Debra Fitzgerald

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News Editor at Peninsula Pulse

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Editor's Note: You Gotta Have Something

1 week ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

Here’s a silver lining from one of our municipalities, the Village of Egg Harbor. If you follow Peninsula Pulse coverage, you’ve likely noticed the flurry of stories over the past couple of months about the Alpine Golf Course and the former Alpine Resort along the waterfront. If you haven’t kept up, this is the perfect issue to dive into – a complete rundown of all things Alpine.
PODCAST: The Life’s Work and Lasting Legacy of Terrie Cooper

1 week ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

Terrie Cooper spent 25 years working on the forever-protection of Door County land with the Door County Land Trust, co-authoring $30 million in state and federal land acquisition grants and helping the organization grow from 1,000 protected acres when she began to more than 10,000 today. She retired in October 2024 and, in May 2025, received the 2025 Harold “Bud” Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award from Gathering Waters, Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts.
Stop Work Order Delays Opening for former Alpine Restaurant

2 weeks ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

The restaurant portion of the former Alpine Lodge, Burton’s on the Bay, was completely renovated, as shown above, but because it’s attached to the gutted lodge, the Village of Egg Harbor’s fire department has ordered the restaurant remain closed until safety improvements can be made. Source: Village of Egg Harbor.
Big Plant Effort Puts 9,250 Native Trees in the Ground

2 weeks ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

The Climate Change Coalition of Door County planted 9,250 native trees this season. Submitted. The Climate Change Coalition of Door County (CCCDC) has completed its spring Big Plant season, in which the community works together to distribute, share, and plant over 10,000 native trees annually.
Sign Up for Door County Ready to Get Emergency Alerts - Door County Pulse

2 weeks ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

It’s free to register and receive alerts and notifications from Door County Ready, the County of Door’s emergency alert system. When the April ice storm knocked out power on Washington Island and temperatures were expected to plunge to 13 degrees Fahrenheit, volunteers sprang into action to help. That included Door County Emergency Management, which drew a wireless circle around the island to hit all the active cell phones.
Editor's Note: Running on Gratitude

2 weeks ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

Is there a vitamin I can take for extroversion? I’m in awe of – and inspired by – those who spend large amounts of time volunteering at community events and functions. I do volunteer and participate in events and currently sit on the board of The Ridges Sanctuary – a great and bodacious organization, if ever there was one. But while I’m out and about in all these ways, I often see the same faces again and again. Their energy and commitment to the community inspire me.
Sister Bay’s Lower-Income Populations Climb

3 weeks ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

The Sister Bay village hall.
Editor's Note: It’s Time to Change the Closet

3 weeks ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

For those of us who work in an office every day, this is the time of year when a wardrobe identity crisis hits. I dress like I have no idea what time of year it is, and that’s essentially accurate. We’re in that awkward transition between winter and summer closets, but I’m not quite ready to commit to either. So for now, it’s linen pants with winter boots, Birkenstocks with a heavy sweater. The odd mix eases me gently into the new season without yanking me out of the last one.
Staffing Shortages Jeopardize Drug Treatment Court - Door County Pulse

1 month ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

The Door County Drug Treatment Court is at risk of shutting down due to an ongoing inability to fill three critical staff positions. Last month, Joe Krebsbach, director of the Door County Health and Human Services department, informed both his oversight committee and the full Door County Board of Supervisors about the staffing crisis.
The Life’s Work and Lasting Legacy of Terrie Cooper

1 month ago | doorcountypulse.com | Debra Fitzgerald

Terrie Cooper. Submitted. Cooper receives lifetime achievement awardIf we’re lucky, the story goes like this: you spend your career doing what you love, 25 of those years with one organization. You retire. Shortly after, you’re honored with a lifetime achievement award recognizing and celebrating your life’s work. That’s the story (so far) of Terrie Cooper. Cooper received the 2025 Harold “Bud” Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award this week from Gathering Waters, Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts.