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Door County Museum
At 4th Avenue and Michigan Street, you'll find the small
Door County Museum
(18 N.
4th Ave., 920/743-5809, 10am-4:30pm May-Oct. daily, free) originally built by the WPA
duringtheGreatDepression.The
Chicago Tribune
calleditthe“BestSmallMuseuminthe
Midwest.” The most popular attraction is the old-time firehouse, complete with refurbished
pumpervehicles,includingahorse-drawnmodelpredatingtheendoftheCivilWar.Climb-
aboard, hands-on vehicles are great for the urchins.
Miller Art Center
The
Miller Art Center
(107 S. 4th Ave., 920/746-0707,
www.millerartcenter.org
,
10am-8pm Mon., 10am-5pm Tues.-Sat., free) is in the Sturgeon Bay library. The top floor
houses the permanent collection of fine art, with an emphasis on 20th-century Wisconsin
artists. One room houses works of namesake Gerhard Miller, the most famous of any Door
County artist, who continued to paint until he was nearly 100.
