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…

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…

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…

Antique & Classic Boat Show

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

The 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…

Women of the Watch

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

“Women of the Watch, Keepers of the Light,” written and performed by Kamryn Marck and directed by D.B. Schroeder, is an uplifting 45-minutes of music, laughter, and simple honest storytelling. The play follows Kamryn as she relives family trips to lighthouses in Michigan, which ignites a passion to share the spectacular stories of various female lighthouse keepers…

Science Expedition Cruise

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

The Michigan Maritime Museum has partnered with the Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) to bring you this special research opportunity in the Black River and on Lake Michigan aboard research vessel W.G. Jackson. During each Science Expedition Cruise, participants will serve as freshwater scientists, collecting data and observations about the bodies of water through which…

Event Series Visiting Research Vessel

Visiting Science Vessel

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

We are excited to announce that the research vessel W.G. Jackson from Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute will be visiting the Michigan Maritime Museum this summer! Guests will have the opportunity to explore the vessel at the dock, speak with on-board scientists and educators about freshwater science, and get a chance for…

23rd Annual Fish Boil Fundraiser

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

Join the Michigan Maritime Museum for our 23rd Annual Fish Boil! This old-fashioned Great Lakes fish boil dinner includes traditionally boiled lake fish, potatoes and onions covered in a butter…

Event Series Sweetwater Film Showcase

Sweetwater Film Showcase

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

The Michigan Maritime Museum is proud to present the Sweetwater Film Showcase. This two-day event will feature short and full length documentaries about Great Lakes topics that highlight the connections, contributions, and…