Science

Twinkling Stars-Viewing Night at the Astronomy Campus

    Night comes early this time of year, and on clear evenings at Crossroads at Big Creek,  we have had spectacular views of the night sky…..the planet Jupiter surrounded by thousands of twinkling stars. And as they leave our evening programs, people often ask why stars twinkle?        Twinkling has to do with distance and the way our [...] Read more »

History

Teddy Bears and Book Club

Teddy Bears were wildly popular in 1906,  within the depiction period  of the Greene General Store in the Historical Village at The Crossroads, but the Door County Historical Society could never afford to buy a authentic antique teddy bear from that year. To anyone alive today, teddy bears have always been. For many of us, [...] Read more »

Environment

Beech Trees and The Big Read

During summer, it’s easy to overlook beech trees. They are just a part of the ubiquitous green of the growing season. But this time of year, when leaves are absent from most other trees, the doeskin-colored leaves give us some much appreciated color here on the peninsula. A naturalist colleague often remarks that the trunks [...] Read more »

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