The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is proud to partner with Wisconsin Dance Theatre for this summer's production of A Hero's Homecoming at the Franciscan Center in Manitowoc on July 25 and 26. Set at the end of World War II, this uplifting and patriotic performance returns with exciting new additions, including live accompaniment by a ten-piece […]
On January 15th, 1919, a massive industrial storage tank containing 2.3 million gallons of molasses suddenly ruptured in Boston’s North End. Moving at 35 miles per hour, a 25-foot wave of sticky, sweet syrup ripped through the streets, destroying buildings, crushing infrastructure, and claiming the lives of 21 people in one of the nation's unlikeliest […]
Join us at Sub Pub on the Water for the annual Lakeshore Balloon Glow! Enjoy an evening filled with hot air balloons, cold drinks, a water ski show, fireworks, and more, all from the rooftop bar of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum! Tickets are extremely limited, so be sure to get yours today: Museum Store **Please note: […]
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 diving procedures, firing torpedoes, and aiming deck guns. In the morning, check out the Museum galleries […]
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 focuses more […]
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 […]
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 diving procedures, firing torpedoes, and aiming deck guns. In the morning, check out the Museum galleries […]
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 […]