BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sheboygan County Museum - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sheboygan County Museum X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sheboygan County Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085042 CREATED:20250505T163023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T163949Z UID:990000317-1752586200-1752589800@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Show & Tell: This Object Changed Me DESCRIPTION:Sheboygan County Museum and libraries across the county host an hour long show and tell for adults at the library. \n\nBring an object from home that expresses something about you.\nTell your story\nDiscuss others’ stories\nGet a guide to help you document that story\n\nPreliminary Schedule \n\n6/10 @ 1:30pm\, Elkhart Lake Public Library\, Elkhart Lake\n6/17 @ 1:30pm\, Cedar Grove Public Library\, Cedar Grove\n6/24 @ 9:30am\, Oostburg Public Library\, Oostburg\n7/1 @ 9:30am\, Mead Public Library\, Sheboygan\n7/8 @ 1:30pm\, Plymouth Public Library\, Plymouth\n7/15 @ 1:30pm\, Lakeview Community Library\, Random Lake\n7/29 @ 1:30 pm\, Kohler Public Library\, Kohler\n\nPre-registration is encouraged but not required\, and the program is free.\n \n Pre-Register Now URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/show-tell-this-object-changed-me-7/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/fairy-Presentation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T181500 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250418T172752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T201301Z UID:990000294-1752167700-1752171300@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Object Exposure 2025 DESCRIPTION:Community members reveal an object from the SCM collection to help tell their stories and to ask you about yours.Everyone welcome! Chat and connect over the history we share. \nFebruary 27: Men’s Fashion\, Leovardo AguilarApril 24: Credit\, Joshua MacDonaldJuly 10: Sports\, Allen VangSeptember 25: Tools\, Laura Rammer \n5:15pm–6:15pm; $5 Public or Free for MembersPre-registration strongly encouraged for this special\, after hours program: bit.ly/thesheboe  \n  \n \n Pre-Register Here\n \n \n \n \n \n Object Exposure 2025 generously sponsored by Kohler Credit Union URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/object-exposure-2025-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Learn & Discover,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Updated-2025-Vang-OE-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250708T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250708T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250505T162941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T163835Z UID:990000316-1751981400-1751985000@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Show & Tell: This Object Changed Me DESCRIPTION:Sheboygan County Museum and libraries across the county host an hour long show and tell for adults at the library. \n\nBring an object from home that expresses something about you.\nTell your story\nDiscuss others’ stories\nGet a guide to help you document that story\n\nPreliminary Schedule \n\n6/10 @ 1:30pm\, Elkhart Lake Public Library\, Elkhart Lake\n6/17 @ 1:30pm\, Cedar Grove Public Library\, Cedar Grove\n6/24 @ 9:30am\, Oostburg Public Library\, Oostburg\n7/1 @ 9:30am\, Mead Public Library\, Sheboygan\n7/8 @ 1:30pm\, Plymouth Public Library\, Plymouth\n7/15 @ 1:30pm\, Lakeview Community Library\, Random Lake\n7/29 @ 1:30 pm\, Kohler Public Library\, Kohler\n\nPre-registration is encouraged but not required\, and the program is free.\n \n Pre-Register Now URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/show-tell-this-object-changed-me-6/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/fairy-Presentation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250701T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250701T103000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250505T162930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T163745Z UID:990000315-1751362200-1751365800@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Show & Tell: This Object Changed Me DESCRIPTION:Sheboygan County Museum and libraries across the county host an hour long show and tell for adults at the library. \n\nBring an object from home that expresses something about you.\nTell your story\nDiscuss others’ stories\nGet a guide to help you document that story\n\nPreliminary Schedule \n\n6/10 @ 1:30pm\, Elkhart Lake Public Library\, Elkhart Lake\n6/17 @ 1:30pm\, Cedar Grove Public Library\, Cedar Grove\n6/24 @ 9:30am\, Oostburg Public Library\, Oostburg\n7/1 @ 9:30am\, Mead Public Library\, Sheboygan\n7/8 @ 1:30pm\, Plymouth Public Library\, Plymouth\n7/15 @ 1:30pm\, Lakeview Community Library\, Random Lake\n7/29 @ 1:30 pm\, Kohler Public Library\, Kohler\n\nPre-registration is encouraged but not required\, and the program is free. \n \n Pre-Register Now URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/show-tell-this-object-changed-me-5/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/fairy-Presentation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T103000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250505T162738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T162910Z UID:990000314-1750757400-1750761000@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Show & Tell: This Object Changed Me DESCRIPTION:Sheboygan County Museum and libraries across the county host an hour long show and tell for adults at the library. \n\nBring an object from home that expresses something about you.