2026 Sunset Cruise Tickets – The Lake Erie Islands Historical Society

The Lake Erie Island Historical Society, along with our friends at Miller Boat Line, are hosting a Sunset Cruise around the Islands on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from 8 pm to 10 pm. Tickets are available for purchase below.

Cruisers should be at the downtown Miller Dock by 7:30 pm for check-in. A museum staffer will sign you in for registration.

Cost of the Cruise is $50 per person and includes two free adult beverages, appetizers, desserts, bottled water and soft drinks. There will also be a 50/50 drawing and Door Prizes. Lucas Guy, a popular island entertainer, will provide music.

As part of our 2026 Membership Drive you can save $10 per personal ticket when you join the museum by June 21, 2026. An individual is limited to one $40 ticket, and couples are also limited to one each.

You can sign up for your 2026 Membership by Clicking Museum Memberships. You can purchase your discounted ticket(s) along with your Membership. You will receive your 2026 Membership Card within a day or two of joining. LEIHS Memberships begin when you join, with your renewal date in 2027 on the same month and day you joined.

Upcoming Events

Check out the Museum’s 2026 Events Page for current information on upcoming events.

Saturday, Sept. 12 –The Lake Erie Islands Historical Society Museum will feature a display of large format black and white canvas prints recording the building of Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial, and the Centennial of the Battle of Lake Erie (1913) at Art in the Park on September 12. The photos were taken by Island photographer Otto G. Herbster and are from the personal collection of Board Member Maggie Beckford.

Sunday, Sept. 13 — LEIHS will operate the concession for Miller Boat Line’s annual Old Tyme Baseball Game, and the museum will again benefit from all proceeds of operating the concession for the game. Game starts at 2 pm and the church ball field. Thank you, Market Families.

Saturday, Sept. 19 — “Sale Away” at the Heritage Resale Shop’s 20% Off Sale. We’re always happy to accept donations after PIBCC’s Sale Away.

Saturday, Oct. 3 — Join the “Skelly Hunt” – 50% Off Sale on select items at Heritage Resale Shop.

Wednesday, Oct. 6 — Brown Bag Lunch History Talk with Paul Ladd, “History of Mailboats on the Islands” at 11:45 am at the Museum. Light lunch provided.

Sat-Sun, Oct 10-11 — Visit us at PIBCC’s Oktoberfest. LEIHS’s Museum Booth with Books, Bricks and Memberships will be on hand.

Friday, Oct. 16 — LEIHS’s popular Cemetery Pioneer Walk begins at 4:00 at Crown Hill.

Saturday, Oct 17 — LEIHS’s popular Cemetery Pioneer Walk begins at 4:00 at Crown Hill.

Tuesday, November 10 — Brown Bag Lunch History Talk with Billy Market, “This History of Miller Boat Line” at 11:45 am at the Museum. A light lunch will be provided.

Tues., Dec. 1 — Giving Tuesday. LEIHS will join the LEI Conservancy and the LEINWC on Giving Tuesday by opening our doors to the community from 11 am to 7 pm to accept charitable donations during this annual event.

With the renovation of the Heritage Resale Shop, we will be open more often in the fall and winter. That schedule will be added as we near the end of the summer.

Lake Erie Islands Historical Society & Museum

Originally the Put-in-Bay Centennial Celebration Committee (PIBCCC) established in 1975, this organization was renamed the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society in 1985 when a group of dedicated island residents formed to make their vision of an island museum a reality. The first museum opened in 1987 at the historic Put-in-Bay Bottling Works building. A new 6,000 square foot museum building with a research library and archive was opened in 1998. The LEIHS's mission is to educate about Lake Erie Islands history, and to protect and preserve island history for future generations. WE offer six levels of membership, and anyone interested is invited to join. The museum hosts events for members, fundraising events open to everyone, history programs, and collaborative events with island partners. Open daily in the summer months and weekends in the spring and fall, the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society museum welcomes school groups, with advance notice please, to explore the history and mystery of the Lake Erie Islands and island life.