2024-04-04T15:22:38-04:00 2023-12-31 381977929 ANDERSON TACKMAN & COMPANY PLC 102 W WASHINGTON ST SUITE 109 MARQUETTE MI 49855 990EZ 2023-01-01 382325536 MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM MARQ 9062262006 PO BOX 1096 MARQUETTE MI 49855 FRED STONEHOUSE PRESIDENT 9062262006 2024-03-22 FREDERICK STONEHOUSE XXX-XX-XXXX false TERESA E WOODEN CPA P02108287 9062251166 2024-03-22 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X MQTMARITIMEMUSEUM.COM X X 160233 X 33673 82602 1554 8890 2350 6540 33514 16817 16697 141066 75202 2312 27476 176 21461 126627 14439 315242 10218 339899 X 252639 282450 63783 59980 316422 342430 1180 2531 315242 339899 X TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE MARITIME HISTORY MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM: THE MUSEUM IS OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK FROM MID-MAY TO MID-OCTOBER. DURING THE WINTER WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED, THE BOARD, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS ACTIVELY WORK TO UPDATE AND CREATE NEW EXHIBITS FOR THE COMING SEASON. CONTINUING EXHIBITS INCLUDE: THREE HISTORIC FRESNEL LIGHTHOUSE LENSES, THE BEST COLLCTION IN THE GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS CONSIST OF THE "WENT MISSING" FREIGHTER HENRY B. SMITH AND LEGENDARY EDMUND FITZGERALD, U.S. LIFE-SAVING SERVICE AND EARLY COAST GUARD, HISTORIC GREAT LAKES PASSENGER SHIPS, HISTORY OF IRON ORE SHIPPING FROM MARQUETTE INCLUDING PRESENT OPERATIONS TODAY, AREA LIGHTHOUSE HISTORY, AND MARINE ENGINE DEVELOPMENT. WHILE THE MUSEUM IS SELF-GUIDED; DOCENT TOURS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SEVERAL PROXIMITY-ACTIVATED VIDEO MONITORS ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. THE MUSEUM OPERATED IN 2023 WITH FIVE PAID EMPLOYEES SUPPLEMENTED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO LEAD INTERPRETIVE LIGHTHOUSE TOURS. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO WORK TO PRESERVE AND TELL THE SOTRY OF THE 157- YEAR-OLD MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE ICONIC STRUCTURE IS ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED LIGHTHOUSES IN THE GREAT LAKES AND FOR MANY, A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF MARQUETTE. THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS REGULAR TOURS TO THE LIGHTHOUSE AND GROUNDS. OUR VOLUNTEER GUIDES ARE TRAINED IN THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHT AND KEY ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE STATION, COAST GUARD, LAKE SUPERIOR, SHIPPING IN THE AREA, ETC. THERE ARE EIGHT ESTABLISHED EXHIBIT AREAS IN THE LIGHTHOUSE WITH DISPLAYS FOCUSING ON AREA MARITIME ACTIVITIES. THE HISTORIC STANNARD ROCK BOATHOUSE IS NEWEST ADDITION TO OUR MUSEUM CAMPUS AND WE ARE DEVELOPING THE SPACE AS AN EXHIBIT AND PERFORMANCE AREA. LIGHTHOUSE PARK, WHICH INCLUDES THE MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE, STANNARD ROCK BOATHOUSE, COAST GUARD CAPTAIN'S HOUSE, AND THE UNITED STATES LIFE SAVING SERVICE STATION, IS A SEVEN-ACRE TRACT TRANSFERRED FROM THE COAST GUARD IN 2016 TO THE CITY OF MARQUETTE. THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS LIGHTHOUSE TOURS UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. MCCLINTOCK ANNEX (DARTER-DACE MEMORIAL): THE ANNEX IS NAMED AFTER CAPTAIN DAVID MCCLINTOCK, A MARQUETTE NATIVE AND GRADUATE OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, THE LARGEST NAVAL ACTION IN HISTORY AND A PIVOTAL POINT IN WORLD WAR II'S PACIFIC WAR, THE SUBMARINE U.S.S. DACE AND U.S.S. DARTER, COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN MCCLINTOCK, PLAYED A KEY ROLE. THE FULL-SIZE REPLICA OF THE DARTER CONNING TOWER, LOCATED IN MARQUETTE'S LOWER HARBOR PARK, IS A MEMORIAL TO THE CREW AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. THE MCCLINTOCK ANNEX, LOCATED INSIDE THE MARITIME MUSEUM BUILDING, INTERPRETS THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE CREWS OF THE DARTER AND DACE TO THE FINAL VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC. DURING THE BATLLE OF LEYTE GULF, THE DARTER AND HER FLEET-MATE DACE OPERATED AS TWO SUBMARINE WOLFPACK. THE ANNEX CONTAINS MANY ITEMS RELATING TO THE BATTLE, INCLUDING A WORKING WWII SUBMARINE PERISCOPE, COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BATTLE