\nTell your story\nDiscuss others’ stories\nGet a guide to help you document that story\n\nPreliminary Schedule \n\n6/10 @ 1:30pm\, Elkhart Lake Public Library\, Elkhart Lake\n6/17 @ 1:30pm\, Cedar Grove Public Library\, Cedar Grove\n6/24 @ 9:30am\, Oostburg Public Library\, Oostburg\n7/1 @ 9:30am\, Mead Public Library\, Sheboygan\n7/8 @ 1:30pm\, Plymouth Public Library\, Plymouth\n7/15 @ 1:30pm\, Lakeview Community Library\, Random Lake\n7/29 @ 1:30 pm\, Kohler Public Library\, Kohler\n\nPre-registration is encouraged but not required\, and the program is free.\n \n Pre-Register Now URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/show-tell-this-object-changed-me-4/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/fairy-Presentation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250621T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250621T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250403T170816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T172615Z UID:990000296-1750507200-1750525200@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Wisconsin's First Geocache: Community Celebration Event DESCRIPTION:Free at the Sheboygan County Museum\n – Community Celebration– Orienteering Adventure Course– Geocaching 101 Workshop\, 12:30pm – 1:30pm– Baseball card craft to celebrate the first swag in the geocache– See a display of geocaching history– Ask A Geocacher Q & A\, 2:00pm – 4:00pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free at James Tellen Sculpture Garden\n – Tour the property– Find “First Down Wisconsin\,” the geocache that pays homage to the very first one placed in the state– Talk to a docent from the John Michael Kohler Art Center\, the museum that stewards the property– Check out the zine created by artist Sarah Luther about this folk art location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Schedule\n 10:00am – 3:00pm– Museum Scavenger Hunt (indoors)– Regular Museum Admission \n10:30am – 11:30am– Orienteering Adventure Workshop– Pre-registration required \n12:00pm – 5:00pm– Wisconsin’s First Geocache: Community Celebration Event– Free \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Celebrate\n 25 years ago\, the first geocache in the state of Wisconsin was placed in the Black River Area of Sheboygan. Celebrate this adventurous moment in history with the Sheboygan County Museum. URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/wisconsins-first-geocache-community-celebration-event/ CATEGORIES:Bond with Family,Create & Interpret,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Wisconsins-First-Geocache-16x9-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250621T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250621T113000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250422T155055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T194923Z UID:990000308-1750501800-1750505400@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Orienteering Adventure Workshop DESCRIPTION:Experience the sport of orienteering using a map and compass to find checkpoints throughout the Museum campus and Taylor Park. Led by Tom Southworth of Badger Orienteering Club\, get empowered to play with the world around you.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets\n General Admission – $10/ person\nMember Admission – $5/ person \nAll sales final.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purchase Now URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/orienteering-adventure-workshop/ LOCATION:Sheboygan County Museum\, 3110 Erie Avenue\, Sheboygan\, WI\, 53081\, United States CATEGORIES:Bond with Family,Learn & Discover,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Orienteering-Adventure-Workshop-16x9-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250617T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250429T215846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T162219Z UID:990000313-1750167000-1750170600@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Show & Tell: This Object Changed Me DESCRIPTION:Sheboygan County Museum and libraries across the county host an hour-long show and tell for adults at the library. \n\nBring an object from home that expresses something about you.\nTell your story\nDiscuss others’ stories\nGet a guide to help you document that story\n\nPreliminary Schedule \n\n6/10 @ 1:30pm\, Elkhart Lake Public Library\, Elkhart Lake\n6/17 @ 1:30pm\, Cedar Grove Public Library\, Cedar Grove\n6/24 @ 9:30am\, Oostburg Public Library\, Oostburg\n7/1 @ 9:30am\, Mead Public Library\, Sheboygan\n7/8 @ 1:30pm\, Plymouth Public Library\, Plymouth\n7/15 @ 1:30pm\, Lakeview Community Library\, Random Lake\n7/29 @ 1:30 pm\, Kohler Public Library\, Kohler\n\nPre-registration is encouraged but not required\, and the program is free.