The Sturgeon Bay Historical Society celebrates the Door County Heritage Alliance’s History Days with American Vintage Record Night on the Waterfront. DJ David Watkins will be spinning vintage records at the Door County Granary.

Hillbilly to Honky Tonk: Post WWII Country Music on 78 rpm featuring such greats from the 1940s and 1950s such as Hank Williams, Merle Travis, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Bill Monroe, Lefty Frizzell, Johnny Cash, George Jones and more.

DJ David Watkins specializes in 20th century R&B, blues, jazz, country, old-time, rock, exotica, Hawaiian, international, and rare Christmas music. Spinning his thoughtfully curated sets from real records (78s, 45s, and LPs) on modern equipment, Watkins brings an analog feel to a digital world. 

The Granary is located within the City’s Entertainment District. TAKE YOUR DRINK ON A WALK! Purchase an adult beverage from any local establishment within the district and walk over to the Granary, meet some friends, and enjoy some vintage country music on the historic waterfront.

The Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Coffee Talk Series: American Ingenuity and the American Dream: The Door County Granary. Meet with Beth Renstrom of the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society on June 5 at 10 AM. This is an exciting opportunity to connect with fellow history buffs, make new friends, and enjoy some coffee!

Invented in America, grain elevators changed the world’s food landscape. These amazing structures were a technological innovation greatly increasing the ability to store and ship grains around the globe, accelerating food distribution into the modern age. In Door County, The Teweles and Brandeis families aspired to the American dream, building a local grain elevator in 1901 on the shores of Sturgeon Bay that helped launch the family’s adventures in the new world. The Door County Granary has been preserved for all to learn about a time and place that boosted the American economy when the mid-west moved from log cabin settlements to feed people locally to a global food power.

Coffee will be served at 10 AM with the presentation beginning at 10:30 followed by Q&A.

Free and open to the public.

The Sturgeon Bay Historical Society’s Coffee Talk Series with Door County Master Gardeners on May 29 at 10 AM. Virge Temme and Patrick Baird, Master Gardeners, discuss the kitchen garden display that is being designed in Sturgeon Bay. The kitchen garden showcases various sustainable gardening techniques that can be implemented in a small garden area, including three sisters, vertical gardens, straw bales, and containers.

Coffee will be served at 10 AM with the presentation beginning at 10:30 followed by Q&A.

Free and open to the public.

The Sturgeon Bay Historical Society’s Coffee Talk Series: The Community’s Garden and the Seed Library by the Door County Master Gardeners on May 15 at 10 AM. Meet Carmen Schroeder of The Community’s Garden and Penne Wilson of the Door County Master Gardeners. Attendees will receive seeds from the Seed Library

Coffee will be served at 10 AM with the presentation beginning at 10:30 followed by Q&A.

Free and open to the public.

The Sturgeon Bay Historical Society invites you to celebrate the seasonal opening of the Door County Granary. Discover Sturgeon Bay’s historic agricultural industry and American innovation, the grain elevator. Enjoy lemonade and our signature Granary cookies.

Docent-led tours with the members of the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society will be available throughout the day.

Learn more HERE

This event is free and open to the public. At will donations are accepted. This event is hosted in partnership with the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation, the Door County Granary, and the Ice Age Trail Alliance - Lakeshore Chapter.

Register TODAY by calling Nicole at 920-241-6819 or email nicole@doorcountygranary.org

This event is free and open to the public. At will donations are accepted. This event is hosted in partnership with the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation, the Door County Granary, and the Ice Age Trail Alliance - Lakeshore Chapter.

Register TODAY by calling Nicole at 920-241-6819 or email nicole@doorcountygranary.org

Join us for the Soft Opening of the Door County Granary.

Come celebrate:

• the only restored wooden grain elevator remaining on the Great Lakes

• Door County’s agricultural roots

• historic preservation in Sturgeon Bay

DOCENT LED TOURS — LIVE MUSIC — HISTORY TALK

• Tours 1- 2 and 3 -5 PM

• Music by Helen Accordion (1-2 PM) and The Gliddiots (3:30 - 5 PM)

• History Talk: Daniel Liedtke of the National Railroad Museum (2 -3 PM)

Join the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation (SBHSF) as we celebrate the historic Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator being restored to its original height and secured to its new foundation, Friday, November 18, at SWY231 Gallery, downtown Sturgeon Bay. 

To celebrate this monumental occasion SBHSF and the Door County Granary will be honoring the Teweles and Brandeis families’ Czech heritage and their contribution to transforming Sturgeon Bay into a year-round community. Czech night will uncover the history of Sturgeon Bay’s last remaining grain elevator, discuss the Door County Granary project, and share plans for the building’s future.

Meet with the members of SBHSF by stopping in between 4 pm and 7 pm to celebrate with food and drinks (while it lasts) and discover Sturgeon Bay’s agricultural roots. No registration required.

Updates can be found on our Facebook page: @doorcountygranary