In just over a week, you will be able to see tall ships parade on the waters in Sturgeon Bay for the first time in six years. The excitement for the vessels’ arrival has been bubbling ever since Destination Sturgeon Bay and the Door County Maritime Museum announced that the tall ships “Liberty Clipper,” “Pride of Baltimore II,” and “When and If,” as well as the Great Lakes schooner “Utopia” would be docking in the city back in March. Tickets for sail away experiences have been virtually sold out since they went on sale in May, with additional trips also selling out quickly. While sailing on the actual ships may not be in the cards, Destination Sturgeon Bay’s Alexa Soto says a festival-like atmosphere will unfold during the weekend-long event.

Tall Ships Sturgeon Bay is preceded by Destination Sturgeon Bay’s Sail Through The Avenues Sidewalk Sales and coincides with the city’s Maritime Week activities and the Door County Maritime Museum’s Classic and Wooden Boat Show. Soto adds that they have been in close contact with agencies like the Sturgeon Bay Police and Fire Department, the Door County Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to ensure a safe experience, who may try to share the waters with the tall ships when they are in town July 31st-August 3rd.