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150th / Sesquicentennial Store   1/1/2008 –12/31/2008 at Nan&Jerry’s Bait , Gift Shop, Main St., Fish Creek
As usual Jerry and his wife Susie are actively supporting our 150th Year of Heritage Day Celebrations. As an important part of the 150th Nan & Jerry’s Bait and Gift Shop has been designated as the Official 150th Store for all commemorative items.p How appropriate that the 150th, in this way, pay homage to this community business citizen, given this is the oldest continuouly opperating business in Fish Creek. Stop by and get Jerry and his wife Susie (Nan is Jerry’s sister) to pass along some of the legendary stories about the fishing history of Fish Creek. Mugs, shirts, caps, Self-guided walking tour books, commemorative Post Cards are available. The Store has been remodeled in recognition of their 60th anniversary...and, do you remember when the gift store was located across the street in a warm-season-only, deep-red sided rough cedar cabin?

Heritage Days / 150th Updates.   1/1/2008 –12/31/2008 at 150th Web Site: www.Gibraltar150.org.
The 150th Year of Heritage Days will be celebrated by blending many traditional events with many other activities that have been created especially for this special mildstone year. We hope to wrap this year into a cohesive Sesquicentennial / 150th theme of “Heritage Days” to express pride in the accomplishments of our YESTERDAYS, the peace and charm of our TODAYS and the promise and hope for our TOMORROWS. For you to become a vital part of this history making year the web site has ways to facilitate your involvement by contributing “Your Stories” and “Your Predictions.” Also, we ask that you join in by contributing photographs from your personal collections by bringing photos, old and not so old, to the Town Information Office for scanning and archiving.

“Picture Show” Series.   1/2/2008 –12/31/2008 at Gibraltar Town Center Conference Room.
As a Sesquicentennial / 150th commemorative project the Picture Show series will lay the ground work for instutionalizing a process for years to come to not only collect and share historically significant photos from yesterday, today and tomorrow but also create a means to digitally archive these collections. Donors are encouraged to contribute photos from personal collections by having items electronically scanned and archieved at the Sesquicentennial Offices located in the Gibraltar Town Offices during 2008. Donors can inquire by calling the 150th at 1-920-493-1858, or writing: Sesq /150th, P.O. Box 150, Fish Creek, WI, 54212 or emailing to: info@Gibraltar150.org.

The First “Picture Show”   1/31/2008 at Town Center Building, Town Board Room.
This First “Picture Show” evening (7:30PM) not only provides an opportunity to view this collection of historically significant photographs but also gives the attendees an opportunity to see the digitized, computer-based technologies that have been added to the GHA for the future. The 150th brings, with this new equipment, the enduring capacity to scan, digitize and archive precious photographs electronically.
All are invited to bring photos from home to be scanned that night and archived with the GHA - a great way to share your part of history with the community and future generations. Come see how this systen works.
An overview of the 150th Calendar of 2008 Year of Events will be available that night.

A Fish Creek Photo History Review.   2/1/2008 –2/29/2008 at Fish Creek Information Center
This collection of historical photographas portrays the evolution of significant buildings and events taking place in Fish Creek’s days gone by. As a contrast to these early era photos, a second display offers the 1992 Archetectural Survey collection of Fish Creek’s landmark buildings. This Survey collection represents an effort to gain “Historicl District” status for Fish Creek, an effort still under way, today. A free copy of “A Developmental History of Fish Creek” is available to visitors. As part of the Sesquicentennial 150th Year Fish Creek asks that everyone consider adding to these collections by sharing items from personal colections. Additions can be made through a digital scanning process at the Fish Creek Information Center building. Additions will be archieved with the Gibraltar Historical Association and selected contributions will be posted on the 150th Web Site.

Walking Tour,Selfguided, Fish Creek   2/8/2008 –12/31/2008 at Fish Creek
“A Self Guided Tour of Historical Fish Creek” booklet will be offered for sale at the Nobel House Museum, the Fish Creek Information Center, and at various business locations. Cost of the Guides will be $2.00. The guide book contains informative narratives and sketches of historical buildings by Mr. Del Carson a that will help make your walk memorable. A complementary “History of Fish Creek Development“ will be included. The Guide books are re-issued through the cooperation of the Fish Creek Civic Association, the Gibraltar Historical Association and the Sesquicentennial 150th Committee of the Township of Gibraltar.

Fish Creek Winter Fest   2/8/2008 –2/10/2008 at Fish Creek
Celebrating winter’s wonderland, Fish Creek will host a weekend of fun and frivolity February 8 - 10, 2008. Winter Fest activities throughout the village will feature something to delight every age. From spitting a cherry pit to sampling chili or an evening of rock & roll, the weekend’s activities will include food, music, and games. “Kites Over the Bay” will paint the sky with a rainbow of color, the Peninsula Art School will serve up homemade soup in handcrafted pottery bowls, and the Door Community Auditorium will host the 4th Annual Door County Idol. Fish Creek Winter Fest kicks off the Town of Gibraltar’s Sesquicentennial, a year-long celebration of the community’s history and heritage.

Picture Show: “Seven Generations and Beyond”   3/27/2008 at Fish Creek, Town Center.
Barbara Kinsey and her sisters Andrea and Nancy provided the Gibraltar Historical Association’s series of “Gibraltar Talks” with the core of this presentation through story telling and photographic presentation in 2006.  In the interim, as a gift to her family and in the memory of Virginia Kinsey, her mother,  Barbara has scanned, digitized and enhanced with “mood fitting” i-pod musical accompaniments, this well founded historical journey for these three historical pillar families and their contributions to the Gibraltar and Fish Creek.       The program will not only offer this pleasing historical content but also allow audience members to ask questions related to the production of this piece and also to better understand how these techniques can be utilized by others to document history making happenings for our Town and village communities.     Spread this invitation and join us, and remember to bring photos for scanning and archiving into the Gibraltar Historical Association’s collections.

