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 […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 27, 2020) – Keep holiday traditions alive and bring your family and friends to the 9th annual Merry-Time Festival of Trees from November 14 to January 3, at the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay. The Festival turns the Museum into a winter wonderland with uniquely decorated trees, wreaths and decorative displays donated […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 2, 2020) – The annual DCMM Merry-time Festival of Trees will go on this year, despite the pandemic. Starting Saturday, November 14 and running through Sunday, January 4, 2021, the Museum will once again be filled with extraordinary trees adorned with ornaments, gifts and special surprises, all decorated and donated by […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (August 28, 2020) – The Fall Lighthouse Festival weekend includes air, land-based, boat, and adventure tours that together reach all 11 of the treasured lighthouses of Door County. Many of the tour excursions are unique to the Lighthouse Festival weekends, and provide visitors exclusive access to a lighthouse not typically open to the […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (August 25, 2020) – The Door County Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual Door County Mariner Awards and Coast Guard Person of the Year Award. William C. “Bill” Parsons is recognized with the Mariner Award, while John D. Thenell receives a Posthumous Mariner Award. Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Brent Fike of the Coast Guard Cutter Mobile […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (July 28, 2020) – The Board of Directors of the Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc. (DCMM) is pleased to announce the recent election of Nathan Dineen to the Board. Nathan J. Dineen is a partner with the law firm of Vanden Heuvel & Dineen, S.C., with offices in […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (July 16, 2020) – The Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) is hosting a Boathouse Sidewalk Sale on Thursday and Friday, July 30-31, 10am-4pm, and Saturday, August 1, 10am-1pm. The Boathouse Sidewalk Sale coincides with Destination Sturgeon Bay’s Sidewalk Sales July 30, and will feature a variety of nautical, marine and maritime items, […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (July 3, 2020) – The Door County Maritime Museum and The Boldt Company will hold a small, private event on Thursday, July 2 to commemorate a significant project benchmark as the final structural pieces are placed at the top of the new landmark Maritime Lighthouse Tower museum expansion, currently under construction on the […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (June 18, 2020) – The Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) is pleased to announce participation in a number of programs and initiatives to increase accessibility to the exhibits and collections of the Museum for visitors and local residents. DCMM joins a large coalition of museums nationwide making a broad commitment to seek, […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (June 16, 2020) – It took him 3 years to do it the first time. Now Mike McCarthy is on a mission to bring awareness to Door County’s maritime history, the ecology of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, and that yes, you can kayak around the Door Peninsula. McCarthy, co-owner of the Village […]