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How do you use Crossroads� Maybe you wander. Or,maybe you set off with determination, following a routethat helps meet your daily step goal or takes you to a favorite preserve feature. One of the reasons people loveCrossroads is that with nearly 200 acres to explore, thereare many paths to take and every visit is unique.

But, people are not the only creatures that use Crossroads.For the past 25 years, Crossroads has been intentionallytransforming its lands from a virtual monoculture into aplace that attracts, shelters and provides sustenance to allkinds of plants and animals.

A new trail map, being published this June, introducesfour marked loops highlighting distinct habitats found atCrossroads – Field, Forest, Meadow and Creek. The newmap describes each habitat and gives information on thewildlife that thrives there. The habitat loops, of varying

lengths, offernearly five miles oftrails to explore,with numeroussecondary trailsavailable tolengthen or customize a hike.

Creek Trail leads to bridges over Big Creek, where pike andsuckers spawn in spring. Field Trail follows a ridge along anupland overlook where harriers hunt voles. Forest Trail windsthrough dark, dense cedars and the tiny remnant of a borealforest. And the Meadow Trail is ablaze all summer and fallwith colorful prairie plants that attract pollinators and songbirds. In addition to natural features, the map includesdestination points like our kayak launch at The Cove, thegazebo at the arboretum, the Astronomy Campus and more.

We invite you to come explore the habitats of Crossroadsat Big Creek. Watch for our new Habitat Loops Trail Map inearly summer!

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Celebrating habitat! Field� Forest� Meadow� Creek�Designated trails highlight distinct habitats�

The estuary at The Cove Preserve provides habitat for all sorts of water-fowl and fish and is a point of interest for curious middle school students.

� new trail map,illustrated by artistLaura Congdon,highlights naturalfeatures and destination pointslocated throughoutCrossroads at Big Creek.

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Trail markers delineate new habitat hiking loops at Crossroads.

Note� Trail maps will be available at Crossroads trailheads at no charge thanks to generous underwriting from the �oor County Medical Center, from an anonymous donor, and from the following funds at the �oor County Community oundation� Carol Coryell �cholarship, Eleanor R. �ean and �ohn L. �osney, �illiam C. and Mar$orie �. �lenn Endowment, �ohn and �ell Herlache.

Crossroads at Big Creek

is a preserve that offers education,

conducts research andprovides outdoor experiences to

inspire environmentalstewardship in

learners of all ages.

Board of DirectorsMatt Luders, President

Colleen Elliott, President-electRobert Gray, Secretary

Robert Desotelle, TreasurerMichael DeCheckJason FeldmanBrian ForestKatie Rock

Gretchen SchmelzerJim StawickiBrooke Ulrich

Karen Urban-DicksonGrace Alberts, youth representativeNalani Bicoy, youth representative

StaffLaurel Hauser

Interim Executive DirectorCoggin Heeringa

Program Director and Naturalist

Nick LutzkeLand and Facilities Manager

Yanela Herrera QuipseHousekeeping

Joan WilkieSummer Educator

2041 Michigan St.Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

920-746-5895CrossroadsAtBigCreek.org

I didn’t know this was possible, but today I love Crossroadsmore than ever. And I want to tell you why. Over the past severalmonths, we have been working incredibly hard to make certain

Crossroads is in a solid place for sustainable growth. A key component of this ismaking sure we have a leadership plan that allows us to fulfill our mission andserve our community far into the future.

I am happy to share a new staffing structure that accomplishes just that. DirectorCoggin Heeringa has accepted a position as Program Director and Naturalist, andAssistant Director Laurel Hauser will take on the role of Interim Executive Director.In the spirit of open communication, this is a decision that was vetted collabora-tively through lots of conversation and included feedback from staff, our board andseveral community stakeholders. Throughout this process, I have grown even moreimpressed and proud of our organization. The first person I ever met at Crossroads was Coggin Heeringa. On one of my firstdays living in Door County, I visited with my dogs. I had heard it was a great placeto hike. Coggin introduced herself and told me to enjoy the beautiful surroundings,all of it.