Robert K. Clark Exhibit, Fish Creek   4/1/2008 –5/1/2008 at Town of Gibraltar, Town Center Building
Donation letter from the Allen Clark family: “Robert Clark took these photographs of Fish Creek around the turn of the last century a few years after his father, George Clark, his mother, Elizabeth Clark, and his sister, Alice Clark arrived here on a Goodrich steamer in the summer of 1897.
The Clark Family wishes to express our gratitude to the Gibraltar Historical Association for accepting the collection. We especially thank William Guenzel who printed many of these pictures and dry-mounted the prints on a poster board. Bill consulted with Archibald Douglas who identified many of the buildings shown in the bluff views of Fish Creek on the back of mounted prints.
Unfortunately, Buddy did not date the photographs so that many of the dates are guesses based on the presence in the pictures of Dr. Welker’s Casino and this state of construction of the new Fish Creek dock. The Casino arrived in tact over the ice from Marinette during the winter of 1907.
We hope that this collection will help persuade the citizens of Fish Creek and the Town of Gibraltar to adopt the Fish Creek Historical District. Many priceless buildings shown in these photographs are still standing. Without the District, all of them are threatened with being swept away.”
Allen Clark, January 31, 2008

Gibraltar Town Meeting - Government in Action   4/8/2008 at Fish Creek, Old Town Hall.
6:00PM, A Preview of the 150th Calendar of Events. 7:00, as a date designated, legal requirement, the Town of Gibraltar holds an annual meeting in April.  This meeting demonstrates a well received, traditional component of local Township of Gibraltar governance.  The annual meeting is unique in that it allows for motions from the floor from citzens in the audience.  Reports from the Township service entities bring factual recall to the forefront for review and discussion.  Taxpaying citizens in the audience can ask questions to the elected Town Board members about the budget, plans, the staus quo, progress and priorities and projections for the future of the Township.  The lively and constructive discussions provide for an informative and often “entertaining” evening.  Join us for “Government in Action.”  Questions: call the Town of Gibraltar, 868-1714. 

Preview: 150th Calendar of Events   4/8/2008 at Old Town Hall, Fish Creek
Prior to the Town Meeting the 150th will preview the audience with the 2008 Calendar of Events, to date. The 150th organizers will demonstrate the Picture Show concept by not only showing collected pictures but also the capability to electronically scan and preserve photographs donated by local residents and visitors, from their personal collections. The 150th’s WebSite and its capacity to collect “Predictions” & “Stories” from Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow will be demonstrated.  Opportunities to take part in the 150th will be explained and offered.

A Painted History of Fish Creek   5/3/2008 –6/14/2008 at Peninsula Art School, 3900 County Rd F, Fish Creek.
“A Painted History of Fish Creek” celebrates’Gibraltar’s Sesquicentennial at the Peninsula Art School, 3900 County Rd F, Fish Creek. Beginning May 3 - June 14 with an opening reception May 3 from 5 - 7pm the exhibit is free and open to the public.Through her large acrylic paintings, Andrea Kinsey-Jauquet takes us to the town of her childhood, during the 50s and 60s. Kinsey-Jauquet’s paintings are joined by the works of plein air artists and former Fish Creek summer residents, Alice Apfelbach and her brother Ferdinand Hotz whose paintings reflect Fish Creek beginning in the 1920s.

Noble House Tours, Circa 1875.   5/12/2008 –10/18/2008 at Nobel House Museum, Nobel Square, Fish Creek.
Mid-May – Mid-Oct. Step into the past by touring the Noble House, Circa 1875, with a knowledgeable docent. Highlights of Fish Creek life in the late 1800s as lived by the Alexander Noble Family. Period room settings and many original artifacts.
Mid-June-Mid –Oct. Tuesdays-Sunday. 12:00-5:00 P.M. Admission is $3 for Adults, $1 for Children. ( Saturdays only Mid-May-Mid –June.)

“The Life and Times of Jessie Thorp”   5/13/2008 at Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek
Kathleen Harris has a well received reputation as a presenter in the Monthly Gibraltar Talks Series over the recent years. She brings lively characterizations and a smiling, enthusiasm to her story telling. Kathleen’s presentation will take place amid “A Painted History of Fish Creek” created by Andrea Kinsey Jauquet a relative of Jessie Kinsey Thorp. It is interesting to note that many of the painted buildings were part of Jessie Thorp’s real life and times as she lived in Fish Creek in the early 1900’s. We look forward to a very nostalgic experience in an exceptional environment of pictured Fish Creek from Yesterday.

Gibraltar Schools Concert / 150th   5/20/2008 at Door County Auditorium
Start time is 7:30 PM for this concert represents the collaborative efforts of many talented people. The night will feature the premiere performance of the Sesquicentennial’s Commemorative Musical Work. The Title and theme for this work will be revealed that night. A unique historical aspect to the evening comes through Mr. Joel Blahnik, composer / arranger/ and music publisher for this coposition which is being cast for Choral solo & ensembles and instrumental ensembles in many forms. Joel carries into the performance the inherited talent of his father, Arthur, who was music instructor at Gibraltar from 1935-1942. Mr. Gary Jones, PhD, retired English Faculty member at Gibraltar is the joint lyricist along with Joel Blahnik. Mr. Charles Eckhardt, conductor for the performance and current Band Director, has prepared the student band and vocalists. Come to enjoy the talents of these many generations recognizing the musical contributions in past and the present that the Gibraltar School System has provided to our community.

