The newly purchased building by the Door County Maritime Museum to house some of your favorite nautical treasures received a significant boost from the National Park Service & Institute of Museum and Library Services. The museum received a $182,520 “Save America’s Treasures” grant from the two organizations for their archive and artifact shelving systems at the facility, which they closed on early this summer. Installing the new shelving system will make the museum comply with the Department of the Interior and National Park Service Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Last month, Deputy Director Sam Perlman explained how the former 23,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will help them become accredited within the American Alliance of Museums.

Volunteers spent a portion of their summer moving items to the new facility from their old storage unit, which was one-quarter of the size.