Door County Pulse Podcast

Myles Dannhausen Jr. dives into the birth and evolution of the Door Kinetic Arts Festival (DCAF) with creator Eric Simonson, highlighting the challenges of communicating its essence and the impact of location on its significance. We also explores the festival's diverse and multidisciplinary arts, its community impact, and the process of artist selection and collaboration. Additionally, it emphasizes the festival's outreach to schools and universities, as well as its role in inspiring and engaging young artists.

There will be a huge crowd in Peninsula State Park on Saturday for the Door County Half Marathon. Myles Dannhausen Jr. talks to Tim Kowols about the race that draws more than 2,700 people each year, including more than 40 who have joined him in running for a cause. But first, we catch up on the fight of Lucia Ramirez, a young girl from Sevastopol who is battling leukemia. Fernwood Gardens will host a Kentucky Derby Party fundraiser for Lucia Saturday afternoon from 3- 7 pm to support her family in their fight.

Amy Kohnle, executive director of United Way of Door County, joins the podcast to talk about the convergence of problems pinching the pocketbooks of the peninsula’s working poor. From the rising cost of basic goods to the lack of housing, it’s getting more difficult for people to get ahead. Kohnle talks about what United Way is doing to try to help, and the organization’s goal for the 2021 fundraising campaign.