Living History Fishing Encampment
2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184Come immerse yourself in history at the Michigan Maritime Museum! The 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…
Lunch & Learn – The Michigan Fisherman and the Tragedy of the Grayling
2024_blessing_of_the_fleet_fb_1__1712948184Join us once a month at noon for an hour lecture with some amazing presenters! Bring your sack lunch and come learn with us! Fishing 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…
Friends Good Will 20th Anniversary Sunset Sail
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesCost $75 per passenger Tickets To get tickets, please click here. Contact & More Info Celebrate 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. The social gathering will begin at 6:30pm…
Lecture Series: Forgotten Heroes, The U.S. Life-Saving Service on the Great Lakes
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesOur Lecture Series is back this September with renowned Great Lakes historian and author Fred Stonehouse. Stonehouse will be presenting, "Forgotten Heroes, The U.S. Life-Saving Service on the Great Lakes" starting at 6:30 PM Wednesday, September 25th. From 1874 until 1915, when it became the U.S. Coast Guard, the men of this remarkable organization displayed…
Membership Celebration Picnic!
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin us on October 10th to celebrate YOU! Join us for a fun evening where we can honor our members and volunteers. You won't want to miss the yard games, cornhole, or the Volunteers of the Year awards. This members only event is free with food and beverage available for purchase. Reservations are required and…
Lecture Series- Michigan Maritime Museum: 50 Years of Legacy
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin the Michigan Maritime Museum Wednesday, October 16th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm for the next segment of our 2024-2025 Lecture Series. The upcoming lecture will celebrate the vibrant history of the Museum itself with Michigan Maritime Museum: 50 Years of Legacy presented by the Museum’s Director of Education & Programs, Ashley M. Deming. The Michigan…
Kids’ Halloween Spooktacular
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin 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!
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Ceremony Livestream
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesThe 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…
Lecture Series – Lost on the Lady Elgin
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin 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…
Cookies & Cocoa with Captain Bob
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin 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.