\n \n Pre-Register Now URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/show-tell-this-object-changed-me-3/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/fairy-Presentation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250610T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250610T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250429T215444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T162108Z UID:990000312-1749562200-1749565800@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Show & Tell: This Object Changed Me DESCRIPTION:Sheboygan County Museum and libraries across the county host an hour long show and tell for adults at the library. \n\nBring an object from home that expresses something about you.\nTell your story\nDiscuss others’ stories\nGet a guide to help you document that story\n\nPreliminary Schedule \n\n6/10 @ 1:30pm\, Elkhart Lake Public Library\, Elkhart Lake\n6/17 @ 1:30pm\, Cedar Grove Public Library\, Cedar Grove\n6/24 @ 9:30am\, Oostburg Public Library\, Oostburg\n7/1 @ 9:30am\, Mead Public Library\, Sheboygan\n7/8 @ 1:30pm\, Plymouth Public Library\, Plymouth\n7/15 @ 1:30pm\, Lakeview Community Library\, Random Lake\n7/29 @ 1:30 pm\, Kohler Public Library\, Kohler\n\nPre-registration is encouraged but not required\, and the program is free. \n \n \n Pre-register now URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/show-tell-this-object-changed-me-2/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/fairy-Presentation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251026 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250422T152639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T181654Z UID:990000307-1749427200-1761436799@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:In Celebration of Summer DESCRIPTION:The Season We Wait All Year For\n With its ample sunshine\, long days\, and warm temperatures\, summer has always been the season of celebrations. The Sheboygan County Museum invites all to revel in this favorite time of year with the temporary exhibition In Celebration of Summer\, on display from June 9 through October 25\, 2025.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sheboygan county’s summer vibe is bursting with upbeat parades\, lively gatherings\, exciting trips\, outdoor entertainment\, and relaxing moments. These pastimes\, most developed over the last two centuries\, are fundamentally linked together and represent the joy inherent in the summer season. \nThrough the themes of Marching Down Main\, Sun’s Out – School’s Out\, R& R\, Competitions to Cream Puffs\, and Festivals & Fry Outs\, In Celebration of Summer provides visitors a journey through generations of community traditions and a growing leisure economy with objects from the Museum’s collection alongside a variety of photographs. \nEmbrace that summer state of mind with In Celebration of Summer and discover the past and present of the season we wish would last just a bit longer. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Included with Museum Admission\n Museum HoursMonday – Friday\, 10:00am – 5:00pmSaturday\, 10:00am – 3:00pm(Closed holidays) URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/in-celebration-of-summer/ LOCATION:Sheboygan County Museum\, 3110 Erie Avenue\, Sheboygan\, WI\, 53081\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Summer-Celeb-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250603T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250603T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250418T183318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T191019Z UID:990000292-1748973600-1748979000@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Spring Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Pre-Registration Encouraged\n \n \n \n \n \n Presenters explore the impact of Sheboygan County’s watershed and how it continues to form who we are. Join us the first Tuesdays of spring\, March-June. \nTuesday June 3\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pmThe Business of Water Stewardship At the center of all business lies profound shared resources. Part of the mission of many companies includes intercultural and international efforts to keep resources like water healthy. Learn about how Kohler Co. stewards watersheds from Sheboygan County to locations worldwide with the company’s Enterprise Program Manager of Water Samantha McClelland. \n———- \nTuesday March 4\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pmHistory of Sheboygan Surf\, Larry WilliamsGiant waves on Sheboygan’s coast of Lake Michigan have given way to cultural and recreational moments including the identity of “Malibu of the Midwest.” Sheboygan’s unique surf has permeated blockbuster movies\, progressed wetsuit technology\, and required innovations for ice-encrusted forecasts as told by co-founder of the Dairyland Surf Classic\, Larry Williams.  \nTuesday April 1\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pmSheboygan County’s Ice Age Story\, David MickelsonThe Laurentide Ice Sheet went wild in Sheboygan County 100\,000 years ago and left us with a landscape that defines our work\, our play\, our wildlife\, and our beloved Ice Age Trail. UW–Madison provides a Badger Talk with Senior Scientist David Mickelson to unpack the erratics.  \nTuesday May 6\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pmAn Underwater Museum: The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast\, Russ GreenThe power of nature rules in the recent NOAA designation of coastline from Kewaunee County to Port Washington as a National Marine Sanctuary housing 36 known shipwrecks\, ways to explore them\, and coordination to protect their history. NOAA’s Director of the Great Lakes National Marine Sanctuary Russ Green lets us dive deeper than we ever could before. URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/spring-speaker-series-2-3/ CATEGORIES:Learn & Discover,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Water-Stewardship-16x9-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250531T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250531T120000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250502T211457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T211500Z UID:990000322-1748682000-1748692800@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Bike Expo DESCRIPTION:See You at the Bike Expo\n Join in the festivities of Bike & Walk to Work Week and check out Sheboygan County Museum’s Garton Toy Pedal Cars. \nUptown ParkletN. 8th Street & St. Clair AvenueSheboygan WI 53081 URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/bike-expo/ LOCATION:Sheboygan County Museum\, 3110 Erie Avenue\, Sheboygan\, WI\, 53081\, United States CATEGORIES:Bond with Family,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bike-Expo-Simple.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250418T183202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T180635Z UID:990000291-1746554400-1746559800@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Spring Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Pre-Registration Encouraged\n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday May 6\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pmAn Underwater Museum: The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast\, Russ GreenThe power of nature rules in the recent NOAA designation of coastline from Kewaunee County to Port Washington as a National Marine Sanctuary housing 36 known shipwrecks\, ways to explore them\, and coordination to protect their history. NOAA’s Director of the Great Lakes National Marine Sanctuary Russ Green lets us dive deeper than we ever could before. \nTuesday June 3\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pmThe Business of Water Stewardship\, Samantha McLellandAt the center of all business lies profound shared resources. Part of the mission of many companies includes intercultural and international efforts to keep resources like water healthy. Learn about how Kohler Co. stewards watersheds from Sheboygan County to locations worldwide with the company’s Enterprise Program Manager of Water Samantha McClelland.   \n——————- \nTuesday March 4\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pmHistory of Sheboygan Surf\, Larry WilliamsGiant waves on Sheboygan’s coast of Lake Michigan have given way to cultural and recreational moments including the identity of “Malibu of the Midwest.” Sheboygan’s unique surf has permeated blockbuster movies\, progressed wetsuit technology\, and required innovations for ice-encrusted forecasts as told by co-founder of the Dairyland Surf Classic\, Larry Williams.  \nTuesday April 1\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pmSheboygan County’s Ice Age Story\, David MickelsonThe Laurentide Ice Sheet went wild in Sheboygan County 100\,000 years ago and left us with a landscape that defines our work\, our play\, our wildlife\, and our beloved Ice Age Trail. UW–Madison provides a Badger Talk with Senior Scientist David Mickelson to unpack the erratics.  URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/spring-speaker-series-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Learn & Discover,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Updated-NOAA-16x9-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T180000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250422T194435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T195657Z UID:990000287-1746460800-1746468000@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Family Nights DESCRIPTION:Did you know that your family makes Sheboygan County history every day? So get over to 3110 Erie Ave and get connected to that history at Sheboygan County Museum’s Family Nights featuring special hours and playful programs. \nDrop-in 4:00pm–6:00pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fish PATCHES\n May 5 \nGet into the flow of Sheboygan County’s glorious fishing history just days after opening day. Make your own Gyotaku fish print patch with Elkhart Lake artist and business owner The Mad Patcher. \nSee the Girl Scouts’ fishing badge prototype\, created and earned first right here in Sheboygan. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Admission for this Family Night is FREE thanks togenerous sponsorship from Kohler Co. URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/family-nights-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Bond with Family,Create & Interpret,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Updated-Fish-Patches.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T181500 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250402T213038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T175951Z UID:990000293-1745514900-1745518500@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Object Exposure 2025 DESCRIPTION:Community members reveal an object from the SCM collection to help tell their stories and to ask you about yours.\nEveryone welcome! Chat and connect over the history we share. \nFebruary 27: Men’s Fashion\, Leovardo Aguilar\nApril 24: Credit\, Joshua MacDonald\nJuly 10: Sports\, Allen Vang\nSeptember 25: Tools\, Laura Rammer \n5:15pm–6:15pm; $5 Public or Free for Members\nPre-registration strongly encouraged for this special\, after hours program: bit.ly/thesheboe  \nRegister\n  URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/object-exposure-2025-2/2025-04-24/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Learn & Discover,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-Object-Exposure-Web-Slider-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250401T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250401T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250205T171814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T184057Z UID:990000290-1743530400-1743535800@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Spring Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Presenters explore the impact of Sheboygan County’s watershed and how it continues to form who we are. Join us the first Tuesdays of spring\, March–June.\n$5 public and free for members. Pre-registration is encouraged at link below. \nRegister for May\nTuesday March 4\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm\nHistory of Sheboygan Surf\, Larry Williams\nGiant waves on Sheboygan’s coast of Lake Michigan have given way to cultural and recreational moments including the identity of “Malibu of the Midwest.” Sheboygan’s unique surf has permeated blockbuster movies\, progressed wetsuit technology\, and required innovations for ice-encrusted forecasts as told by co-founder of the Dairyland Surf Classic\, Larry Williams.  \nTuesday April 1\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm\nSheboygan County’s Ice Age Story\, David Mickelson\nThe Laurentide Ice Sheet went wild in Sheboygan County 100\,000 years ago and left us with a landscape that defines our work\, our play\, our wildlife\, and our beloved Ice Age Trail. UW–Madison provides a Badger Talk with Senior Scientist David Mickelson to unpack the erratics.  \nTuesday May 6\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm\nAn Underwater Museum: The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast\, Russ Green\nThe power of nature rules in the recent NOAA designation of coastline from Kewaunee County to Port Washington as a National Marine Sanctuary housing 36 known shipwrecks\, ways to explore them\, and coordination to protect their history. NOAA’s Director of the Great Lakes National Marine Sanctuary Russ Green lets us dive deeper than we ever could before. \nTuesday June 3\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm\nThe Business of Water Stewardship\, Samantha McLelland\nAt the center of all business lies profound shared resources. Part of the mission of many companies includes intercultural and international efforts to keep resources like water healthy. Learn about how Kohler Co. stewards watersheds from Sheboygan County to locations worldwide with the company’s Enterprise Program Manager of Water Samantha McClelland.   URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/spring-speaker-series/2025-04-01/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Learn & Discover,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250310T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250310T180000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250210T204743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T182531Z UID:990000286-1741622400-1741629600@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Family Nights DESCRIPTION:Did you know that your family makes Sheboygan County history every day? So get over to 3110 Erie Ave and get connected to that history at Sheboygan County Museum’s Family Nights featuring special hours and playful programs. \nDrop-in 4:00pm–6:00pm\nRegular admission/Free for members (unless specified)\nInterested in sponsoring Family Nights to be free for all? Contact Executive Director Brett Lobello at brett.lobello@sheboygancounty.com. \nMarch 10\nWater Magic Tricks\nMake a wand and try your hand at various water magic trick stations. Try our Agua Fresca recipe (drinks available for purchase) and get full access to the museum campus.\nSheboygan County Museum\n \nMay 5\nFish Badges\nGet into the flow of Sheboygan County’s glorious fishing history just days after opening day. Make your own Gyotaku fish print patch with Elkhart Lake artist and business owner The Mad Patcher.