Door County officials hope to make more headway with the use of one of the formers Younkers buildings in Sturgeon Bay at the beginning of next year. It has been over two years since the Door County Board voted unanimously to purchase the vacant Younkers building on Fourth Avenue for the future expansion of the Door County Historical Museum. The county paid over $500,000 for the property to address the lack of handicap accessibility and storage space at the current museum space. Door County Administrator Ken Pabich says they will start talking more about the potential project next month.

The other former Younkers building on Third Avenue was transformed last year into The Marketplace, which houses Bliss and other businesses.