DIORAMA AND VARIOUS ARTIFACTS FROM THE SUBMARINES AND THEIR CREWS. CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES: MUSEUM-SPONSORED SCHOOL FIELDTRIPS BROUGHT ABOUT 850 STUDENTS TO THE MUSEUM AND MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE IN 2023, MANY WITH ORGANIZED SCHOOL CLASSES AND OTHERS WITH HOMESCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS. FIELDTRIPS ARE ADMITTED FREE TO THE MUSEUM. IN 2023, WITH A GRANT FROM THE MARQUETTE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE MUSEUM ADDED ANOTHER IN-THE-CLASSROOM FIELDTRIP OPTION WITH VOLUNTEER GREAG SANDELL VISITING CLASSROOMS WITH A PROGRAM ON THE HISTORY OF THE MARQUETTE COAST GUARD. THE MUSEUM ALSO REVISED AND REISSUED THE BOOK MARQUETTE SHIPWRECKS AS AN EDUCATION RESOURCE TO GIVE TO CLASSROOM TEACHERS AS PART OF OUR FREE SCHOOL FIELDTRIP PROGRAM. THE MUSEUM CONTINES TO COLLABORATE WITH LIBERTY CHILDREN'S ART PROJECT ON FREE ART/HISTORY WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS. OUR PLEIN AIR PAINTING WORKSHOP IS OFFERED EVERY JUNE AS A FREE ACTIVITY DURING THE CITY OF MARQUETTE'S ART WEEK WITH TWO ADDITAIONL ART/HISTORY WORKSHOPS LATER IN THE SUMMER. SPECIAL EVENTS: THE MUSEUM HOSTS ITS ANNUAL FUNDRASIER, "GHOSTS OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT" OVER THREE DAYS IN OCTOBER. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, MARITIME HISTORY ON TAP, A LECTURE SERIES ON A VARIETY OF MARITIME TOPICS, IS HELD MONTHLY AT THE ORE DOCK BREWING COMPANY. IN 2023 THE MUSEUM HOSTED LAKE SUPERIOR DAY IN JULY AND ATTENEDED THE MICHIGAN LIGHTHOUSE FESTIVAL IN AUGUST. SPECIAL SUNRISE, EVENING, AND PARANORMAL LIGHTHOUSE TOURS ARE OFFERED THORUGHOUT THE SUMMER. ALL EVENTS ARE WELL COVERED BY THE LOCAL PRINT, TV, AND SOCIAL MEDIA SPREADING THE MARITIME MESSAGE EVEN FURTHER. 96598 96598 FRED STONEHOUSE PRESIDENT 8.00 0 KURT FOSBURG VICE PRESIDE 3.00 0 DAVID NORTHEY TREASURER 8.00 0 SCOTT PORTER DIRECTOR 10.00 0 CHARON PORTER DIRECTOR 6.00 0 FRANK DONCKERS DIRECTOR 2.00 0 CHARLES WRIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 LEE ROWE SECRETARY 6.00 0 DAN FOUNTAIN DIRECTOR 3.00 0 ELIZABETH YELLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 0 SUSAN HILL DIRECTOR 4.00 0 false false false false false false false false false DAVID NORTHEY 860 ORIANNA DRIVE MARQUETTE MI 49855 9062262006 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 34900 41873 44757 58426 33673 213629 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 60000 46900 53873 56757 70426 45673 273629 273629 1398 1408 1264 318 1554 5942 279571 485294 0.97870 0.87240 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 3,479 TRAVEL 565 CREDIT CARD FEES 2,785 DUES 468 EDUCATION 104 PROGRAM 7,981 SUPPLIES 2,250 SPECIAL EVENT 16 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 3,813 TOTAL 21,461 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS 10,218 UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 INVENTORIES FOR SALE OR USE 8,322 8,332 92,384 92,384 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 36,923 40,736 TOTAL 63,783 59,980 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,180 2,531 FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM: THE MUSEUM IS OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK FROM MID-MAY TO MID-OCTOBER. DURING THE WINTER WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED, THE BOARD, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS ACTIVELY WORK TO UPDATE AND CREATE NEW EXHIBITS FOR THE COMING SEASON. CONTINUING EXHIBITS INCLUDE: THREE HISTORIC FRESNEL LIGHTHOUSE LENSES, THE BEST COLLCTION IN THE GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS CONSIST OF THE "WENT MISSING" FREIGHTER HENRY B. SMITH AND LEGENDARY EDMUND FITZGERALD, U.S. LIFE-SAVING SERVICE AND EARLY COAST GUARD, HISTORIC GREAT LAKES PASSENGER SHIPS, HISTORY OF IRON ORE SHIPPING FROM MARQUETTE INCLUDING PRESENT OPERATIONS TODAY, AREA LIGHTHOUSE HISTORY, AND MARINE ENGINE DEVELOPMENT. WHILE THE MUSEUM IS SELF-GUIDED; DOCENT TOURS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SEVERAL PROXIMITY-ACTIVATED VIDEO MONITORS ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. THE MUSEUM OPERATED IN 2023 WITH FIVE PAID EMPLOYEES SUPPLEMENTED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO LEAD INTERPRETIVE LIGHTHOUSE TOURS. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO WORK TO PRESERVE AND TELL THE SOTRY OF THE 157- YEAR-OLD MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE ICONIC STRUCTURE IS ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED LIGHTHOUSES IN THE GREAT LAKES AND FOR MANY, A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF MARQUETTE. THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS REGULAR TOURS TO THE LIGHTHOUSE AND GROUNDS. OUR VOLUNTEER GUIDES ARE TRAINED IN THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHT AND KEY ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE STATION, COAST GUARD, LAKE SUPERIOR, SHIPPING IN THE AREA, ETC. THERE ARE EIGHT ESTABLISHED EXHIBIT AREAS IN THE LIGHTHOUSE WITH DISPLAYS FOCUSING ON AREA MARITIME ACTIVITIES. THE HISTORIC STANNARD ROCK BOATHOUSE IS NEWEST ADDITION TO OUR MUSEUM CAMPUS AND WE ARE DEVELOPING THE SPACE AS AN EXHIBIT AND PERFORMANCE AREA. LIGHTHOUSE PARK, WHICH INCLUDES THE MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE, STANNARD ROCK BOATHOUSE, COAST GUARD CAPTAIN'S HOUSE, AND THE UNITED STATES LIFE SAVING SERVICE STATION, IS A SEVEN-ACRE TRACT TRANSFERRED FROM THE COAST GUARD IN 2016 TO THE CITY OF MARQUETTE. THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS LIGHTHOUSE TOURS UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. MCCLINTOCK ANNEX (DARTER-DACE MEMORIAL): THE ANNEX IS NAMED AFTER CAPTAIN DAVID MCCLINTOCK, A MARQUETTE NATIVE AND GRADUATE OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, THE LARGEST NAVAL ACTION IN HISTORY AND A PIVOTAL POINT IN WORLD WAR II'S PACIFIC WAR, THE SUBMARINE U.S.S. DACE AND U.S.S. DARTER, COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN MCCLINTOCK, PLAYED A KEY ROLE. THE FULL-SIZE REPLICA OF THE DARTER CONNING TOWER, LOCATED IN MARQUETTE'S LOWER HARBOR PARK, IS A MEMORIAL TO THE CREW AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. THE MCCLINTOCK ANNEX, LOCATED INSIDE THE MARITIME MUSEUM BUILDING, INTERPRETS THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE CREWS OF THE DARTER AND DACE TO THE FINAL VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC. DURING THE BATLLE OF LEYTE GULF, THE DARTER AND HER FLEET-MATE DACE OPERATED AS TWO SUBMARINE WOLFPACK. THE ANNEX CONTAINS MANY ITEMS RELATING TO THE BATTLE, INCLUDING A WORKING WWII SUBMARINE PERISCOPE, COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BATTLE DIORAMA AND VARIOUS ARTIFACTS FROM THE SUBMARINES AND THEIR CREWS. CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES: MUSEUM-SPONSORED SCHOOL FIELDTRIPS BROUGHT ABOUT 850 STUDENTS TO THE MUSEUM AND MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE IN 2023, MANY WITH ORGANIZED SCHOOL CLASSES AND OTHERS WITH HOMESCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS. FIELDTRIPS ARE ADMITTED FREE TO THE MUSEUM. IN 2023, WITH A GRANT FROM THE MARQUETTE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE MUSEUM ADDED ANOTHER IN-THE-CLASSROOM FIELDTRIP OPTION WITH VOLUNTEER GREAG SANDELL VISITING CLASSROOMS WITH A PROGRAM ON THE HISTORY OF THE MARQUETTE COAST GUARD. THE MUSEUM ALSO REVISED AND REISSUED THE BOOK MARQUETTE SHIPWRECKS AS AN EDUCATION RESOURCE TO GIVE TO CLASSROOM TEACHERS AS PART OF OUR FREE SCHOOL FIELDTRIP PROGRAM. THE MUSEUM CONTINES TO COLLABORATE WITH LIBERTY CHILDREN'S ART PROJECT ON FREE ART/HISTORY WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS. OUR PLEIN AIR PAINTING WORKSHOP IS OFFERED EVERY JUNE AS A FREE ACTIVITY DURING THE CITY OF MARQUETTE'S ART WEEK WITH TWO ADDITAIONL ART/HISTORY WORKSHOPS LATER IN THE SUMMER. SPECIAL EVENTS: THE MUSEUM HOSTS ITS ANNUAL FUNDRASIER, "GHOSTS OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT" OVER THREE DAYS IN OCTOBER. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, MARITIME HISTORY ON TAP, A LECTURE SERIES ON A VARIETY OF MARITIME TOPICS, IS HELD MONTHLY AT THE ORE DOCK BREWING COMPANY. IN 2023 THE MUSEUM HOSTED LAKE SUPERIOR DAY IN JULY AND ATTENEDED THE MICHIGAN LIGHTHOUSE FESTIVAL IN AUGUST. SPECIAL SUNRISE, EVENING, AND PARANORMAL LIGHTHOUSE TOURS ARE OFFERED THORUGHOUT THE SUMMER. ALL EVENTS ARE WELL COVERED BY THE LOCAL PRINT, TV, AND SOCIAL MEDIA SPREADING THE MARITIME MESSAGE EVEN FURTHER.