About this city
Also known as: Shipbuilding Capital of the Great Lakes
Serving as the county seat and sole city of the Door County peninsula, Sturgeon Bay is a historic maritime hub bisected by a critical shipping canal that connects Green Bay to Lake Michigan. Renowned for its rich 19th-century shipbuilding heritage, the city blends an active, industrial waterfront with an artistic vacation atmosphere, serving as the commercial and cultural gateway to one of the Midwest's most popular resort regions.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Explore inside an authentic restored 1914 tugboat at the Door County Maritime Museum, watch massive modern freighters pass beneath the historic Michigan Street Bridge, and hike along towering limestone cliffs at nearby Potawatomi State Park.
