Lighthouses

Door County's ten unique and beautiful lighthouses.

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Baileys Harbor Range Lights - Built in 1869, automated in 1972. Between 1869 and 1969, these lights were used to gain safe entry into Baileys Harbor.
Cana Island - The Cana Island Lighthouse, built in 1869 and automated in 1944, is an active navigational aid. Thanks to painters and photographers, it also is Door County's most recognizable lighthouse and one of the peninsula's most identifiable landmarks.
Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse - Built in 1899, automated in 1972. The bustling Coast Guard-operated station is located at the mouth of the Sturgeon Bay ship canal.
Chambers Island - The island's lighthouse was built in 1858, automated in 1961. The lighthouse is open for self guided tours on weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day when a caretaker is in residence.
Eagle Bluff Lighthouse - Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek. Built in 1868, automated in 1926. The Door County Historical Society has restored this structure and turned it into a living museum.
Old Baileys Harbor (Bird Cage) Lighthouse - Built in 1852 and closed in 1869 after the construction of the Baileys Harbor Range Lights.
Pilot Island Lighthouse - Built in 1858, automated in 1962. A narrated boat tour passes the lighthouse as part of the Door County Maritime Museum Lighthouse Walk, held the third weekend of May.
Plum Island Lighthouse - Built in 1895, automated in 1969. A common sight for those taking the Washington Island Ferry.
Pottawatomie Lighthouse - Rock Island. Built in 1836, automated in 1956. The grandfather of Door County lighthouses, it sits on what now is a state park. Totally restored and open to the public.
Sherwood Point Lighthouse - Sturgeon Bay. Built in 1883, automated in 1983, Sherwood Lighthouse was the last manned lighthouse on the Great Lakes.

For more lighthouse info visit the Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society.

4th Annual Steel Bridge SongFest: June 12-14, 2008!!! more..

The first Steel Bridge Songfest in June, 2005 was a one-day affair. 2007's Steel Bridge3 added a 3-night bar crawl and brought more great performers; Jackson Browne, Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's, pat mAcdonald, Cory Chisel of The Wandering Sons, James Hall of The Pleasure Club, Jonathan Spottiswood, Emiko, Freedy Johnson, Todd Carey, members of P-Funk including Kim Manning, and Eric McFadden and many more... A mix of international and regional artists attended the songwriting intensive in The Holiday Motel and played the nine venues in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay as well as the festival mainstage on Saturday afternoon.

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