If you have ever moved before, then you can appreciate the experience the Door County Maritime Museum staff is having after closing on a new storage facility for its collections. The museum officially purchased a former manufacturing building to become its new off-site collections storage, archive, and educational facility. It allows the museum to more than quadruple its capacity from 5,000 square feet between two structures to 23,000 square feet under one roof, and it will keep their collections in a more temperature-controlled environment. Volunteers have been assisting the museum in making the necessary renovations and moving some of the artifacts to a new facility, allowing staff members like Deputy Director Sam Perlman to uncover some interesting pieces that will lead them to be able to tell some exciting stories.

It is a busy time for museum officials. They are not only in the middle of their busiest time of the year but also preparing for the arrival of the Tall Ships at the end of the month. You can contact the museum to volunteer with the move itself or to contribute to the facility’s further renovation.