Special Events
Events Schedule and Information
Members and employees of Corporate Fleet Members at Mackinaw level and above enjoy free museum admission and programs year round. For more information on membership, view our membership information page.
36th Annual Midwestern Model Ships & Boats Contest and Display
May 18-20, 2012
Enjoy the longest running ships & boats model contest in the nation by joining us for this weekend! Whether you're entering a model, viewing models, talking with modelers, or sitting in on the symposium or roundtable, you'll find this to be a fun event! Registration information can be downloaded here.
Thanks to the following sponsors of our model contest: Rocky Mountain Shipwrights, Chicago Tri-Club Association, Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago, Badger Air Brush, F.K. Bemis Family, Midwest Model Shipwrights, and members of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
28 Manitowoc-built Sub Reunion & USS Lagarto Ceremony
Friday, May 25 - Saturday, May 26, 2012
Visit with submariners and shipyard workers who served on or built the Manitowoc submarines. Attend the USS Lagarto Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday afternoon. The ceremony will take place on deck of USS Cobia at 1:00 and is free to the public when viewed from the Riverwalk.
3rd Annual Bow To Stern Build-a-Boat Challenge
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:00-5:00
Get a team of 3-6 people together to construct your own boat to race on the Manitowoc River! Teams are given most building supplies but need to have their own tools. The entrance fee per team is $75 and registrations are being accepted through June 8th. Download the registration materials here. For more information contact Wendy Lutzke at 920-684-0218 x 115.
River Rendezvous: Help Us Celebrate Life on the Water!
June 29, June 30, and July 1, 2012
The 2012 River Rendezvous will be packed with activities, including: a boat-building contest and race, deck tours of the Denis Sullivan and two-hour Lake Michigan cruises, crafts, maritime displays, woodcarvers, musical entertainment and ROV demonstrations!
Save the date for June 29-July 1, 2012 for our exciting River Rendezvous on Wisconsin's Schooner Coast.
