A final program schedule for the 2019 Council of American Maritime Museums Conference taking place at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin April 24-27 is now available.

Download a pdf. of the schedule here.

or visit the Conference website for more details.

Space is still available for the Door County bus tour taking place Saturday.  Details below:

Saturday, April 27, 2019
9:00am -3:00pm         Optional Trip to Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
$40 – Please contact Cathy Green to reserve a space.

9:00AM           Meet at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum Lobby

9:00am-10:30am
Bus ride from Wisconsin Maritime Museum (Manitowoc) to the Door County Maritime Museum (Sturgeon Bay) – Includes en route narration by Maritime Archaeologist Tamara Thomsen.

10:30am-12:30pm
Tour of the Door County Maritime Museum, led by DCMM staff, including the exhibits The Water Defines Us: DCMM@50 and Shipwrecks of Door County, and gallery lecture by Larry Herbst of the Sturgeon Bay Model Shop (tent.). www.dcmm.org

12:45-2:00pm
Lunch at the Door County Fire Company restaurant, including a presentation from the creative team behind the musical Windjammers, inspired by tales and tunes of 19th century Great Lakes sailors; courtesy of Northern Sky Theater.
www.doorcountyfirecompany.com/
www.northernskytheater.com/shows/windjammers/

2:00-2:15pm
Drive past Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding – Tracing its history back to 1918, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is an industry leader in the construction and repair of large ships and is a highlight of the working waterfront of Sturgeon Bay.                         www.fincantieribayshipbuilding.com/

2:15pm-3:30pm
Buses return to Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc