Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc.

05/09/2026

It is National Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to thank all the educators in the area for all they do - and thank all those who work closely with our museum education team to enhance STEAM educational opportunities for students in our communities!

05/08/2026

We have a maritime history that goes sky high here in Door County. Discover how this small community managed to be known world-wide here at the Door County Maritime Museum... Plan your visit now at: https://dcmm.org/explore/hours-admissions/

05/07/2026

DCMM Education is out at Family STEAM Night at Sunrise Elementary where a student created this shoe boat because it looks like her ballet slippers! We’ll be here tonight (THUR) talking about boat design, ballast, and transport from 5:30pm until 7:00pm!

05/07/2026

National Nurses Week officially starts today! In honor of this the Jim Kress Maritime Lighthouse Tower is lit in blue. DCMM is proud to support the incredible work nurses do in our community, around country and the world. Thank you for your dedication!

Door County Medical Center

05/06/2026

Late last year DCMM was recognized as being one of the top employers in the state when it comes to accomodating caregivers on staff. Very proud of our team!

This video features three Wisconsin employers recognized with the Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance’s Exemplary Employer Award for their suppor...

05/05/2026

05/04/2026

These are not the ships you're looking for. But you can learn about a whole lot of ships built right here in Sturgeon Bay - at the Door County Maritime Museum!!! Plan your visit now at: https://dcmm.org/door-county-maritime-museum/
May the 4th be with you!

05/03/2026

Before you visit any of the historic lighthouses in Door County visit our museum and discover the incredible history and stories behind each of those sentinels along our shore! We have a full size recreation of the Sherwood Point Lighthouse light room, with the original 1883 Fresnel lens in it in the Buamgartner Gallery, and the Green Bay Harbor light on floor 7 of the Maritime Tower!
From lives saved, to lives lost, the stories of our keepers will leave their mark. Then go visit a lighthouse in person and be amazed at how they did what they had to.

05/03/2026

Road crews have closed the road to Cana Island in order to re-pave it. This will begin Monday and the road will re-open on Wednesday. Plea

05/02/2026

Cana Island is a magical place to visit and if you can’t get there to get this amazing book- we had it for you in our Sturgeon Bay museum!

Door County Polar Bear Press
This is a scene from our book, "Camden and the Cana island Cat." Keeper Hal gives Camden a tour of this iconic lighthouse. The book is available at the Cana island gift shop and at the Sturgeon Bay Maritime Museum. In the book, Buddy, the cat, gives Camden the inside historical tour. The book is based on actual history and includes historical photos.

05/01/2026

STEM students at Sturgeon Bay’s TJ Walker Middle School competed in the Door County Maritime Museum’s Cardboard Regatta program Friday. Some genius use of hot glue proved to be somewhat valuable to one team! Many lessons of displacement, weight distribution, structural engineering as well as plain old type approaches all@played a roll. All learned and all had a blast.