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Door County Maritime Museum Newsletter
Community Appreciation Week and Much, Much More...
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| Greetings!
Greetings! Please read on for important information concerning exciting events at your maritme museum. |
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| "Roe-ing to Estonia"...The Winter Speaker Series Continues
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"Roe-ing to Estonia"...The Door County Maritime Museum continues its Winter Speakers Series on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Museum in Sturgeon Bay when Dan Schwarz, owner of Dan's Fish in Door County, will present a program discussing his growing international business.
Dan's Fish, Inc. is a family operated business that specializes in fresh water fish. Operating out of facilities located near Institute, the company processes, distributes, exports and imports seafood from all over the world. It also manufactures value-added products such as breaded seafood and cheese and manufactures specialty products such as the Great Lakes whitefish as well as various fish roes. Representative of Schwarz's international reach is Seafood International, sister company to Dan's Fish. It is located in the Republic of Estonia. Seafood International offers local representation for Dan's Fish, Inc. in the European and Russian markets. Of particular interest, Dan's Fish sources the fine caviar from various fish species such as whitefish, herring and chubs - all from the Great Lakes. It also sources salmon roe from the wild Alaskan salmon producers and manufactures local "löjrom" in Russia.
The Speakers Series is sponsored by the Friends of the Door County Maritime Museum, an organization dedicated to assisting the Museum both through fundraising projects and volunteer service. Admission to the program is free. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends groups. Donations will be appreciated.
The final program in the series will be Tuesday, Feb. 24, when historian Richard Smith will be at the museum on Sturgeon Bay to talk about shipwrecks. |
| Artifact, Conservation, Curation & Interpretation Workshop
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The Door County Maritime Museum proudly presents a workshop in "Artifact Conservation, Curation, & Interpretation" beginning Saturday, February 21, 2009. This 7-week, 21-28 hour workshop is designed to give interested adults and students a hands on experience with artifacts and the procedures, techniques, and processes a museum uses to professionally curate an artifact in its collection.
The course is laid out chronologically to follow an artifact from acquisition to display. Subjects include artifact photography, measuring, researching, conservation, drawing, and museum curation. Each participant will take a museum artifact through the processes from start to finish. Participants interested in continuing their education in the field of history, archaeology, museum work or other related fields are encouraged to apply. Volunteers interested in participating more in working with artifacts are also encouraged to apply.
The workshop is limited to the first 12 applicants and will run until April 4th, 2009. It will meet each Saturday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Cost for the workshop is $50 which includes all materials. For more information call the Door County Maritime Museum at 743-5958 or Jon Paul Van Harpen at 743-4647.
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| Community Appreciation Week
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In appreciation for the continued support the area has given, the Door County Maritime Museum is offering Community Appreciation Week, beginning Saturday, Jan. 24, and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 1.
During the extended week, anyone who comes to the Sturgeon Bay museum with proof of residency in either Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc or Brown counties will be admitted at half price. The current adult admission price is $7 for adults and $4 for students (ages 5-17). Prices will be reduced to $3.50 and $2 respectively. A great time to invite friends and family to visit the maritime museum!
As always, museum members are admitted free of charge. |
| Songs of the Inland Sea
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Singer/songwriter Lee Murdock is well known to many in the Door County maritime community for his rich ballads about the history of the Great Lakes with its many tragedies, adventures, successes and failures. Murdock returns to the county this Saturday, Jan. 31 for a concert at the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek.
Murdock's concert is the second in the Auditorium's Fireside Coffeehouse Concert series and will begin at 7 p.m.
In musical arrangements of new and traditional folk ballads, chanteys and work songs, Murdock educates as well as entertains his audiences with the history and traditions of the Great Lakes.
Seating for the Coffeehouse Series is limited and advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended. General admission tickets are $14 and are available at the Auditorium box office, by phone (920-868-2728) or at www.dcauditorium.org. Box office hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; weekend show days, 11-3 and one hour prior to the performance. The Auditorium is located in Fish Creek, just north of the town center on Highway 42.
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| Contact Information
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Help YOUR Maritime Museum, recruit a new member!
Onward and upward!
Bob Desh
Executive Director
phone: (920) 743-5958
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