Keep up-to-date with the latest information about the Door County Maritime Museum!
You can also learn about Door County maritime history in our magazine The Beacon.
Sentinels of The Door
DCMM is pleased to share an exciting new exhibit with our maritime community: Sentinels of The Door. The exhibit, in the Baumgartner Gallery in Sturgeon Bay, celebrates the rich history of the US Coast Guard … Read more
Open For The Season!
The seasonal properties of DCMM open for 2025 on Thursday, May 1! Cana Island Lighthouse in Baileys Harbor and the Death’s Door Maritime Museum in Gills Rock are open daily, 10am-5pm. Cana Island admission is $12/person and Gills Rock suggested … Read more
Summer Camp 2025!
Let DCMM summer camps ignite your passion for exploration! DCMM Education is sponsoring camp experiences this summer and registration is now OPEN!
PBS Wisconsin Education
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​PBS Wisconsin Education has a fun companion piece to the Wisconsin Lighthouses film, as part of their series The Look Back. It features a tour of the Pottawatomie Lighthouse and includes a visit to the Jim … Read more
Winter Hours
As we prepare for a major new exhibit this year, DCMM will be closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays this winter, January through April. Winter Hours will remain 10am-4pm, Thursday through Monday. (The museum will still be accessible … Read more
Annual Anchor appeal
Dear Museum Friends, Earlier this year, your Door County Maritime Museum received Core Document Verification from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). This means that DCMM’s mission and vision statements, long-range strategic plan, collections care policy, emergency management plans, … Read more
Santa @ The Museum!
Join DCMM on Saturday, November 16 as we kick off the holiday season and our Merry-Time Festival of Trees! Santa arrives on a U.S. Coast Guard boat (weather permitting) at 11am, following the Destination Sturgeon Bay holiday … Read more
DCMM to host USS Westchester County dedication event
Next Friday, November 1 at 11am, the Door County Maritime Museum will be dedicating a memorial plaque on the Sturgeon Bay West Waterfront behind the museum to the 23 US sailors and soldiers killed on … Read more
MERRY-TIME FESTIVAL OF TREES
Joyously celebrate the holidays by enjoying dozens of beautifully decorated trees and decorative displays in the museum. Fantastically decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents, each of these extraordinary trees is adorned with beautiful ornaments and special surprises.
Jingle Mixer 2024!
DCMM is throwing a Holiday party! We’re inviting you to celebrate the holidays, and mix and mingle through the Door County ‘Merry’-Time Museum’s winter wonderland during the Jingle Mixer, the evening of Tuesday, December 10. … Read more