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 spend the night aboard USS Cobia and learn about the diving procedures, firing the torpedoes, and aiming the deck guns. In the morning, check out Museum galleries and […]
Join us July 2 at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum to experience what it would have been like to be a submariner aboard a WWII ship such as USS COBIA! Learn […]
Join us at the Pub during our 4th of July celebration - SubFest! There will be live music, food, submarine tours, historical presentations, the Festival Foods Fireworks Show, kid-friendly activities, a parade, and so much more! Visit our website for more information: https://bit.ly/WMMSubFest Sub Pub on the Water, the WMM's rooftop bar, is regularly open […]
Join us at the Pub during our 4th of July celebration - SubFest! There will be live music, food, submarine tours, historical presentations, the Festival Foods Fireworks Show, kid-friendly activities, a parade, and so much more! Visit our website for more information: https://bit.ly/WMMSubFest Sub Pub on the Water, the WMM's rooftop bar, is regularly open […]
Enjoy the sounds of Biff Hansen & The Works during SubFest 2025 up at the Sub Pub on the Water on July 4 at 2:00PM! This band offers a little bit of everything: Zac Brown Band, Hootie & the Blowfish, BTO, Molly Hatchet, Eddie Rabbit, Sweet, The Knack, ACDC, Green Day, Matchbox 20, Tom Petty […]
Our annual Tolling the Boats Ceremony honors the U.S. Navy submariners lost in the line of duty. This event is free to the public and can be viewed from the Riverwalk outside of the Museum. The ceremony will begin at 9:00am aboard submarine USS COBIA. If you are a veteran and/or are part of a […]
Join us in the WMM Riverview Room for coffee and juice with other servicemembers from across the country for a meet & greet! Share stories, compare experiences, and make new crewmates. Open to any current or former servicemember from any branch and their families. Admission is free. This event is a part of our 4th […]
Join Submarine Curator Karen Duvalle as we dive into the history of the 28 Manitowoc-built "Freshwater" Submarines and how USS Cobia came to join us here in Manitowoc! Open to the public. Admission to the program is free with Museum admission. This event is a part of our 4th of July celebration - SubFest! There […]
Join us at the Pub during our 4th of July celebration - SubFest! There will be live music, food, submarine tours, historical presentations, the Festival Foods Fireworks Show, kid-friendly activities, a parade, and so much more! Visit our website for more information: https://bit.ly/WMMSubFest Sub Pub on the Water, the WMM's rooftop bar, is regularly open […]
Join COBIA volunteer Wayne Hartlich as he talks about growing up in the Manitowoc-Two Rivers area right after the war's end - and how that legacy helped inspire him to join the U.S. Navy Submarine Service as a young man! Open to the public. Admission to the program is free with Museum admission. This event […]
Join COBIA volunteer Greg Miller and WMM volunteer filmmaker Dale Palecek as they show off a sneak peek of an upcoming documentary featuring USS COBIA and Greg's experience on a submarine just like it! A Q&A will follow the sneak peek screening. Open to the public. Admission to the program is free with Museum admission. […]
Join your fellow Bubbleheads up on the rooftop at Sub Pub on the Water! Relax, have a drink (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic available) share a sea story or two, and spend some time topside with friends new and old. Admission to Sub Pub is free and open to the public. This event is a part […]
Join the Wisconsin Maritime Museum out and about in our community! We will be at the Plymouth Public Library in Plymouth, WI on July 9, 2025. Please see the link above for more information about the event and its location.
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 spend the night aboard USS COBIA and learn about the diving procedures, firing the torpedoes, and aiming the deck guns. In the morning, check out […]
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 spend the night aboard USS COBIA and learn about the diving procedures, firing the torpedoes, and aiming the deck guns. In the morning, check out […]
Join us on Sunday, July 13th at 2:00pm in the Wisconsin Maritime Museum's Riverview Room for this fascinating insight into Oleszewski's "World War II and the Great Lakes!" When FDR coined the term "Arsenal of Democracy" he knew that the heart of that arsenal was the industrial strength of the Great Lakes region. This book […]
Join us for a special Wednesday evening extended hours night at the best view in downtown! Sub Pub on the Water, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum's rooftop bar, is open every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday evening from 5:00PM-10:00PM all summer long! Embrace the family-friendly atmosphere with the variety of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available. There […]
We are excited to announce that guided tours of the Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse will be available on select dates during summer 2025! Check out our website for more information on the Lighthouse tours, tickets, and more: https://bit.ly/WMMLighthouseTours
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 spend the night aboard USS Cobia and learn about the diving procedures, firing the torpedoes, and aiming the deck guns. In the morning, check out Museum galleries and […]
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-hour tour focuses more […]