One of the things that I wanted to do this summer was going to the museums in Sturgeon Bay. I've never been to them and wanted to check them out. Both when I was up there for girls weekend and our trip to Washington Island, there was no time to hit the museums. When the hubby said he had a volleyball match in Door County, I was like let's go up early and hit the museums.
Our first stop was the Door County Historical Museum. It is open seasonally 10-4 and admission is by donation. It is right downtown Sturgeon Bay. Street parking is available as well as a small parking lot.
When we got inside, the volunteer asked if we wanted to learn a bit about the museum, I said I did. The hubby was busy looking around already. She told me about the taxidermy display and the history of the museum. The taxidermy display was built by a self-taught taxidermist and he comes in every summer to add a new bird or two to the display. The display is impressive. It covers the four seasons in Wisconsin and features a wide variety of animals.
In the basement of museum is a replica village of Sturgeon Bay featuring different business and artifacts of things they sold or services they provided. It is a step back in time and reminds me of the Streets of Old Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Public Museum. The artifacts are unbelievable.
Upstairs is various exhibits on Door County like the cherry business and the fish boil. The place is jammed packed with artifacts. It would take my cousin all day to go to this museum because she would be fascinated by all the artifacts and would have to read each one.
Connected to the museum is Pioneer Fire Company which houses several old fire trucks, a jail cell, an old hearse, along with various pieces of fire fighting equipment. There is one truck you can climb on.
The Door County Historical Museum is a wonderful museum. It is definitely worth checking out. You could spend a lot of time there just looking at all the wonderful artifacts.
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