Wisconsin Maritime Museum

10/29/2026

‼Reminder‼ Winter hours start this Sunday!
Sunday 10am - 4pm
Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Guided tours of USS COBIA are available Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 12pm & 2pm. And as always, you’re welcome to explore the submarine at your own pace with self-guided tours whenever the museum is open!

10/21/2026

⚓ Our Executive Director met with Steve Scaffidi at Newsradio 620 WTMJ to discuss the history of Lake Michigan beneath the surface!

Visit the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and explore artifacts from Lake Michigan shipwrecks in our Wisconsin's Shipwreck Coast exhibit!

Wisconsin has hundreds of shipwrecks beneath its waters and many may still be undiscovered.

On the latest Scaffidiology, Steve Scaffidi talks with Kevin Cullen, executive director of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, about Lake Michigan shipwrecks, underwater archaeology, the USS Cobia and what these wrecks can still teach us about Wisconsin history.

10/16/2026

10/22/26
7pm Showtime
Capitol Civic Centre
Get your tickets today: https://cccshows.org/events/shine-she-must/

10/14/2026

🌊Catch the Surfin’ Wisconsin, USA, exhibit before it rides its final wave in just a couple of weeks! Celebrate the closing with Larry “Longboard” Williams at the WMM on October 24th. Longboard will hang out in the exhibit from 1 pm onward to share stories and answer questions. Experience the exhibit while you still can and meet a true local surfing legend!🌊

Larry and his twin brother, Lee, were founding members of one of the earliest Great Lakes surfing groups, the Lake Shore Surf Club based in Sheboygan, WI. The boys learned to surf on a pair of old skimboards, and their passion led them to become legends in the Great Lakes surfing community and beyond.

10/13/2026

⚓ Reminder to submit your tattoos by November 2nd ⚓

Follow WMM on Facebook to stay up to date on more events for this exhibit!

Tattooing has a long tradition in the maritime world, and the WMM’s upcoming exhibit, “Nauti Tats,” will share this story! But we need your help!

💪⚓Are you like Popeye the Sailor Man, rocking a nautical tattoo? Or maybe your grandpa had a few from his time in the Navy? We want to showcase these tattoos while honoring the stories behind them.

Here's how you can help!
⚓ Help get an artist featured
⚓Show off your ink
⚓Help honor community history

Head to https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/explore/exhibits/upcoming-exhibits/ to sign up!

10/02/2026

Tattooing has a long tradition in the maritime world, and the WMM’s upcoming exhibit, “Nauti Tats,” will share this story! But we need your help!

💪⚓Are you like Popeye the Sailor Man, rocking a nautical tattoo? Or maybe your grandpa had a few from his time in the Navy? We want to showcase these tattoos while honoring the stories behind them.

Here's how you can help!
⚓ Help get an artist featured
⚓Show off your ink
⚓Help honor community history

Head to https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/explore/exhibits/upcoming-exhibits/ to sign up!

10/01/2026

Our WMM Outreach Crew will be helping out at the Manitowoc Public Library's annual Trunk Or Treat program and we are looking for individually-wrapped candies to hand out to the 1000+ expected trunk-or-treaters!

If you'd like to help us out, please drop off your candy at the Museum. Can't make it to the Museum in person? Please consider making a monetary donation, and our crew will handle the candy shopping for you: https://bit.ly/SupportWMM

Your help lets us be a part of programs like this one in our community. We appreciate your support of this valuable outreach event!

10/01/2026

❄️ WMM will start our winter hours on November 1st ❄️