Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

About Sturgeon Bay

Set in the northeastern part of Wisconsin, Sturgeon Bay is a close-knit town counting 9,940 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Sturgeon Bay is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 9.89 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,005 residents per square mile.

📰 Sturgeon Bay News Today

• Hotel chain to create one of the tallest buildings in Sturgeon Bay NBC26 · Aug 13
• Raymond Colvin Young Obituary - Green Bay Press-Gazette Green Bay Press-Gazette · Aug 18
• Carl Michael "Cal" Holvenstot Legacy obituary · Aug 15
• 75-year-old struck in Sturgeon Bay crosswalk dies at hospital WLUK · Aug 5
• Obituary for Bruce Alan Atkins huehnsfuneralhome.com · Jul 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Sturgeon Bay Unique

• The only place in America named Sturgeon Bay — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 9,940.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Sturgeon Bay

• Bluefront Cafe (café)
• Crate
• Inn at Cedar Crossing
• Lawlss — coffee shop (café)
• Mill Supper Club
• Old Mexico — mexican
• Prince of Pierogi — polish
• The Cabin Restuarant and Bar — american
• 5th and Jefferson — coffee shop (café)
• Corner Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Door County Maritime Museum · Museum
• Door County Museum and Archives · Museum
• Robertson's Orchard · Attraction
• Margaret Lockwood Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sturgeon Bay

• Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burning Cow Music Festival reviews ★
• Cave Point-Clay Banks State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Potawatomi State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shivering Sands Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• The Garden Door · Garden reviews ★
• Amity Field reviews ★
• Bayview Park reviews ★
• Big Hill Park reviews ★
• Cherry Blossom Park reviews ★
• Crossroads at Big Creek reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Sturgeon Bay

• Sawyer Elementary
• Sevastopol Elementary
• Sevastopol High
• Sevastopol Middle
• Sevastopol Pre-School
• Sturgeon Bay High
• Sunrise Elementary
• Walker Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Door County Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Sturgeon Bay

🏘️ Nearby Communities