After years of being enjoyed by visitors of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse inside Peninsula State Park, you will be able to find a maritime artifact closer to home. The Door County Historical Society announced it was relocating the anchor of the schooner Oak Leag to Bullhead Point in Sturgeon Bay last week. According to the Door County Historical Society, the three-masted Oak Leaf was built in 1866 and helped transport commodities like grain, lumber, and coal across the Great Lakes before it sank in 1923. The move will allow the Door County Historical Society to continue its work around the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse as it adds additional features to the site to expand its interpretation areas and other amenities. Sturgeon Bay Municipal Services Director Mike Barker says they were thrilled to work with the Door County Historical Society to bring the anchor to Bullhead Point Park, near where another anchor sits and the wreck of the Oak Leaf lies mere yards away.

Barker expects the anchor to be installed at Bullhead Point sometime next week. Door County Historical Society Executive Director Amy Frank thanked the City of Sturgeon Bay for supporting the anchor's relocation. "This move allows us to place the anchor near its resting place, providing a tangible connection to the rich maritime history of Sturgeon Bay."

Photo by Chuck Baum