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SUMMARY:Sweetwater Film Showcase
DESCRIPTION:This event is proudly sponsored by:\nThe Horton Family in honor of Gary Horton \nThe Michigan Maritime Museum is proud to present the Sweetwater Film Showcase. This two-day event will feature short and full length documentaries about Great Lakes topics that highlight the connections\, contributions\, and stories of underrepresented and minority communities and persons to Great Lakes maritime history and heritage. The Showcase is a part of the Museum’s Whispers Across the Water series. \n2025 Documentary Selections\nMembers- $15 per person/per day\nNon-Members $20 per person/per day \nGet Tickets
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/sweetwater-film-showcase/2025-07-25/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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SUMMARY:23rd Annual Fish Boil Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Join the Michigan Maritime Museum for our 23rd Annual Fish Boil! This old-fashioned Great Lakes fish boil dinner includes traditionally boiled local lake fish\, potatoes and onions covered in a butter sauce\, with a roll\, coleslaw\, and ice cream for dessert! There will also be a 50/50 raffle and a cash bar with beer\, wine\, and soft drinks. Join us for a delicious meal\, great company\, and the best harbor views! \nJust about everything from the fish to the napkins is donated through the generosity of businesses and organizations in our community. Please come out to support the Museum and enjoy a Great Lakes tradition!\n\nTickets will be available at the door until we run out of fish! Take out option is available. \n$20 per person\, $10 children (12 and under)\n\nFish Boil Supporters:\nStar of the Lake Masonic Lodge\nSouth Pier Creamery\nPhoenix St. Cafe\nBarden’s Farm Market\nClementine’s\nBob’s Processing\nMyTown Ace Hardware\nSouth Haven Public Schools
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/22nd-annual-fish-boil-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250628T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250628T180000
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SUMMARY:Visiting Science Vessel
DESCRIPTION:Proudly sponsored by Mike & Susan Smith \nWe are excited to announce that the research vessel W.G. Jackson from Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute will be visiting the Michigan Maritime Museum this summer! Guests will have the opportunity to explore the vessel at the dock\, speak with on-board scientists and educators about freshwater science\, and get a chance for some hands-on learning about local watersheds and water quality. Dockside research vessel tours are available between 1 PM – 6 PM and included with General Museum Admission. \nWhat you need to know: \n\nYou must have a Museum wristband to board the vessel.\nThe vessel will not leave the dock during the tours.\nOnboard tours last approximately 10-15 minutes with the possibility of longer depending on availability.\nVisitors of any age may come onboard to tour the vessel while at the dock. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.\nAll bags brought onboard must be inspected by the captain. No weapons are allowed onboard.\nPlease note that there is no seating on the vessel.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/visiting-science-vessel/2025-06-28/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250620T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250620T193000
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SUMMARY:Women of the Watch
DESCRIPTION:“Women of the Watch\, Keepers of the Light\,” written and performed by Kamryn Marck and directed by D.B. Schroeder\, is an uplifting 45-minutes of music\, laughter\, and simple honest storytelling. The play follows Kamryn as she relives family trips to lighthouses in Michigan\, which ignites a passion to share the spectacular stories of various female lighthouse keepers of the Great Lakes. She details the lives of four particular keepers by donning voice and movement. As she steps into these brave women’s shoes\, she discovers the tragedy of the hardships they faced and the beauty of their spirits. Each show is followed by a Q and A talkback for an hour long presentation. The show was commissioned by The Lorenzo Cultural Center in Macomb\, MI. \nThis performance is part of our year-long programmatic series Whispers Across the Water that showcases and celebrates the invaluable contributions of minority communities to Great Lakes maritime history and heritage. \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/women-of-the-watch/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250614T160000
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SUMMARY:Antique & Classic Boat Show
DESCRIPTION:The Michigan Maritime Museum presents the 44th Antique & Classic Boat Show in South Haven. This event celebrates all kinds of antique and classic small craft from power boats to paddle boats. Woodworkers and collectors alike will show their boats\, demonstrations on boat building techniques will be featured\, and toy boat building will be available for kids. Our aim is to help perpetuate the building\, restoration\, and use of classic boats and small craft to give participants and the public an entertaining and informative learning experience. Fun for the whole family!\n\nCalling all antique and classic boat owners and maritime vendors. Registration for our Antique & Classic Boat Show is now open.  We accept all types of boats large and small\, homebuilt or otherwise\, actual classics or just classic lines. We have space on our campus as well as at our docks to show off your watercraft. Come brag about your boat with us June 14th\, during South Haven’s HarborFest weekend.\n\nThis event is proudly sponsored by the Frizzo Allkins Family\n\nClick Here to Register\n\nFor questions contact us at boatshow@mimaritime.org or call (269) 637-8078 ext. 103.\n 
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/antique-classic-boat-show/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250523T193000
