# Event Details

- **Event Name**: How Did Pacific Salmon Find Their Way to Door County? (part of the Fish Tales Lecture Series)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: ? Speaker: Lee Kernen, Retired WDNR Director of the Bureau of Fisheries Management

Join Lee Kernen for a fascinating firsthand account of the origins of the Pacific salmon program in Door County and Lake Michigan. As a key figure in Wisconsin’s fisheries history, Lee will share how this ambitious effort began, the challenges faced, and the legacy it left on local ecosystems and angling culture.

? Free & Open to the Public
? In-Person: Crossroads at Big Creek
? Online: Zoom or Facebook Live
? Visit doorcountylibrary.org/event on the day of the talk to access the livestream links.

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear the story from someone who was there at the beginning!

Dates and topics include:
? January 22 | Where the Suckers Swim with Dr. Karen Murchie
? February 12 | Green Bay Walleye Management of the Green Bay Walleye Fishery with Dr. Jason Breeggemann
? February 26 | How Did Pacific Salmon Find their Way to Door County? with Lee Kernen
? March 12 | Movements and Mixing of Smallmouth Bass Spawning Groups in Green Bay
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sturgeon-bay/how-did-pacific-salmon-find-their-way-to-door-county-part-of-the-fish-tales-lecture-series/200029396075252
- **Event Categories**: virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 60

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Sturgeon Bay
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Crossroads at Big Creek
- **lat**: 44.834259599361
- **long**: -87.344929585291
- **full address**: Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-3708, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is How Did Pacific Salmon Find Their Way to Door County? (part of the Fish Tales Lecture Series) being held?
  - **A:** How Did Pacific Salmon Find Their Way to Door County? (part of the Fish Tales Lecture Series) takes place on Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-3708, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing How Did Pacific Salmon Find Their Way to Door County? (part of the Fish Tales Lecture Series)?
  - **A:** How Did Pacific Salmon Find Their Way to Door County? (part of the Fish Tales Lecture Series) is organized by Crossroads at Big Creek.

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