Postal Services 150   6/1/2008 –6/30/2008 at Town Center Building,
June will feature who and how Postal Services have been provided over the years. A written historical review of the “Fish Creek Postal Services- Then and Now”,will be available at the Gibraltar Town Center along with an accompanying photo history exhibit that will chronicle the many location changes for the Post Office. In addition a Souvenier “Post Mark Days” will be part of the June 21st Nobel House Archive Center Dedication festivities and at the Post Office on June 20th. Commemorative Post Cards will be for sale as well as Sesquicentennial 150th Stamps. Postal Services have kept Gibraltar Township and the villages of Fish Creek, Juddville and Maple Grove in touch with the world for over 150 years.

“A Night At The Museum”, Noble House.   6/1/2008 –10/31/2008 at Nobel House, Nobel Square, Fish Creek
As part of the Sesquicentennial / 150th,...Get into the spirit with a Candlelight Tours of Historic Noble House Museum after dark. New this season: “A Night At The Museum.” Tours offered on various nights during June –October.Admission is $4 Adults, $2 for Children. Dates and times listed on the sign out front.

Civilian Conservation Corps, Grt Depression   6/10/2008 at Old Town Hall, Fish Creek
Another Heritage Day for the 150th: the Gibrlatar Historical Association presents, ”Civilian Conservation Corps of the Great Depression”, from their monthly “Gibraltar Talks“ Series… Tuesday evening, June 10th, 7:30 P.M., Old Town Hall, Fish Creek.
Presenter: Author/musican Bill Jamerson will offer a multi-media presentation with storytelling, original songs, and a short clip from his PBS film and book, “Camp Forgotten.” Bill has just announced the publication of a new book, “Big Shoulders”, an adult historical novel based on the life of a CCC boy during The Great Depression. Come, enjoy the night with us.
Refreshments following the program. Free Will donations appreciated.

Paddle Fest - 2008   6/14/2008 at Nicolet Beach - Peninsual State Park
From 9:00AM - 3:00PM on June 14, Saturday, to help celebrate another Heritage Day for our 150th Year this annual event returns to Fish Creek’s neighbor, Peninsula State Park’ Niclet Beach once again. Long before Wisconsin and Fish Creek were settled boats and paddling people found this paradise using boats that silently pierced the water to marvel at the shoreline, it’s wildlife that seems to have no objections to boater closeness and to view the under sides of the jutting cliffs. These sites and feelings can be experienced once again. On Saturday you can learn from qualified instructors how to have safe fun using paddled boats and learn how to select proper equipment...all for FREE in the spirit of safety and ecology friendly recreation. visit our 150th www.gibraltar150.org or www.Kayakdoorcounty.com.for updates.

Dock House Dedication Celebrations.   6/21/2008 at Fish Creek Harbor and shoreline and in town.
The Dock House, in its newly updated fashion will be dedicated this day. The historical evolution of the Town Dock area and Harbor will be on display. You will learn about the not-so-apparent safety and service improvements to the dock and harbor area - a great addition for the boating and ship-to-shore recreationers that enjoy our community. We will have special musical performances including the “Doch House Waltz” composed by maestro Joel Blahnik, whose father also provided musical accompaniment forty (40) years previous when the dock house was last constructed. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and United States Coast Guard boats and staff will be there to add a special aire to the nautical atmosphere. Come join in mates!

Heritage Day - 150 Signature Event   6/21/2008 at Fish Creek Parks.
Heritage Day includes: A Harbor Dock House Dedication, the afternoon Nobel House Museum Archive Center Dedication, Heritage desserts and non-alcoholic beverages. Music for the day includes playing of our commissioned Sesquicentennial Commemorative work, “Our Home,” composed by local musical talent Joel Blahnik and A Brass Band Concert. You can have your commemorative post cards date mailed with the U.S.Pos’al Office’s Commemorative Postal Cancellation Stamp. Comemorative sales items and historical information displays. Self Guided Walking Tours will be available are plans are in the works for Boat tours of the Harbor and the Islands and Lighthouse.

Noble House Education Center Dedication   6/21/2008 at Nobel Square, Fish Creek.
Through the collaborative efforts of the Town of Gibraltar and the GHA the historically inaccurate garage on the grounds has been remodeled to provide an office and Education Center space. Public restrooms for growing crowds of visitors have also been provided. Dedication day festivities will offer desserts and non-alcoholic beverages at the Old Town Hall, just down the street. The Newtonberg Brass Band will perform, in costom, from 2-4:00PM. In addition to the Rural Scenes Exhibit in the Education Center, visitors can take tours of the Nobel House Museum and have commemorative post cards cancelled with a 150th US Postal Stamp at the Nobel House where one of the first Post Offices existed. You can be assured this will be a memorable event; bring your cameras and smiling faces to help celebrate this accomplishment in the progress of Gibraltar and Fish Creek. Check this web site for future, emerging details.

