# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Maritime Speaker Series - Diving the Lakeland 100 Years Later: How Wisconsin Pioneered Scuba Diving
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: 100 years ago the first scuba dives of the Lakeland took place just off the shores of Sturgeon Bay. The technology that allowed those dives to happen was pioneered right here in Wisconsin-- a lot of which is still used today in commercial diving. Join us as we learn more about how those dives took place without modern conveniences. Presenter: Bill Pelky, DESCO Corporation 

The Door County Medical Center Maritime Speaker Series programs are the first Thursday of each month, October through April, beginning at 7pm, on the second floor of the Museum, and online. No cost to attend; suggested donation of a non-perishable food item, or if watching online, we ask you to make a food donation to your local food pantry.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sturgeon-bay/maritime-speaker-series-diving-the-lakeland-100-years-later-how-wisconsin-pioneered-scuba-diving/200029831611448
- **Event Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Sturgeon Bay
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 120 North Madison Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54235
- **lat**: 44.83024
- **long**: -87.38286
- **full address**: 120 North Madison Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54235

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Maritime Speaker Series - Diving the Lakeland 100 Years Later: How Wisconsin Pioneered Scuba Diving being held?
  - **A:** Maritime Speaker Series - Diving the Lakeland 100 Years Later: How Wisconsin Pioneered Scuba Diving takes place on Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 120 North Madison Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54235.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Maritime Speaker Series - Diving the Lakeland 100 Years Later: How Wisconsin Pioneered Scuba Diving?
  - **A:** Maritime Speaker Series - Diving the Lakeland 100 Years Later: How Wisconsin Pioneered Scuba Diving is organized by Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc..

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