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The Museum’s award-winning newsletter, Anchor News, is published on a quarterly basis and is mailed to all Museum members.

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Anchor News, Summer 2006, contents:
  • Christopher Columbus Bell
  • Fourth Annual Commodore’s Ball
  • Building a Harbor
  • Take an Adventure in Maritime History
  • Engine Maintenance on CHIEF WAWATAM
  • Upcoming Events


Anchor News, Spring 2006, contents:
  • Lagarto Ceremony Story
  • Fourth of July Red, White & Blue Boat Raffle and Firework Party
  • 30th Annual Midwestern Model Ships and Boats Contest and Display
  • Building a Harbor
  • Museum Offers Families a Submarine Overnight Experience
  • “Maritime Manitowoc”
  • Museum Acquires Mark 14 Torpedoes
  • Upcoming programs and events for 2006


Anchor News, winter 2006, contents:
  • Smithsonian representative visits Annual Meeting
  • USS Lagarto ceremony and crew family reunion
  • Building a harbor: Ten men who made a difference
  • Featured watercraft: Cedar strip runabout Elly M
  • Tense moments, a story of courage
  • Thiesen to become Atlantic Area historian for the U.S. Coast Guard
  • Upcoming NASOH conference
  • Upcoming programs and events for 2006
  • Museum educator receives Education Impact award


Anchor News, fall 2005, contents:
  • Historic documents transferred to Museum
  • Holiday exhibit opens in Riverside Gallery
  • Building a harbor: Ten men who made a difference
  • A submarine pilgrimage
  • Reflections on the Association of Midwest Museums’ annual conference
  • Making your end-of-year gifts count
  • Pirates on the Great Lakes
  • Upcoming programs


Anchor News, summmer 2005, contents:
  • Daniel Lyons project
  • Antique outboard motor exhibit opens
  • Lake Michigan’s lost Mistress
  • 2004–2005 Annual Report
  • 2005 summer interns
  • Third annual Commodore’s Ball
  • NBC Today Show
  • Pier 75 Museum Store book report
  • Sea Gem: A Manitowoc tragedy


Anchor News, winter 2005, contents:
  • History of Manitowoc Shipbuilding
  • Update on USS Cobia restoration and preservation
  • Peppards support car ferry mural
  • In memoriam: Roland J. Soucy
  • Maritime mail by the pail: J.W. Westcott Co.
  • USS Cobia overnight patch now available
  • Second annual Commodores Ball a success!
  • Manitowoc Chapter 731 PBR and Swift Boat veterans
  • Volunteer profile: Barb Koch
  • Coming Events
  • Steamer Samuel Mitchell


Anchor News, fall 2004, contents:
  • Toys Ashore: Dockside Christmas celebration
  • Christmas Tree Ship celebration
  • Submarine story of chance that changed two veterans' lives
  • Trawler Fest supports new exhibit
  • Pier 75 Museum Store news
  • Volunteer profile: Dorothy Gogats
  • Wish list
  • Sea Scouts, remote control models, and the "Water Wonders" program
  • Area businesses help create gardens at Museum
  • Go by boat, it’s fun afloat: A look at the accommodations on board the steamer Greater Detroit


Anchor News, summer 2004, contents:
  • Heritage Festival and Lighthouse Walk set for September
  • Top Secret photography exhibit to open in Riverside Gallery
  • Wisconsin Maritime Museum 2003–2004 Annual Report
  • Burger Boat Company’s Wisconsin roots (reprint)
  • Gunnell family contributions to shipbuilding (reprint)
  • Upcoming programs and events
  • From the Carus collection: Steam barges on the Great Lakes


Anchor News, spring 2004, contents:
  • Tall ships return to Clipper City
  • Antique boat and motor show – Memorial Day weekend
  • Hot Boats on Cold Water exhibit opens
  • Wisconsin Maritime Hall of Fame inductees
  • The saga of the steamer Ironsides
  • Learning Adventure Program
  • WMM presence at special interest trade shows
  • WMM tour guides provide an up-close look at history


Anchor News, winter 2004, contents:
  • Upcoming exhibit – Hot Boats on Cold Water
  • Maritime Arts Initiative encourages learning in new ways
  • Upcoming programs, activities, and events
  • Lady Isabel, oldest Burger Boat cruiser
  • Gunnell family’s contributions to shipbuilding
  • Technology and exhibit grants
  • 2003 holiday exhibits and events
  • USS Cobia Overnight Educational Program
  • Recent collection donations
  • WMM wish list


Anchor News, fall 2003, contents:
  • Museum opens Fitzgerald exhibit – hosts memorial
  • Lighthouse lens exhibit in Riverside Gallery
  • Upcoming programs, activities, and events
  • Burger Boat Company – in Wisconsin since 1857
  • Planned giving – leave a legacy
  • New WMM patron societies
  • Peoria memorial to Manitowoc-built submarines
  • The wreck of the Continental
  • Former passenger steamers’ roles in WWII
  • Volunteers contribute to steam engine exhibit
  • Museum Store news
  • Volunteer opportunities