May 2025 Newsletter

BHC Season Opening, Events, Belgian Days, Historic Photos and more

Belgian Days Narrated Bus Tours

July 12, 2025

Join Barb (Englebert) Chisholm on a one hour narrated bus tour of Belgian settlements.

Belgian Life / Great Fire Presentations

July 12, 2025

The early days of the Belgian settlements and the Great Fire of 1871

2025 BHC Kermiss

August 17, 2025

Don't miss this year's Kermiss!

It's Official - BHC Booyah is the Best!!

BHC is thrilled to announce that our famous booyah won BOTH the Fan Favorite and the Judge's Award at the Booyah Battle Draft Event.  Thank you to all who turned out at the Booyah Battle to support BHC and all the other non-profit organizations.

Check out the PDF below for a great picture of our Booyah Makers and Volunteers!

Golden Heart Award to BHC Volunteers

BHC is thrilled to announce that Joe Alexander and Kevin Moore received the Golden Heart Award for Cultural Volunteers of the Year sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service Foundation and United Way of Door County.  Joe and Kevin provide BHC with countless volunteer hours, serving in leadership roles and doing everything from building and grounds, booyah making and running day to day operations.  Congratulations and Thank You, Joe and Kevin!  BHC congratulations all of the 2025 Golden Heart nominees and thanks everyone who volunteers in their community!

What to Know When Visting BHC

Please see the PDF below for BHC visitor policies.

Visits By Appointment

We gladly accept appointments to visit BHC outside of our regular hours. To schedule a visit, email contact@belgianheritagecenter.org with the date and approximate time requested. As these visits require extra volunteer time and travel, a donation of $10 per person with a minimum of $20 per visit is appreciated.  Please contact us at least one week ahead of your planned visit.