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Door County WI Aerial Highlight Video

Destination Door County 2026-09-28 | Door County WI Aerial Highlight Video

Brian Pier - Art in the Door

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Linda Welch - Art in the Door

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Fall in Door County

Fall in Door County Wisconsin

Door County Art In The Door - Pamela Schmitz

Destination Door County 2023-08-03 | Destination Door County is thrilled and excited to announce the Art in the Door contest winners. Four talented local artists each received a $2,000 prize, and their artwork will appear in upcoming marketing campaigns promoting our inspiring destination.

Check out our Art in the Door Video series—featuring Pamela Schmitz—to learn more about the artists, their practices and how Door County inspires their work.

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Door County Art In The Door - Mac Schueppert

Destination Door County 2023-08-03 | Destination Door County is thrilled and excited to announce the Art in the Door contest winners. Four talented local artists each received a $2,000 prize, and their artwork will appear in upcoming marketing campaigns promoting our inspiring destination.

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Destination Door County - Art in the Door

Destination Door County 2023-08-03 | Destination Door County is thrilled and excited to announce the Art in the Door contest winners. Four talented local artists each received a $2,000 prize, and their artwork will appear in upcoming marketing campaigns promoting our inspiring destination.

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Door County Art In The Door - Linda Welch

Destination Door County 2023-08-03 | Destination Door County is thrilled and excited to announce the Art in the Door contest winners. Four talented local artists each received a $2,000 prize, and their artwork will appear in upcoming marketing campaigns promoting our inspiring destination.

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Door County Art In The Door - Brian Pier

Destination Door County 2023-08-03 | Destination Door County is thrilled and excited to announce the Art in the Door contest winners. Four talented local artists each received a $2,000 prize, and their artwork will appear in upcoming marketing campaigns promoting our inspiring destination.

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Summer in Door County Wisconsin

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Summer in Door County

Spring in Door County

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Door County in the Spring

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Door County Wisconsin | Sturgeon Bay

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Door County Wisconsin | Winter Ice

Door County Winter Activities

Things You Didnt Know About Door County Lighthouses

Destination Door County 2022-06-16 | Door County lighthouses, many of which were built in the 1800s, have saved countless lives as they guided ships to safety. While the lighthouses are impressive when seen by land, there’s nothing quite like getting out on the lake to see these icons from the water just as the early ship captains did as they navigated their way to safety. So whether you’re a maritime buff, architecture aficionado, or just on the hunt for vacation photo-ops, all 11 lighthouses are must-see attractions.

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The Caves of the Karst | Lesser Known Door County

Destination Door County 2022-05-08 | There are two different kinds of caves to be found in Door County, Wisconsin.

Horseshoe Bay Cave is a dissolution cave where over millions of years the ground water percolates through the top soil into the bedrock and that's where cave formation of a dissolution cave. Horseshoe Bay Cave is located in the township of Egg Harbor, near the cove known as Horseshoe Bay. This cave is second longest mapped cave in Wisconsin and by far the most challenging to explore because it's typically low, wet and mostly one passage. There are a couple of side passages and the most interesting side passage goes to a room called the "big room" that's 1,000 feet into the cave. Public Tours of Horseshoe Bay Cave occur only once per year.

Horseshoe Bay Cave has a bat friendly gate and is the largest natural bat hibernation site in the state of Wisconsin, with typically thirteen hundred bats hibernating over the winter months. There are a few different rooms within the cave in which the bats have certain preference for where they will hibernate. Bats have gone into great decline the coming of white nose syndrome across North America, and now all bat caves including this one are state protected.

The other kind of cave is a "wave cave" where basically the cliff/bluff is near the current lake level. The waves come in and ice shoves during the winter break away the weak bedrock. Wave caves tend to not be very deep or typically go very far. There are caves now buried under the water when the lake was much lower during the glacier times. There are also caves located high and dry (almost 80 feet above the lake) because at some point that is where the lake level was located at.

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Destination Door County - 2022 National Tourism Week

Destination Door County 2022-05-04 | Highlighting tourism in Door County. The history of tourism throughout our communities, the impact tourism has had over the years and the future of travel and tourism.