150th Pie Shoppe, and Exhibit Hall   6/21/2008 at Old Town Hall -Spruce & Maple Streets, Fish Creek.
Starting at 10:00AM...to pay homage to our local fruit industry history Sweetie Pies, a long established local fixture in the cullinary “Pie Circles” will provide cherry, apple and other fruit pies by the slice, for purchase at our Ses1uicentennial “Pie Shoppe” and Exhibition Hall. ’dding to the Shoppe’s ambiance exhibits depicting the rich history of the Town of Gibraltar and Fish Creek will be on display. In addition, Sesquicentennial 150th commemorative items such as cups, hats, historical books along with shirts for men and women, post cards depicting “Today and Yesterday” as well as commemorative Nobel House walk-way bricks will be offered for sale. Music from by-gone eras will provide and authentic antiquated audio nostalgia. And, at 5:30 Katie Freund, at the piano, and Paul Mattes, vocalist will lead us in a “Sing Along” featuring America’s favorite songs from the past end the day at the Pie Shoppe and Exhibition Center....Until sunset, come to Sunset Beach for a Summer Solstice Seranade.

Sesquicentennial Store-Nan & Jerry’s   6/21/2008 –12/31/2008 at Nan and Jerry’s Bait and Gift Shop, Main Street.
In conjunction with the 150th celebrations, Nan and Jerry’s Bait and Gift Shop, Main Street, Fish Creek, stands as the longest continuously operating business in Fish Creek. AND, Nan and Jerry’s has been declared the “Official Sesquicentennial 150th Store” for all of 2008. In recognition of their 60th Year, Nan and Jerry’s will offer special activities and treats as part of the Heritage Day Celebrations on the 21st June. Special lures have been developed and, as always, the best secrets to fishing are free for the asking. Stop by and join in their fun, all are welcome.

Summer Solstice Sunset Serenade   6/21/2008 at Sunset Beach, East Shore end of Main Street
Many of us have loved the day ending free treat of watching the sun fade into colors over the Bay and Chamber’s Island at Sunset Park in Fish Creek. Our Summer Soltice 150th Heritage Day will end with a blend of musical and sunset colors for a memorable experience that has been enjoyed for times memorial. Come join us, listen and watch in wonder to Welcome Summer in grand style with us.

Newtonburg Brass Band Concert   6/21/2008 at Noble House Square, Fish Creek
In addition to the Newtonburg Brass Band sounds to enjoy you can expect to hear “Our Home”, a musical work commissioned by the Sesquicentennial and written by Mr. Joel Blahnik, a revered local musician and composer and publisher as another treat f’r the day’s musical performances. All this takes place amidst the summer atmosphere of beautiful Fish Creek. Please join us; and it is free to all!

Rural Scenes by Mary Blotti-Anderson, Artist   6/21/2008 at Noble Square, Fish Creek
Mary works in acrylics, a special media for this “plein air” paste artist. Mary Blotti Anderson’s body of work depicts farm and orchard mechinery, tractors, hay baling machines and the agri-technology of our contemporary times in hopes that these 2008 work scenes will be preserved for future generations. Six local, presently working farms are represented: the Orchard Country farm and winery owned by the Bob Lautenbach family, the Tim and Penny Biwer farm, the Karen and Gerald Kita farm, Ray’s Cherry Hut formerly owned by the Slaby family,the Hyline Orchard,owned by the Robertoy family, and the Louis Sohn family’s beef cattle farm.
Another large canvas records farming from the early 1900s when steam engines were used to run threshing machines and large haystacks marked the landscape. This depiction originates from a number of photographs recently donated to the Gibraltar Historical Association by the Clark family, the Kita family collection, and the artist’s photo collection of local farms taken at the Honald-Krause and Kita farms.
Starting at 10:00AM, this free exhibit is open to the public as one of the Heritage Day celebrations for Gibraltar’s 150th Year. Ms. Blotti’s works are sponsored by a grant from the Peninsula Arts Association and the Wisconsin Arts Board.

Fish Creek GUIDED Walking Tours   6/27/2008 –9/24/2007 at Old Town Hall, Fish Creek
Come to the Old Town Hall Corner of Spruce and Maple Streets starting June 27th until September 24th. Tours are held on Wednesdays at 2:00PM & Fridays at 9:30AM. Guide: longtime resident Helen Allen. Free Will donations appreciated. Self Guided Tours are also available on other days by purchasing “A Self Guided Tour of Historical Fish Creek” booklet at the Nobel House or the Fish Creek Information Center and a variety of businesses in Fish Creek. Contact the Fish Creek Information Office, 920-868-2316 for changes in schedule due to inclement weather.

Egg Harbor July 4th Parade   7/4/2008 at Egg Harbor
As a Sesquicentennial Event, the Gibraltar Historical Association and the Gibraltar 150th Committee will take part in the Egg Harbor traditional 4th of July Parade. The theme for our entry will be “July 4th, Celebrating for 150 Years.” Wayne Kudick, 150th Chairman, will accompany Fish Creek’s Mr. Red Cotter who will drive his black Model T Ford from “yesterday” decorated with Sesquicentennial Banners and American Flag and bunting colors. Following in sequence a “Today” SUV (gleaming black, sport utility vehicle) will pull a float carrying Eunice Ruterford, Gibraltar Historical Association’s President, and other GHA Board members, all in costume, frolicking in a garden setting to celebrate July 4th for the 150th year.

Baileys Harbor 4th of July Parade   7/4/2008 at Baileys Harbor.
As a Sesquicentennial Event, the Gibraltar Historical Association and the Gibraltar 150th Committee will take part in the Baileys Harbor traditional 4th of July Parade. The theme for our entry will be “July 4th, Celebrating for 150 Years.” Wayne Kudick, 150th Chairman, will accompany Fish Creek’s Mr. Red Cotter who will drive his black Model T Ford from “yesterday” decorated with Sesquicentennial Banners and American Flag and bunting colors. Following in sequence a “Today” SUV (gleaming black, sport utility vehicle) will pull a float carrying Eunice Ruterford, Gibraltar Historical Association’s President, and other GHA Board members, all in costume, frolicking in a garden setting to celebrate July 4th for the 150th year.

