Shipwrecks, native canoes, and the Sturgeon Bay Railroad Bridge highlight the upcoming Door County Maritime Museum’s Maritime Speaker Series beginning on Thursday night for you to enjoy. The series of lectures and conversations offers an assortment of maritime topics of yesteryear and today. The monthly talks have gotten even more popular thanks to the pandemic because there is now a virtual and an in-person element to the events. Door County Maritime Museum Deputy Director Sam Perlman says the interest shows how powerful the stories are within the area’s maritime history.

Sponsored in part by Door County Medical Center, the Maritime Speaker Series takes place on the first Thursday of every month at the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay. The events are free, but you are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item or make a financial gift to your local food pantry. You can find the full schedule below.

October 5: Fringe History of the Great Lakes , Presented by Jordan Ciesielczyk-Gibson, Wisconsin Historical Society.

November 2: Discovery of the Schooner Trinidad: Algoma’s Nautical Time Capsule, presented by Brandon Baillod and Robert Jaeck.

December 7: World War II and Door County, presented by Kevin Osgood, DCMM

January 4: The Search for the Linda E. , presented by Brennan Christianson, DCMM.

February 1: Native Canoes in Wisconsin, presented by Sissel Schroeder and Tammy Thompson.

March 7: Freshwater Fisheries, presented by Dr. Karen Murchie, Shedd Aquarium.

April 4: Bridging the Gap: The History of the Sturgeon Bay Railroad Bridge , presented by Daniel Liedtke, National Railroad Museum 

May 2: Program TBD.