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Museum Ship & Tug Open for the Season

Museum Ship & Tug Open for the Season

National Museum of the Great Lakes
1701 Front St.
Toledo, OH 43605

Monday, May 1, 2023 | 10 a.m.

The National Museum of the Great Lakes will be reopening the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and Museum Tug Ohio for the season to the public beginning Monday, May 1! 

The museum ships close annually over the winter months and re-open for public tours between May 1 and October 31.

Visitors may climb onboard the 617-foot cargo ship and historic tug to experience what life was like on the lakes in the early 1900s while also visiting the museum galleries. The 11,000 sq. feet museum galleries (open year round) features awe-inspiring stories of our Great Lakes through breathtaking photography, over 300 incredible artifacts, a number of powerful audiovisual displays and 40 hands-on interactive exhibits.

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