Marquette Maritime Museum
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So we did the museum and lighthouse tour. It's $12 to do both. We started by doing the lighthouse tour. Our tour guide was amazing. I'm not gonna lie when he walked up holding a banjo and said I don't normally stick to the script I was like oh boy here we go but boy was I wrong. After laying the banjo down we walked over to the old life saving house and was given a history of the town and how it came to be as well as how the local "coast guard" started. We then saw the officers quarters and went into the lighthouse. Spoiler alert you can't climb to the top where the light is something about lead paint or something like that, but non the less still great to see up close. There are exhibits inside with pictures that show things like the old fog horn house and radio towers. We then were allowed to walk out on the cat walk down to where the old fog horn house was for a great view of the lighthouse and shore. The tour guide we had was great he threw in just enough facts to keep it informational while mixing in personal stores that tied everything together. This tour guide gave you insight that Google or Wikipedia will never have. Many of the stories were very funny and made everyone laugh. The local touch was great and was even able to get recommendations on good dining in the area. The inside of the museum is nice, it is on the smaller side so it didn't take too long to see all the exhibits. The old lenses from the light houses were pretty cool and i thought the section in the shipwrecks was interesting. There is a short video playing on a loop talking about stannards lighthouse and the history of that. There is also a working periscope that you can look out into Bay with inside of the areas. The staff inside was very friendly and informative. Would go back again if in the area
Jeremy DaltonJeremy Dalton
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I loved it! I went on the tour of the lighthouse with a friend and it was fascinating, the tour guide was very friendly with a great sense of humor and he knew a lot of stories about the place, was quick and thoughtful with his answers to questions, and just made it all really entertaining and educational. There's lots of great stuff in the lighthouse and in the museum itself, including a periscope you can use to look out at Lake Superior! Even things as morbid as shipwrecks can be fascinating and tell you a lot about history and the people behind it. 5/5 definitely recommend going even if you live here in Marquette, and certainly if you're from out of town. Great place.
Brianna C.R.Brianna C.R.
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The one story, stone Marquette Maritime Museum contained SO much history and information on Lake Superior and the other Great Lakes. The large collection of Fresnei lenses was beautiful. The dedication to saving lives was evident in two small line feeding rescue cannons. The one from the early 1800s was named after Capt. Manby and was reported to save over 1000 stranded sailors and passengers. The Lyle gun improved upon the short barrelled line thrower and was said to have saved over 4500 people. Also learn more about the ships wrecked, native canoes, deep diving and other area history. Plan to spend an hour. Great for families and kids.
Suzan MoodySuzan Moody
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Only $7 to enter, and there is a lot of history packed into that small place, including a little gift shop. I bought an Edmund Fitzgerald snowglobe (and I've noticed snowglobes have been hard to come by in the U.P.) The displays are interesting and fun, with artifacts, a minature of Marquette, and a huge lighthouse fresno lens light! We hadn't meant to stay long, and ended up staying quite a while poking around. A favorite display was the periscope; you could actually sit at it and look through it up above the museum roof, and turn it to have a 360 view from that vantage point. Definitely recommend for history lovers and families.
Sarah GustafsonSarah Gustafson
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The museum itself is a decent size. It takes probably about 45 minutes to walk through if you're reading the signs and actually paying attention. The lighthouse tour takes you up a bunch of stairs, so be prepared for that. I recommend doing both the lighthouse tour and the museum tour. The lighthouse tour was definitely the highlight of the trip as there are some beautiful photo opportunities on the lighthouse grounds. The tour guides are respectful and knowledgeable.
Jessica EarlJessica Earl
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I recently visited the Marquette Maritime Museum at 300 Lake Shore Blvd, in Marquette, MI. I enjoyed my visit to the museum it is easily found and located near the lake with a beautiful view. The museum offers a great view into the maritime history of the area. It has displays on the tools, cameras and the shipping industry. I loved the lighthouse lights and the model of the coal railroad.to.load.imtp.tje ships.
Greg KimballGreg Kimball
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Ellwood A Mattson Lower Harbor Park
Landmark Inn
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Lower Harbor Ore Dock
Lakeshore Depot
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Basic Info
Address
300 Lake Shore Blvd, Marquette, MI 49855
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(906) 226-2006
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mqtmaritimemuseum.com
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4.6
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The Marquette Maritime Museum is a museum and lighthouse located in Marquette in the U.S. state of Michigan. Since 2002, the museum has been associated with the Marquette Harbor Light, a lighthouse that serves traffic in Marquette Harbor and adjacent waters of Lake Superior.
attractions: Ellwood A Mattson Lower Harbor Park, Landmark Inn, Marquette Harbor Lighthouse, Lower Harbor Ore Dock, Lakeshore Depot, Thill & Son's Fish House Inc, Marquette Neighborhood Spot, fancy-free, restaurants: Iron Bay Restaurant & Drinkery, Northland Pub, Iron Bay Tap Room, Crow’s Nest, Marquette Yacht Club
