GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – When will the first vessel reach the Port of Green Bay this shipping season? The correct answer comes with prizes.
The port and the Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau are sponsoring the “First Ship Contest” for the 2021 season.
Participants can submit their guess for what date and time the season will begin, which is marked by the arrival of the first vessel. Over the last five years, arrival dates have ranged from March 15 to April 5.
“The opening of the shipping season is dependent on a number of factors, including the weather and when it’s warm enough to melt the ice throughout the St. Lawrence Seaway,” Port of Green Bay Director Dean Haen said in a news release. “Water conditions in other parts of the Great Lakes play a part as well. So, year to year, the opening can vary by as much as 30 days.”
The participant with the closest guess will win the contest. If multiple entries are correct, the participant who submitted their entry first will win the prize package, which includes a $100 Door County gift certificate and two Port of Green Bay goodie bags.
Contest entry can be done online, with one entry per person.
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