The horns you heard along Sturgeon Bay's working waterfront on Wednesday were not the sounds of distress but a cause of celebration.

The horns you heard in Sturgeon Bay on Wednesday was not the sounds of distress, but a cause of celebration. Across the country, shipyards, museums, and other institutions celebrated National Maritime Day. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, Congress declared National Maritime Day 91 years ago to commemorate the American steamship Savannah’s voyage from the United States to England, marking the first successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with steam propulsion. The day also celebrates how the maritime industry assists everything from international commerce to military force. As a part of its Maritime Day celebration, the Door County Maritime Museum had the Tug John Purves blow its horn, eliciting a response from the nearby United States Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay.