2023 Spring Break Promotion

Online/Virtual

Buy 1 adult ticket, get 1 youth ticket FREE for all online ticket purchases from March 18 through April 16! Make Spring Break a Great Lakes Break with the National Museum of the Great Lakes’ Spring Break Promotion! From Saturday, March 18 to Sunday, April 16, buy 1 adult ticket and get 1 youth ticket

Great Lakes Book Club: Sisters of Sweetwater Fury

Online/Virtual

Join us for our 2023 book club, featuring books that give us new insight into our Great Lakes. Grab some lunch and join us online for a guided discussion about this month's book. Our March selection is Sisters of Sweetwater Fury by Kinley Bryan Registered guests are not required to buy the book, but can

Spring Lecture Series: From Mouse to Dart

National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH

Join us for the second presentation of our 2023 Spring Lecture Series. Offered as a hybrid event, participants can choose when registering to take part in a live-streamed watch party in-person at the museum or online via Zoom. This lecture's topic is From Mouse to Dart—President Hayes Family History on the Great Lakes. ABOUT THE

Capt. Scupper’s Songfest: Maritime Music & Movement

National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH

Join us 3 Saturdays this Spring for the return of Capt. Scupper’s Songfest—a maritime music and movement class taught in partnership with Sing into Reading. This fun activity targeting our youngest maritime enthusiasts gives kids the chance to build a love of reading through music that incorporates a “Great Lakes twist.” Children ages 0-6 and

$5 – $15

Spring Lecture Series: Great Lakes Champions

National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH

Join us for the third and final presentation of our 2023 Spring Lecture Series. Offered as a hybrid event, participants can choose when registering to take part in a live-streamed watch party in-person at the museum or online via Zoom. This lecture's topic is Great Lakes Champions: Grassroot Efforts to Clean Up Polluted Watersheds. ABOUT

Earth Day Watershed Clean-up

Celebrate Earth Day Together! The National Museum of the Great Lakes and Metroparks Toledo are partnering to celebrate Earth Day together! Pitch in to help remove litter and keep the watershed clean and natural at International Park.  ADDITIONAL DETAILS: All clean-up equipment will be provided. Volunteers must be 8 years and older and have an

Members-Only Pancake Breakfast

National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH

Be the first guests of the 2023 season onboard the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and enjoy breakfast prepared in the ship’s galley! Our mission isn’t possible without our members! As a thank you to our members' commitment and support, we are bringing back our Members-Only Pancake Breakfast! Be the first guests of the

Museum Ship & Tug Opens for Season

National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH

The National Museum of the Great Lakes will be reopening the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and Museum Tug Ohio for the season to the public beginning Monday, May 1! The museum ships close annually over the winter months and re-open for public tours between May 1 and October 31. Visitors may climb onboard

Capt. Scupper’s Songfest: Maritime Music & Movement

National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH

Join us 3 Saturdays this Spring for the return of Capt. Scupper’s Songfest—a maritime music and movement class taught in partnership with Sing into Reading. This fun activity targeting our youngest maritime enthusiasts gives kids the chance to build a love of reading through music that incorporates a “Great Lakes twist.” Children ages 0-6 and

$5 – $15

Hard Hat Tours: Behind the Scenes of our Museum Vessels

National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front Street, Toledo, OH

Set foot in spaces typically off-limits to visitors in an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship, Museum Tug Ohio and St. Marys Challenger Pilothouse. During this 2-hour experience you have the exclusive opportunity to take a deeper dive into the ships’ inner workings and visit “hard-hat” only locations like the: