Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center

06/19/2026

Today concludes with our first Junior Curator meeting. If you’re looking for a great opportunity to spend time at the B**g Center, reach out to become a Junior Curator or B**g Squadron member (B**g Squadron members are paid tour guides) before it’s too late!

06/19/2026

If you can't wait to see it at the Duluth Airshow, 23 Skidoo will be flying over the B**g Center at 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 9th. Afterwards, you can meet the pilot and the plane at the B**g Memorial Airport, at the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron hangar, before our Mission Marge Press Conference! Details are on our events page!

Airshow organizers have been trying for years to bring this aircraft to Duluth.

Now it's finally happening.

And if you're a WWII history buff, this may be the coolest lineup of planes ever to visit the Northland.

Plus, you'll even have a chance to fly aboard a real WWII bomber.

Link in comments.

06/19/2026

Looking for a gift for your dad or even better a great memory to be shared! Come to the B**g Center and enjoy 10% off (in store only) as a dad all weekend.

Father’s Day special, all father’s are free on Father’s Day with a paid adult or student admission. Heavy Metal Tour included! !

06/19/2026

6/19/2026 Flag or Remembrance Program

06/18/2026

This week, the rest of the Mission Marge Team made it to P.N.G. This team consists of our curator Briana Fiandt, James B**g, and Mitchel Erickson (nephews of Richard I. B**g), Mike Scholtz (film/ photo specialist), and board member Joe Fischer.

If you want to help our humanitarian effort, please donate new or gently used books for P.N.G. students, Grand K-12. We're collecting them at the B**g Center until July 17th, where they will then be turned over to the Wisconsin Air National Guard to be transported across the Pacific! Please reach out with any questions.

06/18/2026

Join us on July 4th to meet Amelia Earhart and all the faces of Mount Rushmore! $5 entry fee, and you get to enjoy the B**g Center as well as five world-class reneactors! Catch them in the Superior parade, then meet us back at the museum for more!

06/15/2026

This spring, we had our annual Essay Contest. We received essays throughout the region; however, at the conclusion of the contest, students from Cathedral won out.

The 8th-grade winner was Archer B., and the runner-up was Logan L.
The 7th-grade winner was Alexia S., and the runner-up was Brayah K.
The 6th-grade winner was Madeleine W., and the runner-up was Mackenzie M.

Thank you to all who participated, and look to our website and social media for next year's contest in the Spring!

06/15/2026

06/15/2026

Big News! Recently we got confirmation from the Wisconsin National Guard that they agreed to assist Mission Marge. They’re assisting by bringing up to 2,000lbs of books to Papua New Guinea towards the end of July/ early August.

The WI Air National Guard and PNG Defense Force have been partners since 2020.

Now it’s up to us to collect new or gently used school books by July 17, 2026 for grades k-12. Don’t worry that a book you donate won’t be adequate, we will be sorting through them and donating the books locally that are outside of our donation parameters.

All donations will be collected at the B**g Center in front of our Mission Marge exhibit. Please contact us with any questions!

06/11/2026

WDIO stopped by yesterday for the grand opening of this temporary exhibit! Stop by before next Thursday, before it travels to its next destination.

On Wednesday, the "American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit" opened at the Richard I. B**g Veterans Historical Center in Superior.