Showcase your creativity at the Midwest’s longest-running model contest! We invite you to display your models and share your passion with fellow enthusiasts. For non-modelers, you can see the entries and talk to the modelers about their models! Museum admission is required. For more information about entering the contest, head to: https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/.../midwestern-model.../
Did you know that most museums have less than 10% of their collections on display at any given time? The Wisconsin Maritime Museum's collection contains over 85,000 historic artifacts, photographs, works of art, and documents - most of which are not featured in current exhibitions. Drop in anytime between 12:30 and 3:00 pm on Saturday, […]
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 […]
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 the disaster remained one of aviation’s greatest unsolved mysteries. Join author and historian Valerie van Heest, who will be presenting virtually, as she recounts her […]