Tickets are selling fast of the 2019 Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival, Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13. The Festival weekend includes boat and adventure tours that together reach many of the eleven treasured lighthouses of Door County. Tickets for the Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival are now available for purchase at DoorCountyTickets.com and range in price from $40-80 […]
Michaels, Perlewitz, Hart and Zuehlke Receive Awards from DCMM
On Monday, August 5, the winners of the annual Door County Mariner Awards and Coast Guard Person of the Year Award were announced at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. BM1 Andrew Michaels won the Coast Guard Person of the Year Award. Bob Perlewitz was recognized with the Mariner Award, while Clifford B. Hart and Arthur […]
Classic & Wooden Boat Festival Returns to Sturgeon Bay
Visit the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay during the 29th annual Door County Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, Saturday and Sunday August 10-11. The Festival features a remarkable assortment of historic and beautiful vessels proudly displayed by their owners or builders. Registered boaters showcase their boats for the weekend and compete for awards and […]
Join DCMM to celebrate the Cana Island Lighthouse Sesquicentennial
On Wednesday, August 7 from 3-6pm the Door County Maritime Museum will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Cana Island Lighthouse. Cana Island is perhaps Door County’s most photographed lighthouse, celebrating 150 years of standing watch on the shore of Lake Michigan in 2019. The event, free and open to the public, will feature descendants […]
Sturgeon Bay Maritime Week Returns August 3-11
Sturgeon Bay Maritime Week returns August 3-11, 2019, as the City once again honors its rich maritime heritage with entertaining and fun-filled events. In addition to focusing on Sturgeon Bay’s extraordinary maritime history, the week honors the area’s local Coast Guard personnel – past and present – for their service and many contributions to the […]
Door County Maritime Museum Announces Annual Wooden Boat Raffle
Tickets are now on sale for the Door County Maritime Museum’s annual Wooden Boat Raffle. The Grand Prize of the raffle is the hand-built 16’ St. Lawrence River Skiff, produced by the Museum’s Wooden Boatbuilding instructors and class participants. The beautiful wooden boat comes with hand-turned oars, as well as a trailer generously provided by […]
Last Chance for Spring Lighthouse Festival Tickets
Tickets are selling fast for the Spring Door County Lighthouse Festival, June 7-9, 2019! Don’t miss out on your chance to take part in the tours and excursions to the eleven Door County lighthouses. Tickets are also currently available for the Fall Lighthouse Festival, October 12-13, 2019. The Festival weekends include land-based, boat, and adventure […]
DCMM Launches Educational Programming Partnerships
The Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) is pleased to launch several new programs in the coming weeks designed to engage with local school districts and share our collective maritime history with all area K-12 students. This month, the Museum is partnering with Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate School to start an ongoing project to display maritime artwork created […]
Rotary Club’s 26th Annual Shipyard Tour on Saturday, May 4
The Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay presents the 26th Annual Shipyard Tour on Saturday, May 4, 2019. For one day each year, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and CenterPointe Yacht Services open their doors to the public for tours of the shipbuilding industry. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is under the direction and ownership of a world-class shipbuilding company, Fincantieri […]
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Tugboat John Purves
The entire Door County community is invited to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic tug John Purves at 11am on Wednesday, May 1 at the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay. The event will include the US Army Color Guard, the national anthem sung by Southern Door High School sophomore Brianna Partyka, birthday cake and more. Built […]