Q: What kinds of activities does the Festival have? (back to top)
A: (1) The Festival offers a variety of activities including learning opportunities in Ethnic Folk Dance Workshops, Music Workshops, Singing Workshops, for both new and experienced dancers, musicians and singers, Specialty Dance Workshops and Contra/Square Dance workshops with live music.  (2) If you like to party, there are Parties in Sister Bay (every night) and in Ephraim (Friday and Saturday nights).  (3) There are Culture Sessions/Leader Discussion Forums, and Dance & Stress Relief sessions at lunchtime.  (4) Throughout the weekend there is a Silent Auction of donated ethnic or dance-related items to support the scholarship fund.  (5) There is a Group Dinner a at local popular restaurant, a traditional Door County Fish Boil Dinner in Sister Bay Park, followed by Dancing and Music in the Park and on the Village Pier.  (6) There are also free Children's Activities that include crafts, story telling, sing-alongs, creative games and dancing.

The 2008 Festival will feature (tentatively):

• Friday afternoon Mini-Concert @ Baileys Harbor Town Hall
• Specialty Dance Workshops (Possibly Argentine Tango & others)
• Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun Various Dance Workshops in Sister Bay, Ephraim & Baileys Harbor
• Singing & Music Workshops at First Baptist Church of Sister Bay
• Friday evening Contra/Square Dance Party at Ephraim Village Hall
• Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun evening Ethnic Dance Parties at Sister Bay Village Hall
• Fri/Sat morning & afternoon Children's Activities in Sister Bay Park
• Fri Group Dinner at a local restaurant
• Sat Fish Boil Dinner in Sister Bay Park

 
Click Here for the Complete Festival Schedule

Q: Are_there_performances? (back to top)
A: While some people do come to "watch" the workshops or the parties, the primary interest of and focus of the participants is in active participation in the dance, music and singing workshops and in dance parties. In the first two years of the Festival (1980 and 1981), there were formal "sit-down" concerts. This activity was discontinued in 1982 with the change in format of the Festival. In 2003 and 2004 the festival offered a Saturday Night Music Concert at Ephraim Village Hall. The DCFF crowd seems to be more interested in active participation and the concert has been discontinued since 2005.

However on Friday, July 6, 2007, at Baileys Harbor Town Hall, the Balkan Cabaret Orchestra will present a Mini-Concert for the Baileys Harbor Senior Citizens Group. This event will be open to the public.
 
 

1. For those "non-dancers" who do not feel that they know how to dance, but who would like to learn how or are willing to try, DCFF offers Ethnic Folk Dance workshops specifically designed for beginning level dancers.  The Contra/Square Dance and Beginning-Level Ethinc Dance workshops are also easily accessible for new dancers.  For the tmes and locations of these activites:  Click here for the Festival schedule.
2. For those "non-dancers" who do not dance at all, Door County offers many other activities, including: sandy beaches, rocky shores, scenic hiking trails & vistas,bike trails, canoeing, sailing & boating, state parks, fishing, "pick your own" orchards, guided and self-guided scenic tours, museums, art galleries, music & theater, water sports, golf, unique shopping opportunities, an outdoor drive-in movie park, and a large selection of restaurants including one with "goats on the roof".  Quite often non-dancing spouses of registered dancers come along.  Listings of many of these "other things to do" can be found in the free guides that we feature on display at the Festival, including: The Door County Chamber's "GoGuide", "Door County Vacation Guide", "Resorter Reporter", "Door Voice" and "Peninsula Pulse".  You can also find links and contact information for many other activities on-line in the DCFF website at our "Door County Resource Links Page".

Through networking, we found three motels that have "pet friendly" policies.  However there is a more extensive list of such motels on the Door County Chamber of Commerce Website.  Policies vary and you'll have to check with the individual innkeeper on specifics.  Some innkeepers have a limited number of "pet friendly" rooms, and may exclude certain types of pets, or may have damage deposit requirements: 

• Edge of Town Motel, Sister Bay, WI, (920)-854-2012, http://www.innline.com/door/IL2925.HTM
• Julie's Park Cafe & Motel, Fish Creek, WI, (920)-868-2999, juliesmotel@yahoo.com, http://www.juliesmotel.com
• Baker's Sunset Motel & Cottages, Baileys Harbor, WI, (920)-868-2999, bakerssunsetmotel&cottages@dcwis.com,

http://www.innline.com/door/IL8450.htm
• Visit the Door County Chamber of Commerce "Pets Allowed" Webpage for a more complete listing of motels with "pet friendly" policies, (920)-743-4456.

Q: How do I access Internet & Email? (back to top)
A1: Two years ago there was very little availability except for dial-up access. Today, the Door County Public Library branches all have public internet access and the ones in Sturgeon Bay and Sister Bay have 24 x 7 Wireless Access (see below). More and more motels/hotels are offering broadband internet access in rooms. In addition, Peninsula Photo Imaging (by the Peninsula Park View Motel) in Fish Creek offers wireless access for an hourly fee. Below are some options:

A2: Pay for use Access:

• Peninsula Photo Imaging in Fish Creek offers wireless access at $10/hour between 8:30am and 6:00pm. The shop is located at the Intersection of Hwys 42 and A in Fish Creek, (920)-854-7770, http://www.ppimg.com.
• Door County Computer INet Cafe, offers wireless access for your laptop, or use their MACs & PCs, scanners, printers, has coffee but no food, 4243 Juddville Road in Fish Creek, Mo-Fr (10am - 5pm) - Juddville road is 3 mi North of Egg Harbor on Hwy 42, (920)-868-9100, dcoffice@dcwis.com, http://www.dcwis.com/ISP .