And this is how Coggin has led Crossroads since 2001 – inspiring kids, adults,everybody, to just get out in nature and take it all in. Put your boots on, hop in thewater, see the fish run, touch the bark on the tree, look for a soft spot in the tallgrass and just smell and enjoy the beauty of nature around us. I am so grateful shewill continue to do this through management of our educational programming andoversight of our research efforts.

I am also incredibly grateful to Laurel Hauser who has already done some veryimpactful work in her first year here. Her long experience at the Door County LandTrust and her involvement with so many other nonprofit organizations, along withher energy and creativity, will serve us well. We have a great team and are lookingforward to a bright future.

And this is why today I love Crossroads more than ever.

Creating a sustainablefuture for Crossroads

Long-time director Coggin Heeringa to become Program Director and Naturalist.

Laurel Hauser accepts role as Crossroads’new Interim Executive Director.


Sincerely,Sincerely,

Matt Luders, Matt Luders, Board of Directors PresidentBoard of Directors President


Great egret (photo by Roy Lukes)

Brooke Ulrich moved to Door Countywith her daughter, Jett, in January 2016.Brooke is the president and founder ofBrilliant Marketing Communication inSturgeon Bay. Brooke and Jett visit Cross-roads to slow down, learn, explore andplay. According to Brooke, “We alwaysleave feeling refreshed, inspired, and grate-ful for this bright, shining gem. The pas-sion of everyone involved is palpable andcontagious; the staff infuse magic and love into the land, andwe reap the benefits." Brooke joined the board in March of2020 and wants to apply her marketing expertise to help am-plify the mission of Crossroads at Big Creek, inspire communitysupport and ensure the longevity of its stewardship.

Mike DeCheck joined the Crossroadsboard in March of 2020. He is a trans-plant to Door County, having been bornin southern Wisconsin, and is currentlyemployed as a lawyer at Pinkert LawFirm in Sturgeon Bay. Prior to becominga lawyer he was a helicopter pilot for theUS Army and served in Iraq, Afghanistan,Jordan, Korea, and all over the UnitedStates. He loves the outdoors and looksforward to being on the Crossroads team. In his spare timehe enjoys gardening, fishing and visiting our state parks.One of his long-term goals is to hike the Adirondack or Pacific Crest trails.

Mike DeCheck

Brooke Ulrich

Welcome new board members!

Crossroads is for the birds: calling eBirders!Crossroads at Big Creek is a great place to watch birds.Whether you’re an inveterate birder or new to bird watch-ing, we invite you to visit Crossroads and to record the birdsyou see on eBird. eBird is an online program created and managed by theCornell Lab of Ornithology. It helps birders identify birds,maintain a life list and see what other birders in the areahave recorded. Most importantly it allows everyone to con-tribute to science and conservation as part of the world’slargest birding community. Because Crossroads is an eBird “hotspot,” by recordingsightings made at Crossroads,you help us gauge our habitatrestoration successes and mayeven help us qualify for grantfunding.Visit www.eBird.org for every-thing you need to know to getstarted. Happy birding!

Greetings! As you will notice, there’s a lot of talk in thisissue of our newsletter about habitats. That’s because “Habi-tats” is Crossroads’ educational theme for 2020! We are ap-preciating, studying, sharing, restoring, surveying andcelebrating the diverse habitats that makes Crossroads at BigCreek the special place it is – for human beings and forwildlife.

While “business as usual” is anything but these days withprogramming postponed and the Collins Learning Centerclosed, we are pleased to report that Crossroads remains abusy place. Individuals and families are discovering and re-discovering all the reasons there are to love Crossroads –fish in the creek, tadpoles in the ponds, birds on the wing,and the mood lift and mental clarity one gets from beingoutdoors. We are so pleased to be a place of respite for ourcommunity.

All the good things happening here are thanks to you! Sup-port from the individuals, families and businesses listed onpages six and seven allows us to provide an incredible com-munity resource at no charge. If you are already a Cross-roads supporter, thank you. If you’re not, we invite you tobecome one. Now more than ever, we are grateful for andneed your help, because, now more than ever, our commu-nity needs Crossroads.

