GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — When will the first ship arrive in the Port of Green Bay this season?
Your answer could win you some cash and other prizes.
Discover Green Bay is hosting its “Don’t Miss the Boat” contest.
It takes guesses from the public on the date and time the first ship sails into the Port of Green Bay for the 2022 season.
This year’s prize package includes:
- $100 gift certificate from Green Bay Sail & Paddle
- A one-night stay at the Hampton Inn Green Bay Downtown
- $50 gift card from The Depot Green Bay
- 2022 Snapshots of Light Calendar by Chuck Zentmeyer
- A 200th Anniversary Brown County Monopoly Game
- A Port of Green Bay swag bag
The 2021 shipping season came to an official close in the Port of Green Bay on Jan. 22, 2022. Port officials said nearly two million tons of shipments came into and out of the port that season, a 3% increase from the previous year.
Port director Dean Haen says weather is really what determines when the ships can start moving again.
The start dates of past shipping seasons include:
- 2021: March 19
- 2020: March 15
- 2019: April 5
- 2018: March 26
- 2017: March 21
To enter your official guess of date and time for the arrival of the first ship, go online.
The person who submitted the correct date first will be chosen as the winner.
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