Museum’s Boats Reopen for Season; Museum Launches Initial Volunteers 1st Day
Published: Monday, May 1, 2023 12:00 pm
By: National Museum of the Great Lakes
May 1, 2023 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Monday, May 1st, the National Museum of the Great Lakes will reopen the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and Museum Tug Ohio for the 2023 season. In addition, beginning in May the museum’s open hours will also increase from 6 to 7 days a week, Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
That same day the museum will also welcome volunteers during a new “Volunteers 1st Day.” To help increase volunteer opportunities, on the first of every month the museum will host “drop in days” for volunteers to support our mission in various ways. In addition, a ‘Crew Connection’ newsletter has been developed and is being sent out monthly to update volunteers on all the ways they can get involved.
To pre-purchase tickets for a museum visit, go to www.nmglstore.org. To learn more about volunteering or to sign-up to volunteer visit: www. nmgl.org/volunteer.
ADMISSION: $17.00 (Museum & Ship) / $11.00 (Museum Only) – Adults (18-64) $16.00 (Museum & Ship) / $10.00 (Museum Only) – Seniors (65+) $14.00 (Museum & Ship) / $8.00 (Museum Only) – Youth (6-17) FREE – Children 5 and under FREE – GLHS/NMGL Members
MEDIA CONTACT: Domenic Pennetta; 419-214-5000 ext. 207
About the National Museum of the Great Lakes: Founded in 1944, the Great Lakes Historical Society has been preserving our shared cultural history by publishing a quarterly journal Inland Seas® since 1945; by operating a maritime museum since 1952; by offering educational programs to the general public since 1956; by conducting underwater archaeological research across the Great Lakes since 2001; and by managing the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship since 2014 and Museum Tug Ohio since 2019. The opening of the National Museum of the Great Lakes enables the Great Lakes Historical Society to continue its mission to preserve and make known the important history of the Great Lakes.
tags: Boat Museum, Great Lakes, Volunteering