In addition to the news found in these pages, there areother exciting things to report. Our archaeologist-in-resi-dence, Emily Rux, is conducting cultural research at our IdaBay Preserve, and students from the University of Wiscon-sin-Oshkosh will soon resume water quality testing andanalysis in our lab. Events we hoped could take place inJune– habitat hikes, art classes, summer naturalist sessions,community science, restoration work groups and more – arein the hopper for July, August and September. Watch ourFacebook page and website for details.

We look forward to the time we can be together again. Inthe meantime, take care of yourselves, take care of eachother and enjoy the great outdoors!

Crossroads – now more than ever

Last year, more than 400 peopleparticipated in the Trail Run to ben-efit Crossroads at Big Creek. Formany, it’s an annual event. Plansfor an altered 2020 Run are in theworks and we hope to have moredetailed information soon. Fornews of this year’s Trail Run, pleasevisit www.crossroadsrun.com.

Crossroads Trail Run 2020

Land and Facility ManagerNick Lutzke heels graminoids(grass and sedge plugs) inCrossroads’ new nursery. Thenursery area is a component ofthe Ecological Restoration Plan.It will be fenced in and used toshelter trees, shrubs and othernative plants prior to their dis-tribution in the preserve.


This orthophoto from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service capturesCrossroads in 1992 when much of the land was orchard. An artificiallystraightened Big Creek is visible near the center of the photo, runningunder Michigan Street and entering and exiting a spruce plantation. In 1998, the USFWS filled the artificial channel, allowing the creek to re-establish its natural path, closer to where visitors find it today.(photo courtesy of USFWS)

When the northwest portion of what is now Cross-roads at Big Creek was put up for sale in the early 1990s,it was marketed as “a great place for a gas station.” Located along the highway and used and altered for agricultural purposes, the property was degraded anduninspiring. Crossroads Program Director and NaturalistCoggin Heeringa describes it as a “derelict orchard.”

“It was far from pristine,” she said, “but our founderssaw potential and were committed to the idea of ecologi-cal restoration and education.”

In 1998, Crossroads purchased an additional parcel tothe east that included Big Creek, and soon after, planswere made to fill in an artificial channel that had been cut near Michigan Street. This allowed Big Creek to re-meander to its natural hydrological path and was astep forward for habitat.

Over the next two decades, board and staff, volunteers,Scout troops and others have planted trees, fought invasive species and conducted biotic surveys. “We’veworked hard,” said Heeringa, “but our efforts have beensomewhat disjointed.”

Healing habitat: Crossroads adopts new “Begin with the Creek”

Ecological Restoration Plan

Artifically constrainedBig Creek bed

Natural and currentBig Creek bed

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Big Creek provides necessary habitat to migratory birds and other wildlife.


A key component of Crossroads’ Ecological Restoration Plan is commu-nity involvement. “One of the most predictive indicators of success,” explains Aten, “is the involvement of a committed group of people wholove the land and can work together and celebrate successes together. They are what we call ‘Keepers of the Place.’ They help solidify a restora-tion culture.”Land and Facilities Manager Nick Lutzke agrees. “We’re really thankful for all the work that’s been done here over the years and we’re lookingforward, using this plan, to continuing and expanding that.”

Once Covid-related restrictions are lifted, Crossroads will be putting out a call for help and organizing work parties. “We’re looking forward to engaging the community in a project that’s rewarding and fun, even whilesome of the projects may be difficult at times,” Lutzke said. “There are a lotof individuals and families who would like to work outdoors and be part ofa bigger effort. We’re all learning that we need to be stewards of the earth.This is a good place to start.”

If you’re interested in volunteering to do land restoration work at Cross-roads, please contact Laurel Hauser at [email protected]. The full version of Phase One of Crossroads’ Ecological Restoration Plan isavailable at www.crossroadsatbigcreek.org.

Community involvement

Fieldwork being done by Dan Collins, left, of Landscapes of Place, and intern Emily Hearley.