Whats a Fyr Bal? | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2022-05-01 | Every year on or near the summer solstice the festival of Fyr Bal is celebrated in Ephraim. It is the traditional Scandinavian celebration of the sun rising to it's highest point in the northern sky. This celebration involves much pageantry. And the crowning of a chieftan who presides over the celebration. Bonfires are lighted around the harbor to symbolize the burning of the winter witch. Ephraim's Fyr Ball is one of the few American observations of a traditional Midsummer's Eve celebration. Fyr Bal is pronounced fear-ball, and literally translated from Norwegian means fireball. Fyr Bal started in 1964 when a group of Ephraim residents wanted to preserve their Scandinavian heritage. It also was a way for Ephraim inn keepers to extend their season which at the time was only the months of July and August.

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Peninsular Birds of Prey | Door County Unearthed

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Thordarsons Island | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2022-04-03 | Chester Thordarson was an Icelandic immigrant, inventor and entrepreneur who left a lasting legacy in Door County. He invented the electrical transformer in 1904 and inherently the modern electrical grid. His inventions had earned him considerable wealth and by 1912 owned all of Rock Island except the lighthouse. Over the next many years he built numerous structures on his Rock Island estate. The most notable might be the iconic Boathouse. Finished in 1931 it still stands today. The upstairs served as a library which housed over 11,000 valuable and rare books which are now housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thordarson died in 1945 and in 1965 his heirs sold Rock Island to the state for use as a state park. Today, Rock Island State Park welcomes as many as 25,000 visitors per year.

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Geocaching | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2022-03-27 | Geocaching is known a the "world's largest treasure hunt". Small "caches" such as plastic storage containers are hidden for others to find using GPS coordinates. Each cache contains small trinkets or toys and a log book. The person who finds the cache takes the item the previous person left and replaces it with their own item for the next person to find. In Door County there are hundreds of caches to explore and discover. Caches are in state or county parks, Door County Land Trust or other publicly accessible lands. When looking for a cache it is important to follow the Leave No Trace principles. Start your explorations at geocaching.com in Door County, Wisconsin.

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History of Door County Ski | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2022-03-20 | In 1937 a ski jump was built on the bluff behind the present day Peninsula State Park nature center. It was one of many ski jumps in Door County that held regular meets which attracted thousands of spectators. Downhill skiing was once a popular winter activity in Door County. Nor-Ski Ridge near Fish Creek boasted eight runs. Renamed Omnibus, the new owners added cross-country ski trails and nightly entertainment. The Sturgeon Bay Winter Sports Club operated a ski hill in Potawatomi State Park from 1946 through 1998. The hill operated completely by volunteer help. Today, cross country skiing is a popular winter activity. Over 50 miles of trails groomed for traditional and skate skiing.

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Spring in Door County

Destination Door County 2022-02-14 | Find your moment in Door County this spring.

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Spring in Door County

Destination Door County 2022-02-14 | Renew your mind, body and spirit with a spring vacation to Door County.

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Spring in Door County

Destination Door County 2022-02-14 | Settle in and stay awhile. Now’s the time for a spring vacation to Door County.

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Shipwrecks of Door County | Door County Unearthed

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Friends of the Door County Park | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2022-01-09 | The Friends Groups are a huge importance to the Door County, Wisconsin State parks in many ways. They provide the parks with volunteers during large events, work days, maintenance and grooming for the trails, fundraising efforts to help projects that the state park's budgets may not be able to fully fund themselves. Projects like the new fully accessible Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park and nature center that are important to the community and to visitors.

So all Door County state parks have a Friends Group and are extremely helpful with projects and volunteer efforts. Every park is different and every friends group is different as to where they are focusing their efforts for that particular state park. For example, Rock Island has a unique situation where the park has such historical buildings and facilities that they need to renovate and raise funds for. Newport Wilderness Society's focus is the natural environment and doing what they can to keep that including the Dark Sky initiative. Every park has their own niche and each Friends Group follows along with that to help provide whatever they can to the park.

Anyone that has interest can help and volunteer with conservation and friends groups. State parks are a huge component to Door County tourism. They bring in millions of visitors to the economy, and the Friends Groups and volunteers in general are a huge component to the park system and bring everything together to help keep the parks the way they need to be.

