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  • Shipwreck Day

    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

     Dive Into Great Lakes Shipwrecks!  Join us Saturday, September 26, from 10 AM–3 PM for a family-friendly day exploring the mysteries and history of Great Lakes shipwrecks!  Build and test […]

  • Think & Drink: Tragedy of the Phoenix

    Think & Drink
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • Book Talk – Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal that Changed America

    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • Submarine Sleepover for Grownups

    Submarine Sleepover and Grownups
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • Sensory Friendly Evening

    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • Diving Deeper Tour Aboard USS COBIA

    USS Cobia Diving Deeper Tours
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • Submarine Sleepover for Families

    Submarine Sleepover for Families
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • Lakeshore Balloon Glow @ Sub Pub

    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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: […]

  • August’s Think & Drink: The Great Molasses Flood & Boston’s Waterfront

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    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • A Hero’s Homecoming – Wisconsin Dance Theatre

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    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 […]

  • Sip & Paint with Glaze & Paint

    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    Get ready to channel your inner artist! We are again partnering with Glaze & Paint for an evening of creativity and cocktails at Sub Pub. Whether you're a seasoned artist or haven't touched a paintbrush in years, class instructor Katie will guide you step-by-step through creating your own set of miniature masterpieces! All you need […]

  • Submarine Sleepover for Grownups

    Submarine Sleepover and Grownups
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • Business Breakfast Series – Jeff Lovell

    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    Jeff Lovell serves as President of Leaders Rising Network, where he gets to build both the team and the systems that create real, measurable impact for his clients. And he is ready to share with you “The Five Voices Leaders Need to Hear and Listen to in Organizations” as you enjoy breakfast and networking here at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

  • Diving Deeper Tour Aboard USS COBIA

    Cobia Specialty Tours
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]

  • Submarine Sleepover for Families

    Submarine Sleepover for Families
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum

    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 […]