Oct24
Ghost in the Gallery
This Halloween season, the Bong Veterans Museum invites you to experience our museum in a whole new light. On October 24th, you can alter your vision and get spooky if…
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Speaker nights, premieres, and a Thanksgiving table for veterans.
We plan, host, and take part in events all year, here at the museum and across Duluth, Superior, and Poplar.
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Nov11
Pearl Harbor Prophet
A letter written to the White House by a man from Spooner, Wisconsin, forewarned of the details of the attack on Pearl Harbor 10 days before it happened. A local…
Nov26
Thanksgiving meal in honor of Jann Brill
This spring, a very special person to the Bong Center, Jann Brill, passed away. Jann was a long- time volunteer and gift shop manager who helped initiate the idea of…
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Speaker Series
An evening in the Pearl Harbor Theater.
Historians, authors, and veterans take the podium in our 35-seat theater. Recent and upcoming subjects include the USS Indianapolis and the Pearl Harbor letter from Spooner, Wisconsin. Evenings run 6:15 to 7:30 PM.
Annual events
Every year, without fail.
Thanksgiving meal for veterans
Held each November in honor of longtime volunteer Jann Brill. Veterans and their families gather at the museum for a meal.
Ghost in the Gallery
Late October. The exhibits after dark, for all ages, where history and imagination blur.
Veterans Day
Our largest moment of the year. In 2026, the premiere of Pearl Harbor Prophet, free to all.
Your event here
Celebrations of life, reunions, and meetings among the exhibits.
Conference Room for 50, Pearl Harbor Theater for 35, or the whole facility for about 100. Projector, smartboard, podium, tables, and chairs included. Local catering partners available.