You can visit essential parts of Door County’s maritime history as part of your Memorial Day weekend activities. This weekend marks the first of four opportunities for you to check out the peninsula’s beacons as a part of the Door County Maritime Museum’s Door Peninsula Lighthouse Passport Days. The museum coordinated with tour operators to explore the county’s lighthouses by land, air, and water. In some cases, like the Sherwood Point, Chambers Island, and Plum Island lighthouses, this is one of the few opportunities available to see them up close. Door County Maritime Museum Deputy Director Sam Perlman says Lighthouse Passport Days is just another great way to learn about the area's connection to maritime lore.

Proceeds from tour ticket sales benefit the Door County Maritime Museum. Click on this link for tour information and ticketing. If you cannot attend this weekend, Lighthouse Passport Days will also occur on June 6th and 7th, August 7th, and October 3rd and 4th. Lighthouse Passport Day activities also extend to the Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse and the Grassy Island Range Lights in Green Bay.