August 12, 2021 Sturgeon Bay
All the towns we have visited so far in Wisconsin have been on
Green Bay. To get to the town of
Sturgeon Bay, we had to leave Green Bay, enter Sturgeon Bay, go under two
bridges. The marina we picked is the
same astounding price as all the other Wisconsin marinas so far. This is a small marina that has very recently
been bought by Bay Marine. It is fairly
small, but the dock is fine, the bathrooms and laundry are fine. Very quiet here – no dock employees on site,
but we have met some of the boat owners and everyone is friendly.
We were excited that the Antique Boat Show was being held
while we are here – just a few blocks away at the Maritime Museum. What fun to see some beautiful old
boats. One event that spanned the two
days was a contest, where participants are given 3 sheets of plywood and some
marine sealant. They are to build their
boat on site. They are timed. On Sunday, each boat is launched with 2
people, with the goal to (1) stay afloat!, and (2) to paddle around two
buoys. So fun. Some boats never made it away from the
dock. Some made it a little ways, then
either broke apart or filled with water.
The Coast Guard had a boat entry, and the two Coasties came out wearing
dinosaur costumes. They finished the
course. An interesting entrant had built
their “boat”, which was actually a box, in one hour. They got lots of points for such a speedy
construction. But, their speed in
completing the course was very slow. These
two women had actually won the contest in other years, as ungainly and ugly as
their ‘boat’ was! The winner, a carpenter
and his wife, built a canoe with nice lines.
It took them 2.5 hours to build it, but their speed around the course
was very fast.
Some of these people compete every year. The canoe won first place this year.
Sturgeon Bay has an active downtown, with a number of good
restaurants. We enjoyed putzing through
some of the shops, had a couple of meals.
We had the best pizza in a while at Sonny’s, which is right by one of
the bridges across the Bay.
Leaving Sturgeon Bay, the city, via Sturgeon Bay. Years ago, a canal was dredged that connects
Sturgeon Bay into Lake Michigan. It
makes a great shortcut from Green Bay into the big Lake.
Next stop is Kewaunee, a small town on Lake Michigan.
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