The March 1, 2018 from 7-8pm, Door County Maritime Museum Maritime Speakers will be Barb and Ken Wardius, life-long residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They have traveled statewide and nationally and pursued their hobbies of photography, reading, hiking, bird study, history and in recent years, lighthouses, which first drew their interest in picturesque Door County. They […]
Lee Radtke Exhibit and Reception for New Paintings of Ships in Sturgeon Bay Harbor
Award-winning artist Lee Radtke will have an exhibit featuring his maritime-focused oil paintings at the Door County Maritime Museum from March 9 through May 31. Paintings featured will include the winter fleet at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, as well as tugboats in Sturgeon Bay. The exhibit will kick off with an artist’s reception at the museum […]
Free Kids Days in February at DCMM
Every Sunday in February, the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay will be offering free admission to children 12 and under with an accompanying paid adult. The Door County Maritime Museum hopes to encourage more children to take interest in the importance of our local maritime history. “In order to understand what history is […]
The Door County Maritime Museum-Gills Rock Gets a Name Change
The Door County Maritime Museum-Gills Rock will be renamed the Death’s Door Maritime Museum in 2018. The name change will be celebrated with a renaming ceremony on July 4, 2018. “We wanted to peak additional interest and create extraordinary excitement by changing the name to something rich in maritime lore,” says the museum’s Executive Director, […]
The 2018 Winter Fleet
The Winter Fleet has started making their way in to Bay Shipbuilding. Watch the giants of the Great Lakes head in for winter layup at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. Ships from 500 feet to over 1000 feet make their way through the Sturgeon Bay Canal. Door County Maritime Museum’s website is updated anytime they receive a new […]
Maritime Lighthouse Tower Project Brings in $2.5 Million for Expansion
The Door County Maritime Museum’s Lighthouse Tower expansion project has successfully finished the first stage of fundraising for this inspiring multi-million-dollar initiative, bringing in more than $2.5 million in gifts and pledges. Expanding the museum means bringing more of the maritime story of Door County, Wisconsin, and Great Lakes alive. The overall project goal is […]
Enter for a Chance to Win $1,000 during Moo-La-La Giveaway
Sturgeon Bay is giving away money! The Moo-La-La Giveaway tradition continues for the 2017 Holiday season. Participating businesses around Sturgeon Bay will have Moo-La-La Giveaway entry boxes. Fill out an entry slip each time you shop or visit one of the participating businesses. No purchase is necessary; no cost to participate. The Sturgeon Bay Visitor […]
DOOR COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM PARTICIPATES IN MUSEUM STORE SUNDAY
The Door County Maritime Museum will be participating in Museum Store Sunday (MSS) on November 26, 2017. Museum Store Sunday will offer visitors and consumers inspired experiences and shopping opportunities provided by the museum. The Door County Maritime Museum will be offering 20% off storewide to visitors, and 25% off storewide for museum members. The […]
Door County Maritime Museum Announces New Boat Raffle
Each winter the Door County Maritime Museum hosts a wooden boatbuilding class. At the end of the class, tickets are sold throughout the summer for a raffle drawing to win the newly constructed handmade masterpiece. Along with the grand prize of the completed wooden boat, more than fifty additional prizes are typically available. The Door […]
Door County Maritime Museum Announces Maritime Speaker Series Lineup
The Maritime Speaker Series returns to the Door County Maritime Museum for the 2017-2018 season. This year boasts an impressive lineup of speakers to educate and entertain maritime enthusiasts. The series runs the first Thursday of each month and kicks off on November 2 with award-winning columnist and author of ten books, Rochelle Pennington, who […]