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Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. [3] The population was 9,646 at the 2020 census.Located at the bay of Sturgeon Bay for which it is named, it is the most-populous city on the Door Peninsula, a popular Upper Midwest vacation destination.
Construction at the Sturgeon Bay site in August 2020. The main Door County Maritime Museum site was opened in 1997. [2] It contains the museum's offices, as well as its main exhibits. The site also hosts the tugboat John Purves, which was built in 1919, served the U.S. Army in World War II, and later sailed on the Great Lakes. [3]
The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal is a ship canal connecting Sturgeon Bay with Lake Michigan across the Door Peninsula in Door County, Wisconsin. [1][2] A dredged channel continues through Sturgeon Bay to Green Bay. This combined waterway allows ships to sail between Lake Michigan and Green Bay without traversing the dangerous Porte des Morts strait.
The K/D (Kewaunee/Door) Salmon Tournament, which has ports in Sturgeon Bay and other locations in Door and Kewaunee counties, has taken place for the last 42 summers, and the National Walleye Tour ...
STURGEON BAY - Nearly four years after work started on its restoration, the Door County Granary will host a soft opening of the 123-year-old, historic former grain elevator-turned-museum and ...
The climate of Door County, Wisconsin is tempered by Green Bay and Lake Michigan. There are fewer extremely cold days and fewer hot days than in areas of Wisconsin directly to the west. Lake waters delay the coming of spring as well as extend mild temperatures in the fall. [ 1] Annual precipitation is slightly lower than elsewhere in northern ...
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co.door.wi.gov. Wisconsin county code 15 FIPS county code 55029. Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. [ 3 ] It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island.