5th of July Fireworks   7/5/2008 at Fish Creek Harbor
A tradition that has evolved over the years brings many people to Fish Creek to not only witness a grand display of good ole “4th of July” sparkling night skies but also a chance to re-explore Fish Creek and its outlying territory during this special Heritage Day Year celebrating 150 years since the Town of Gibraltar gathered together the villages of Fish Creek, Juddville and Maple Grove and the surrounding coutry side into a governmental body - the Town of Gibraltar. To mark this special birthday the year has a full schedule of educational a celabratory events: Heritage Days. This includes the Fire Works and Festival activities on Saturday, July 5th. Come join the fun.

Historical Exhibit / Commemorative Sales   7/5/2008 at Olde Town Hall, Fish Creek.
Starting at 10:00AM to Old Town Hall will offer an ambiance of exhibits depicting the rich history of the Town of Gibraltar and Fish Creek will be on display. In addition, Sesquicentennial 150th commemorative items such as cups, hats, shirts for men and women, self-giuided walking tour books of Historical Fish Creek and a series of post cards depicting “Today and Yesterday. Visitors can also purchase commemorative Nobel House walk-way bricks. Music from by-gone eras will provide and authentic antiquated audio nostalgia.

“The Lure and Lore of Gibraltar”   7/8/2008 at Old Town Hall, Fish Creek
Nobel House Docent, Jim Talmadge, will encourage us to appreciate this part of Door County with a Gibraltar perspective, beyond Fish Creek, in his stories and picture presentation. This is a part of the Gibraltar Historical Associations’s Gibraltar Talks Series in conjunction with the Sesquicentennial / 150th Year of Celebrations. Join us at 7:30 on Tuesday night for this enjoyable evening. Presenter: Jim Talmadge, Noble House Docent
Refreshments following the program. Free Will donations appreciated.

“Cedars of Door County” Gallery Exhibit.   7/12/2008 –12/31/2008 at Interfibers Design Gallery,CTY Rd. F, Fish Creek,
In keeping with our 150th Year efforts to work with local artists to creatively celebrate our appreciation for all past and potential efforts to live in harmony with nature Wendy Carpenter and Daryl Asbury have developed a unique exhibition paying homage to the enduring, natural beauty that Cedar trees have provided to our peninsula environment “Yesterday....Today...and will provide for many Tomorrows.”
Wendy, a fiber artist, and Daryl, an oil painter, are creating a series of sculptures and paintings…depicting the character and charm found in the Door County majestic cedar tree. The art exhibit is an attempt to bring forth a stronger awareness for the arts and environment.
Interfibers is collaborating with the town of Gibraltar’s theme for the 150th Sesquicentennial celebration, “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”. To promote tree planting and preservation, Interfibers will be selling live cedar trees during the “Cedars of Door County” art reception at Interfibers Design Gallery. The tree sale proceeds will be donated to the Fish Creek Parks in collaboration with the town of Gibraltar Sesquicentennial. Hopefully, we will see many cedar trees planted around the peninsula and taken home with visitors!
For the “Cedars of Door County” art exhibit Wendy is designing a series of mix media coiled tree sculptures for the wall. The sculptures depict the unusual cedar growth and movement found in the intertwining spiraling root system. Wendy is also weaving a large cast paper inlay wall hanging… representing flora, water, earth and fire.
Daryl is painting cedar tree compositions on hard board…utilizing his unique surface painting techniques that expose under lying layers, texture and colors. Daryl paints from memory…imbued with emotion, often moody but consistently rich and deep. Both Daryl and Wendy’s work comes from a connection to nature.
For more information contact Interfibers Design Gallery, CTY Rd. F, Fish Creek, WI, 54212. Location: 2 miles east of County Rd. F & HWY 42 - near the Door Community Auditorium) Or call:920-868-3580. Email: www.interfibers.com OR wendy@interfibers.com

“4 His Glory” - concert in the Park   7/19/2008 at Noble Square
“4 His Glory”, a Gospel Singing concert starts at 2:30 in Noble Square, on Saturday July 19. This is a special treat that comes to Fish Creek to pay homage to our local Seventh Day Adventist Church - a significant contributing fixture to ou’ Township’s history. Mark Rugwelski, leader of our guest Gospel Singers brings his group from Green Bay, Wisconsin. We can expect rousing renditions of favorite Gospel songs.
As for all the Noble Square concerts some chairs will be provided but,to be safe,bring a blanket or chair. to make yourself comfortable for the afternoon. Refreshments will be available to make this afternoon in the park an event more enjoyable experience.

Antique Show - 34th Annual   7/24/2008 –7/26/2008 at Gibraltar High School
Adding another Heritage Day Celebration to the Sesquicentennial Year, Fish Creek’s good neighbors, the Sister Bay Lions Club will again bring for your enjoyment many new selections of “old history” keepsakes for viewing and collection. As in past years Gibraltar High School will be the host site for this well received event.
Appearing on Saturday of this weekend in Fish Creek, the Cherryland Auto Show will bring classic forms of motor transportation for viewing and wonderment to help all recall the years past. And, also on Satureday don’t forget the Civil War Singers will be appearing in Fish Creek as another part of this weekend of Heritage Day Celebrations for the 150th.

