Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen discuss the latest at Mariners Park in Gills Rock, as well as the recent sale of the old Nicolet Bank building in Sturgeon Bay. Also, a number of festivals are coming up this weekend, from Open Door Pride, to new events like the Sol Grass Music Festival on Washington Island, and the Times of Future Past festival in Kewaunee.

Deb Fitzgerald sits down with Steve Vavrus, Sr. Scientist at the Nelson Institute at UW-Madison, to talk about climate change and what’s in store for Wisconsin in general and Door County’s specifically. They also discussed what’s causing climate change, and some ways people can change their behaviors to reduce their carbon footprints.

Last year parents in Sturgeon Bay nearly lost their primary child care provider. In northern Door County, talk of Gibraltar School adding 4 year-old kindergarten has the area's main child care provider on edge. Myles Dannhausen Jr. is joined by Cindy Trinkner-Peot of Northern Door Children's Center and Alexis Fuller of the Door Community Child Development Center to discuss the challenges that area child care providers are facing and what the future of child care might look like.

Andrew Kleidon is joined by Special Issues Editor Grace Johnson and Vanessa McGowan, musician and Pulse music writer, to talk about everything you can find within the 2021 Summer Music Preview. This years issue is full to the brim with featured musicians, including two bands presented by the Peninsula Pulse, weekly live music, performance venues, interesting band names, and more.

For more live music, concerts, and more, check out the events calendar at https://doorcountypulse.com/events/

Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen sit down to talk about a trifecta of Gibraltar news stories, including a lawsuit between the town and the Alibi Docks, the school district looks at starting 4K kindergarten, and three administrators have resigned in less than a month.

Also, Andrew recaps Northern Sky's production of Not Even Remotely, and looks forward to their first in-person show.

A Weekend Full of Festivals by Door County Pulse Podcast

Myles Dannhausen Jr. and Andrew Kleidon discuss the state of tourism in Door County, specifically whether the county is tapped out. They look back at tourism’s late-90s peak, the impact of room tax and public investments in attractions and infrastructure, and the data that could give us insights into whether tourism has - in fact - reached a new level in Door County.

For more context on Door County’s recent tourism history:

From 2007: Treading Lightly: Can Door County Maintain its Character While Attracting More Visitors?

https://doorcountypulse.com/treading-lightly/

From 2009: How tourism expenditures are calculated

https://doorcountypulse.com/playing-with-numbers/

From 2008: Tourism Spending Dropped in 2007

https://doorcountypulse.com/tourism-spending-dropped-in-2007-2/

From 2008: Steve Grutzmacher on the Stagnant Door County Tourism Industry

https://doorcountypulse.com/an-outlook-10/

From 2008: Rebounding: Bringing Tourism Market Back Requires More than Marketing

https://doorcountypulse.com/rebounding/

From 2010: Time for New Thinking: Expert gives perspective on how a community can retain its character

https://doorcountypulse.com/time-for-new-thinking/

From 2012: Dead Zone: Sister Bay Business Climate Goes Cold

https://doorcountypulse.com/dead-zone-sister-bay-business-climate-goes-cold/

From 2017: Dead Zone No More: How Sister Bay Came Back

https://doorcountypulse.com/dead-zone-no-more-sister-bays-rebound/

Myles Dannhausen Jr. talks to New York Times best-selling author Andrew Maraniss, author of “Singled Out,” the story of Glenn Burke, Major League Baseball’s first openly gay player and the inventor of the high five. Maranis discusses why Burke was run out of baseball in his prime, as well as the importance of writing trusting young readers with difficult subjects.

Andrew Kleidon is joined by Myles Dannhausen Jr. to remember Curtis Mickelson, a 22 year-old airman who died in a plane crash in 1951, and Bill Guenzel, a founding board member of Write On, Door County and a generous donor to dozens of Door County nonprofits and causes ranging from arts and culture, to health care, to youth projects, who died on May 7 at the age of 74.

Also, a preliminary conceptual plan for a subdivision of 43 lots on the quarry property near George Pinney County Park is proposed.

Andrew Kleidon is joined by David Eliot to kick off Memorial Day Weekend with a quick list of some of the great new and returning events this year, including the first in-person run in the county this summer, live music is back in a big way, several gallery openings and exhibits to see, and much, much more.

Check out the events calendar at www.doorcountypulse.com for even more great stuff to do all summer long.