DoorCo Photo

06/01/2026

PHOTO 101 is back.
If you’ve been meaning to get your camera off Auto and finally understand what all those buttons and settings do, this class is for you.
This isn’t a lecture. We spend time outside making photographs, learning how to see light, composition, and camera settings in the real world.
📅 Wednesdays, June 24 through July 29
🕠 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
📍 DoorCo Photo Gallery, Sturgeon Bay
💲 $125
Topics include:
• Composition and visual storytelling
• Aperture and depth of field
• Shutter speed and motion
• ISO and low light photography
• Manual mode made simple
DSLR or mirrorless camera required.
Class size is limited.
Call 920-860-7340 or email [email protected] to reserve your spot.

05/29/2026

If you can brave the mosquitos the woods are live and full of green. The mosquitos are the worst I’ve experienced in Door County I can recall. Period. Only worst I’ve ever had was in the boundary waters. Don’t be brave, use deet or wear a beekeepers suit. These shots are from yesterday at Newport. I hiked Potawatomi today (no photos) and I’m telling you I hiked under 17 minute miles. It because I wanted to break a record but because that’s as fast as I could walk. It’s bad out there.

05/24/2026

05/23/2026

Last of the trilliums and cherry blossoms for the week. It’s going to be a great summer!

05/21/2026

This is what peak cherry blossoms look like

05/20/2026

Peak cherry blossom season has arrived in Door County

The orchards just north of Sturgeon Bay are absolutely glowing right now. If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to take a drive, walk the orchards, or grab photos, this is it. Blossoms are looking near peak today and likely won’t last long with the warmer weather and wind in the forecast.

One of my favorite parts of spring in Door County is how quickly everything changes. A week ago the trees were bare and now entire hillsides are covered in white and soft pink blooms.

If you head out, please be respectful of private orchards and property owners while enjoying the views.

Just north of Sturgeon Bay
Door County, Wisconsin



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05/19/2026

05/17/2026

Door County cherry blossoms only happen because of thousands of tiny workers most people barely notice.
Bees play a huge role in pollinating the cherry trees that make this peninsula famous. During blossom season, many local orchards bring in managed honeybee hives to help ensure a healthy crop later in the summer. Without strong pollination, there wouldn’t be much of a cherry harvest at all.
For a few weeks every spring, the orchards are alive with sound, movement, and the start of another Door County season.
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05/17/2026

Door County in May is wild.
One day the county is posting fish boils and morels, the next day everyone suddenly becomes a cherry blossom influencer for 4 days.
By next week we’ll all pretend this never happened and move directly into marina traffic and goats on roofs season.
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05/17/2026

Door County spring in a nutshell:
Winter
Winter
Winter
5 days of trilliums and cherry blossoms
Summer
Get outside now. You’ve got about 11 minutes left. 🌸