You will see a familiar sight on Sturgeon Bay’s working waterfront return to its rightful spot behind the Door County Maritime Museum later this month. Museum officials are pointing to the middle of April when the Tug John Purves will journey across the bay from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding after receiving some much-needed repairs. Door County Maritime Museum Executive Director Kevin Osgood says while some repairs were related to being tied up next to a barrier all year long, others could be attributed to its time sailing in saltwater missions during World War I and World War II. He added that small holes that caused the vessel to take on water were the only real surprise they discovered during the process.

Osgood says they are excited to welcome back visitors to tour the Tug John Purves as a part of their visit to the museum campus beginning on May 1st.