Plein Air Art Festival & 150th   7/25/2008 –7/26/2008 at Fish Creek area
For a full schedule of Plein Air, go to: www.peninsulaartschool.com.
A sampling: Quick-Paint in the Park - Saturday, July 26 | 9-11am
Clark Park, at downtown Fish Creek’s marina. Our featured artists will be joined by artists from the community in Door County’s largest plein air paint-out. At 9am, the horn will sound, giving artists two hours to complete a painting. Visitors are invited to watch the painters in action. Paintings by our 40 featured artists will be displayed in the park, on the artists’ easels, from 11:15 to 11:45. Then the live auction begins! This is a fast and lively event giving you the opportunity to view a painting from start to finish, and bring it home with you!

Hay Fever - Peninsula Players Birth   7/25/2008 at Fish Creek Park,
Did you know the Penisula Players Theatre was born in Fish Creek? In commemoration of the founding history for the Peninsula Players Theatre and the historical contribution to Fish Creek and the Town of Gibraltar...the Players will present a replay excerpt from their premiere performance - Hay Fever written by Noel Coward in 1935. To add to the authenticity of this occassion: the playlet will to presented in the Fish Creek Park now adjacent to the site of the former Bonnie Brooke Motel - and located across from the entrance to the Wisconsin State Park, Peninsula Park entrance. This a FREE event. Remember to bring a blanket for a seat on the naturally slopping hill of our outdoor ampitheatre beside the creek. Hopefully there will be some water in the “Bonnie Brooke” creek, now known as the Fish Creek.

Cherry Land A’s Auto Show...the ’30s.   7/26/2008 at Nobel Square, historical settings in Fish Creek.
Cherry Land A’s Auto Showcase features Transportation of the 1930’s. The event starts at 11:00AM and closes at 4:00PM. Saturday, July 26th.
Vintage Cars will be on display in the historical settings of Fish Creek, Noble Square. Classic automobiles will add to the enjoyment of Fish Creek with its July walking weather in full tilt. How appropriate to bring back the cars that were part of the Fish Creek scene over its history as a vacation destination. Sponsored by the Gibraltar Historical Association Free Will donations Appreciated.
Don’t forget to bring your photos and stories that can be added to the collections being sought for our 2008 efforts to impove on the history picture of Fish Creek and the Gibraltar area communities. Come to the Noble House Education Center for information on how to contribute your pictures for scanning and stories for sharing into our Sesquicentennial / 150th web site: www.Gibraltar150.org.

Ice Cream Social - Top Of the Hill Shops   7/26/2008 at Top Of the Hill Shops & Spring Road & F
Adding to the full calendar of activities for Saturday, July 26th, the Top of the Hill Shop merchants will offer an “Ice Cream Social” oasis for people to cool off and relax. All the stores are open and air conditioned. To help visitors get around the Fish Creek area a Park and Ride Trolley will be offering a FREE Trolley riding circuit to recreate a by-gone era. Rides go from the Top of The Hill to the Antique Show, at the Gibraltar Schools, back into Fish Creek, out to the Orchard Country and Settlement Shops and points South....and around...and around from 9:30AM to 4:30PM.

150th Pie Shoppe, and Exhibit Hall   7/26/2008 at Old Town Hall -Spruce & Maple Streets, Fish Creek.
Starting at 10:00AM...to pay homage to our local fruit industry history Sweetie Pies, a long established local fixture in the culinary “Pie Circles” will provide cherry, apple and other fruit pies by the slice, for purchase at our Ses1uicentennial “Pie Shoppe” and Exhibition Hall. ’adding to the Shoppe’s ambiance exhibits depicting the rich history of the Town of Gibraltar and Fish Creek will be on display. In addition, Sesquicentennial 150th commemorative items such as cups, hats, historical books along with shirts for men and women, post cards depicting “Today and Yesterday” as well as commemorative Nobel House walk-way bricks will be offered for sale. Music from by-gone eras will provide and authentic antiquated audio nostalgia.

Park & Ride on the Trolley   7/26/2008 at Hwy 42 north, old Fish Creek, Top o the Hill Shops
Trolley Rides (FREE) will be for visitors use from 9:30 to 5:00 for 150th and Plein Air and other activities on Saturday, July 26th. Park your car at any of the Park and Ride lots(watch for P&R signs) north of Fish Creek, or in the village,or at the Top of the Hill Shops or at the School Auditorium’s Antique Show and ride the Trolley circuit. Save gas, time and be E-friendly while having fun...for FREE.

Trolley Rides & Park & Ride Lots   7/26/2008 at Hwy 42 north, old Fish Creek, Top o the Hill Shops
Connect with the Settlement Shops, Lautenbach’s Orchard County and Fish Creek’s old town, the Top of the Hill Shops and the Gibraltar High School site for the Antique Show... a circuit ride to eas traffic, parking and to be E-friendly. Noble Square will have the Cherry Land Auto Club’s Model Ts on display. The Plein Air Quick Paint and Auction will be in Clark Park, the Old Town Hall will have am Historic Pictoral Exhibit and Olde Pie Shoppe and Commemorative Sale. The Civil War Singers will stroll around all events offering music. And the Top of the Hill Shops will have an Ice Cream Social, “Cars of Today” for visitors....all on the Trolley-riding circuit.

