Cana Island Lighthouse

Baileys Harbor

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Door County Maritime Museum

Sturgeon Bay

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Death’s Door Maritime Museum

Gills Rock

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​​​​​​​Door County Maritime Museum: Where Great Lakes History Comes Alive!

Our Mission: The Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc. preserves Great Lakes maritime history, primarily focusing on Door County, Wisconsin, and provides interpretive and educational opportunities for current and future generations.

The Museum operates three locations, including the Door County Maritime Museum along the working waterfront in Sturgeon Bay; the iconic Cana Island Lighthouse in Baileys Harbor; and the Death’s Door Maritime Museum in Gills Rock. As one of northeast Wisconsin’s top tourism destinations, averaging 95,000 visitors annually, the Door County Maritime Museum serves as a cultural and educational resource for all 72 counties in Wisconsin. 

Our Vision: To be a preeminent cultural and educational resource for the preservation and stewardship of regional maritime history.

DCMM Land Acknowledgement: The Door County Maritime Museum acknowledges that the indigenous peoples and nations – including the Menominee, Potawatomi, as well as other native peoples – have stewarded through generations the lands and waterways of what is now northeastern Wisconsin. We honor and respect the enduring relationship that exists between these peoples and this land and the waters surrounding it.

“Beside the Lake, Beneath the Wind” Miller Exhibit Opens New Space at DCMM

DCMM is pleased to announce the very first exhibit in our new temporary and traveling exhibition space within the Peterson Gallery at the museum’s Sturgeon Bay location (120 North Madison Avenue). Entitled Beside the Lake, Beneath the Wind, the new exhibit features the nautical work of Door County master artist Gerhard CF Miller (1903-2003) and is a collaboration between DCMM and the Miller Art Museum.

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Work at DCMM!

DCMM is still looking for a few summer employees at Cana this year! We are also seeking part-time seasonal help at the Death's Door Maritime Museum in Gills Rock! Contact Visitor Services Manager Megan Dietz for more information.

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Lighthouse Passport Days

Lighthouse Passport Days have many tour excursions and experiences that are unique and only available on these days, as several of the lighthouses in Door County are not typically open to the public – Chambers Island, Plum Island, and Sherwood Point, for example. While you can see them from outside or from the water, Passport Days give guests access that is not available throughout much of the year.​​​​​​​

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