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Greetings!
Summer is slipping away, and here comes glorious Fall! Autumn is a magnificent time in Door County - so plan your Fall trip now on our website, http://WWW.DoorCountyNavigator.com
Our Trusted Reviews lead you to the best. Why? Because we know the owners and mangers like no one else, so we find the best for you like no one else. Our reviews are accurate and all you need to ensure a great trip. Trust us as thousands do each week! We make your trip the best!
We continue our new lead feature: "A Peek Inside the Door." We'll profile a Door County business by sharing a special Q and A online interview with the owners. This supports our Cable TV show that is on in Chicago by the same name!
So the 3 newsletter features look like this:
1) "A Peek Inside the Door(sm)" lead story, giving you special insight into some of Door County's wonderful businesses - right from the owner's mouth!
2) Something to Do! We will always detail something fun and exciting to do in Door County!
3) Door County Happenings!
In The (BIG) News!
New Mobile App! In April, we launched our new Door County On the Go(tm) FREE mobile app! So get it for your smart phones and mobile devices at
Or scan this QR Code with your smart phone now! Everything at your fingertips before you go to Door County, and especially when you are in Door County - people love it so far!
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Live in Chicago proper and have Comcast or RCN? Tune in to Channel 25 on Thursday nights at 7:30. Let us know what you think! Also, another 45,000 households in Northern Illinois's Kane, DeKalb and LaSalle Counties will air the show in about a month on Channel 17.
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Tell us your experience! Share your Door County Memories - get published! So look for "Your Stories of Door County" and submit a story! So write it up now and submit it.
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Door County Online Jigsaw Puzzles(tm) now available for your playing pleasure - all on our website! Play now! Wow! More new puzzles were recently added!
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Find Me A Room(tm) continues to be a huge hit - especially as we move into the Fall season for 2013 - let us know if you need help: Click the Find Me A Room(tm) button on any page! Also, register to use our Trip Planner etc. right now at DoorCountyNavigator.com- let us know what you think! Use the Trip Planner, Advanced Search and more! Register now!
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The August Giveaway is on! Win two nights at the Parkwood Lodge in Fish Creek! Enter Now!
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Please visit our Sponsors' websites! They make both the Navigator News(tm) possible and our website possibl! And they are some of the best places to stay in D oor County - click on their banners and see what they have to offer - and tell them you like them supporting Navigator News(tm)! Here's is Egg Harbor Lodge to the right - a great place in Egg Harbor.
Thanks for your readership, and here we go . . . Fall is here - so make your plans now on DoorCountyNavigator.com using our Trip Planner (register to use)!
Dan Silvestri
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Take "A Peek Inside the Door(sm)" this month with:
Open Hearth Lodge
By Donna Marie Pocius
Special to DoorCountyNavigator.com
If you are looking for a lovely place to stay in a good Door County location, consider Open Hearth Lodge, 2669 S. Bayshore Drive in Sister Bay.
The lodge is open year-round and affords guests with abundant activities to do on the property (there's an indoor pool and whirlpool as well as lounge with stone fireplace) as well as in nearby Sister Bay and other Door County towns.
We recently caught up with Nora Zacek, who has owned and operated Open Hearth Lodge with her husband John since 2004.
Q. How would you describe the key amenities here?
Nora: We have 30 rooms; most have two queen-size beds or a king-size bed. There are two whirlpool king-size bed rooms. And the Evergreen Suite has two bedrooms and two bathrooms separated by a living room/kitchenette.
Our lounge area has a stone fireplace. The Nest is the breakfast room for the daily continental breakfast; it's also used for gatherings during the day or evening--families have pizza here, friend playing games, cards or dominoes. There's a patio out back near the pool and whirlpool, a firepit area out in the grass and picnic tables.
Q. What's is new at Open Hearth Lodge?
Nora: We replaced sinks, faucets and countertops. We are working on adding new rustic room furniture in a few rooms at a time.
Q What makes Open Hearth Lodge unique?
Nora: We are on six-plus acres, and there is a loop path that goes through the meadow for a walking.
Q. Anything else?
Nora: We've been welcoming more bicyclers, Door Peninsula Century participants, PAW tour groups. Our guests can use the garage for bike storage, and we have maps of recommended routes.
More information on Open Hearth Lodge-including an online video and Trusted Review are at www.DoorCountyNavigator.com.
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Something to do:
American Folklore Theatre (a Door County original!)
presents "Victory Farm"
By Donna Marie Pocius
Special to DoorCountyNavigator.com
Learn about Door County history while enjoying music and a fine storyline during a performance of "Victory Farm."
"Victory Farm" is an American Folklore Theatre-created musical running through Oct. 19 at Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek. It launched last year, receiving rave media reviews.
"Victory Farm" tells the story of a Door County cherry orchard in 1944 when a war was raging overseas and a  labor shortage was taking place in the U.S. The character, Edna, and her daughter, Dottie, are uncertain how their farm will make it through the tough times. But then help arrives in an unexpected way.
American Folklore Theatre describes "Victory Farm" as "an uplifting take of family, forgiveness and fruit of our labor." The book and lyrics are by Emilie Coulson and Katie Dahl with music and orchestrations by James Valcq.
American Folklore Theatre is a nonprofit professional art organization that produces original musical shows in repertory from June through August in the Peninsula State  Park amphitheater. Shows continue during the fall at Door Community Auditorium, 3926 Hwy. 42, Fish Creek, as well as town halls.
"Victory Farm" show times are 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Fridays and 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays. More information is available by calling American Folklore Theatre, 920-854-6117.
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By Donna Marie Pocius
Special to DoorCountyNavigator.com
Here are some recent Door County Happenings!
There's a lot happening now. Take a look:
On Deck now has its sale store in two locations: the lower deck sale store in downtown Fish Creek (below Main Street  Market) and in uptown Sister Bay in the Village Exchange.
Door County Creamery is a new specialty shop at 10653 N. Bay Shore Drive in Sister Bay. It's promoting fresh goat cheese, gelato, hand-cured meats and more.
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, has opened its Exhibit V of the 2013 season. It features three artists' glasswork, paintings and jewelry as well as the work of many other artists Edgewood Orchard Galleries represents.
Mark your calendar for these fun fall festivals: Harvest Festival & Harvest Moon Celebration Sept. 21, Sturgeon Bay; Autumn Fest Sept. 28, Baileys Harbor; Pumpkin Patch Festival Oct. 12-13, Egg Harbor; and Fall Festival Oct. 18 - 20, Sister Bay.
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