\nSee the Girl Scouts’ fishing badge prototype\, created and earned first right here in Sheboygan!\nSheboygan County Museum\n \nAugust 11\nLantern Making\nVollrath Park\, free for all\n \nAugust 18\nLantern Making\nVollrath Bowl Lantern Parade at 8:00pm\nVollrath Park\, free for all\n \nOctober 13\nOutdoor Guerilla Tree Art\nSheboygan County Museum URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/family-nights/ CATEGORIES:Bond with Family,Create & Interpret,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250304T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250304T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250205T171814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T184057Z UID:990000289-1741111200-1741116600@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Spring Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Presenters explore the impact of Sheboygan County’s watershed and how it continues to form who we are. Join us the first Tuesdays of spring\, March–June.\n$5 public and free for members. Pre-registration is encouraged at link below. \nRegister for May\nTuesday March 4\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm\nHistory of Sheboygan Surf\, Larry Williams\nGiant waves on Sheboygan’s coast of Lake Michigan have given way to cultural and recreational moments including the identity of “Malibu of the Midwest.” Sheboygan’s unique surf has permeated blockbuster movies\, progressed wetsuit technology\, and required innovations for ice-encrusted forecasts as told by co-founder of the Dairyland Surf Classic\, Larry Williams.  \nTuesday April 1\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm\nSheboygan County’s Ice Age Story\, David Mickelson\nThe Laurentide Ice Sheet went wild in Sheboygan County 100\,000 years ago and left us with a landscape that defines our work\, our play\, our wildlife\, and our beloved Ice Age Trail. UW–Madison provides a Badger Talk with Senior Scientist David Mickelson to unpack the erratics.  \nTuesday May 6\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm\nAn Underwater Museum: The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast\, Russ Green\nThe power of nature rules in the recent NOAA designation of coastline from Kewaunee County to Port Washington as a National Marine Sanctuary housing 36 known shipwrecks\, ways to explore them\, and coordination to protect their history. NOAA’s Director of the Great Lakes National Marine Sanctuary Russ Green lets us dive deeper than we ever could before. \nTuesday June 3\, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm\nThe Business of Water Stewardship\, Samantha McLelland\nAt the center of all business lies profound shared resources. Part of the mission of many companies includes intercultural and international efforts to keep resources like water healthy. Learn about how Kohler Co. stewards watersheds from Sheboygan County to locations worldwide with the company’s Enterprise Program Manager of Water Samantha McClelland.   URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/spring-speaker-series/2025-03-04/ CATEGORIES:Discuss & Remember,Learn & Discover,Public Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250511 DTSTAMP:20260430T085043 CREATED:20250120T165720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T173450Z UID:990000280-1740787200-1746921599@sheboyganmuseum.org SUMMARY:Water/ Ways - Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Our World IS Water\n\n \nUS Sailing Center Sheboygan & Sheboygan Lighthouse \n\nOn display at the Sheboygan County Museum from March 1 through May 10\, 2025\, Water/ Ways\, a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit\, reminds us that as a natural resource and a vital component of humanity\, water is both practical and essential to the environmental\, cultural\, and historical experience of life on our planet. \n\n \nIce harvesting on Random Lake\, WI \n\nRepresenting over 71% of the Earth’s surface\, water is an essential component of everyday life on our planet. This critical role is not just as a natural resource\, but as a shared substance that shapes the artistic\, economic\, and cultural experience of community\, people\, and time. Water/ Ways\, explores the relationship between people and water through this multi-faceted lens. Additional local content will further explore the impact of water for Sheboygan County residents past and present. \n\n \n“Cooler by the Lake” Art Chair\, Kristin Olson. 2023. \n\nWater/ Ways is a Museum on Main Street exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and inspired by an exhibition developed by the American Museum of Natural History\, New York (www.amnh.org). \n*****\nCover Image: Fishing on the Chattahoochee River\, Ga. Photo by Steve Harwood URL:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/water-ways-smithsonian-institution-traveling-exhibit/ CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sheboyganmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Water-Ways-169-Header-APPROVED.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR