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

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

A holiday tree with golden ornaments in front of a window that shows an historic red tugboat outside.

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

National Maritime Day – May 22

Honoring National Maritime Day 2024 on Wednesday. May 22, the Door County Maritime Museum will offer Pay-What-You-Can admission to all three DCMM locations for the day (Sturgeon Bay, Cana Island and Death’s Door), celebrating our beloved maritime community.

white lighthouse building on the end of a pier, with waves crashing in foreground, cloudy sky above

Lighthouse Festivals: Tours on SALE NOW!

Festival weekends include air, land-based, boat, and adventure tours that provide access to all 11 of the treasured lighthouses of Door County and three of our neighbors to the south.