Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (July 8, 2022) – You’re invited to bring your crew, friends and family for boating and fun on Sturgeon Bay’s historic West Waterfront, with its new promenade and the Jim Kress Maritime Lighthouse Tower! For your enjoyment, classic boaters will display their vessels on land and in the water. Register today to […]
Learn About Shipwrecks Around Door County
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 28, 2022) – Join the Door County Maritime Museum at the Sturgeon Bay Museum for an evening of classic Great Lakes folk songs, with three longtime members of Northern Sky Theater: Doc Heide, Craig Konowalski, and Holly Feldman. These troubadours will share an overview of Northern Sky Theater, and a bit about […]
Door County Lighthouse Festival Tickets on Sale
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 16, 2022) – The Door County Maritime Museum staff and supporters are beaming with excitement to once again host the Door County Ligthhouse Festivals! The 2022 events mark the 29th annual Spring Lighthouse Fesitval, June 10-12, and Fall weekend, September 30-October 2. Each festival offers: airplane, land-based, boat, adventure, and self-guided tours that […]
Learn About Shipwrecks Around Door County
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (February 24, 2022) – The DCMM Maritime Speaker Series invites you to a presentation by Tamara Thomsen, Maritime Archaeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society, during the March 3 presentation at 7 p.m., in the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay, and online (register below to watch). Discover Door County’s history hidden beneath the waves with […]
DCMM Looks to Set Sail with Sea Scout Program
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (February 8, 2022) – For the first time in decades, you may see Sea Scouts in Sturgeon Bay. The Door County Maritime Museum has approached Bay-Lakes Area Council on restarting a Sea Scout unit operating in the area. A division of the Boy Scouts of America, Sea Scouts operates on the four pillars of seamanship, scouting, social, and service. Units are organized as […]
DCMM Maritime Speaker Series: Historical Women Around the Great Lakes
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 24, 2022) – The DCMM Maritime Speaker Series invites you to ask questions and engage in discussion with Dr. Victoria Brehm, author of Great Lakes maritime and Native literatures, during February 3’s ONLINE-ONLY presentation at 7 p.m. Victoria’s books include The Women’s Great Lakes Reader, named “One of Fifty Essential Books for Michigan History,”; Star Songs and Water Spirits, the […]
Maritime Speaker Series & New Tower Exhibits
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 31, 2021) – Your Door County Maritime Museum experienced a year like no other in 2021, including welcoming more than 100,000 guests between our three museum locations for the first time in our history! The year ahead looks even more exciting, as we complete the work to fill the Jim Kress Maritime […]
Maritime Speaker Series: The Legend of Death’s Door
Come learn about the early history of the Door Peninsula and the possible origins of the fearsome name of Death’s Door. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 20, 2021) – The DCMM Maritime Speaker Series is proud to welcome Museum Collections Coordinator Brennan Christianson for the in-person January 6, 2022 presentation at 7pm, sponsored by Door County Medical Center. Brennan will […]
Jingle Mixer, Speaker Series and More at Door County Maritime Museum
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 2, 2021) – Enjoy the winter wonderland of decorated trees, wreaths and decorative displays now through Sunday, January 2, 2022, during the 10th annual DCMM Merry-Time Festival of Trees! Extraordinary care was taken to decorate and adorn the trees and wreaths with ornaments, gifts and special surprises, all donated by local businesses, organizations and community […]
Maritime Speaker Series: Nicolet, Marquette & the Puans
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 22, 2021) – The Door County Maritime Speaker Series is proud to welcome Dr. Patrick J. Jung, professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering, for the December 2nd presentation, sponsored by Door County Medical Center. Dr. Jung will discuss his historical and archaeological research into the early French period in the western Great […]
