You will learn how a sliver of land near the Door County Maritime Museum used now as a scenic overlook of the bay used to be a crucial part of the Ahnapee and Western Railway. National Railroad Museum Curator Daniel Liedtke is coming from Green Bay to present the program about the railroad that used to run through downtown Sturgeon Bay from Casco Junction for nearly a century. The curved embankment on Sturgeon Bay’s west side is one of the last reminders of Sturgeon Bay’s last ties to railroading after the rail line was abandoned in the late 1960s and the bridge that crossed the waterway was torn down. Andrea Stromeyer from the Door County Maritime Museum is thrilled that this story will be told and that they were able to tap into another regional institution to bring it to life.

Sponsored by Door County Medical Center, the Maritime Speaker Series event entitled “Bridging the Gap: The History of the Sturgeon Bay Railroad Bridge” will occur on Thursday at 7 p.m. The event is free to attend, but donating canned food items to support area pantries is encouraged.  You can click this link to attend the event online.