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  • MMM Lecture Series: Death and Lighthouses on the Great Lakes

    Lecture Series
    Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United States

    Losing one’s life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse—or any navigational beacon anywhere in the world for that matter—sadly wasn’t such an unusual occurrence. Death by murder, drowning, suicide, or other unnatural and tragic causes, while rare, was not unheard of. In fact, more than a dozen lighthouse keepers around the Great Lakes met…

  • MMM Lecture Series: Where the Food Grows on the Water

    Lecture Series
    Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United States

    Mnomen, or wild rice, is a culturally and historically significant crop for the Native peoples of the Great Lakes. Join us as Cecil Wilson, historian for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, explores the historical and contemporary connections between mnomen and the Pokagon people. A hands-on display will accompany the talk and recreate a traditional wild…

  • Adult Pirate Camp

    Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United States

    Who says pirate camp is just for kids? Adult Pirate Camp takes all the activities, sailor skills, creativity, and laughs of our kids’ camp and reimagines them just for adults—after dark, a little spooky, and full of fun. Join us for an adults-only evening of maritime mischief and pirate revelry at the Michigan Maritime Museum.…