Spring Break Fun!
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesWe 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…
Spring Break Fun!
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesWe 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…
Lecture Series- Lake Huron Red Tails: Recovering a World War II Tuskegee Airplane
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesWhispers 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 StatesSemper 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…
*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 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…
Blessing of the Fleet & Fish Fry
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin 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…
Fish Tales Story Time
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin us at the Michigan Maritime Museum at 10:30 am every Monday June through August as we read a maritime-themed story from our maritime children's book library! These story times are perfect for young families and included with regular museum admission. Fish Tales is a collaboration with the Michigan Maritime Museum, the American Association of…
Maritime Makers
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin us at the Michigan Maritime Museum every Tuesday throughout the summer for a make-and-take arts and crafts program! Participants will create their piece of maritime-themed art at this drop-in program while educators provide assistance and exciting information related to that day's theme. These programs are geared towards children, but anyone can participate! Included with…
Hands-On the Harbor Day Camp
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesHands-On the Harbor is a weekly Day Camp that is offered Thursdays June - August, starting June 12th, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. You can drop your camper off to enjoy Museum educator-led immersive and hands-on activities, exhibit tours, and fun at the Michigan Maritime Museum! Campers will participate in a variety of maritime-themed programs exploring both inside…
Antique & Classic Boat Show
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesThe 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…
