The Kewaunee-based research vessel Standford H. Smith will start gearing up for its second year of operations for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. Those preparations will start as soon as Lake Michigan and Kewaunee Harbor are free of ice. Some modifications are being made on the 57-foot research ship and Vessel Master Stormi Sutter says crew members will go through a bit of a refresher course in ship operations.
While the Standford H. Smith's home port is Kewaunee, it will see service all over the Great Lakes as needed.
