Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 5, 2021) – Learn how one of the world’s most widely used objects has been fought over during this month’s Door County Maritime Speaker Series, with Museum Curator Rhys Kuzdas on Thursday, April 8 at 7pm. Join Rhys as he presents the history of the world’s first modern shipping container, built in Sturgeon […]
Lighthouse Festival Tickets Available April 1
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 19, 2021) – The beacons are beckoning you to Door County for the 28th Annual 2021 Lighthouse Festivals. Take a tour and experience the 14 lighthouses of the peninsula and islands again, or for the first time. Your ticket purchases through DoorCountyTickets.comsupport the Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society. Order tickets […]
February 2021 Events at Door County Maritime Museum
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (February 5, 2021) – Deep in the dark waters of the Great Lakes swims the only freshwater member of the cod family, the burbot (Lota lota) fish. Known by many names, including ‘lawyer’ and ‘eelpout’, the burbot is unknown to most people, but prized by some. Join fisheries specialist Titus Seilheimer for a […]
Love in the Water: February DCMM Maritime Speaker Series
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 21, 2020) – Deep in the dark waters of the Great Lakes swims the only freshwater member of the cod family, the burbot (Lota lota) fish. Known by many names, including ‘lawyer’ and ‘eelpout’, the burbot is unknown to most people, but prized by some. Join fisheries specialist Titus Seilheimer for a […]
DCMM Quiet Season Hours and Accessibility
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 8, 2021) – As we welcome the quiet season on the peninsula, the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) wants to remind local residents and visitors that the museum in Sturgeon Bay is open seven days a week, 10am-4pm. The Museum also is a partner in two nationwide programs making a broad commitment […]
Great Lakes/Great Books
Juddvile, Wis. (January 4, 2021) – Great Lakes/Great Books Club is now meeting at the new Write On, Door County center in Juddville! This club welcomes all who want to discuss works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that have the Great Lakes as a setting or as subject matter. This month’s selection is The Wanting Life by Mark Rader. Set […]
Door County Modern Explorer: McCarthy Pedaled Peninsula in 4 Days
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 23, 2020) – It took him three years to do it the first time, and just four days in June of 2020. Door County hotel owner/operator Mike McCarthy completed a personal quest to circumnavigate the Northern Door Peninsula in his sit-on-top pedal kayak. Join McCarthy during his Door County Maritime Speaker Series virtual presentation on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at […]
DCMM Closed January 11-12
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 17, 2020) – To allow Museum staff to complete some larger building maintenance projects, the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay will be closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday, January 11-12, 2021. The Museum will resume regular hours at 10am on Wednesday, January 13. Winter hours for the Museum are […]
Maritime Speaker Series Continues
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 24, 2020) – Learn the history of Door County’s largest employer on Thursday, December 3, when Theresa and Stewart Fett present the History of Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company for the next session of the Museum’s 2020-2021 Maritime Speaker Series, sponsored by Door County Medical Center. Stewart will start with Bay Shipbuilding’s humble […]
DCMM Selects Exhibit General Contractor
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 2, 2020) – Construction of the Door County Maritime Museum’s landmark Jim Kress Maritime Lighthouse Tower overlooking Sturgeon Bay’s working waterfront has reached a new milestone with the selection of a nationally recognized firm as Exhibit General Contractor for the creation of exhibits for the Tower. After a highly competitive bidding process […]
