The Wisconsin Maritime Museum offers a few nights a year where individual guests can experience our Overnight Program to explore and learn about USS COBIA and Wisconsin’s maritime history! Participants […]
There’s a fascinating, often overlooked connection between the 200-year-old Erie Canal and the rapid development of Great Lakes shipping and the growth of America’s heartland. This epic 363-mile waterway across rugged upstate New York was designed to connect the Great Lakes and the Atlantic. An improbable engineering marvel of the nineteenth century, the Erie Canal was completed […]
Join submarine veteran Greg Miller on an in-depth tour aboard the USS COBIA! You can learn what it was really like living and working on a submarine with 80 other crewmembers for over two months at a time from someone who experienced a diesel boat, just our very own COBIA. This two to three-hour tour […]
Jumping overboard from a burning ship into the icy November waters of Lake Michigan or remaining on board to die. Only two lifeboats were available for the approximately 215 passengers […]
Join us for the inaugural Wisconsin Sailing & Maritime Hall of Fame celebration as we honor the first class of inductees and launch a new tradition of recognizing excellence across Wisconsin’s sailing and maritime community. This special event will bring together sailors, yacht clubs, maritime professionals, historians, museum supporters, and community leaders from across the […]
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 submarine and explore spaces not usually open to the general public! You can expect this tour to last roughly 2.5 hours, starting at 12:30. Please pick up your […]
When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it instantly transformed hundreds of square miles of lush Pacific Northwest forest into a silent wasteland. Though while the world watched what looked like an absolute ecological dead zone, a quiet and unexpected rebellion of life was already beginning just beneath the grey surface. Join author […]
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 submarine and explore spaces not usually open to the general public! You can expect this tour to last roughly 2.5 hours, starting at 12:30. Please pick up your […]
Join submarine veteran Greg Miller on an in-depth tour aboard the USS COBIA! You can learn what it was really like living and working on a submarine with 80 other crewmembers for over two months at a time from someone who experienced a diesel boat just our very own COBIA. This two to three hour […]
Museums are for everyone! Join us for a sensory-friendly evening designed for anyone looking for a more relaxed museum experience, no matter their age or ability level, as well as their caregivers and families. At this FREE event, you’ll have access to the Museum as well as an opportunity to take a sensory-friendly submarine tour […]