Driving through Door County yesterday meant seeing something that has not happened in over three decades. The Door County Bookmobile took a tour around the county Wednesday, making one of its first trips since the vehicle was retired in 1989. It has taken approximately ten years to take it out of retirement, restore it, and prepare it for the road. Roughly $180,000 has been raised to return the icon to service.
Door County Bookmobile President John Sawyer took the vehicle for a test drive on Wednesday and said the trip around the county got him and other stakeholders excited about what returning the bookmobile to service could mean for the community.
The Door County Bookmobile recently received a $25,000 grant to continue preparing the vehicle for service, which will tour the area as a traveling museum and an avenue to give kids in the community free books.
