• Think & Drink

    Think & Drink Series: The Sinking of the Lady Elgin

    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    Stop in at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on the evening of February 5th, 2026, to learn the fascinating history behind the collision and sinking of a luxurious sidewheel steamer, Lady Elgin, and how it came to be known as one of the worst maritime catastrophes in the Great Lakes. Our speaker tonight is the author […]

  • Think & Drink

    Think & Drink Series: The Peshtigo Fire

    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 through the harrowing night of October 8th, 1871. The Peshtigo Fire became the deadliest wildfire in recorded history. Jed Meunier, using tree-ring and fire-scar evidence, […]