County Public Health announced they are no longer able to contact trace people who have been in close contact with people who test positive for COVID-19, instead pivoting to working closely with businesses and schools dealing with positive cases. Also, Camp Zion in Ellison Bay faces difficulty as they look to build a 12,000 square foot dining hall and conference space to replace the cramped, aging dining hall it built in 1984, and Dollar General looks to build a new store in the town of Egg Harbor.

Carol and Christian Ash share tales of their Kick Ash coffee house in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. In the midst of COVID-19 their business, in addition to serving killer coffee and gluten-free pastries, has become a community gathering spot via their remote workplace with high-speed Internet. Come along and join the conversation as correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Carol and Christian Ash. Next up, Jon Jarosh, Director of Communications at Destination Door County , shares insights into how Door County, Wisconsin has cultivated a motivated COVID-aware tourism sector that goes to great lengths to ensure safe social-distancing, wearing masks and encouraging outdoor dining venues. Intrinsic Door County experiences for more than a century include hiking, biking, boating and family forays at u-pick cherry farms. You are invited to subscribe to the Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel show podcast, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer, featured on the NPR Podcast Directory , Apple Podcast , the

Andrew has some short updates from last week, including Bearded Heart's new location, Czarnuszka Soup Bar closed at the end of February, and more. After the break Debra Fitzgerald has a conversation with Nicolet National Bank Chairman and CEO Bob Atwell about the tough decision to close seven branches, including Door County branches in Brussels, Fish Creek, and Ellison Bay.

Andrew and Myles break down the news this week including the tragic death of Don Sarter, the owner of Sarter Marine Towing in Sturgeon Bay, progress on a proposal to turn the west side school in Sturgeon Bay into affordable apartments, and road work beginning in Ephraim and Ellison Bay. After the break, Celeste investigates attendance issues at Gibraltar High School, and what the faculty has done to treat chronic truancy.

