You may soon be able to relive some old memories at the former Younkers building next to the Door County Historical Museum. Door County officials are exploring the possibility of renovating the building so the county could use a portion of it for museum and archives storage while making the rest suitable for a tenant.

The county has owned the building since 2019 and initially planned to turn it into an addition to the neighboring history museum. When estimates came back at $8 million, supervisors balked at the price tag and opted to go back to the drawing board.

Door County Administrator Ken Pabich says the county is now moving forward with a $3 million budget. That plan would allow officials to rehabilitate the structure for county needs while setting up the potential for a public-private partnership to keep the building viable for years to come.

Pabich hopes to see drawings for the reimagined space in the coming months so construction can be completed by the end of the year.