Although work was not always as orches-trated and efficient as possible, aerial im-ages of Crossroads’ property show thatmuch progress has been made. In 2019,Crossroads was included in the “WDNR Mi-gratory Bird Conservation Plan” as one of42 “stopovers of significance” along LakeMichigan.

In an article titled, “Conserving StopoverSites for Forest-dwelling Migratory Land-birds,” published in 2005, a group of scien-tists called for measures to addressdeclining migratory bird populations. Theydefined habitat quality and function usingthe terms, “fire escapes,” “conveniencestores” and “full-service hotels.”

“Crossroads has worked its way up frombarely being a ‘fire escape’ to a pretty de-cent ‘convenience store,’” said Heeringa.“We once might have been used only as anemergency stopover. Now, we can attractand provide some amount of hospitality –fresh water and enough nutrients to get mi-gratory birds to the next stop on theirroute. What we want to be in the future, forthe birds and other species who use Cross-roads, is a full-service hotel.”

Toward that end, with help from HealthyWater Door County, Crossroads hiredNancy Aten and Dan Collins of Landscapesof Place in early 2020 to create an Ecologi-cal Restoration Plan. The first phase of thePlan focuses on the 3,450-foot ripariancorridor along Big Creek. The plan will in-volve, over time, removing approximately20 acres of invasive species, planting morethan 12,000 native trees, shrubs and plugsand spreading hundreds of pounds of seed.The long-term goal is a restored and coher-ent 125-acre preserve that will serve as amodel for others working to restore chal-lenged lands.

Crossroads’ new “Begin with theCreek” Ecological Restoration Plan,created by Landscapes of Place, concentrates work on a 65-acre areaof wetlands, forest and meadow along the Big Creek riparian corridor.

“We’re all learning that we needto be stewards of the earth.”

BIOME CLUBa$10,000 & aboveGritzmacher, Christine and Tom PollockHeeringa, Don and CogginJohn and Nancy Munch Fund*Skinner Family Foundation*

ECOSYSTEM CLUBa$5,000 to $9,999Collins, Jim and CathyEllsworth and Carla Peterson Charitable FoundationStintzi, Earl and Mary Brian and Joan Wake Fund*

BIG CREEK CLUBa$1,000 to $4,999AnonymousFather Anthony Birdsall Fund*Bruesch, JaneBurton, PaulConnolly, Dennis and BonnieCordon Family FoundationDoor County Community FoundationDoor County Master GardenersDoor County Medical CenterFriends of CrossroadsDoor County Medical CenterFriends of CrossroadsDoor County Medical Center

Green Bay Packers FoundationPatrick and Beatrice Haggerty FoundationHauser, Tom and PeggyHislop Family FoundationRick and Nancy Jeanquart Fund*Kelsey, PeggyKenny, Randy and MaryTom and Bev Lisle Fund*Madden, Barb and MikeNicholas, David and LoriRoss Estate PlanningRotary Club, NoonSandor, Bela and RuthSchmelzer, GretchenSkrivanie, OliverStawicki, Jim and TinaSturgeon Bay UtilitiesWatkins, Norm and MabelWhitetails Unlimited

WETLAND CLUBa$500 to $999Boettcher, William and YvonneC & S ManufacturingCarol DeVault State Farm InsuranceCedzo, Lori and JoeCELLCOM Green GiftsCombs, JaneCarol Coryell Scholarship Fund* Daniel, David and JanetDoor Peninsula Astronomical SocietyAnne and Richard Egan Fund*Elliott, Rob and ColleenEverson, ArlissEwig, MarianneFollick, Jack and CindyFrudden, Bruce and GraceGlowacki, Michael and ConnieGoldberg, Nancy and James HoehnJohn and Laurel Hauser Fund*Cliff and Clara Herlache Heritage Fund* Herlache, John and NellJohn & Nell Herlache Fund*Kellems, Dave and Chris

Kierstyn, John and KarenKlug, Karl and LucyLuders, MattMaccaux, JoyMeissner Family Fund*Moede, AlexandraMoellenberndt, Bob and CarolNelson, IvyParsons, Bill and BettyRotary Club, BreakfastParsons, Bill and BettyRotary Club, BreakfastParsons, Bill and Betty

