Door County Links

Charlie's Smokehouse - The finest smoked fish

City of Sturgeon Bay - This is our town!

County of Door - Learn more about Door County and its government

Death's Door Ferry - Arrrrr, Cross Death's Door on the Washington Island Ferry

DoorCountyBoating.com - An online publication about all things boating in Door County

Door County Kayak Tours - Learn to kayak and take a tour past Eagle Bluff Lighhouse or Cana Island Lighthouse.

Door County Visitor Bureau - Valuable tourist information on Door County

Eagle Bluff Lighthouse - Located in Peninsula State Park and managed by the Door County Historical Society.

Friends of Plum & Pilot Islands - (FOPPI) are now working to preserve the stories of these dedicated individuals and restore the historic 19th-century maritime structures found on these remote outposts.

Island Clipper - Depart from Gills Rock and ride aboard the Island Clipper to Washington Island.

Peninsula Arts & Humanities Alliance - Learn about the arts in Door County

The Shoreline Resort - Shoreline charters, lighthouse and sightseeing tours.

Sturgeon Bay Visitors & Convention Bureau - Resources on your visit to Sturgeon Bay.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - Sturgeon Bay Flotilla

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay - "... one of nine cutters in the Coast Guard’s “Bay” Class of icebreaking tugs.  She is one of two Bay Class ships equipped with a 120-foot Aids-to-Navigation barge operating on the Great Lakes."

U. S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Sturgeon Bay - "... a multi mission unit responsible for executing the Coast Guard’s Port Safety and Security, Marine Environmental Protection, and Commercial Vessel Safety missions under the Department of Homeland Security."

U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay - "Built in 1886 Station Sturgeon Bay is located on the Sturgeon Bay ship Canal in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. The summertime missions include SAR (Search and Rescue) and Law Enforcement as well as Ice Rescue during the winter months."

Wisconsin Harbor Towns Association - Ports & Harbor Towns of Wisconsin

  Maritime Museums:

Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM) - Find even more maritime museums here.

Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum - in Rogers City, MI

National Museum of American History has an ongoing exhibit called On the Water: Stories from Maritime America - in Washington, DC

Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA) - Find historic naval ships that you can visit.

Marine Museum of the Great Lakes - in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Mary Rose, The - in the city of Portsmouth, in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England.

Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea - in Mystic, CT

Penobscot Marine Museum, The - in Searsport, Maine

Maine Maritime Museum - in Bath, Maine

Wisconsin Maritime Museum - in Manitowoc, WI

 Of Other Interest:

Abouthegreatlakes.com - Learn more about the vast waterways known world-wide as the Great Lakes.

Association for Great Lakes Maritime History - including links to member organizations

Association of Midwest Museums

Foundation for Coast Guard History

North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH)

Port Carling Boats - Canada's most extensive and comprehensive wooden boat site.

U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association - America's Storm Warriors

Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association - research and education about shipwrecks and other underwater archeology in Wisconsin and the surrounding Great Lakes.

Wooden Boat Magazine - An excellent resource for wooden boat enthusiasts!