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SUMMARY:Blessing of the Fleet & Fish Fry
DESCRIPTION:Join the Michigan Maritime Museum for a celebration of the 2025 summer season!\n\nFestivities begin with our annual Blessing of the Fleet where tall ship Friends Good Will\, Museum vessels\, and other South Haven harbor boats are part of a ceremony for a safe and successful season. The Blessing is followed by the fish fry celebration from the most picturesque location in the heart of South Haven’s Maritime District. \nThis event is proudly sponsored by Getman Corporation \nPurchase Tickets Here
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/blessing-of-the-fleet-fish-fry/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250502T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250510T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
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SUMMARY:*CANCELLED* MMM @ Tulip Time
DESCRIPTION:**The event has been cancelled for 2025**\nDue to extremely low water levels in South Haven Harbor\, Friends Good Will cannot safely navigate an exit from its home port of South Haven to travel to Holland for the Tulip Time Festival. Visitors can still step aboard this iconic 1810 replica sloop at our docks at the Michigan Maritime Museum. Dockside tours are free with paid Museum admission during normal operating hours. Guests are encouraged to explore the full Michigan Maritime Museum campus during their visit. \nFor questions regarding dockside tours or Museum visits\, please contact us at (269) 637-8078 \n 
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/mmm-tulip-time-2/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250426T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250426T120000
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SUMMARY:Coast Guard Clean-Up
DESCRIPTION:Semper Paratus! US Coast Guard and Auxiliary as well as Sea Cadets will be on our Museum campus to clean and polish our amazing historic Coast Guard vessels and clean up our Coast Guard exhibits to honor those that came before them.\n\nCome see these incredible boats and meet the fantastic men and women of the US Coast Guard! Free with Museum Admission.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/coast-guard-clean-up/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250201T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250201T150000
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SUMMARY:Ice Breaker at the MMM!
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss out! Cross the bridge this year during the Ice Breaker Festival to check out the fun and excitement at the Michigan Maritime Museum! Our campus will be bustling with activities from 10am-3pm. \nIn our parking lot enjoy complimentary hot beverages\, warming stations and games. We will be participating in this year’s Chili Cook-Off in partnership with Captain Lou’s. Make sure to stop by and vote for what is sure to be the best chili in town! We will also have South Haven High School students here carving this year’s ice sculpture. \nInside\, make sure to take advantage of our Ice Breaker Special\, $5 admission all day long! Learn about the US Coast Guard by taking a guided tour of the Van Oort Boatshed Coast Guard exhibit and interacting with members of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. At 12pm catch a special lecture from Michigan Maritime Museum On-Water Fleet Captain Kirk Hoffman. Captain Kirk will discuss how the 1941 36ft Motor Lifeboat 36460 came to be at the MMM and how the boat is utilized to showcase Great Lakes maritime history and heritage related to the US Coast Guard and to the public. Captain Kirk’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A with Museum volunteer and USCG Station South Haven veteran Dave Richards. Dave will discuss his history with the South Haven Station Coast Guard in the 1960s and his current volunteering at the Michigan Maritime Museum.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/ice-breaker-at-the-mmm/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250130T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250130T193000
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SUMMARY:CAP Student Showcase at the MMM
DESCRIPTION:The goal of the Challenge Accepted Program (CAP) is to serve school students who excel in academics\, creative expression\, critical thinking and problem solving. It is designed to allow students to be challenged with engaging projects\, complicated tasks and opportunities to tackle real-world problems. These students were selected because they are ready for more academic rigor than what is traditionally offered in a grade level classroom.  Part of the work they do each semester is to complete an in depth research project on a given topic and share it with an audience.  This year’s theme for 4th grade was called We Are South Haven\, highlighting topics relating to our local area.  This provided a great opportunity for collaboration with local organizations and professionals and the MMM was selected to assist students with their research projects. Museum Director of Education and Programs. Ashley Deming\, was able to connect with both 4th and 5th grade CAP students digitally and in person to discuss research techniques\, provide resources\, and guide and encourage students throughout the project process. Many students chose maritime and water-based topics making it a perfect fit. \nFourth and fifth grade CAP students from North Shore Elementary have been working hard on their research projects for the past four months and we are pleased to announce that these amazing students will be presented at the We Are South Haven Student Showcase open house event January\, 30th from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the Michigan Maritime Museum. Attendees can also stop in and meet the future engineers and innovators of the South Haven  elementary and high school robotics teams who will be demonstrating some of their robots at the Showcase. \nThis event is FREE and open to the public. Come support and cheer on these incredible students!
