At some point, anyone who lives in or visits Door County will ask the question of where the name Death’s Door originated. For generations, historians have told various versions of a similar story, but when Brennan Christianson of the Door County Maritime Museum began digging into them, he found those tales didn’t hold water. He joins Myles Dannhausen Jr to dive into the fascinating history and myths of the name, how to validate sources, and the challenges of uncovering factual history from legends on the peninsula.

Most of us have a kind of functional vision. We get around – to the grocery store, the farmers market, the Fourth of July parade – but the familiarity sands it down. Photojournalists have to fight that. They have to notice what a community is actually saying about itself, frame by frame. For three years, Peninsula Pulse photographer Larry Mohr has been teaching Pulse photography intern Remy Carmichael to see that way. This fall, having graduated from high school, she leaves for the University of Vermont. Before that, Remy and Larry talk with Pulse Editor Debra Fitzgerald about the difference between taking a photo and telling the truth about a place.

This weekend nearly 2,000 athletes will converge at the Door County Triathlon, Southern Door will host its big summer party and it all happens as businesses are grappling with delays and denials for summer international workers. Myles Dannhausen Jr. and Debra Fitzgerald discuss all this and the latest on a new CAFO in the county.