Your child interested in docking with scouting can head to the Sturgeon Bay waterfront this weekend. Sea Scouts Ship 1261 welcomes new members as it enters its third year as a unit. Two years ago, the Door County Maritime Museum and Bay-Lakes Council collaborated to bring the first Sea Scouts Ship to the area in decades, giving an option to youth who don’t want to drive to Sheboygan or Wausau to participate in the organization. A segment of Scouting America, youth ages 14-20 can learn leadership, seamanship, and STEM skills while working on Ship 1261's 23-foot Pearson Commander boat. Skipper Kay Dragan says adding the ship last year has added an extra dose of enthusiasm to the unit as they take ownership of the vessel.

You can learn more about Sea Scouts Ship 1261 this Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Door County Maritime Museum.

Picture courtesy of the Door County Maritime Museum