Today is International Coffee Day. There is a legend that tells of coffee's discovery: In Ethiopia, there was a goat herd who observed his goats didn't want to go to sleep at night after eating berries from a certain tree. After he reported this to the Abbot of a local monastery, the Abbott gathered the berries himself and then made a drink with them. The Abbott's discovered the drink kept him awake and alert for the long hours of evening prayers. The rest is history. The coffee plant is actually a shrub. It's an evergreen that has a light gray bark and shiny, dark leaves that are five inches long. If the coffee plant wasn't pruned back, it could grow up to thirty feet tall in the wild. It takes the coffee plant five years to be able to produce fruit. Coffee plants have an interesting life cycle; they can live to be 100 years old but their producing years are between the ages of 7 and 20.  And, the next time you think about the equator, reframe it as "The Bean Belt". Coffee plants grow best along the equator.       Brevities #OTD  Today is the anniversary of the death of the “Dean of Landscape Architects”, Jens Jensen, who died on this day in 1860. Jens Jensen was featured in The Living Green Documentary; he was an early pioneer in the conservation movement and used art as activism. He was ahead of his time. Jensen and Frank Lloyd Wright were contemporaries. Jensen made over 600 Landscapes and was known as the "Poet of the Prairie." The prairie was the theme of his work and Jensen likened the prairie to the sea. He felt there was a spiritualism that rose out of the long grass and that every person on earth needed the living green. He valued the natural lands and he recognized that nature had restorative powers. Jensen was a maker of public parks and spaces.  Later in life, Jensen moved his family into a remote part of Wisconsin called Ellison Bay; located in northern door county. Even in 2010, the population was just 165. It was Jens Jensen who said, "Where there is forest, there is peace." and “Trees are much like human beings and enjoy each other's company. Only a few love to be alone.”       #OTD   Today is the birthday of California plant collector, LeRoy Abrams, who was born on this day in 1874.  Abrams was born in Sheffield Iowa. He moved west with his parents as a small boy. As a graduate student, Abrams performed yeoman's work botanizing the area around Los Angeles. A biographical sketch of Abrams said, "[Abrams] criss-crossed southern California in a wagon, on the back of a mule or burrow, and on foot to make field observations... and collect specimens from Santa Barbara to Yuma, from Needles to San Diego, and from the Salton Sink prior to its flooding to the summits of Old Baldy" In 1902, Abrams published a flora of Los Angeles and Vicinity. (The vicinity included a fifty mile radius around LA). In 1909, Abrams married a fellow student at Stanford. Her name was Letitia Patterson; they shared everything together - especially the joys of their mountain cabin they had built with their own hands on the west side of Fallen Leaf Lake. When their only daughter died a few short years after her college graduation, they shouldered their grief together. Abrams served as the director of the Natural History museum at Stanford where he taught botany for thirty-four years. He did not live to see the completion of his dream; a four volume work called An Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States(Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1923–1960, 4 vols.). However, it was Abrams dream to carry out; he had been inspired by the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) and their three-volume work, An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions,by Britton and Brown.  Abrams was a loving teacher. His students called him "Father."       #OTD On this day in 1887, the botanists John and Harvey Ruth made a trip to Wyker's Island to collect fall flora. Wyker's Island is now known as Lynn Island, in the Delaware River, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Ruth's rowed their own boat to the island on this day in 1887, where they discovered the island was covered with asters and butterfly weed.       #OTD On this day in 1891, the newspapers carried the obituary of the self-taught botanist and poet, Cyrus M. Tracy who had died on September 29th. Tracy was the Chair of Botany for the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. He is remembered for his work in creating the noble forest park known as Lynn Woods. Three times the size of Central Park, Lynn Woods is a massive green space located outside of Boston. A hidden gem, Lynn Woods enjoys less public awareness because it is not part of our National State Park system. It features a rose garden, three reservoirs and a 48-foot-tall stone tower. In 1850, Tracy was working to secure protection for Lynn Woods and he formed a group called the "Exploring Circle" with four other residents; the went botanizing in the woods and then shared their discoveries with others. When Tracy wrote his Studies of the Essex Flora - a flora of the area around Boston - he recognized the immeasurable value of Lynn Woods, saying "that a district so near the metropolis" was worth protecting. In 1891, when Lynn Woods was threatened by development, a Commission report noted Tracy's role in protecting the park: "His call, his inner inspiration was to teach the people of Lynn that they had in the Woods "an asylum of inexhaustible pleasures." ... He led parties of enthusiastic naturalists to scenes of beauty and grandeur hitherto unseen, save by his eyes. He dedicated hilltops and glens with mystic rites."        #OTD On this day in 1916, it was State Flower anniversary day in California. There was a program at the Native Sons Building at the University of California; featuring speakers and festivities. One hundred years earlier, the California poppy, the Eschscholzia californica had been named by Adelbert von Chamisso in honor of his friend, Johanns Friedrich Von Eschscholz. It was both a courtesy and a quid pro quo. In turn, Eschscholz named plants for Chamisso.           Unearthed Words  "All things on earth point home in old October: sailors to sea, travelers to walls and fences, hunters to  field and hollow and the long voice of the hounds, the lover to the love he has forsaken." - Thomas Wolfe, Novelist   “Trying to plan for the future without knowing the past is like trying to plant cut flowers” - Daniel Boorstin, Historian, born #OTD in 1914   "Few things are riskier than "fine writing," but Miss Welty has never been afraid to risk it. She spoke once in conversation of plant explorers who go to Nepal and Sikkim, risking their lives to introduce Alpine flowers to gardens. "Now that's something - discovering new primroses - that's worth taking trouble with, worth risking something for," she said. She seemed to set the plant explorers, bringing garden treasures from the Himalayas, over against the ordinary world we all live in everyday." - From an interview with American Short Story Writer and Novelist, Eudora Welty, in The Washington Post, 1972      Today's book recommendation: The Naturalist by Thom Conroy. Conroy's book is about the real life of Dr Ernst Dieffenbach who died on this day in 1855. Dieffenbach was a scientist, explorer, a loner, a revolutionary, and an outcast. Gardeners will recognize the name Dieffenbach because the dumb cane, or Dieffenbachia, is named in honor of Dieffenbach.  Dieffenbach was part of the New Zealand Company’s 1839 colonial expedition. Once in New Zealand, Dieffenbach predicted how colonization would impact the country.  The cover of this book, The Naturalist, is one of my personal favorites. It looks marvelous on a table beside the couch or on a bedside table; plus the story of Dieffenbach will stay with you; it's both beautiful and sad.     Today's Garden Chore #OTD Today is October 1st, the day all Poinsettia owners are to confine their plants to complete darkness for 14 hours a day. Place plants in a darkened closet or room (with no lights at any time) from about 5pm to 7am, daily, for 8 to 10 weeks. But, be sure to give your plant  10 hours of natural light daily. This change in the light will set the buds and cause bracts to color. The plant will come into full bloom November or December. Don't forget that the main attraction with poinsettias is not its flowers, but its leaves. In case you're wondering; the flowers are those little yellow clustered buds in the center.       Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart #OTD On this day in 1945, The Morning Call out of New Jersey shared the story of Nurseryman William Hallicy. During WWII, Hallicy had served for twenty-two months with the Seabees, the Navy's construction force. While he was relieved to go home to Clifton, New Jersey, he faced a grim scene. Right after joining he Seabees, Hallicy's nursery had been decimated by a brush fire. There wasn't much left to come home to; just weeds and charred trees. After he returned home and took stock of his situation, Hallicy estimated it would take him almost a decade to grow salable stock from new seedlings. He planned to raise poultry until his nursery could produce again. But a few days later, Hallicy and his wife were awakened early in the morning by the sound of truck motors on the front yard. Members of the North Jersey Nurseryman's Association had worked together to honor Hallicy's service with the Seabees. The newspaper said: "Unannounced, they appeared at the Hallicy home with $2,500 worth of small trees in 15 trucks. With tractor, plow and spades, they cleared the 4-acre plot and set out the trees. In a few hours, the Hallicy Nursery was right smack back in business. Neighbor Hallicy started and gulped. He finally managed to pull himself together and serve beer. But nothing could wash down v the lump in his throat... We're getting one of our own just thinking: about his neighbors. Makes us want to go right out and buy a big block of stock in human nature, common and preferred." This incident was so unusual that newspapers all over the country picked up the story. It even made The Reader's Digest.       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Andrew Kleidon and Jackson Parr have the update from the latest Ephraim town board meeting, and they discuss the results of the Wisconsin special election. For our feature this week, Jackson has prepared something a little different for us, and tells the story of how Ellison Bay got its name.

