Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay
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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
. 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.
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
station located on Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
and the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal
Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal
The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal is a shipping canal connecting Sturgeon Bay on Green Bay with Lake Michigan, across the Door Peninsula, at the city of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin....
in the Town of Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay (town), Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was 865 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.2 square miles , of which, 19.3 square miles of it is land and 15.9 square miles of it is...
in Door County, Wisconsin
Door County, Wisconsin
Door County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 27,961. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. Door County is a popular vacation and tourist destination, especially for residents of Wisconsin and Illinois....
, just outside the city of Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,437 at the 2000 census. It is located at the natural end of Sturgeon Bay, although the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was built across the remainder of the Door Peninsula.-Geography:Sturgeon Bay is...
. The Sturgeon Bay Canal Light is located within the limits of the station. Duties of the station include Search and Rescue
Search and rescue
Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
, Law Enforcement
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
and Ice Rescue missions during the winter months.
Station Sturgeon Bay is a sub-unit of Sector
United States Coast Guard Sectors
A Sector is a shore-based operational unit of the United States Coast Guard. Each Sector is responsible for the execution of all Coast Guard missions within its Area of Responsibility , with operational support from Coast Guard Cutters and Air Stations. Subordinate commands within a Sector...
Lake Michigan.