Shipwreck Day @ WMM
Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Discovery, adventure, and hands-on fun: Explore the mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks. See diving gear, ROVs, and shipwreck artifacts. Build your own wreck site out of LEGOs.
Families, history buffs, and curious minds of all ages can explore the stories of the past and the science behind maritime archaeology.
Free youth admission (12 and younger). Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Schedule:
- 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Museum open.
- 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Shipwreck activities throughout the museum.
- 10:30 a.m.: Lost Leviathans with historian Brendon Baillod (WUAA). Discover the biggest ships still missing on Lake Michigan and the stories they left behind.
- 12:30 p.m.: Storytelling hour with Roseann St. Aubin (WSCNMS). The story of Gertrude Berndt, who survived not one, but two maritime disasters.
- 2-3 p.m.: Shipwreck Gallery tour with executive director Kevin Cullen. Learn all about Wisconsin’s shipwrecks and efforts to preserve them, both in the museum and across the state.