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Historic Island Link to and from Washington Island | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2022-01-03 | Through the 1950's, there were small motorized vessels with sails that brought freight back and forth including: fish, farming products, lumber products to ports down along the lakeshore for the farming and fishing communities. When automobiles came to Washington Island in 1914-1915 and some of the early freighter vessels carried one or two of the smaller automobiles at that time. William Jepson developed a wooden vessel specifically to include more automobiles, up to 4 or 5 at a time (as well as freight and passengers). That evolved into a slightly larger wooden vessel in the 1930's, which was then purchased by Carl and Arni Richter in 1940. From then on, it has been known as the Washington Island Ferry Line. They operated two wooden vessels until the war ended in WW2, and then built a steel hauled vessel (one that could actually break ice) which extended the season further and operate in winter. The Voyager was built in 1960 as an open deck vessel so it could carry larger vehicles that had higher clearance. Today they have a 100 foot Madonna that carries up to 28 vehicles.

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Winter in Door County

Destination Door County 2021-12-27 | Slow down and enjoy each and every moment with a winter trip to Door County.
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Bird City Wisconsin | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-12-27 | There are a number of communities here in Door County, Wisconsin that are designated and recognized as a bird city. This means that the community, the residents, the governing body are supporters of nature. They are making sure that there are natural areas within their community that provide homes for wild birds. The trees, the plants, all of that are providing food and nesting coverage for all types of birds including: shoreline birds, swamp and wetland birds, forest and pine forest birds and more. Not just out in the middle of no-where, it's within the community of resident's yards. Flowerbeds for hummingbirds, bird feeders out for feeding migratory and songbirds in the winter. All of that factors into the bird city designation and when you put it all together it creates better habitats for birds.

Door County is a perfect location for birding and not just for the serious seasoned birder. People who have a casual interest in seeing birding, Door County is an amazing place for that. Basically a pair of binoculars and a walk in the woods can start your birding experience! You can also include a field guide as a great resource to help identify. Anywhere you go in Door County whether it is a backyard, on a land-trust property, or in a state park you can enjoy bird watching. People come from all over the country to see birds here in Door County, and anyone that has come to visit Door County has a leg up in their birding experience.

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Lesser Known Door County | Refuge Islands

Destination Door County 2021-12-12 | The Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1912 with Hog Island being the first island. Established primarily for nesting habit of heron, egret, and other waiting birds that were on the island. Over time more islands were added to the Green Bay Refuge.

Currently the refuse consist of 5 islands: Plum, St. Martin, Rocky, Hog and Pilot Island and each are unique. There is two small bird islands: Spider Island and Gravel Island that are rocky islands with little to no vegetation used for nesting habitats.

Hog, Gravel and Spider Islands are among the oldest refuges in the country. Plum Island is the only island that's open to the public. This smaller island offers a variety of things to do including: maritime history, range lights, hiking trails, viewing of different types of wildlife and plants, including nesting bald eagles. It's a great place for someone to visit that wants to do a variety of different activities.

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Door County Unearthed | Crossroads at Big Creek

Destination Door County 2021-12-05 | Crossroads at Big Creek is a preserve for experiential life-long learning focused on science, history and the environment. Located in the heart of #DoorCounty, this 115-acre preserve includes several specific educational resource centers and an extensive all-season trail system that connects to evergreen and hardwood forests, streams, seasonal ponds, wetlands and upland meadows.

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24 Hours of Fall in Door County Wisconsin

Destination Door County 2021-09-19 | When the temperatures drop, #DoorCounty is lit ablaze with eye-popping color everywhere you look. Fall means apple picking, pumpkin carving, and hiking in nature when nature is at its most beautiful.

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The Boil Master | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-09-05 | Traditional fish boils are an integral part of Door County culture and have been one of the area’s most alluring tourist attractions for more than 70 years. The simplicity of the meal is enhanced by each restaurant's own quirks and personal styles of boiling the fish, but in general, boilers use fresh-caught Lake Michigan whitefish and offer up Door County cherry pie to round out the meal, making this a truly authentic Door County experience.

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Maritime History | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-08-15 | Door County has a deep-rooted maritime history that has been shaped by the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Explore our 11 historic lighthouses, long-standing shipbuilding industry, museums and 300 miles of shoreline.