Schlise, Rod and MarianStierna, PatsySwanson, John and DeannaSweeney, Michael and BarbaraTomaszewski, Daniel and HeidiUrban-Dickson, Karen and Jan DicksonVincent, Annette and JohnWelcome Home RealtyWulf Brothers, Inc.Welcome Home RealtyWulf Brothers, Inc.Welcome Home Realty

Wulf, Cap and Mary

FOREST CLUBa$250 to $499Animal Clinic of Sturgeon BayAustad, SueBaudhuin IncorporatedBeck, John and BarbaraBunning, Jim and BarbaraCallsen, Dave and VonnieClay, Tom and LisaCowan, KarenDentistry by DesignDoor County BeekeepersDoor County Dental CareEagle MechanicalFreyman, William and SarahGorski, Paul and Deb Whitelaw GorskiGray, Bob and IreneThe Green Fund*Guenther, JohnHATCOHealthy Way MarketHerbert Kohl PhilanthropiesHill, Kenneth and JeanHope Church FellowshipHorseshoe Bay Golf ClubHope Church FellowshipHorseshoe Bay Golf ClubHope Church Fellowship

Huehns Funeral HomeJeanquart, Collin and KristenJeanquart, JaclynJilot InsuranceKile, LucyLiebe, MarilynLokken, Ron and JudyLuke Collins PhotographyLutzke, Earlene and ArtMadel, MargaretMaki, Jim and ValerieMattke, NancyMcGee, Pam and DougMerrillMiller, Anne and DaveNicolet National BankNor Door Sport and CycleryOtt, SandraParrish, Todd and ShelleyPeninsula Vision CarePinkert Law FirmReliable Auto SalesRoss Wealth ManagementStaudenmaier Chiropractic Wellness CenterJohn and Jane Stevenson Fund*Tadych’s Econo Foods

Thiell, JosephineTrue North Real EstateUrban, Jim and DonnaVogel, Carissa JeanVoreis, Mark and Lucia Allen-VoreisWeber, Gordon and SueWilkie, Joan

MEADOW CLUBa$150 to $249Acker, ConnieAnschutz, SaraAten, Nancy and Dan CollinsBiebl, Philip and Kevin GrohskopfAten, Nancy and Dan CollinsBiebl, Philip and Kevin GrohskopfAten, Nancy and Dan Collins

Birmingham, Kathy and ThadBlahnik Investment GroupBoettcher, Andy and DinaBraatz, Laurel and Tim FiestBrilliant Marketing CommunicationCampbell, John and KathyDoor County Silent Sports AllianceDuffin, JacindaDoor County Silent Sports AllianceDuffin, JacindaDoor County Silent Sports Alliance

Dull, Charles and JoanneGilbert, Ronn and MaryGilson, SusanJoseph and Gwenn Graboyes Fund*Henkelmann, Barbara and GaryHerrbold, DanielHoffmann, DeAnneHoley, Mark and MichaelaJacobs, Steve and AmyJeanquart, Dale and JoanJome, DelaneLentz, Mark and ConnieLukes, CharlotteMcAninch, Susan and JimMingle, Evelyn and CurtMoster, MaryNash, Barbara and William WillersNelson, MelissaOstrand, MadelynOstrand, Marge and CraigOttum, Jeff and BarbOstrand, Marge and CraigOttum, Jeff and BarbOstrand, Marge and Craig

Peotter, Jannelle and Eric PerlmanPerloff, Bill and BarbRotary InteractRussell, Stan and DorothySarkis, MeganSchaars, Bill and Mary JoScholz, Carl and RuthSherrill, Peter and CarrieStone, Tim and SueStukenberg, Keith and YvonneSzuberla, Wayne and GeriVoegele, Tom and BarbaraVuksanovic, CathyWalker, Michael and MilliroseWargo, Jonathan and CindyWeidman, Richard and MariYoung AutomotiveYoura, Carmen

PRAIRIE CLUBa$149 and belowAnonymousAnonymousAbrahamson, Steve and BrendaAndera, EileenAnderson, Scott and JessicaAnschutz, Helen JaneAnschutz, Sue and DeanArndt, DoraAsher, Donna and SteveAsher, John and SandyBarnard, Jeanne

Total cash gifts received in 2019.

