Join the Wisconsin Maritime Museum out and about in our community! We will be at the Ghost Ships Festival in Manitowoc, WI from February 28 - March 1, 2025. The Ghost Ships Festival is two-day public, community event held annually in Wisconsin to promote research, education and public awareness of Great Lakes maritime history through […]
Join submarine veteran Greg Miller on an in-depth tour aboard the USS COBIA! You can learn what it was really like living and working on a submarine with 80 other crewmembers for over two months at a time from someone who experienced a diesel boat just our very own COBIA. This two-hour tour focuses more […]
Please join the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on March 6, 2025 at 6:30pm for our Think & Drink series presentation "Surfing on Lake Michigan" with Larry Williams. The featured drink of the night will be a Surf’s Up! cocktail. When we think of surfing, sunny California beaches usually come to mind. So why is Sheboygan, Wisconsin […]
Have you ever wondered how divers find wrecks to explore? Learn how underwater archaeologists locate, document, and interpret shipwreck sites with Wisconsin Maritime Museum Executive Director Kevin Cullen on Thursday, March 13 at 5:00pm with Shipwrecks & Charcuterie! Kevin will share his underwater archaeology experience documenting several shipwrecks in Wisconsin over the past two decades. […]
Stop by our Pier 75 Museum Store Spring Cleaning Sale at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum (75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, WI)! Special sale items include used/new books, apparel, souvenirs, photographic prints, and MORE! There is no admission fee required to check out the sale or the Store. The Museum and Museum Store will be open from […]
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum invites you to celebrate USS Cobia's 82nd “Birthday” on Saturday March 22nd, 2025 from 10:00am-4:00pm. Join in the festivities and enjoy tours of the submarine, carnival games, photo booth, and a rubber duck derby. Of course, we will also include singing and cake cutting. All carnival profits go towards USS Cobia […]
Have you ever wanted to see or know more about USS COBIA than what is offered on the regular tour? Get a behind-the-scenes tour of our World War II era submarine and explore spaces not usually open to the general public with one of our knowledgeable guides! The cost is $45 for non-members and $40 […]