Even though their vessel Osprey is out of the water, you can still find Sea Scout Ship 1261 hard at work to perfect their skills until they can take to the waters of Sturgeon Bay again next spring. Based out of the Door County Maritime Museum, 2024 marked the first year a Sea Scout Ship in Sturgeon Bay could go out onto the water in decades. A community member donated the Osprey, which was the basis of many Sea Scout meetings for the unit. Kevin Osgood, who leads the Door County Maritime Museum and the Sea Scout Ship, says this year was a good starting point for the unit and hopes it smoothing sailing ahead for the members and leaders.

Even though they are out of the water for now, there is still plenty for the members to do. At a recent meeting, members worked on radio communication skills and performed mock searches and rescues. Ship 1261 meets at the Door County Maritime Museum on the first and fourth Thursdays of every month at 6:30 p.m.  Sea Scouts is a segment of the Boy Scouts of America that takes boys and girls out of the woods and puts them on oceans, bays, rivers, and lakes.