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Stop in...

When in the northern part of the Door Peninsula, be sure to visit the Door County Maritime Museum at Gills Rock, open to the public seven days a week, 10 am to 5 pm, from late May through early October.

Visitors can board the fishing tug Hope, built in 1930 by Sturgeon Bay Boat Works (currently Great Lakes Yacht Service), and view its last fishing trip in 1992. Along with the Hope is the remake of a net shed complete with fishing boxes, a net reel, and other traditional fishing supplies. The museum features new exhibits on shipwrecks and lifesaving, including a Lyle gun used to rescue mariners from shipwreck; and houses an area devoted to marine engines including those built at Kahlenberg Brothers of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Other exhibit areas include ice fishing and navigation, the popular photography exhibit “Ghost Ships of the Wisconsin Schooner Coast” and a print depicting the first three Coast Guard-manned LCI’s (Landing Craft Infantry) assaulting Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. Finally, be sure to visit the new museum store with more merchandise than ever before -- remember, Door County Maritime Museum Members receive a 15% discount on store purchases!

Don't Miss Our

Annual Fish Boil & Open House
Sunday, September 18, 2011