Archive for 'Nautical History'
Door County Lighthouse Festival Tickets now on Sale
Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Bob Desh.
Tickets for the 18th Annual Door County Lighthouse Festival are now on sale through the Door County Maritime Museum. Nearly all of last year’s land-based tours and boat cruises return for this year’s June 10-12 event with a few changes and additions. The annual Friday evening Keeper’s Kin event has expanded. A 6 pm dinner [...]
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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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‘Sole Survivor’ Author Caps Museum Series at Bay View Church, Apr 2
Posted on 28. Mar, 2011 by Bob Desh.
The 2011 Door County Maritime Museum’s Winter Speaker’s Series comes to a dramatic close on Saturday night, April 2, at Bay View Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay. Dennis Hale, subject of the book “Sole Survivor” and author of the recently released autobiography “Reflections of the Sole Survivor,” will be the featured speaker. The program begins [...]
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Tickets On Sale for Shipwreck Survivor Dennis Hale’s April Speaking Program
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Stephen Kastner.
Dennis Hale, author of his recently released autobiography “Shipwrecked: Reflections of the Sole Survivor,” will speak at the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay at 7 pm on Saturday, April 2, recounting one of the most remarkable shipwreck survival sagas of the Great Lakes. It will be the final presentation in the Maritime Museum’s [...]
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Your Vote for Cana Island Light Needed Now to Net a $25,000 Restoration Award
Posted on 05. Sep, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) seeks public online support to win “This Place Matters” Community Challenge. With your help, the Cana Island Lighthouse could receive $25,000 towards its restoration from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The 2010 “This Place Matters” Community Challenge helps non-profit preservation organizations harness the power of this campaign, to raise awareness [...]
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Door County Maritime Museum Hosting Tall Ship Cannon Salute & Breakfast
Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
The Cannon Salute & Breakfast Under the Big Top takes place in conjunction with the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Parade of Sail in Sturgeon Bay on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 12. Ships escorted by boats from the United States Coast Guard and the Sturgeon Bay Police Department will parade through Sturgeon Bay in groups [...]
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Maritime Museum Hosting Maritime Historical Film Premiere, July 21
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Bob Desh.
The Door County Maritime Museum will host the grand premiere of the new documentary “Lakeshore Guardians: The Story of the United States Life-Saving Service in Wisconsin” at 7 pm, Wednesday, July 21, at its Sturgeon Bay museum. Writer, filmmaker, and producer Daniel Larson, responsible for the popular Keepers of the Door series, will be on [...]
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Baylake Bank Tall Ship Parade of Sail Announced for Sturgeon Bay, Aug 12
Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
A Parade of Sail will take place in Sturgeon Bay on the morning of Thursday, August 12, as the kick-off for the 2010 Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival taking place August 13-15 at Leicht Park in Green Bay. The Baylake Bank Parade of Sail will be a celebration that brings residents, visitors, and local businesses [...]
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