The National Museum of the Great Lakes is offering FREE museum admission to retired and active military on Friday, November 11 over Veterans Day. Visitors must present a valid military ID or proof of veteran status on the day of their visit. Advance tickets are available here, but not required.
In honor of the 47th Anniversary of the loss of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, we are offering a weekend of special tours. The Fitzgerald Experience is a guided tour of the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship, using our lake freighter and its similarities to the Edmund Fitzgerald to discuss the events of November 10, 1975, theories
EVENT CANCELLED See Media Alert ~ Make a memory that of a lifetime by watching Santa arrive at the museum’s dock aboard a Geo. Gradel Co. tugboat delivering Christmas Trees into your hands or the hands of someone in need. On November 23, 1912, the schooner Rouse Simmons sank while carrying Christmas trees. Known as
WE'RE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS! The National Museum of the Great Lakes will close for the following days: Christmas Eve and for Christmas Day (December 24th and December 25th respectively) New Years Eve and New Years Day (December 31st, 2022, and January 1st, 2023 respectively) ALSO: Annual Cleaning Week (January 2nd, 2023, through
WE'RE CLOSED FOR CLEANING: The National Museum of the Great Lakes will close on Monday, January 2, 2023, and remain closed through Friday, January 13. However, there is still lots to do over these winter months! You can... 1) - Shop with Purpose! Support the museum through our online store while finding the right maritime
Free Museum Admission! We are celebrating re-opening after our annual cleaning shutdown as well as welcoming a new year with an extended weekend of FREE admission to the National Museum of the Great Lakes. In the community improvement and service spirit of the Martin Luther King holiday, beginning Saturday, January 14, through Monday, January 16th,
Join us for our very first book club of 2023, 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 January selection is Floating Palaces of the Great Lakes: A History of Passenger Steamships on the Inland Seas
Join us for Part 1 of a 2-part online and micro exhibit highlighting commercial and recreational flags that have waved through time on the Great Lakes! Part 1 features flags connected to the Great Lakes Industry. Hundreds of companies made their presence known on the lakes using different flags to showcase their identity as well
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 February selection is The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan. Registered guests are not required to buy
Join us for the first 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 with an option to purchase his book: Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield, RN: Master Chartmaker of the Great
