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What’s new and what’s not

May 12, 2022 By Carolyn Foss 10 Comments

The first touches of spring have arrived. Not only do the flower petals begin to open, but Washington Island begins to re-open with the change of season. Each year at this time, we like to share information about new businesses and events or changes to existing ones. Starting with what’s new, there are new owners at Deer Run Golf Resort. Their plans are to open the Washington Island Biergarten, continue operating the golf course and lodging and make improvements on the property over time. Next to the Albatross Drive-In, in a bright red building, the Island Popcorn Barn will feature gourmet popcorn this summer. At the Death’s Door Fuel gas station on the road leading to and from the ferry […]

Filed Under: Washington Island Tagged With: Gathering Ground, Hotel Washington, Jackson Harbor, Jackson Harbor Soup, Red Cup Coffee House, Trueblood Performing Arts Center

It is April, isn’t it?

April 26, 2022 By Carolyn Foss Leave a Comment

We’re only five weeks away from the start of our 2022 season, beginning with Open Quilt Studio. This spring, it can seem like it’s only been five weeks since classes ended, as we still have days that remind us more of late-November than late-April, including today. On a rare occasion, we captured some blue sky and water and know it’s still there, waiting to peek out again. We’ll be ready! In the midst of our all-day snowfall, a combination air conditioning/heating unit was installed in the Sievers Shop. April or November, it’s all the same to us!

Filed Under: Sievers School, Washington Island

“Our” Grocery Store

March 8, 2022 By Carolyn Foss

Last year we visited Walter Schutz’s Milwaukee neighborhood of the early 1900’s with descriptions from his book It Was Fun Being Young, focusing on his memories of holidays and school days. Once again, we’ll follow Walter as a young boy, this time to the grocery store. He writes, “Our grocery store, Ellenbecker’s, was the largest place of business at the corner of Holton and North. It sold only groceries. You could not buy meat or shoestrings or toothpaste or any articles of this kind – it was groceries only. Back then, there were any number of small shops and stores that served neighborhoods. At Ellenbecker’s, a long, hardwood counter extended down the left hand side of the store. In front […]

Filed Under: Sievers School, Washington Island Tagged With: Mann's Store, Walter Schutz

Our winter warm-up

February 17, 2022 By Carolyn Foss

Winter has no hold on us once February 1st arrives and we begin to hear from our many friends who have registered for a Sievers class. Thank you! Hearing from you warms our winter and we anticipate the spring, summer and fall days when classes are in session and we’re together. As enrollment continues and before our 2022 season begins, we enjoy the landscapes of a Washington Island winter.

Filed Under: Sievers School, Washington Island, Winter

Fall colors and studio time

September 26, 2020 By Carolyn Foss

Every day the trees are increasingly “showing their stuff” and both we (and the wildlife) are enjoying the changing views!  The fall color report indicates Door County currently at 5% with the third week of October expected to be the peak of color.       We recently had a small group of quilters rent the Walter Studio for a week.  As always, they brought several projects to start, to complete or to bring closer to completion.  It always feels best when there is activity in the studio!                                    With several October classes cancelled, we are still offering studio rentals with availability in the Walter […]

Filed Under: Quilting, Sievers School, Washington Island

September

September 8, 2020 By Carolyn Foss

September… not quite summer and not quite fall. It’s one of those in-between months that gives the best of both seasons and we often wish it would last a little longer than it does.   Re-scheduled to Saturday, September 12, Local Yarn Store Day was created by a committee of shop owners and yarn manufacturers to celebrate brick and mortar yarn shops. They note, “contrary to popular belief, the majority of yarn is purchased through local brick and mortar shops…”. As a local yarn shop, we started small, but have expanded our weaving and knitting yarns over time and in particular since 1996 when classes moved from what is now the shop into the (then newly-built) Sophie Studio.     […]

Filed Under: Sievers Shop, Washington Island Tagged With: Jamieson & Smith, Katie's Kep, Local Yarn Store Day, W. I. Literary Festival, W.I. Ferry Line

Washington Island summer

July 13, 2020 By Carolyn Foss

It’s time to share more photos of Washington Island, summer-style. Water levels are still exceptionally high. There’s water on the ferry dock and across the road leading to the Jackson Harbor town dock. The fields are filled with corn, summer blooms, butterflies, Whitetail Deer, Sandhill Cranes and hidden (and not-so-hidden) lavender. As far as an update on Island happenings in general, more events have been postponed until 2021, including the Death’s Door BBQ, Lions Club Fly-In Fish Boil and Island Fair and Scandinavian Dance Festival. In addition, Rock Island State Park is closed for the season to all visitors. The Friends of Rock Island continue to share information on their Facebook page. The newly christened W.I. Ferry Line vessel, Madonna, […]

Filed Under: Seasons, Washington Island Tagged With: Death's Door BBQ, Friends of Rock Island, Washington Island Ferry Line

Flora

May 28, 2020 By Carolyn Foss

All of a sudden, the rare and not-so-rare flowers are blooming in the marshes, the woods and along the roadsides. It won’t be long before we’re on the lookout for Lady Slippers. If one Trillium is wonderful, how would you describe hundreds of them? These lovely flowers certainly stand alone, but in keeping with our idea to occasionally feature work in our shop, here are a few flora-inspired items that caught our eye: If you’re interested, please use our Contact Us page to enter your name, address, credit card information and a message. For all of these items, shipping and sales tax (if applicable) would be added to the total. While we’re in the office from Monday through Friday, the […]

Filed Under: Sievers Shop, Washington Island

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