An Intern's Adventures: Sister Bay

As the 21st century makes its way into existence, there has been a significant rise in a new member of the work force: the intern. Generally known to be synonymous with "free labor" it has since come to represent a group of young people, sometimes paid and sometimes not, who work with established professionals - by doing the (often random) tasks that are to be found around a work place. As the Box Office Intern for this summer and the previous one, I have found myself doing an assortment of tasks, including making coffee, shredding things, and labeling mystery cds (more on that later this week!). Today at the Peninsula Music Festival, this meant papering.

"Papering" is a way of advertising through local businesses, finding places such as shops and cafes who so nicely display our lovely posters and brochures so that more people will know about it. In order to do this effectively, we divide up Door County into several regions, so that a person only has to take on one area, such as downtown Ephraim. I was given downtown Sister Bay, which should be easy enough considering how often I go there for Church, grocery shopping at the Pig, and pirate-themed miniature golf. However, my list of 2 dozen or so places to visit, most of which were located in within a few blocks of each other resulted in an adventure that looked more like this:

But, instead of a decorative teepee and a random dog house, there was Al Johnson's and the 90 degrees of pure heat and humidity beating down on me. Pretty much everything that could've caused this task to take longer than necessary happened, including:
*Waiting behind people talking amongst themselves in order to get a place to hang a poster (which I had permission to do, so I wasn't waiting for anything else)
*Walking unnecessary distances because of confusing directions (Did you know that there is an old AND new fire station in Sister Bay???)
*Getting stuck in front of a car while making a wrong turn and getting lost in and out of a golf course
* Getting stuck in the back door of the PMF offices, essentially the epitome of my adventure....

However, it was definitely not all bad! There were many friendly people out and about, working in the shops or walking around. I placed posters in several locations, so hopefully everyone who so much as looks at Sister Bay on a map will see our advertising!

So I ask all of you: what is your favorite adventure you have had in Door County? Where was the best place you got lost in?? 

And, for those of you playing along at home, anyone who calls the PMF office and mentions the word "Adventure" while ordering tickets will receive $5 off each ticket they order! (Some exclusions apply, of course - but the friendly ladies in the box office will help you sort it out!) 


Coming soon! 
Check back here for a fabulous article written by our Executive Director, Sharon Grutzmacher, some fun facts about the composers represented in this year's Festival and another installment in "An Intern's Adventures"!