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The Legend of Door Countys Name | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-08-08 | One of the most common questions we hear during tourism season is: “How did Door County get its name?”.

There is some debate about the true origin of the name, but all the folklore points to Death’s Door as the inspiration—that chillingly (and appropriately) named strait between the northernmost tip of the Door peninsula and Washington Island.

The treachery of Death’s Door for ships, sailors, merchants, and pirates is well documented, but the strait’s massive, choppy waves, hidden underwater rocks, and unpredictable weather also claimed the lives of many members of the Potawatomi and Winnebago Native American tribes over the years.

One popular theory suggests that, in the 1600s, so many Native Americans perished in the strait during an inter-tribe battle that the tribes and other settlers began to refer to it by “Death’s Door,” both out of reverence for the deceased and out of bodily fear.

The exact details of this night are murky and unconfirmed, but historic accounts agree that when Potawatomi warriors set out from Washington Island to attack the Winnebago on the mainland, the waters were calm but suddenly turned violent during the brief voyage across the strait. Canoes capsized, warriors disappeared beneath the waves, and both sides lost hundreds of men.

An alternative theory postulates that while the two tribes’ epic battle did in fact inspire the moniker, it was actually French explorers who gave the strait its macabre name. After hearing these accounts from locals and travelers and sailing the waters themselves, the French began referring to the strait as “Porte des Morts” or, in English, “Death’s Door,” which was eventually shortened to the much friendlier “Door” county.

No matter the origin of the name, what’s clear is that this small, narrow body of water has captured the imaginations of countless visitors, historians, and local water sports enthusiasts alike.

Today, the legacy of Death’s Door lives on, but in kinder, gentler, and nonfatal forms—the Washington Island Ferry safely shuttles passengers across the strait, scuba divers explore the lake and bays looking for shipwreck remnants, the Death’s Door Maritime Museum in Gills Rock pays tribute to the lake and the lives lost, and ambitious travelers continue to cross the strait, in search of the adventure and romance of Washington Island.

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Island Stavkirke | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-08-01 | The Washington Island Stavkirke was modeled after the Borgund Stavkirke constructed in 1150 near Laerdal, Sogn. That church was chosen since it is the best preserved and least altered example of this style of church architecture. The building has twelve 18-foot "stavs" or masts, all from Washington Island. Eleven are Pine and one is White Fir. There are over 9,600 four inch wide shingles on the six-tiered roof. Sitting in a small forest grove, a winding prayer path leads the way to the structure. The Stavkirke has become a vital part of the ministry of Trinity Lutheran. It is used year ‘round for special worship services and as a place of quiet meditation for many as throughout their days. Every year, thousands of people visit and spend a little time going back in time and listening ’for God’s "still small voice" in the quiet peacefulness that this place provides.

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Sturgeon Bay: Coast Guard City | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-07-25 | Since the water defines the area and the length of time the Coast Guard has located here, it's just a natural fit that the Door County area (Sturgeon Bay) is recognized as a Coast Guard City.

Sturgeon Bay was known as the Coast Guard City by members of the coast guard long before it became a part of the Coast Guard City Program and that was because the coast guards men and women that come to serve here, they were welcome by the community with open arms. A lot of these individuals would serve multiple times in this area within their career and then retire here.

It came about the recognize cities that really roll out the red carpet and take care of the Coast Guard commands that were in their area. In the 1830-1880's, shipping was the way all the goods were brought in, and we all know what the storms are like in the Fall. The companies were losing money and their ships were sinking. So the companies demanded a change. The US Government would place a US Lifesaving Station in Sturgeon Bay in 1886. Ten years later more were placed up in Baileys Harbor and Plum Island. Lighthouses sprang up, helping to assist navigation and all of this was a result of merchants petitioning congress.

Very early on, Door County had the Lighthouse Service and the United States Life Saving Service on the peninsula and in 1939 they all joined together to become the U.S. Coast Guard. Sturgeon Bay is very lucky to have three different coast guard commands here: Coast Guard Canal Station, Cutter Mobile Bay, and Marine Safety Detachment (MSD). Something very few cities have unless you are referring to the size of San Diego or New York.

