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Door County Maritime Museum Continues Winter Speaking Series

December 31, 2011

The Door County Maritime Museum’s Speaker Series resumes after the holidays with a program literally and figuratively geared towards the big ships that ply the Great Lakes and what makes them go.

Ken Westcar will recount the repowering of the 1,000-ft. self-unloader Paul R. Tregurtha at Bay Shipbuilding on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Sturgeon Bay museum.

“The program will discuss how local expertise and an unwavering commitment to quality provided the vessel owners with a renewed asset that left the Sturgeon Bay yard on-time and on-budget and has since completed two full operating seasons with zero downtime while setting a precedent for future ship repowers in Sturgeon Bay,” explained Westcar. “There is also a short video showing how the new MaK engines can be equipped to run primarily on natural gas and therefore meet future exhaust emissions regulations without impairing ship efficiency and productivity.”

Westcar has been with the Caterpillar marine dealer organization for nearly 45 years with initial experience coming from the United Kingdom’s North Sea oil and gas exploration and production. Over ensuing years he has worked with a wide variety of maritime interests in assisting them in their fleet modernization efforts. A member of the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering, the Ontario resident assumed responsibility for the sale and application of Caterpillar’s MaK medium-speed diesel engines for the entire Great Lakes in 2004 and he and his team have executed many repowers of U.S. and Canadian flagged vessels.

The Speaker Series will continue the first Thursday in February and March with programs relating on current and future work at Bay Shipbuilding followed by a presentation on the War of 1812 and its impact on the Great Lakes. The series concludes on Thursday, March 29, with a presentation on the Museum’s hugely popular boat building program.

All of the programs begin at 7 p.m. at the Sturgeon Bay museum. They are free of charge and open to the public with donations appreciated.

For more information contact the Museum at 920-743-5958 or visit www.dcmm.org.
 

Last Chance to See “Ghosts” At Maritime Museum

February 9, 2012

If you haven’t seen the Door County Maritime Museum’s popular “Ghosts! Haunted Lighthouses of the Great Lakes” exhibit at the Sturgeon Bay museum, or have and want to share it with someone else, you have until Sunday, March 4.

That’s when the popular exhibit, which has enthralled visitors since its opening in May 2010, will vacate the Horton Gallery to make way for the new “Pirates – Ship to Shore” exhibit which will open in May.

Door County is a prime example of the appeal that lighthouses have with people. Their spectacular settings, picturesque make them one of the Peninsula’s primary attractions. But there is another side to lighthouses that has fueled debate, produced a cottage industry of books and videos while providing work for a band of researchers that might best be called “ghost hunters.”

Visitors pass through a lighthouse with purported paranormal experiences as well as the Horton Gallery, where sensory and psychic skills are tested, reality challenged and perception explained. History blends with legend as it relates to nine of the most significant lighthouse hauntings on the Great Lakes. Three are right here in Door County – Chambers Island, Sherwood Point and Pottawatomie on Rock Island.

The museum also contains three other galleries dedicated in part to shipbuilding, vintage vessels, the county’s stunning array of lighthouses and the museum’s impressive collection of models. There’s also the ever-popular nuclear submarine periscope.

Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 students (5-17) and under 5 free.

Sturgeon Bay’s Ice Carving Winners Announced

February 19, 2012

It was a perfect day to meander the streets of Sturgeon Bay to watch the ice and snow carvers create their art for all of us to enjoy! Fifteen blocks of ice are now works of art thanks to the talented artists that participated in this year’s Fire and Ice event. A huge thank you to the Sturgeon Bay Street Department for actually finding enough snow to form nine snow blocks at Sawyer Park and two on Third Ave and Michigan that helped create the magic for this event.

The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center is happy to announce the Fire & Ice slate of winners as follows:

In the Advanced Category, winners included:

1st place: Patrick Floyd and his carving of a steaming coffee cup on top of a K, at Kick Coffee.

2nd place: Dave Bartels’ carving of a Leprechaun at Kitty O’Reillys.

3rd place: Max Martin for his double sail boat in front of Small World Market.

In the Intermediate Category, winners included:

1st place: Dave Mailand’s carving of dolphin wearing a top hat in front of Brick Alley.

2nd place: Hans Martin & Annie Berberet’s carving of an alligator in front on Associated Bank on Third Ave.

3rd place: Tracy Robinson and Jennifer Polster’s carving of a horse’s head at Bridgeport.

In the Beginner Category, there was just one carver:

1st place: John & Allison Schoell’s carving of a whale’s tail in front of On Deck. 

The People's Choice Award went to Walt Ash for the carving of a dragon in front of the Artist Guild.

The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center would like to thank all the ice carvers, snow sculptors, ice block sponsors… and all the spectators that enjoyed watching ice & snow turn into works of art. Special thanks to Jeff Olson for lending his talents in turning the snow carvings on Third and Michigan and at Sawyer Park into works of art that kicked off the fabulous family fun weekend! Information on upcoming 2012 events is available by calling the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (800) 301-6695 or (920) 743-6246.
 

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