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The Clinton-Macomb Public Library North Branch will host Arrgh: A History of Piracy on the Great Lakes on April 19. Pictured is Dan Seavey, one of the Great Lakes pirates that will be featured in the presentation. (Courtesy of National Museum of the Great Lakes). The Seven Seas weren’t the only home for pirates from theFriday, March 10, 2023
Kingston — A 116-year-old steamship that ferried passengers and goods in the upper Great Lakes is bound for the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston. The museum announced last Friday that it had acquired the SS Keewatin from a development group in Port McNicoll, east of Midland, where it has been a museum shipThursday, February 16, 2023
Toledo, OH – On Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. the National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) begins their annual spring lecture series by exploring the life of nineteenth century surveyor Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield. “Considered a Master Chart Maker of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, The Admiral’sSunday, January 22, 2023
Toledo, OH – The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) is pleased to announce it has joined Museums For All—a program providing free and reduced admission to those receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits. With the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, museum visitors receive free admissionSaturday, October 22, 2022
Toledo, Ohio – In recognition of the 47th Anniversary of the loss of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) is offering a weekend of special tours on November 12 and 13. The Fitzgerald Experience is a guided tour of the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship, using the lake freighter and itsThursday, October 20, 2022
Toledo, OH – Beginning on Friday, October 28 through Sunday October 30, the National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) invites visitors to trick-or-treat aboard two of Toledo’s most haunted historic vessels—the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and the Museum Tug Ohio. “Boo on the Boat has become a NationalSunday, October 9, 2022
Toledo, OH – Lake Erie is known for its beauty and tranquility, but a dark, deadly undercurrent also lurks beneath its surface. On Wednesday, October 26, join author Wendy Kolie as she wades into the depths of this great but deadly lake in the second presentation of the National Museum of the Great Lakes’ 2022 Fall LectureMonday, July 25, 2022
Toledo, OH – The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) is releasing a new, stand-alone product for individuals to explore the story behind the museum’s hometown maritime history. Using VoiceMap, a self-guided tour app, individuals can travel back in time with author, storyteller, and holytoledohistory.com curator TeddSunday, May 29, 2022
The conversion of an old armory building filled with memories and mildew into a state-of-the-art Sailing Museum was more than conversion therapy, it was an all-out rebuild that took every ounce of effort from everyone involved including and especially Executive Director Heather Ruhsam. What began as a dream just a few years ago has
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