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  • Model Wooden Boat Demonstrations

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

    Wednesdays in the Jerry Mason Learning Center from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Learn more about this fascinating hobby that blends hands-on crafting and nautical history with MMM volunteer Sally Nye as she constructs a replica of the 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia. All ages are welcomed but ideal for adults, seniors, and all lifelong learners. This event…

  • 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…

  • Model Wooden Boat Demonstrations

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

    Wednesdays in the Jerry Mason Learning Center from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Learn more about this fascinating hobby that blends hands-on crafting and nautical history with MMM volunteer Sally Nye as she constructs a replica of the 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia. All ages are welcomed but ideal for adults, seniors, and all lifelong learners. This event…

  • 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…

  • Kids’ Halloween Spooktacular

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

    Calling all little ghosts and ghouls to the Michigan Maritime Museum Annual Kids’ Halloween Spooktacular! Join us on October 22nd from 5 PM – 7 PM for a family-friendly Halloween celebration. When children arrive, they’ll be given a treasure map guiding them to eight learning locations across the Museum’s campus. At each stop, they’ll have…

  • Free First Sundays- Humane Education Day

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

    Free First Sundays are back! The Michigan Maritime Museum is open the first Sundays of every month from November through April from 10am-5pm with FREE admission for all visitors! For our first Free Sunday of the season, join Al-Van Humane Society and the Michigan Maritime Museum from 12-3pm for a fun, hands-on afternoon all about…

  • Free Book Signing with John U. Bacon

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

    Meet acclaimed Michigan author and journalist John U. Bacon at the Michigan Maritime Museum on Thursday, November 5, from 4:00–5:00 p.m. Bacon will be signing copies of his latest book, The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Michigan Maritime Museum’s 2026 Book of the Year selection. The book offers a…

  • Book of the Year Awards Dinner

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

    SOLD OUT Join us Thursday, November 5th from 6:00pm-8:30pm for the first annual Michigan Maritime Museum Book of the Year Award Dinner! The Museum is proud to announce The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald (2025), written by award-winning journalist and author John U. Bacon, as this year’s award recipient. Guests…

  • MMM Lecture Series: USCGC MACKINAW – A Tale of Two Ships

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

    Join us for an entertaining, informative presentation by author and journalist Mike Fornes about two iconic ships that became known as the “Queen of the Great Lakes”. Since 1944, the Mackinaw has been on guard through gale-force winds, crushing ice flows and blinding snowstorms. The original ship broke ice with brute force, and the new…

  • Free First Sundays

    The Michigan Maritime Museum is open the first Sundays of every month from November through April from 10am-5pm with FREE admission for all visitors! Guests can explore the Museum’s indoor and outdoor galleries, featuring a mix of permanent and rotating exhibits that celebrate Michigan’s rich maritime history. Step aboard the Full Steam Ahead exhibit and…