With the recent end of the 2025 shipping season, the Port of Green Bay is officially preparing for next season. With that, the 2026 First Ship Contest, sponsored by Discover Green Bay, returns!
To participate in this year’s First Ship Contest, individuals are asked to share their predictions on the date and time the first ship will arrive in the Port of Green Bay this spring through Discover Green Bay’s official entry form. The individual who guesses the closest date and time of the first ship’s arrival will be the winner and recipient of a prize package from Discover Green Bay and the Port of Green Bay. This year’s prize package includes:
- A one-night stay at the historic Hotel Northland
- A Port of Green Bay swag bag
- A 200th Anniversary Brown County Monopoly Game
- Four admission tickets to four N.E.W. museums
- (National Railroad Museum, Heritage Hill State Park, Neville Public Museum, and the Door County Maritime Museum sites)
- Dinner for two at The Depot
Any item not specifically listed above (such as, but not limited to, travel to and from Wisconsin, taxes, gratuities and incidentals) are not included. No cash alternative. No prize substitutions allowed except by Sponsor due to the unavailability of prize or portion there-of at time of award, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted. Odds of winning depend upon total number of eligible entries received. Prize must be used on date specified by Sponsor or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.