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/cap-student-showcase-at-the-mmm/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250104T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250104T150000
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SUMMARY:Maritime Days
DESCRIPTION:Winter Break is coming up fast and we’re ready to fill your last days of break with some nautical family fun at Maritime Days January 2-4! On Thursday\, experience water science demonstrations\, science experiments\, and hands-on activities in our Jerry Mason Learning Center. Friday\, you can get a behind-the-scenes experience with our Winter Work Session crew in the Padnos Boat Shed where you’ll learn about Friends Good Will and vessel maintenance\, linework\, knot tying and more! On Saturday you can pick up our Maritime Days Adventure Agenda that includes scavenger hunts\, activities\, games\, and exhibit explorations throughout the whole campus. All Maritime Days activities are included with Museum admission. Bring the whole family and join in Maritime Days!
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/maritime-days/2025-01-04/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241218T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241218T193000
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SUMMARY:Maritime Holiday Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Michigan Maritime Museum invites you to join us for a Maritime Holiday Celebration! Join us in our Maritime Heritage Center on December 18th from 6:30pm – 7:30pm for a special holiday concert featuring a violin/cello duo from the Kal-Haven Strings. Get in the holiday spirit with this family-friendly concert featuring sea-shanties\, Celtic classics and holiday tunes.\n\nThe Kal-Haven Strings are West Michigan’s premier wedding and event musicians\, performing for over 50 events each year. The ensemble was founded in 2014 as graduate students at Western Michigan University. Highly adaptable and versatile\, they are skilled in performing a variety of styles\, from Vivaldi to Roddy Ricch\, Metallica to Taylor Swift\, Post Malone to Bach\, and more. The KalHaven Strings are the resident quartet for the Candlelight Concerts by Fever series in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo\, performing engaging concerts featuring pop covers\, movie music\, and holiday favorites. Members can also be found performing with the Kalamazoo\, Lansing\, Fort Wayne\, South Bend\, and West Michigan symphony orchestras and teaching local youth.\n\nTickets are $10 for museum members\, $15 for non-members\, and FREE for kids 12 and under. Holidays at the Heritage Center proudly sponsored by Greg and Marian O’Niel.\n\nPurchase Tickets Here
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/holiday-concert/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241218T180000
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SUMMARY:Selfies with Santa!
