The DNR says it is willing to participate in a feasibility study for a boat launch and safe harbor of refuge at Whitefish Dunes State Park.

The DNR’s answer starts on page 28 and continues through to the following page: https://www.co.door.wi.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03122025-1833#page=28

The push to develop a harbor of refuge at Whitefish Dunes State Park was considered in a previous post:

The county should look at harbor development for “all sites between Sturgeon Bay and Baileys Harbor”
https://doorcounty.substack.com/p/look-at-harbor-development-all-sites-between-sturgeon-bay-and-baileys-harbor

The post lists other locations which in theory could be fitted with infrastructure for boaters, including Schauer Park, which had been studied as a potential safe harbor site in 2009: https://www.co.door.wi.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10112023-1541

Other posts about boating
https://doorcounty.substack.com/t/boating