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 […]
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 and crew on board the Phoenix. In the last leg of the journey from Manitowoc to Sheboygan, the boilers had overheated, and the ship caught […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sudden summer severe storms and frigid, lake-effect blizzards…The weather of Northeast Wisconsin is as unpredictable as it is powerful. Why does our region experience such extreme, four-season swings, and how […]
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 […]