Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay

Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay
Part of 9th District
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Aerial view of Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay
Coordinates 44°47′40″N 87°18′47″W / 44.79444°N 87.31306°W / 44.79444; -87.31306
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]

References

  1. 1 2 "USCG Sturgeon Bay". COAST GUARD SECTOR LAKE MICHIGAN. Retrieved 2009-02-22.

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