Think & Drink Series Presentation: “The Ghost Army”

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Please join us on October 5th at 6:30pm for our free Think & Drink series presentation "The Ghost Army" with award-winning filmmaker and author Rick Beyer. The featured cocktail of the night will be a French 75. In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of GIs landed in France to conduct a secret mission. […]

The Origins of Death’s Door: An Author Talk

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

At the tip of the Door Peninsula, there is a body of water whose name conjures images of perilous waves and disastrous wrecks: Port Des Morts or Death's Door. A seemingly well-earned name, given the numerous ships who have fallen victim to this narrow strait's hidden shoals, strong currents, and treacherous weather. Yet the precise […]

Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes Flashlight Tour

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Experience the ghostly depths of the Great Lakes with Wisconsin Maritime Museum Deputy Director and Chief Curator Kevin Cullen as we explore our temporary exhibit, “Bringing Shipwrecks to Life,” on Thursday, October 26, 2023! This flashlight-guided gallery tour will reveal the stories of the sunken vessels whose spirits are still frozen in time beneath the […]

Tiny Art Show Exhibit Opening & Reception

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Just in time for the holidays, the Lakeshore Artists Guild in partnership with the Wisconsin Maritime Museum presents the Tiny Art Show! Each work of art cannot exceed 6 inches in size, and features a variety of media, styles, and concepts that will be for sale at reasonable prices. Sometimes good things do come in […]

Christmas Tree Ship Day

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Join us for our Annual Christmas Tree Ship Day festivities! Santa will arrive on a Susie Q fish tug with a load of Christmas Trees! After, he will greet families in the Museum. Sub tours and Christmas crafts will be available. Admission for the day is free!

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