Bayfield Maritime Museum
Our Funding
The museum is an all volunteer, not-for-profit enterprise. We rely on donations from visitors and friends to keep the doors open, the lights on, and exhibits engaging.
Giving Options
1. Annual Operating Budget
Help us pay rent, insurance, utilities, and various day to day expenses.
2. The Don Albrecht Maritime History Endowment
This continuing development, improvement, and expansion of our exhibits is central to keeping the museum an exciting and educational destination in Bayfield. The Don Albrecht Maritime History Endowment will assure, in perpetuity, that the aesthetic and scholarly experience of the museum never falls below the standards that Don established and that have contributed so powerfully to the museum’s success.
The goals of the fund include:
- Development of new exhibits.
- Renovation and updating of existing exhibits.
- Boat building projects as interactive exhibits.
- Enhancing the education experience of museum visitors.
- Fostering scholarly research on regional maritime history.
Annual Operating Budget
Please mail your tax deductible donations to our Annual Operating Budget:
Bayfield Maritime Museum
PO Box 1271
Bayfield, WI 54814
Don Albrecht Maritime History Endowment
Please mail your tax deductible donations to Don Albrecht Maritime History Endowment:
Bayfield Maritime Museum
PO Box 1271
Bayfield, WI 54814
Directly through the Apostle Islands Area Community Funds.