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Exploring Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin's maritime history

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published February 19, 2017 at 3:00 AM PST
Engine room telegraphs at Door County Maritime Museum
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Engine room telegraphs at Door County Maritime Museum
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Sturgeon Bay boat building from behomoth ocean going vessels to little dorys
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Sturgeon Bay boat building from behomoth ocean going vessels to little dorys
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Adam Gronke (Left) talks with correspondent Tom Wilmer
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Adam Gronke (Left) talks with correspondent Tom Wilmer
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Fully restored circa-1916 tugboat John Purvis at Door County Maritime Museum
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Fully restored circa-1916 tugboat John Purvis at Door County Maritime Museum
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Boat building back in the day in Sturgeon Bay
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Boat building back in the day in Sturgeon Bay
Door County Maritime Museum

fully restored circa-1916 jug boat John Purvis on the docks at Door County Maritime Museum
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fully restored circa-1916 jug boat John Purvis on the docks at Door County Maritime Museum

Boat building has been a part of Sturgeon Bay’s fabric since the 1830s. During the first and second World Wars, hundreds of Naval and support vessels, including the legendary PT Boat were built here. In addition to boat building and repair, Sturgeon Bay is also a safe harbor during the midst of winter for the 1,000 foot-long lake freighters. The Door County Maritime Museum chronicles and showcases the region’s nautical history. In addition to engaging displays and artifacts, the museum also maintains the fully restored 100 year-old MV John Purvis tugboat.

Join Adam Gronke the Maritime Museum’s Curator.

The ways at Sturgeon Bay's boat builders were chock full pumping our navel ships during WWII
Credit Door County Maritime Museum
The ways at Sturgeon Bay's boat builders were chock full pumping our navel ships during WWII

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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