Tag Archives: Door County Maritime Museum
First Friday Poetry Readings at “Untitled” Highlight the Launch of Sturgeon Bay’s Monthly Buy Local Campaign, Jan 6
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
More than 20 downtown Sturgeon Bay businesses will extend their hours to 8 pm on Friday, January 6 with the launch of the First Fridays campaign to promote local businesses and support non-profit organizations. The first Friday of each month will offer area residents the opportunity to enjoy downtown Sturgeon Bay with many shops remaining [...]
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Purinton to speak at Door County Maritime Museum, Nov 29
Posted on 22. Nov, 2011 by Bob Desh.
Winter is rapidly approaching so it seems appropriate the Door County Maritime Museum’s 2011-2012 Speaker Series kicks off Tuesday night, Nov. 29, with Richard Purinton presenting a program centered on winters on Washington Island. This initial program on will provide an excellent holiday shopping opportunity with the museum’s gift shop open for business and a [...]
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Old and New Combine for 21st Annual Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, Aug 6-7
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Bob Desh.
The Door County Maritime Museum is building on the “Boats, Books and Brushes” theme it introduced two years ago at this year’s Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, continuing to broaden its appeal beyond the collection of interesting and stunning vessels it attracts each summer. There will still be plenty of boats on the museum grounds [...]
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Underwater Shipwreck Photography and D-Day Print Exhibit Opens in Gills Rock
Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by Bob Desh.
After a successful run at the Door County Maritime Museum’s facility in Sturgeon Bay, the popular photography exhibit “Ghost Ships of the Wisconsin Schooner Coast” opens today in Gills Rock. The photo exhibition features the work of Dennis Mullen, who is particularly noted for his underwater and nature photography. Dennis is an accomplished diver with [...]
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Ports of Call Gala Features Great Food, Music and a Three-Masted Schooner, July 1
Posted on 17. Jun, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
“Sail-abration” of the Schooner Coast is the theme at the Door County Maritime Museum’s annual Ports of Call Gala Friday, July 1, on the Museum’s waterfront grounds in Sturgeon Bay. The majestic towering masts or Wisconsin’s flagship, the three-masted schooner Denis Sullivan, will be the highlight of this dining and dancing extravaganza. Stroll the decks of the Sullivan [...]
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Turn on to the Ridges Range Lights During Lighthouse Festival, June 10-12
Posted on 04. Jun, 2011 by Karen Newbern.
Two of the most unique lighthouses in Door County, the Baileys Harbor Range Lights, will be open for tours during the Door County Maritime Museum’s Lighthouse Festival, June 10-12. The Ridges Sanctuary, which manages the Range Lights, will open the lighthouses from 10 am to 4 pm each day. A donation is requested to help [...]
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Door County Maritime Museum Hosts D-Day Observance with Print Unveiling, June 6
Posted on 03. Jun, 2011 by Bob Desh.
The Door County Maritime Museum will conduct a D-Day observance on Monday, June 6 at 2 pm at the museum in Sturgeon Bay. Highlighting the event will be the unveiling of the dramatic print “D-Day Landing.” The print, which is a copy of a mural presented by artist Tony Falcone to the United States Coast [...]
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Underwater Shipwreck Photography Exhibit Opens at Door County Maritime Museum
Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Bob Desh.
The photography exhibit “Ghost Ships of the Wisconsin Schooner Coast” opens at the Door County Maritime Museum’s Reddin Bridge Room featured in Sturgeon Bay through July 5. The exhibition features the work of Dennis Mullen, who is particularly noted for his underwater and nature photography. Dennis is an accomplished diver with over 1,000 dives logged. [...]
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Schooner Coast Passport Encourages Travelers to Take Scenic, Historic Route from Manitowoc to Sturgeon Bay
Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
Wisconsin’s Schooner Coast, a new tourist destination that offers 60 miles of maritime experiences, natural waters and little-known Wisconsin gems, launches in May with release of its “Schooner Coast Savings Passport.” In addition to guiding visitors along the Schooner Coast, the passport offers a host of special discounts at cozy bed & breakfasts, waterfront hotels, [...]
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Tours Resume on Tug John Purves
Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Bob Desh.
The Door County Maritime Museum has resumed tours of the Tug John Purves docked in Sturgeon Bay – with tours conducted on weekends in April and daily beginning in May. The immaculately restored 149-foot vessel has proven to be an extremely popular attraction since opening to the public in August of 2008 following a remarkable [...]
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