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Celebrating & Preserving

Our Boatbuilding Heritage 

2013-14 Boatbuilding Class Project 
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"The Whitehall"
 
Aspiring boat builders still have an opportunity to gain first-hand skills in the age-old craft when the Door County Maritime Museum's annual boatbuilding class gets underway Oct. 19 at the museum in Sturgeon Bay. The class is open to beginners as well as experienced woodworkers. Only two spots remain for the upcoming class in the cedar strip construction project.

 
Our Fall Trip

Pabst Mansion Tour & Milwaukee Art Museum Tour

 

Sunday, November 3: You'll depart from the Museum aboard a luxury Babler coach and travel to the Pabst Mansion, one of Milwaukee's great architectural landmards and an award-winning historic museum. After the tour, you'll have lunch at the Cafe Calatrava at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Then a docent will lead you through the highlights of the Museum's permanent collection. The last stop is an audio-guided tour of an exhibit featuring American portrait artist, Thomas Sully. 

 

Member cost is $89 and guest cost is $95. Cost includes admission and docents at the Mansion and the Milwaukee Art Museum, audio tour of the Thomas Sully exhibit, snacks, lunch at the Cafe Calatrava, deluxe motor coach transportation and driver tip. The motor coach will depart from the Museum in Sturgeon Bay at 7:15 am and returning approximately 6:30 pm.

 

Call for reservations by Tue., Oct. 15. (920) 743-5958.

 

Last Chance... 

To Buy Tickets for the Beach Peapod 

 

 

We will be raffling off our 2012-13 Boatbuilding Class Project, the Beach Peapod, and 70 other prizes on October 13 at the Pumpkin Patch Festival in Egg Harbor. Call today to order tickets over the phone (920) 743-5958 or visit www.dcmm.org.

 

 

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Volunteer instructors Bob Schottmuller and David Morgan have selected a Whitehall because this boat is slightly narrower than a boat with a traditional skeg and displays an elegant "wine glass" transom. Noted for being fast, seaworthy, and capable of carrying a large load, Whitehalls were the workhorse of commercial ports in the 19th century. Fitted with double oarlocks and when rowed in tandem, the Whitehall is a quick straight-tracking bullet. The classic smooth lines of the craft, coupled with the fluid rowing motion of the oarsman, are guaranteed to turn heads.
 
"Hull #18 continues the museum's long-standing tradition of teaching the wooden boatbuilding craft, keeping the maritime tradition alive," said Trudy Herbst, the museum's director of development. "The class has built a variety of boats such as the Abenaki Canoe, Beach Peapod, Cosine Wherry, and Lawton Tender." 
  
Classes are on Saturdays, October through Thanksgiving and will resume after New Year's Day. Class registration for Maritime Museum members is $325 and $425 for non-members. The finished boat will be the grand prize in the museum's annual fundraising raffle to fund the non-profit organization's daily operations.

Call the museum at (920) 743-5958 for additional information or to enroll for the class.
 

  

   

  

 
    

On an average day, the cost of operating the Museum is greater than income from fees, store sales and membership. 


For a $250 donation, you may personally sponsor a day at the Museum.

"Sponsor A Day" is a wonderful way to honor a loved one or recognize a birthday, anniversary or a memory!

As a Sponsor, you will be recognized at all three Museum locations, on our web site and in the Museum newsletter. You will also receive a support decal for your car window or business entry.


To select your date, contact us at (920) 743-5958. 

  

Sept 5 Pete & Jelaine Horton - In Honor of Our Grandson Sid Leaving for the Navy

Sept 7 Joseph Harper & Evelyn Atkinson - In Honor of Our Wedding at Cana Island Light Station

Sept 10 Neighborhood Pub & Grill - In Honor of the Volunteers & Staff of the Door County Maritime Museum

Sept 15 The Smith Family - In Memory of Donald B. Smith, First Mate of the Butterfield, Beloved Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather

Sept 18 Gary & Sandy King

Oct 12   Joel Blahnik: Ahoy! Fifty years ago Captain Joel and First Mate Mary Ann sailed for a New World

 

Oct 27 Sally Schopf: In Memory of Orv Schopf - Longtime Board Member
  
Oct 31  Carol Yaster & Bill Levant: Happy Halloween to All!

Oct 31  The Steel Bridge Cafe: Happy Anniversary Bill & Mary!

The Door County Maritime Museum is located at 120 N. Madison Avenue in Sturgeon Bay, on the West Side waterfront between the two downtown bridges. Adult admission is $12.50 and includes a guided tour of the historic tugboat John Purves. For more information, call (920) 743-5958, send an email to info@dcmm.org or visit www.dcmm.org.

Hours are 10 am - 5 pm daily.

 

Upcoming Events

Oct 12-13  Pumpkin Patch Festival, Egg Harbor - Visit the Maritime Museum Tent and Activities

 

Oct 20  Last day Gills Rock Maritime Museum is open for the season

 

Oct 31 Last day Cana Island Lighthouse is open for the season

  

 Nov 3  Fall Bus Trip to Milwaukee Art Museum & Pabst Mansion

Nov 16 - Dec 10  Merry-Time Festival of Trees
 
Nov 16 9:15 am Tree Tales Story time around a festival tree

Nov 21 Merry-Time Festival of Trees Book Sale All Day &
Speaker Series "Wisconsin Lighthouses" by Ken & Barb Wardius presented at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Nov 30 Merry-Time Festival of Trees presents Ministry Door County Medical Center's Pirate Day 10:30-3:30 pm

Dec 5 Merry-Time Festival of Trees Speaker Series "Real, Honest Sailing with a Great Lakes Captain" authored by Captain Gary W. Schmidt with Warren Gerds

Dec 7 Merry-time Festival of Trees Santa on the tugboat John Purves 10:00 am until 1:00 pm

Dec 10 Merry-Time Festival of Trees Jingle, Jingle, Mix & Mingle Mixer 5:30-8:30 pm