Michigan Maritime Museum
Events at this venue
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MMM Lecture Series: Where the Food Grows on the Water
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesMore information to come. Tickets are free for Museum members and $10 for non-members. Doors open at 6 PM. You can purchase tickets for this event online, over the phone, or in-person. This lecture series is made possible thanks to the Nielsen-Wells Grant Fund and Mike & Susan Smith. Reserve Tickets Here! Purchase your Virtual…
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MMM Lecture Series: USCGC MACKINAW – A Tale of Two Ships
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesJoin 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…
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MMM Lecture Series: Prohibition in Michigan – How the Waterways Shaped History
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven, MI, United StatesDiscover how Michigan’s rivers, lakes, and shorelines turned into front-line battlegrounds during the era of the 18th Amendment. The Detroit River, St. Clair River, and Lake Michigan were major smuggling corridors, moving liquor from Canada into cities and small towns alike. From rum-running boats and winter ice routes to organized crime, law enforcement, and everyday…