Selfies with Santa!

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

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…

Maritime Holiday Concert

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

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…

Event Series Maritime Days

Maritime Days

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

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…

CAP Student Showcase at the MMM

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

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…

Ice Breaker at the MMM!

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

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…

Event Series Spring Break

Spring Break Fun!

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

We have fun activities for families Tuesday-Saturday, April 1-5, 2025 all part of our Spring Break Fun! Tuesday will feature the Coast Guard Auxiliary and water safety activities. Wednesday will have hands-on demonstrations in our Padnos Boat Shed with our volunteers and crew as well as a Captain and Crew Meet & Greet from 11-Noon; maybe even sign a sea…

Event Series Lecture Series

Lecture Series- Lake Huron Red Tails: Recovering a World War II Tuskegee Airplane

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

Whispers Across the Water continues with guest presenter Wayne Lusardi as he shares his experiences recovering a World War II Tuskegee airplane that crashed into Lake Huron in 1944. Since 2015, Michigan’s State Maritime Archaeologist Wayne Lusardi has been leading expeditions to archaeologically document the airplane wreck in Lake Huron.  In 1944 a Bell P39…

Coast Guard Clean-Up

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

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…

Event Series Private: Tulip Time

*CANCELLED* MMM @ Tulip Time

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

**The event has been cancelled for 2025** Due to extremely low water levels in South Haven Harbor, Friends Good Will cannot safely navigate an exit from its home port of…

Blessing of the Fleet & Fish Fry

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

Join the Michigan Maritime Museum for a celebration of the 2025 summer season! Festivities 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…