Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay
Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay | |
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Part of 9th District | |
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates | 44°47′40″N 87°18′47″W / 44.79444°N 87.31306°W |
Type | Coast Guard Station |
Site information | |
Owner | United States Coast Guard (USCG) |
Site history | |
Built | 1886 |
In use | 1902 to Present |
Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay is a United States Coast Guard station located on Lake Michigan and the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal in the Town of Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin, just outside the city of Sturgeon Bay.[1] The Sturgeon Bay Canal Light is located within the limits of the station. Duties of the station include search and rescue, law enforcement and ice rescue missions during the winter months.
Station Sturgeon Bay is a sub-unit of Sector Lake Michigan.[1]
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In May
In June
In August
Closed to the public sign
USCGC Mobile Bay, an icebreaking tug based out of Sturgeon Bay,[2] with barge for servicing buoys
Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light adjacent to the station
References[]
- ^ a b "USCG Sturgeon Bay". coast guard sector lake michigan. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
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Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Door County, Wisconsin
- Military installations in Wisconsin
- United States Coast Guard stations