We enjoyed the adventure at the Door County Maritime Museum so much, we went back for more the next day. We toured Sturgeon Bay on the Chicago Fire Boat which is docked at the museum property.
Got someone else to take the pic of us...the boat was rocking a little bit too much to use the tripod.
Coal hauling ship currently in dry dock
Lighthouse at the entrance to Green Bay with a fascinating story about the lighthouse keeper who was repeatedly "visited" by his deceased wife. Supposedly, one night he said "If you're going to hang around and make all of that noise...why don't you make yourself useful and do the dishes?" As the story goes, he woke up the next morning to find the dishes washed, dryed, and neatly put away.
Rock formations along the shores are sandstone...similar appearance to what
we saw in the Apostle islands...but totally different quality of stone.
Crane used to move parts with shipbuilding and repair...We didn't think the job of the guy in the little cage hanging from the top beam looked like much fun. Lots of wind and rain around the Bay.
800 Ft ship in for repainting
and repairing.
and repairing.
Showing size of the
propellars that move
these huge ships.
The old Draw bridge across Sturgeon Bay is being repaired. There's a new bridge just 3 blocks away. Concensus of those living in the Sturgeon Bay area wouldn't allow the old bridge to be torn down. Too much history to be lost...I'm guessing the tourist trade helps to offset the cost of the $10M refurbishing project.
Had to include the pic of the 210# Mastif who joined us on the tour. Mom (left) carried a hand towel to catch the drool which is so common with this breed. He seemed friendly - though we were seated several tables to the right of this area. Probably thinks he's a lap dog to top it off. BIGGGGGG DOGGY.
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