Saturday, November 2nd 2024

Doors open at 5:45. Event: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 100 The Strand, Detroit, MI 48207

Join The Detroit History Club for an adults-only history scavenger hunt through the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. The Dossin Great Lakes Museum, an iconic maritime museum located on the picturesque Belle Isle Park along the Detroit River, is dedicated to showcasing Detroit's pivotal role in national and regional maritime history. Spanning 16,000 square feet, the museum features a staggering amount of fascinating exhibits, including one of the largest collections of model ships in the world, and the bow anchor of the ill fated Edmund Fitzgerald.

Together with your team of 1 to 8 players, you will sleuth out historical artifacts and exhibits, discovering items detailing the history and ships of the Great Lakes. All while learning about the museum's origins, which date back to its founding in 1949 as the City Maritime Museum aboard the J.T. Wing schooner.

Throughout the evening, your team will embark on a scavenger hunt that takes you through the museum's exhibits, exploring every showcase and display for clues to your next prize. Use your wits and knowledge to solve clues both inside and outside the museum, learning all the while but keeping an eye on the clock. All participants will leave with an armful of collected prizes, but the first three teams to complete all of the challenges will also receive bragging rights, Detroit History Club swag, and Detroit-made prizes.

This event is designed for adults 18 years old and older to enjoy a lively and social atmosphere as you explore the closed-to-the-public museum with fellow history nerds as your only accompaniment. No previous knowledge is needed to play or to win, however, good walking shoes and a sense of humor and adventure sure don’t hurt your chances.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to experience the Dossin Great Lakes Museum like never before. From shipwrecks to record-breaking freighters, prohibition smuggling to muskrat trapping, and pleasure liners to hydroplanes to rescue helicopters and everything in between, it’s going to be a heck of a night on the water.

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

• Time: 5:40 pm doors, the event runs from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

• Location: Dossin Great Lakes Museum, The Strand on Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan

• Admission: $62.00 per person (there are no hidden fees in our booking process, your ticket price will remain $62.00 at checkout)

  Admission to Belle Isle Park

  A Recreation Passport or day pass is required for vehicles entering Belle Isle Park. If you are visiting the Dossin Great Lakes Museum and do not have a Passport, you can purchase one on the island.

  Pricing is as follows:

  • Michigan registered vehicles - $12 for annual park pass.

    • $38 out of state annual pass.

  • $3 day rate per vehicle.

Registration:

Spaces are limited to just 115 participants total.

Teams may be 1 to 8 players. If you wish to play with a group larger than 8 players consider forming two or more teams.

To play as a team simply arrive together at check in. Tickets for a team do not need to be bought at the same time. Each member of a team must have their own ticket and be over the age of 18.

Important Information:

There is free parking at the Dossin parking lot located to the immediate East of the museum.

Video recording is prohibited.

Personal still photography is welcome.

The building is ADA compatible. We are delighted to welcome guests who require wheelchairs or other mobility assistance and will work hard to ensure the best possible experience. For specific mobility questions please email Office@detroithistorytours.com.

All guests must be 18 years of age or older

All guests must be a member of The Detroit History Club, in good standing, to attend this event. If you are not yet a member, you can still buy tickets to an event: Simply use member number “000” when you add the event tickets to your cart. Then add the corresponding number of Detroit History Club memberships before check out. Our team will match your new membership number(s) to your event ticket(s) once it’s been assigned. Membership to The Detroit History Club is $5.00 per person per calendar year, sign up via this link.

Your order confirmation email will serve as your only ticket- nothing will ship to your address. Please save your email and be prepared to show it on your phone or printed to enter the event. The ticketed guests name(s) will also be on a check in sheet when you arrive. (We do this to avoid the ticketing fees that come along with ticketing systems. The price of your ticket will remain the same throughout checkout with no added fees or service charges.)

All tickets and events are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.