The Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay, tells the
story of the men and boats that worked the area, fishing and towing. The Peterson Gallery traced the history of
area navigation from Indian dugouts to World War II naval vessels to luxury
yachts all made in Door County. Sturgeon
Bay is the “Shipbuilding Capital of the Great Lakes.” The first shipping container was designed and
built here called the “Safe way.”
The Tug John Purves was built in 1919 as an ocean-going
tug. She had been around the world and
served in WW II before coming to the Great Lakes in 1956. She worked on all
five Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway towing and doing salvage
jobs. The John Purves was donated to the
Museum and restored through 27,000 volunteer hours.
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