Let DCMM summer camps ignite your passion for exploration!
Camps are offered in sessions of two weeks each. Please pay close attention to dates and times.
Session 1: Underwater Robots Intro Level (Not for Experts)
Location: Sturgeon Bay Museum
Registration Link: OPENS MARCH 1st
Capacity: 15 students; minimum of 8 students needed to make the class
Dates: Monday, June 29–Friday, July 10
Time: 9am until 12pm; drop-offs start at 8:30am and pick-ups end at 12:40pm
Ages: 9-12
Description: Back by popular demand, the robotics program at DCMM offers hands-on ways for students to learn about physics, electricity, circuits, and teamwork while building their own underwater robots! Students will then get to assume the role of an underwater investigator and explore the living waters of Sturgeon Bay with their underwater robots. This is an introductory level and not suitable for experts.
Session 2: Underwater Robots Intermediate Level
Location: Sturgeon Bay Museum
Registration Link: OPENS MARCH 1st
Capacity: 15 students; minimum of 8 students needed to make the class
Dates: Monday, July 13–July 24
Time: 9am until 12pm; drop-offs start at 8:30am and pick-ups end at 12:40pm
Ages: 9-12
Description: Back by popular demand, the robotics program at DCMM offers hands-on ways for students to learn about physics, electricity, circuits, and teamwork while building their own underwater robots! Students will then get to assume the role of an underwater investigator and explore the living waters of Sturgeon Bay with their underwater robots. This is an intermediate level and best for students that have some robotics knowledge.
Session 3: Life at a Lighthouse Camp
Location: Cana Island Lighthouse
Registration Link: OPENS MARCH 1st
Capacity: 12 students; minimum of 6 students needed to make the class
Dates: Monday, August 10–Friday, August 21
Time: 9am until 12pm; drop-offs start at 8:30am and pick-ups end at 12:40pm
Ages: 11-14
Description: At Life at a Lighthouse camp students will get to learn about what life was like as a lighthouse keeper and assistant keeper! We will make recipes that lighthouse keepers would have made, discover how they and their families entertained themselves, and learn all about the ins and outs of water rescues. We’ll also investigate how and why we have this knowledge by looking at some historical documents and learning how we assess a site using archeological investigative techniques.
Session 4: Ocean Explorers (Includes ROVs)
Location: Sturgeon Bay Museum
Registration Link: OPENS MARCH 1st
Capacity: 10 students; minimum of 5 students needed to make the class
Dates: Monday, August 24–Friday, September 4
Time: 9am until 12pm; drop-offs start at 8:30am and pick-ups end at 12:40pm
Ages: 12-14
Description: Offered by popular demand of area students, Ocean Explorers camp provides an opportunity for students to get hands-on with ocean science. We’ll talk about everything from currents to corals, sharks to seahorses, ocean surface to ocean floor, and more! Note: preserved animal dissections will be offered during this camp. Dissections are optional and there will be alternate activity offered if campers would like to opt out.
Pricing: DCMM is pleased to offer a voluntary three-tiered camp pricing structure, based on the needs of our Door County families, to better accommodate all financial situations to make camp more accessible. Your tier pricing choice is confidential and based on the honor system, and does not influence the quality of the experience your camper will receive.
Tier A: $240
Tier A represents the actual cost of operating summer camp at the Door County Maritime Museum, including long-term wear and tear on reusable equipment, and replacement of consumable materials and items. If you are able to pay this rate, please do so. Your support allows us to continue offering unique STEAM programming!
Tier B: $170
Tier B is a partially subsidized rate, but more closely represents the very basics of hosting summer camp. This includes a few non-reusable program supplies and limited maintenance expenses.
Tier C: $90
Tier C is subsidized to the greatest possible extent. The generous support of the Sarah Shinn Marshall Fund of the Wisconsin PEO Help fund, the Rotary International District 6220 Program Grant, and the Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Club as well as Door County Maritime Museum and Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc. donors allow us to provide for families whose children would not otherwise be able to attend camp.
We are committed to avoiding costs as a barrier to participation in Door County Maritime Museum educational programming. If Tier C remains outside your family’s budget, please contact Education Programs Manager Andrea Stromeyer at astromeyer@dcmm.org to discuss options.
Payment: Payments are due in full at the time of registration unless arrangements have been made otherwise. To make alternate payment arrangements that will fit your family’s needs, please email Education Programs Manager Andrea Stromeyer at astromeyer@dcmm.org.
