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Detroit Historical Society Special Events take place at both the Detroit Historical Museum and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Many are one-day events that often take place annually. Others are special lectures featuring notable speakers that the Society has the unique privilege of hosting for both its members and those that love history.

Admission prices vary.

Upcoming Events

Detroit and Windsor: A Bootlegging Tour
Wednesday, September 29

Departs Stroh River Place at 5:30 p.m. and returns by 8 p.m.

Explore this chapter in our history first-hand by sailing past some of the bootleggers’ favorite locations along the Detroit River!

Guests will enjoy dinner on board one of the Diamond Jack boats and listen as guides share their knowledge of the infamous activity that shaped our city in the 1920s and 1930s.

The tour is brought to you by Preservation Wayne and the Detroit Historical Society.

Tickets:

$55 - Society and Preservation Wayne members

$60 – Guests

Please call Preservation Wayne’s tour hotline at 313-577-7674 for tickets or additional information.

Fair Winds Fall Gathering
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Sunday, October 3
2 p.m.

Celebrate the Dossin Great Lakes Museum's 50th anniversary at the annual Fair Winds Fall Gathering sponsored by the Society's Dossin Maritime Group.

Featured speaker and Society Trustee Doug Dossin will discuss his family's history in the food processing and soft drink bottling business, their accomplishments in hydroplane racing and why they chose to create a lasting legacy through the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.

Tickets:
$30 - Society and Dossin Maritime Group members
$40 - Guests

CLICK HERE to purchase tickets or call (313) 833-1801.

Treats in the Streets
Detroit Historical Museum
Sunday, October 24
1 - 4 p.m.

Trick or treat in the Streets of Old Detroit during the 9th annual Treats in the Streets. Children 12 and under can decorate pumpkins, enjoy donuts and cider, and participate in the "Get that Ghoul!" history hunt.

Nick Paul will delight audiences with "The Magic of Nick" - a blend of clean comedy, magic, live stunts, juggling, and mime.

Admission is FREE for children 12 and under in costume.

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