The reason the Coast Guard Station and the Canal Station are located here is primarily because of the boating that goes on in Door County and around Lake Michigan. This requires a large amount of standing and safety watch to be there when there's an emergency. The Coast Guard Cutter helps keep commerce flowing on all the Great Lakes. The Maritime Safety Detachment is located here primarily because of the ship yards. They each have a separate and distinct mission to accomplishment for being here in Door County, and makes up what's part of Sturgeon Bay and the Door County area.

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Foraging in Door County Wisconsin - Bounty of the Forest | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-07-18 | Foraging is a popular activity with local chefs who love to harvest food that grows in the wild. Responsible foraging means being knowledgeable about sustainable harvesting practices. Most foraging is done with permission of private land owners. Foragers are very secretive about the locations they harvest.

Ramps are sweet, but pungent small onions that can be used to add a unique flavor not found from leeks or shallots. Mushrooms may be the most competitively hunted food from the forest. Chanterelles pair well with pasta and add light apricot scent to cuisine. Other edible mushrooms include black trumpets, hen of the woods, and puffball. Many consider the morel to be the spring's greatest treasure. Asparagus, wild berries, and fiddleheads are also notable species worth foraging.

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How to Eat Cherries | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-06-13 | Every year over 8-12 million pounds of cherries are harvested in Door County.

Here's how you can get on the bounty:
- Cherry Pie
- Dried Cherries
- Wine
- Juice
- Raw

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The Great Williamsonville Fire | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-06-06 | Thomas and Fred Williamson, brothers who immigrated to the Green Bay tornado park signarea from Canada in the late 1860’s, settled in Williamsonville. Also known as Williamson’s Mill, the settlement grew around the steam powered shingle mill built next to the Ahnapee River in 1870. Within a year, the small town saw much growth, adding a general store, a large barn, a boarding house with a well and nearby potato patch, a blacksmith shop and a total of eight houses, all within a clearing of six to ten acres. According to a WDOT report in 1995, 76 people lived in the town, including 15 women and 16 children.

In 1871, it would not have been uncommon to see fire within the forest. Fire provided a useful tool to lumbering operations and farmers clearing stumps, brush and unwanted timber. What was unusual for the era was the lack of rain. Even swampland was parched and on fire, and a smoky haze hung in the air.

Winds fanned the flames of the small fires, turning into a firestorm that swept unmercifully through southern Door County killing 128 people. The horrors were the same for all those trapped by the flames but Williamsonville was wiped off of the map with only 19 survivors of its 76 inhabitants.

A huddle of 35 people men, women and children who sought safety in a potato field were burned beyond recognition. A well, now a historical monument at the park, was where seven men sought protection from the fire. Five survived but Thomas Cryin, who had suggested the place as refuge, and a second man perished.

When the firestorm came to an end, the only survivors of the Williamson family were Thomas and his mother.

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Whitefish Tales | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-06-01 | Tag along with Charley as he delivers Whitefish to over 25 local restaurants in Door County, Wisconsin. Fishing as a food source as always been important, and the commitment to supplying local restaurants, supporting local economy and providing a healthy sustainable product.

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Door County Invasive Species | Door County Unearthed

Destination Door County 2021-05-23 | In this video we highlight some of the invasive species and best practices when adventuring in Door County, Wisconsin.

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- Door County Nature Preserves: doorcounty.com/experience/nature-preserves

Invasive species are non-native plants, animals, and even bacteria that colonize and essentially become problems either in the environment, human health, or economy is concerned.

Wild parsnips is a great example of human health problems because it can cause phytophotodermatis, which is when the sap gets on your skin and introduce to sunlight it can cause third-degree burns.

The Door County Invasive Species Team has been controlling invasive plants since 2001.

A lot of these invasive species end up creating dense monocultures, which means that is dominated by one species and it outcompetes our native species. This results in breakdowns in the food chain. So we see then our overall ecology changing and often times not for the better.

If you have a home here, look at planting a native species. We have beautiful native species and the benefits are huge! Plant native species in your yard like prairie rose, pussy willow, red columbine and wild geranium.

There are boot brush stations located throughout Door County. If you wear those hiking boots at multiple locations, you are releasing those invasive seeds from these species. Boot brushes are meant help to prevent spread into the site and out of the site as well, and that is really important!

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