While you have noticed that the Door County Granary has not been immune to construction delays, you may not see the enthusiasm for it. The Sturgeon Bay Historical Society announced on Friday that another $100,000 donation had been made to the Door County Granary by the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. The Nelson Family Fund was established in 2018 to support historic preservation efforts. The donation put the project over halfway towards its fundraising goal of $4.5 million to rehabilitate the 1901Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator and turn it into a three-season gathering space. The building has received siding from the Globe Grain Elevator in Superior, Wis., to go along with several accolades it has gathered along the way from architecture publications. What it has not received is a break from the struggles of backed-up supply chain issues and construction schedules. The Sturgeon Bay Common Council expressed their frustration with the lack of progress the project has been able to make. Project Manager Nicole Matson says all they can do is ask for patience.

While construction crews work on the outside of the building, the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society is combing through some of the items salvaged from the building with plans to make them a part of the Door County Granary’s indoor space. Construction crews were able to place the granary’s original columns last month after they were restored in Tennessee.