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MUSEUM EVENTS
Join us on Saturday, February 28th, for Living History Tours aboard USS COBIA! Members of the USS COBIA Living History Crew will be stationed throughout the submarine all day (10:00 […]
We invite you to join us for our March Think & Drink program, where ecologist and research scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Jed Meunier, will take us […]
Have you ever wanted to see or know more about USS COBIA than what is offered on the regular tour? Get a behind-the-scenes tour of our World War II era […]
Shipwrecks & Charcuterie
3/26/26
Have you ever wondered how an artifact gets from the bottom of Lake Michigan to a display case in a museum exhibit? Join conservator Katie Linder for a discussion about […]
USS COBIA’s 83rd Birthday Party!
3/28/26
Join us on Saturday, March 28th, as we celebrate 83 years of USS Cobia. This annual “birthday party” is a community event, offering a full day of family-friendly fun, history, […]
On its maiden voyage, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on April 14th, 1912. While the story of the tragedy is world-famous, the granular details […]
Travel back to the dazzling era of ocean liners at Night at the Museum: Iceberg Ahead! This Titanic-inspired celebration transforms the Wisconsin Maritime Museum into a lively world of music, […]
Speaker to be announced soon!
On July 24th, 1915, the SS Eastland was docked in the Chicago River, filled with thousands of Western Electric employees headed for a company picnic. In a matter of minutes, the “Speed […]
On June 23rd, 1950, Northwest Airlines Flight 2501, carrying 58 passengers, vanished over Lake Michigan. Despite intensive searches at the time, the wreck was never found, and the cause of […]
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