We’ve all heard of the tradition of cottage walks, garden walks, home tours and the like. Fortunately for those of us who are drawn to the sea, our friends at the Michigan Maritime Museum are making a grand tradition out of their annual Boat Walk and it’s coming our way soon.
The great museum in South Haven will be hosting their 4th annual Boat Walk on August 19th from noon until 4pm. Similar to the types of cottage and garden walks with which you are already familiar, the Boat Walk allows you to explore privately owned vessels of different types and styles inside and out.
Patti Montgomery Reinert is the Museum’s Executive Director and she says, “We’re very excited to be in our fourth year for our Boat Walk fundraiser.” She adds, “There are just so many stunning boats in our harbor and we’re glad that the owners want to open them to the public.”
Your 4th Annual Boat Walk ticket gets you aboard all participating vessels to meet the owners/captains, ask questions, and just enjoy each of these beautiful boats in South Haven’s Maritime District. Visitors check in at the Museum for a program and map and can visit participating boats at their leisure during the 4-hour walk.
Once you are finished with your walking tour of the waterfront, you are welcomed back to the Museum to explore Museum exhibits, including the new exhibit Lake Michigan’s Call to Duty, which is all about the role Lake Michigan played during WWII.
Tickets to the walk include the tour of some 10-to-15 boats and your Museum admission. The cost for the Boat Walk is $15 per person (ages 13 and up) and can be purchased at the event or in advance at the Museum’s Ship’s Store, as well as through the Museum website, or at either the South Haven Visitor’s Bureau, or the South Haven Chamber of Commerce. For more information, visit www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org/events/ or call 269-637-8078.
Prepare to be impressed with these impressive vessels from the historic South Haven Harborfront.