Civil War Singers   7/26/2008 at Strolling around Fish Creek
For ofu 150th, The Civil War Singers will be strolling around town offering a musical atmosphere as part of a special weekend for Fish Creek. You will find the Civil War Singers amongst: The Annual Antique Show will be held at the Gibraltar High School. The Cherryland Model T Autos will be at the Noble Square and “Cars of Today” will offer a transportation contrast at the Top of the ’ill Shops’ Ice Cream Social. If that is not enough the weekend will also offer the culmination of the Plein Air Art Festival. And stop at the Old Town Hall to see a pictoral Historic Photo Exhibit in conjunction with the Olde Pie Shoppe (fruit pies for sale) at the Old Town Hall, in Fish Creek. And...Ride the FREE Trolley around the circuit to events and Park and Ride lots - watch for P&R signs. Come Celebrate 150 Years...Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

Cars of “Today”   7/26/2008 at Top Of the Hill Shops & Spring Road & F
Visitors came and still come to Gibraltar Towship in a variety of automobiles. The Top of the Hill Shops will have cars of Today for inspection in conjunction with their Ice Cream Social and other celebration activities taking place on the Top of the Hill Shops on the north end of Fish Creek. Park at one of the Park and Rid lots or any where and then Ride a FREE Trolley to the Top of the Hill Shops for the fun; or park your car at the Top...and trolley ride on to the many other activities around the Town of Gibraltar Township during this Plein Air weekend.

“A House in Mourning”, Noble House Display   8/1/2008 –10/15/2008 at Nobel House, Fish Creek
Returning by popular demand is the Victorian Funeral Customs display and presentations. So, popular, we have heard people are “just dying to attend.” Come join us for this, if not lively, then informative and enjoyable event.
Noble House is open for tours Tuesday through Sunday, until mid-October. The display will feature artifacts and explain the customs of Victorian Home Funerals. Look for the black crape draping at the front door.

“’Whad’Ya Know” - live radio at its best.   8/2/2008 at Door County Auditorium
A fun filled Heritage Day comes to us through WI Public Radio’s live broadcast of “Whad’Ya Know” with host Michael Feldman. This show has been around the United States offering entertainment highlighting insights from many communities. August 2nd, at 9:30AM, is the day Michael visits the Town of Gibraltar and villages of Fish Creek, Juddville and Maple Grove. Whad’Ya Know will be in Fish Creek at the Door County Auditorium uncovering personalities, stories from our “Yesterdays, Todays and Tomorrows.” Ya Know he will do this with his folksy,special flavor of humor all for the enjoyment of audiences present and listening from afar. What a great opportunity to share our Heritage Day with the listening audience. Join us...’Ya Know“...its gonna be an exceptional, fun-filled Heritage Day.

“Talking Tombstones”   8/5/2008 at Peninsula Park Cemetery (s)
“Talking Tombstones” and “A House In Mourning”: Gibraltar Township continues to celebrate its Sesquicentennial Year with August events which focus on the people and the customs from the past.
In cooperation with the Friends of Peninsula State Park and the Gibraltar Historical Association the 150th Year celebration will offer a day when costumed folks will be grave side to offer historical recollections of various community members who were interred in Blossomburg Cemetery. It will be a memorial to deceased history makers who have left us much to talk about.
“Talking Tombstones” will take place on Tuesday, August 5th from 10:00 A.M. until Noon. The place will be Blossomburg Cemetery in Peninsula State Park. A free will offering of $2.00 would be appreciated.
Blossomburg Cemetery, located in the middle of Peninsula State Park, has been there for more than 100 years. It is not sponsored by a religious body, but has been the cemetery for Gibraltar Township. The name was given by an old Scandinavian settler, Ole Klugeland, who in the 1850s settled on a farm facing Eagle Harbor. Because of strong northwest winds, he called it “Blaasenberg” or “Windy Mountain.”
Fourteen graves predate 1890. The earliest grave marker dated 1881, Libbie G. Churches, wife of Samuel churches, representative for Gibraltar Township on the County Board.
After visiting Blossomburg Cemetery, journey over to Historic Noble House located in beautiful Noble Square in the center of Fish Creek to experience “A House In Mourning.” For the months of August through October a Victorian Home Funeral Display will be taking place. This display will feature artifacts and explain the customs of Victorian Home Funerals. Historic Noble house is open from guided tours from Noon until 5:00 P.M., Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for children twelve and under. It is listed in the National and Wisconsin Register of Historic Places.
Throughout history people have surrounded death with custom and ritual. In the 19th Century death generally occurred in the home and the funeral was held there as well. A family responded to its loss by drawing the blinds, closing the shutters, and pulling the drapes. On the door they hung a badge of crepe, the universally recognized symbol of a house in mourning. Within the home mirrors were draped in crepe and clocks were stopped and everyone worn black mourning clothing.
As soon as news of a death spread, friends and neighbors came to the home to bring food, pay condolence calls and attend the wake in the family parlor.
Contacts: “Talking Tombstones”, Kathleen Harris (920) 868-3258
“House In Mourning”, Doug C. Blahnik (920) 868-3618

150th Barn Dance & “Fly-in.”   8/9/2008 at Settlement Courtyard Inn Barn, 9128 Hwy. 42.
As part of the 150th, on August 9th, at 6:30PM, The Sugar on the Floor Barn Dance Orchestra will be featured for our good old fashion barn dance. Join us in the Barn at the Settlement Courtyard Inn grounds, Hwy 42 1/3 mile south of Fish Creek for this event that was a fun-filled evening last year at another barn. We like barns! PARKING: Free, in grass lot, north of the Settlement Inn entance. Watch for Parking signs. Dance instructions will be part of the evening. Dance starts at 6:30, ends 9:30PM. Weather permitting an “ultra-light” plane will be demonstrated, as an added feature,to start the evening.

