Featured Event

The Michigan Maritime Museum will once again serve as a broadcast venue for participants to watch the livestream of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society’s Annual Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Ceremony. The in-person memorial service held at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, MI, is closed to the public and is a solemn event…

Join the Michigan Maritime Museum Wednesday, November 13th from 6:30pm – 7:30pm for the next segment of our 2024-2025 Lecture Series with guest speaker Valerie van Heest. When her hand touched the wood stock of a musket laying in a field of debris on the bottom of Lake Michigan from the once palatial sidewheel steamer…

Join Captain Bob for a festive morning including cookies, hot chocolate, and books from our children’s library. This family event is FREE to attend! (Museum admission not included) Holidays at the Heritage Center is proudly sponsored by Greg and Marian O'Niel.

Join us in the Smith Grand Atrium on December 18 from 3:30pm to 6pm as we host Santa and Mrs. Claus! Bring your camera to take photos of your family with Santa, and tell him what you want on the big day! There will also be a holiday craft and other festive activities in our…

Celebrate the Christmas season with the Michigan Maritime Museum! Join us in our Maritime Heritage Center on December 18th from 6:30pm – 7:30pm for a special holiday concert featuring the Kal-Haven Strings. Get in the holiday spirit with this family-friendly holiday concert. The Kal-Haven Strings are West Michigan’s premier wedding and event musicians, performing for…