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October 2021
Bradstreet’s Disaster: An NMGL Micro Exhibit
View the Temporary Exhibit: October 2021 - March 2022 Take a look back in time to the Great Lakes before the Revolutionary War! On October 18, 1764, at the beginning of the British’s fight against “Pontiac’s Rebellion” after the French and Indian War, Col. John Bradstreet took upwards of 60 bateaus and 9 canoes and landed near what is now Rocky River. Overnight a vicious storm with heavy winds and strong waves wiped out almost half the fleet. Part of
Find out more »February 2022
Great Lakes Book Club: The Dawn of Detroit
Join us for our very first book club, featuring books that give us new insight into our Great Lakes. Our February book is The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits by Tiya Miles. Grab some lunch and join us online for a guided discussion about the book. We are limiting the size of the group to facilitate discussion. If we reach capacity, we will keep a waiting list and with the
Find out more »March 2022
Great Lakes Book Club: The Living Great Lakes
Join us for our very first book club, featuring books that give us new insight into our Great Lakes. Our March book is The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas by Jerry Dennis. Grab some lunch and join us online for a guided discussion about the book. We are limiting the size of the group to facilitate discussion. If we reach capacity, we will keep a waiting list and with the hope of opening additional
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Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Closed on Tuesdays: November 1 - April 30
Museum is Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve
SS Col James M. Schoonmaker and Tug Ohio
open May – October