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2019 Financial Supporters

Bartoszek, John and CarolBaxter, James and ElizabethBay Electric SystemsBayer, MargaretBehrens, SueBerg, Jeff and JennelleBerg, W.Gerald and JaneBerkeland, DonnBernstein, Gerald and DeniceBicoy, Bret and CariBlalock, MartyBlock, Phillip and CynthiaBockhop, CarolBrunswick, Scott and LynnBuelow, Richard and KathleenBurlend, Warren and NancyCarlson, Jim and JoanCarmody, Kenneth and NancyCasper, Lee Ann and DavidChisholm, BarbClikeman, Peter and CarolCollier, George and MargaretCTI HospitalityCurtis, Alwin and Jan LivingstonCuster, Mitch and SandieDalton, JaneDavis, NancyDeBaker, NellieDelsart, Patti and Robert FlorenceDesotelle, Robert and LuAnnDirks, Rich and SandraDoor County Environmental CouncilDoor County Eye AssociatesDoor County Sail and Power SquadronDorchester, PhilipDorsal LLCDouglass, Ed and AdeleDraeb, JoanDrew, Doug and JudyDuffin, CarolDrew, Doug and JudyDuffin, CarolDrew, Doug and Judy

Duszynski, PamelaEcology SportsEdwin, JulieEhlers, Todd and CindyEhrbar, JuneElwell, James and AdelaEngebretson, Matt and JudyEngleking, Mardele and IoneErickson, MiriamFaller, Christoph and KarenFeld, ChadFellner, MatthewFett, NicoleForbes, Harold and MarkFord, Jennifer and MatthewForslund, AudreyFransen, Philip and SandraFreiberg, Emery and PamFuller, Grace and CharlesGabert, ElaineGebauer, Bob and JulieGermain, JudithGilson, MichaelGoettelman, Taylor and CarrieGoodner, Mary and DaleGoodwin, JamesGordon, Joyce and PhilGould, SusanGraf, Paul and JaneGraul, Tim and BarbGraves, RobertGray, MichaelGray, NancyGreen, Michael and Holly

Grota, Carl and JenniferGrutzmacher, MarjorieGustafson, DonGrutzmacher, MarjorieGustafson, DonGrutzmacher, Marjorie

Guth, Jerry and Mary LouGuthrie, JaneHaase, TimHammell, NancyHansen, CharlesHansen, RussHansen, SandyHarper, KathyHavegard FarmsHellmann, RuthHenderson, Barbara and DougHerlache, Tom and JillHermanson, JohnHobart, Thomas and PaulaHoegger, Dean and JulieHoffman, Kathleen and HarlanHoegger, Dean and JulieHoffman, Kathleen and HarlanHoegger, Dean and Julie

Hoffman, LaurieHolzinger, DaveHoover, Robert and RebeccaHoward, Herbert and DebraHP and AssociatesHunsader, Robert and NancyHurley, Joe and SandyIgra, AmandaInnovative PrintingIreland, MargoJacksonport Women's ClubJanda, Rosemary and LouisJennerjohn, JulieJerdee, AnnJohnson, Karen A.Johnson, Karen G.Juadis, Judy and LewKawulas, TheKemp, Gary and MichelleKerberRoseKerwin, Peter and KathyKiedrowski, Deborah and JohnKiehnau, SharonKing, Robert and JaniceKlein, HerbKoehn, ChristinaKoelling, Dave and SarahKohn, LindaKolden, Errin and LynnaeKolp, Darlene and TomKrause, Gerald and NancyKunz SueLaba, Cathy and WallyLake Michigan Wind and SunLakeshores Landscape and DesignLaLuzerne, Darrel and ElaineLambeck, PaulLange, Jeffrey and BrendaLarsen, Chris and ConnieLarson, GwendolynLarson, Robert and HeidiLaundrie, Jean and DougLeisk, MaryLeithead, ColleenLenius, ArleneLenius, Norb and PatLeporte, Larry and ElfriedeLfp DesignLeporte, Larry and ElfriedeLfp DesignLeporte, Larry and Elfriede

Lindgren, John and ElsieLogerquist, DeborahLorenz, Steve and RoseLubar, Andrew and ClareMackey-Feist, Grant and JillMacLachlan, SunnyMahlberg, Marilyn

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$250$250 - $499$499Eagle MechanicalEcology Sports

Healthy Way MarketHorseshoe Bay Golf ClubLuke Collins Photography

Pine Crest VillageReliable Auto

True North Real Estate

$100$100 - $249$249Brilliant Marketing Communication

Blahnik Investment GroupCTI HospitalityDorsal LLC

LfpDesign! LLCSterling Landscape Services

The Dandelion CultureYoung Automotive

Please join us in thanking our2020

Business Sponsors

TRIBUTESIn honor of Gretchen Schmelzer Skahen, Dennis and Marguerite

In honor of Dale and Jeanne Vogel Vogel, Carissa Jean

In honor of Brian and Joan Wake Ford, Jennifer and Matthew

MEMORIALSIn memory of Fran Everson Abrahamson, Steve and Brenda Carlson, Jim and Joan Carmody, Kenneth and Nancy Edwin, Julie Engebretson, Matt and Judy Graul, Tim and Barb Hansen, Charles Hansen, Russ Hansen, Sandy

Harper, Kathy Heeringa, Don and Coggin Jome, Delane The Kawulas Leisk, Mary Mailand, Marian Maki, Jim and Valerie Olson, Jan Olson, Robert and Carol Polster, Bill and Sonja Rosenthal, John and Lauri Sanderson, Sharon Saron, Gordon and Diane Schmelzer, Gretchen Schriner-Schmitt, Ed and Barb Sergeant, George and Susan

In memory of Leif Everson Polster, Bill and Sonja

In memory of J. Mitchell Mackey Mackey-Feist, Grant and Jill

In memory of Laura Weber Anderson, Scott and Jessica Anschutz, Sue and Dean Berkeland, Donn Feld, Chad Fellner, Matthew Fett, Nicole Friends at St. Joe’s Hospital Fuller, Grace and Charles Goettelman, Taylor and Carrie Gray, Nancy Hammell, Nancy Hobart, Thomas and Paula Larson, Gwendolyn Nyquist, Kelly Starr, Andy Starr, Dennis and Pam Stephens, Brian and Amy Weber, Gordon and Sue Wulf, Cap and Mary

Mailand, MarianMcAllister ReneeMcCurdy, BobMcDonough, DavidJane McKie and David Zuhlke Fund*Meissner LandscapeMelarvie, Shaun and SusanMeyer, Jim and PegMeyers, William and JuliaMickelson, JanetMidwest DentalMiller, Allen and Victoria DirstMiller, JoyceMinahan, Tom and ClaireMoeller, Jennifer and MarkMorgan, SusanNaidoo, Chris and LoganNelson, MarionNelson, SusanNewton, Tim and GinaNielsen, CamillaNordstrom, John and BarbaraNyquist, KellyOlson DentalOlson, Aaron and SarahOlson, JanOlson, Robert and CarolPaulsen, Eric and DeePeninsula PlantersPinkert, Jon and LeannePinkert, Roger and SaraPolster, Bill and SonjaPolster, Steve and CarolinePorter, HarryPropsom, John and Julie PinneyQuinn, Kevin and PattiRafal, NancyRasmussen, Elroy and JaneReichard, Glenn and KarenRistow GregRobertson-Yount, BethRoenning, George and KristiRose, Margaret and DaveRosenthal, Deborah

Rosenthal, John and LauriRowe, KathyRyan, Bob and SueSaladin, Kathy and PatSanderson, SharonSannes, Sandy and RandySaron, Gordon and DianeScheil, StephenSchliesman, Megan and Brent SielingSchmitz, Jan and Rick Wolfe Brent SielingSchmitz, Jan and Rick Wolfe Brent Sieling

