Archive for 'Nautical History'
Pirates Return to the Sturgeon Bay Waterfront Opening May 19
Posted on 15. May, 2012 by Bob Desh.
The Door County Maritime Museum has yet to match the success it enjoyed with the “Pirates!” exhibit in 2007 when it smashed all attendance records at the Sturgeon Bay museum… That exhibit’s curator, Jon Paul Van Harpen is back now and so are the pirates in a new exhibit that the museum promises will be [...]
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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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Rangelight Restoration is Subject of Ridges Sanctuary Program, July 28
Posted on 23. Jul, 2011 by Staff Reporter.
The Baileys Harbor Rangelights have been welcoming visitors to The Ridges area since 1870 – long before the Sanctuary was officially established in 1937. Built in 1869, the lights were built to keep ships off the treacherous reefs and shallows at the entrance to Baileys Harbor. From the water, sailors could line up the white [...]
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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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