Hotels in Sturgeon Bay

A working shipyard sits at the heart of this maritime city, where tugboats nudge massive freighters through the canal connecting Lake Michigan to Green Bay. The Door County Maritime Museum celebrates the area's nautical heritage with ship models and lighthouse lenses that once guided sailors home. Third Avenue's historic district houses galleries and shops in century-old buildings. Local fishermen still bring their catch to waterfront restaurants, where whitefish and perch appear on menus with deserved pride. The Farm offers hands-on encounters with rural life, while cherry orchards beyond town provide sweet rewards in summer. Rent kayaks to explore the protected waters where pleasure boats and working vessels share the same channels.