Schranz, AnnSchriner-Schmitt, Ed and BarbSchueppert, Tom and MacSchuster, Pete and CarolSergeant, George and SusanSigmann, Peter and Gloria JeanSergeant, George and SusanSigmann, Peter and Gloria JeanSergeant, George and Susan

Skahen, Dennis and MargueriteSmith, MarciaSnyder, NancySomerville LeeSoule, GaryStarr, AndyStarr, Dennis and PamStephens, Brian and AmyStocking, TrishThe Dandelion CultureTlachac, NancyToneys, Mike and Carrol

Turk, Ken and PegVavra, KerryVincent, Veronica and Robert WertheimerVoss, TrudyWagner, Chuck and SuzanneWagner, Michael and MelissaWalczak, Linda and RickWalker, AlisonWallner, Elizabeth and JoeWebb, James and ReginaWentz, George and CathyWickman, DorothyWidder, Tripp and NancyWilcox, Karen and JockWilliamson, Elizabeth and JamesWilsman, Norman and Peg O’HarrowWilson, JoleneWilson, PenneWolfe, BrendaYoung, DaveZeller, Dwight and PamZiemann, JanZwicky,Tom

2019 Financial Supporters, continued

*Denotes a fund of the Door County Community Foundation

Your gift deserves to be recognized. If we have made an error, please notify us so we may correct our records.

Memorial and tribute giftsGifts received between October 16, 2019, and April 15, 2020.

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$2,500$2,500 & up & up

$1,000$1,000 - $2,499$2,499

$500$500 - $999$999

William Mueller thinks Crossroads is “a cool place.” He decided toshare some of his treasure to keep it that way. Thanks, William!

Box 608, 2041 Michigan StreetBox 608, 2041 Michigan StreetSturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Even when the Leif Everson Observatory is closed, the beautiful night sky above

Crossroads at Big Creek is open… and just a click away.

With support from Crossroads and the Wisconsin Space GrantConsortium,the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society will broadcast images direct

from the society’s telescopes when conditions permit.

TO RECEIVE… images, alerts and a link to the society’s telscopes,

LIKE the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society on FACEBOOK.

The Heritage Garden at Crossroads is usually a group effort. On a sunny daylast fall, Master Gardeners and Sturgeon Bay High School students worked together. While this type of gardening isn’t possible this year, individual gardeners will tend a Victory Garden. Be sure to take a look at how the garden grows when you visit Crossroads.

The Heritage Garden at Crossroads temporarily will have anew name. This summer, ier, ier t is the Victory Garden at Crossroads.Several years ago, for, for, f its Fall Symposium, Door County’sMaster Gardeners group fle fle f w aw aw a ard-winning author and

presenter Lee Somerville in from California. (Lee was the Her-itage Garden leader when she lived in Door County.)In her lecture, “Potatoes, Petunias and Patriotism,” Lee described the Victory Gardens that were developed duringWWI to mitigate a global food crisis. If Americans would plantgardens at their homes and in public places, the United Stateswould be able to feed its own citizens and help feed the peo-ple of the world in a time of need.

Listeners at that lecture never dreamed we would experi-ence a global health emergency. But, here we are in a pan-demic. Inspired by the Victory Garden concept, our currentgarden leader, Nancy Goldberg, suggested that instead ofgrowing a variety of heirloom plants and flowers that are hardto tend and require group labor from Master Gardeners andSturgeon Bay Home and Garden Club volunteers, Crossroadswould concentrate on easier-to-grow vegetables. Work in theVictory Garden will be done practicing good social distancingand the fruits of the labor will go to local food pantries.

Organizers from the Door County Seed Library also heardLee’s Victory Garden lecture and were similarly inspired; theyhave been distributing free seed bundles so Door County fam-ilies can start their own Victory Gardens. Additionally, theywill be distributing free seedlings at Crossroads on Saturday,June 6, in a drive-through, “grab and go” distribution system.Watch Crossroads Facebook page for details.

The Victory Garden at Crossroads at Big Creek


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