Dan Peterson has owned the Viking Grill & Lounge in Ellison Bay since 1984 and in that time his name has become synonymous with the Door County fish boil. Barbara Luhring talks to Dan about his history with this iconic Door County meal that dates back to his childhood in Baileys Harbor when his parents ran the Panter Hotel. Along the way you’ll get the inside story on running a busy Door County restaurant as well as what it’s like to take the fish boil on-the-road. Listen in! Photo credit: Fish boil photo taken by Dan Johnson

Jude Genereaux of Ellison Bay and Long Lake, Wisconsin. She reads poems of family, the natural world and life with Norb Blei, her partner until his passing in 2013. In the second part of the show we examine the poem “She Walks in Beauty” with Twin Cities professor Geri Chavis, and expert in romantic poetry. Special reading of "She Walks in Beauty" by Paul Geiger.

Barbara Luhring talks with Door County author Rob Zoschke about his second edition of the literary compilation, The Lowdown. In this second edition Zoschke again gathers his tribe of 50 contributors to produce a 200+ page work that celebrates the richness of image and verse. This book is meant to be savored, to linger over and return to. Salty, spicy and sweet all at once! Listen in to our conversation about Rob’s cast of contributors including Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the late Norbert Blei and visual artist Jennifer Lee. Please note – you can purchase copies of The Lowdown by contacting Rob and sending him $36.00 for the book (includes postage and handling). The Lowdown edited by Robert M. Zoschke Street Corner Press PO Box 38 Ellison Bay, WI. 54210 Correction: Jude Genereaux, longtime partner of Norb Blei, reminded us that Norb was diagnosed with a rare form of esophageal cancer in March of 2010. Norb passed away in April of 2013 from complications of cancer, not of the cancer itself.

Hi, Knitters,The winner of the Duck Duck Wool fingering weight yarn is...... zytigg (rav id) or Debra! Congratulations. Thank you for entering everyone and I actually have two new giveaways today. I talk about them in the video podcast, but even if you don't watch please feel free to enter on this blog post by leaving a comment. I'll describe the prizes at the end of the post.If you are receiving this post via email subscription, please watch the video directly on YouTube!Subscribe to the podcast on either iTunes (click here) or on YouTube (click here). And thank you if you do!Today I talk about:Quaerie Fibre in the Patchwork colorwayHow I make my socks free patternSignature double-pointed needlesLeftie Shawl by Martina BehmMiss Babs Leftie kit in the Slate and Reds colorwayMary, Millie & Morgan ebook! (the dolls)Quince & Co.The summer of Paula Emons-Fuessle!Paula's Knitting Pipeline podcast and websitePaula's designs on RavelryI've knit the Piper's Journey and the Lullaby Rain shawls and I am wearing the Magic Cake Ruffle Shawl. In the pipeline all set to go, I have the Gill's Rock, Ellison Bay and the Hyla Brook.I'm knitting all three of the shawls in the called for Quince & Co. yarns.LoveSockWool project bag with the piggy fabricInfinite Twist ~ I shared the mini-cakes of beautiful yarn. This is the yarn I am giving away today!Wendy Bernard's website Knit and TonicUp, Down and All Around by Wendy Bernard ~ this is the book I am giving away!Please leave a comment on this blog post if you'd like to win either a copy of Up Down All-Around Stitch Dictionary or the mini-cakes of Infinite Twist yarns. Please leave one comment that includes either your Ravelry ID or your email address. Please be patient for your comment to appear on the blog, it takes some time for me to approve the comments.Good luck! Thanks for joining me.I'll be back soon in a couple of days with the randomly selected winners, there will be two winners this time, one for the yarn and one for the book.Good luck if you enter to win the book or the yarns!best, susie

Bronwyn and Sarah visit The Blethering Room. Bronwyn finished Ellison Bay by Paula Emons-Fuessle in Quince & Co Chickadee in Egret.  Sarah finished Susie Rogers Reading Mitts. We talk about possum and opossum, dive into a myth or truth, blether about setting kool aid dye and burning it in the microwave, and share some High Notes and Low Notes.  We finish off with Auld Lang Syne, the older tune version, words by Robert Burns, born January 25, 1759 in Alloway Scotland. Thank you to show sponsor Quince & Co and my Longaberger Home Business. Haste ye back!