Peder Nelson

Peder Nelson, a native to Door County is currently chronicling his family's immigration to the peninsula from the late 1800s. A descendant of commercial fishermen, Peder continues his maritime heritage as a sailboat charter captain with Sail Door County and a delivery captain on the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean. Peder earned a journalism degree from UW-Green Bay and worked as a technical writer for a naval architecture firm in Washington D.C. A two-year tour in the Republic of Palau with the Peace Corps led him to teaching. After earning a Masters in Education from DePaul University, he taught for seven years in Chicago's Public Schools. Peder is an advocate for Door County Land Conservation and in his free time he is distance racing on Lake Michigan or cruising under the bluffs of the Door and Garden Peninsulas.

Spring Cleaning on the Lake Floor
East Coast Commuter Yacht Undergoes a Midwest Refit
Constructing a Boat of Your Own: Building a Wooden Kayak
Hanging on the Hook: Moorings 101
Guarding the Door: The Peninsula’s United States Coast Guard
Sail Maker Charlie Klein
Taking the Plunge: Choosing the sailboat for you
Laying Up the Winter Fleet: Bringing Great Lakes Freighters to Port
Yachtsmen in Training: The Sturgeon Bay Sail Training Foundation
Snowshoeing the Door
Racing Home: Sailing the Hook Race Death’s Door Challenge