“The Tales of Twin Lighthouses”   8/13/2008 at Gibraltar Fire Station, 3496 Hwy F, Fish Creek
As part of Gibraltar Township’s Sesquicentennial Year Celebration, the Gibraltar Historical Association presents, “Gibraltar Talks…The Tales of Twin Lighthouses.” This informative program will be presented on Wednesday evening, August 13th at 7:30 P.M. The location for this event will be the Gibraltar Fire Station meeting room, 3496 Hwy F, Fish Creek.
Presenters for the evening will be Joel Blahnik summer caretaker of Chambers Island Lighthouse for over 30 years, and Bill Cecil curator of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse for many years. These knowledgeable gentlemen bring the past to the present with tales of Gibraltar Area’s Twin Lighthouses. Audience participation is always welcome.
Increased maritime traffic in the 1860s on the waters of Green Bay and passing through the channel located between the Strawberry Islands and the mainland of Door County near Fish Creek caused concern. The Federal Lighthouse Board requested lighthouses be constructed on Chambers Island and on Eagle Bluff north of Fish Creek for navigational safety. Two beacons for navigational assistance were built. Eagle Bluff Lighthouse was constructed in 1868 and the Chambers Island Lighthouse was completed that same year. Estimated cost for each lighthouse was around $12,000 dollars. Eagle Bluff’s first keeper was Henry Stanly and Lewis S. Williams served as Chambers Island’s first keeper of that light.
Door County has 10 lighthouses, more than any other county in the United States. Lighthouses are an important, even critical part of Door County’s colorful maritime history.
“Gibraltar Talks Programs” are open to the public. All ages are welcome. Bring along your memories, stories, and any old photo related to Gibraltar’s lighthouses. The program is free and refreshments will be served. Free will donations are greatly appreciated.
Contact: Douglas C. Blahnik, GHA / Historic Noble House Activity Director,
(920) 868-3618, dcblahnik@itol.com /Or/ 150th Calendar of Events: www.Gibraltar150.org

“A Painted History of Fish Creek - Encore!   9/5/2008 –9/30/2008 at Link Gallery, Door County Auditorium
Encore! Encore! That’s what the 150th Celebration committee heard in May and June when “A Painted History of Fish Creek” premiered at the Peninsula Art School. True, as of June 14th, the Hotz and Affelbach family components to the “Painted History of Fish Creek” exhibit have been returned to their family locations. However, Andrea Kinsey-Jauquette, the creating artist for the recently created works, has been gracious to our request to collaborate with the Gibraltar Schools and Door County Auditorium to once again present many of the key components to the Fish Creek village scenes taken from her childhood years growing up in Fish Creek. Starting September 5th, Andrea will utilize the exhibit as the basis for programs to be presented to the student body in the Fall semester as a means of instilling an appreciation for the historical and artistic dememsions of these works. Encore participants can view the collection during Door County Auditorium open hours until September 30th.

“Radio Stories” & GHA Annual Meeting   9/9/2008 at Old Town Hall, Fish Creek
This event is part of the Sesquicentennial / 150th Year of Celebration. Join us for this enjoyable evening event.

150th - Hartland Community Band Concert   9/13/2008 at Fire Station, 2 mi East of Fish Creek on Hwy F
The Hartland Community Band, from Hartland, WI, has designed their song list to make sure the historical and not-so-historical musical sounds from our past are brought forward for audience enjoyment. Of special note: the band will offer “Our Home”, our Sesquicentennial 150th song, composed by local maestros Joel Blahnik and Gary Jones, Phd. Fun will be “a-blaze” as we also take this occassion to recognize our volunteer fire and rescue history at the Fire Station location through a display of historical photographs. The evening will recognize the retirement of Dan Stahl, as Gibraltar Fire Chief, and acknowledge the apppiontment of his successor, John Stahl, as the new Fire Chief. Refreshments will follow. This event is co-sponsored by the Gibraltar Historical Association, The Fish Creek Civic Association and the Town of Gibraltar 150th Sesquicentennial.

OK Dance Band in concert.   9/27/2008 at Noble Square, Fish Creek
With over 50 years of band business Orv brings his seven piece band to town to help celebrate our 150th in style, the style of old time music with German and Czech vocals. These fine musicians offer a variety of music for all ages and occasions as well as Ethnic oriented pieces. You will hear band members harmonizing their playing skills sharpened with bands the likes of: The Gene Heier Orchestra, the Dick Rogers Orchestra, Russ Zimmerman, Gene Labotte, and Jay Wells’ Red Raven Orchestra...sounds from the musical Yesterdayss, we all enjoyed...and should learn about in our Heritage Days of Today. Bring a chair, blanket for a fun and relaxing time in the park. Join us from 2:00 to 4:00PM on Saturday September 27th.

“Native American Heritage”   10/14/2008 at Town Office Building Meeting Room, Fish Creek
Join us for another 150th Heritage Day Event, “The Indians of Door County”; 7:30 PM at the Town of Gibraltar FIRE STATION Meeting Room, in the Meeting Room....not the Old Town Hall. Our history before the “white man” appeared is important to understand and apprectiate. “Gibraltar Talks…The Indians of Door County.”

Noble House: “Thanksgiving”   11/28/2008 –11/29/2008 at Noble House, Nobel Square, Fish Creek
Noble House will open for the holidays. (Thanksgiving Weekend, Friday, November 28 & Saturday, November 29) From Noon -5:00 P.M.

Christmas, Noble House.   12/26/2008 –12/27/2008 at Nobel House, Fish Creek.
A Victorian Christmas at Noble House will be held on Friday, December 26 & Saturday, December 27. From Noon -5:00 P.M.

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