A3: Public Access: The following Door County Public Library Branches have computers available for public internet access in the town libraries - http://www.dcl.lib.wi.us.  Please be aware that there is limited access to thse facilities and that there are time usage and reservation policies, unless you bring your laptop to a hotspot: 

• Sister Bay Branch - 301 Mill Road (new building) behind Beanies Mexican Restaurant (across the street from the Sister Bay Post Office on Hwy 42), Mo/Tu/We (10-8), Th/Fr (10-5), Sa (10-2), Wireless access is 24 x 7, (from the parking lot) even after closing, 3 computers may be reserved in advance for 30-minute usage, 2 computers on a walk-up basis for 10-minute usage, for reservations call Betty Curzon or Kay Maher, (920)-854-6332 or (920)-854-2721.
• Ephraim Branch - 9996 Water Street, located in the Ephraim Village Hall (EVH) at the intersection of Hwy 42 & Q, Mo (3-7), Tu/We (10-3), Th (2-5), Sa (10-2), 2 computers total, that may be reserved in advance for 30 minute usage, for reservations call Linda Malmgren, (920)-854-2014.
• Baileys Harbor Branch - 2392 Highway F, located next to Baileys Harbor Town Hall by the Dock at the intersection of Hwy 57 and F, Mo/Fr (10am-4pm), Tu/Th/Su (closed), Sa (9am-2pm), 3 computers total, 2 computers may be reserved in advance for 30 minute usage, 1 computer on a first-come first-served basis for 10 minute usage, for reservations call Jeanne Majeski, (920)-839-2210.
• Fish Creek Branch - 4097 Main Street, Town of Gibraltar Community Center, which also includes the Post Office, Tourist Information Office and town offices, Mo/Tu/We/Th (11am-5pm), Fr/Su (closed), Sa (10am-1pm), 2 computers total, that may be reserved in advance for 30 minute usage, for reservations contact Holly Somerhalder, (920)-868-3471.
• Door County Public Library - for general information and specific information on other branches: http://www.dcl.lib.wi.us/locs.htm

A4: Motel Access: Not all telephone systems in Door County Motels can handle Internet traffic or toll free access.  If you book with DCFF, the specifics of each location is listed below.  If you book your own lodging, you'll have to check with your innkeeper.  Make sure that you use your calling card number or an 8xx (800, 877, etc.) access number to access your Internet Service Provider (ISP), otherwise you'll pay the motel's long distance access charges:

• Voyager Inn Motel - Each room has a telephone, but there is no dataport so you'll have to unplug the phone.  Use your calling card number or 8xx access number to connect to your ISP.
• Bluffside Motel - Each room has a telephone, but there is no dataport so you'll have to unplug the phone.  Use your calling card number or 800 access number (only) to connect to your ISP.  The telephone system in the Bluffside recognizes only 800 numbers.
• Coachlite Inn & Suites - Each room has a telephone, but there is no dataport so you'll have to unplug the phone.  Use your calling card number or 8xx access number to connect to your ISP.
• Open Hearth Lodge - Each room has a telephone, but there is no dataport so you'll have to unplug the phone.  Use your calling card number or 8xx access number to connect to your ISP.
• Trollhaugen Lodge & Motel - Each room has a telephone, but the telephone system does not recognize computers dialing out.  There is a single phone line in the Lodge that can be used with your calling card number or an 8xx access number to connect to your ISP.  The Lodge is open from approximately 7:30am until 7:00pm.
• Patio Motel - Each room has a telephone, but there is no dataport so you'll have to unplug the phone.  Use your calling card number or 8xx access number to connect to your ISP. 
• Anchor's Aweigh Inn - No phones in rooms.
• Aqualand Campground - No phones for internet access. 
• Other Motels - You'll have to ask - do a search for "internet access"+"door county"

Q: Are work scholarships available? (back to top)
A: Most definitely!  The Festival requires the equivalent of twelve (12) full-time scholarship workers. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come first-serve basis.  Full-time scholarship workers earn a minimum complimentary weekend pass (admission to all dance, music and singing events), housing (for the nights that they stay over) for the Festival and one ticket to Saturday's Fish Boil Dinner.  Partial and Special scholarship workers pay a portion of the fee for a weekend pass and/or housing per a mutually agreed upon amount of work.  We can be quite creative and flexible in our negotiations.  Work scholarships do not cover transportation costs to and from the festival or other meals and incidentals. Please send in a letter describing your need for a Scholarship and someone from the Work Scholarship Team will contact you. 

Click here to view a story about DCFF "Work Scholarship Experiences"

Click here for complete details about the Door County Folk Festival "Work Scholarship Team"

NOTE: WORK SCHOLAR POSITIONS FOR 2008 ARE OPEN!

Q: Do you have Sunset Concert Cruise Info? (back to top)
A: Gerhard Bernhard has retired from Sunset Concert Cruises. For further information, contact Gerhard at: (920)-854-2986 or info@concertcruises.com or http://www.concertcruises.com.