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Smith Grand Atrium on December 18 from 3:30pm to 6pm as we host Santa! 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 Jerry Mason Learning Center.\n\nMeeting Santa is FREE! (Museum admission not included)\n\nHolidays at the Heritage Center is proudly sponsored by Greg and Marian O’Niel.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/selfies-with-santa/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241214T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241214T120000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
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SUMMARY:Cookies & Cocoa with Captain Bob
DESCRIPTION:Join Captain Bob for a festive morning including cookies\, hot chocolate\, and books from our children’s library.\n\nThis family event is FREE to attend! (Museum admission not included)\n\nHolidays at the Heritage Center is proudly sponsored by Greg and Marian O’Niel.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/cookies-cocoa-with-captain-bob/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241113T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
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SUMMARY:Lecture Series - Lost on the Lady Elgin
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\nWhen 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 Lady Elgin\, it ignited a passion for the study of the ship’s tragic sinking on September 8\, 1860\, off Highland Park. Now 164 years after the worst disaster on the open waters of the Great Lakes\, Valerie Van Heest\, takes the audience back in time to the era of passenger travel on the Great Lakes\, to the eve of a presidential election\, to the brink of Civil War\, and to stormy night when more than 300 people lost their lives on the Lady Elgin. Valerie’s multi-media presentation\, with an accident reenactment and underwater footage\, explores the ethical dilemmas surrounding the shipwreck incident\, the discovery of its wreckage in 1989\, a 10-year court battle over ownership of the wreck.\n\n\nThe Museum Lecture Series runs from September through April with a new lecture topic every month. Lectures are $10 per person and FREE for Museum members. Click here to reserve your tickets today!\n\n\nLectures are proudly sponsored by Nielsen-Wells Grant Fund & Mike and Susan Smith.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/lecture-series-lost-on-the-lady-elgin/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241110T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241110T200000
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SUMMARY:Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Ceremony Livestream
DESCRIPTION: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 primarily intended for the families of those lost on the Fitzgerald which sank in 1975. \nDoors will open for the livestream event at the Maritime Museum at 6:30 pm on Sunday\, November 10th with the ceremony beginning around 7 pm and expected to complete just after 8 pm.  The livestream is free and open to the public. \n*Participants wishing to view the ceremony from home should visit the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum website shipwreckmuseum.com for the link.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/edmund-fitzgerald-memorial-ceremony-livestream/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241025T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241025T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T221854Z
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SUMMARY:Kids' Halloween Spooktacular
DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 25th for our Kids’ Halloween Spooktacular\, featuring trick-or-treating through the haunted steamship\, carnival games\, activities\, and tons of fun. The best part… this event is FREE! Put on your costumes and come on down to enjoy this Spooktacular event!
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/kids-halloween-spooktacular/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240830T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240830T210000
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SUMMARY:Friends Good Will 20th Anniversary Sunset Sail
DESCRIPTION:Cost\n$75 per passenger \nTickets\nTo get tickets\, please click here. \nContact & More Info\nCelebrate Friends Good Will’s 20th Anniversary with us on August 30th during this special sail to honor her including a pre-sail social gathering along our beautiful boardwalk and a champagne toast on the water. \nThe social gathering will begin at 6:30pm with departure scheduled for 7:30pm. \nAll passengers must be 4 years of age or older. No exceptions.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/friends-good-will-20th-anniversary-sunset-sail/
LOCATION:Michigan Maritime Museum\, 260 Dyckman Avenue\, South Haven\, MI\, 49090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240815T120000
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn - The Michigan Fisherman and the Tragedy of the Grayling
DESCRIPTION:Join us once a month at noon for an hour lecture with some amazing presenters! Bring your sack lunch and come learn with us!\n \nFishing Museum & Cultural Center historian Jerry Berg joins us on August 15th as he leads us on a trip back to Michigan’s early days of fishing\, focusing on the late-1800s. In addition to an overview of the unique styles of fishing and equipment used by anglers of the time\, he will also lead us through the most emotional aspect of Michigan’s fishing history: the Tragedy of the Grayling!\n \nJerry Berg has a double-major BA from GVSU in both history and education and has a long history of working in the professional education and public history fields. He currently runs three museum organizations; the Swordsmanship Museum and Academy\, the Lumberjack and Logging Museum\, and the Fishing Museum and Cultural Center\, where he acts as head educator and curator. He has been giving public history presentations for over 15 years.\n \nLunch & Learn lectures are FREE with Museum admission.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/lunch-learn-the-michigan-fisherman-and-the-tragedy-of-the-grayling/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240815T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240815T160000
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SUMMARY:Living History Fishing Encampment
DESCRIPTION:Come immerse yourself in history at the Michigan Maritime Museum!\n \n\n\nThe MMM is partnering with the Fishing Museum & Cultural Center (FMCC) to feature a living history fisherman encampment August 15-16 on our MMM outdoor campus. Educators from FMCC\, complete in period clothing\, will have tents\, interactive demonstrations\, cooking\, tools\, and much more showcasing early Michigan recreational fishing history from the “Era of the Grayling” (1860-1920).
