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Door County Maritime Museum
The
Door County Maritime Museum
(120 N. Madison Ave., 920/743-5958,
www.dcmm.org
,
9am-6pm daily Memorial Day-Labor Day, less often the rest of the year,
$8 adults) is in a sparkling, 20,000-square-foot complex with splendid views of the bay. It
synopsizestheshipbuildingindustry,andkidslovetheperiscopefromanuclearsubmarine;
it's part of an ambitious exhibit on the crucial role Manitowoc played in building subs in
World War II. Outside, you can also tour (10am-3:30pm every half-hour during peak sea-
son, $6) the big ol'
John Purves,
a restored 1919 cherry-red tug.
Sturgeon Bay's outstanding Door County Maritime Museum is worth a trip.
