Event Series Lecture Series

Lecture Series- Ladies of the Lights

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

They were women before their time, taking on the romantic, yet dangerous and physically demanding job of tending to the beacons that protected the shoreline. In all, some 40 women have been identified who excelled in this profession over the years — dating back as early as the 1840s and as recent as present day.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 up our Coast Guard exhibits to honor those that came before them. Come see these incredible boats and meet the fantastic men and women of…

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…