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/living-history-fishing-encampment/2024-08-15/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240809T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240809T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
CREATED:20240730T184135Z
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SUMMARY:Author Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Join the MMM on #NationalBookLoversDay to meet Pam Cameron\, author of the award winning children’s book Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes. Hear Pam read from Sport\, participate in Sport themed activities and get your copy signed!\n \nThis program is free with general admission.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/author-meet-greet/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240727
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SUMMARY:STEAM Camp
DESCRIPTION:The Museum offers a STEAM focused summer camp for students grades 3-5 (ages 8-10). The camp runs for one week in the summer and is open to 15 students. The STEAM curriculum focuses on Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Arts and Math. The day camp\, held on the Museum campus in South Haven\, features a maritime themed program through engaging STEAM activities and lessons.  The camp includes hands-on activities\, lessons aboard our tall ship Friends Good Will\, interactive exhibit tours\, and a paddle on the Black River in a voyageur canoe. \nSTEAM Camp registration is now open!\nContact Ashley Deming at ashley@mimaritime.org to learn how to register. \n2024 STEAM Camp is proudly sponsored by Ruth Wiser
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/steam-camp/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240711T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240711T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn - Exploring the Magic of the Nile River
DESCRIPTION: Join us once a month at noon for an hour lecture with some amazing presenters! Bring your sack lunch and come learn with us!\n \nFor our next Lunch and Learn\, we are exploring far beyond the Great Lakes and travelling to ancient Egypt. Herodotus\, a Greek historian\, said that Egypt is “the Gift of River Nile” because ancient Egypt owed its survival to the waters of the Nile. The ancient Egyptian civilization was based on the East and West banks of the Nile River. Without the Nile River\, Egypt would not have had such an amazing civilization. Join professional Egypt tour “Guide of the Stars” Walid El-Batouty as he takes attendees on a virtual tour along the banks to the Nile to explore the way the river shaped ancient Egyptian culture and beyond.\n \nWalid El Batouty is a passionate and a highly respected tour guide in Egypt. He was recently nominated “Global Ambassador to the World Federation Tourist Guide Association” (WFTGA). Walid also served 10 years as the Vice President of the Syndicate of Tour Guides in Egypt\, as well as an executive board member of WFTGA. Currently\, Walid is the New Global Brand Ambassador to the World Federation of Tourist Guide Association\, Executive Board Member of the Arab Federation of Tour Guide Association\, Former Counselor to the Ministry of Tourism in Egypt\, and Sustainable Tourism Counselor to the World Bank in the Middle East.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/lunch-learn-exploring-the-magic-of-the-nile-river/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240703T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240704T000000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
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SUMMARY:Friends Good Will Fireworks Sail
DESCRIPTION:Cost\n$100 per Passenger \nTickets\nTo get tickets\, please click here. \nContact & More Info\nCelebrate Independence Day in a memorable way! Enjoy South Haven’s incredible fireworks show Light Up the Lake on July 3rd with your friends and family from the deck of our tall ship\, Friends Good Will out on Lake Michigan. \nAll passengers must be 4 years of age or older. No exceptions.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/friends-good-will-fireworks-sail/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240622T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240622T230000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T171331Z
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SUMMARY:50th Anniversary Gala Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Cost\n$200 per ticket\, Sponsorship Opportunities Available \nContact & More Info\nEmbracing the heyday of steamship travel on the Great Lakes\, the Michigan Maritime Museum will be transformed back in time. Gala guests will enjoy a glamorous cruise-like experience with a ballroom\, fine dining\, live music\, dancing\, and an open bar featuring classic cocktails from the era.  \nTickets go on sale April 15th. Sponsorships are still available! Click here for more information.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/50th-anniversary-gala-fundraiser/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240620T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240620T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author with Kathy Groth
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Kathy Groth will be at the Michigan Maritime Museum June 20th from 2pm-4pm with her newly released children’s book Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan for book signings and a hands-on activity.\n \nThis event is FREE with Museum admission.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/meet-the-author-with-kathy-groth/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240620T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240620T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T073404
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn - Just Waiting to be Found
DESCRIPTION:Lunch & Learn Lectures return!\n \nEarlier this spring\, the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association (MSRA) announced the discovery of the remains of the remarkably intact steamship Milwaukee\, lost after it was rammed in 1886 midway across Lake Michigan off Holland in deep water. Back by popular demand\, MSRA president\, underwater explorer and author Valerie van Heest will present on the exciting find at our June Lunch & Learn lecture.\n \nThe lecture will be held June 20th at noon and is FREE with Museum admission.
URL:https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/lunch-learn-just-waiting-to-be-found/
LOCATION:2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184
CATEGORIES:Featured Event
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