2009 - 2010
Great Lakes Calendar of Events
All Great Lakes related events listed at no charge
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2009 - 2010
Great Lakes Calendar of Events |
2009
November 7 - Great Lakes Shipwrecks Day - Manitowoc, Wis.
Learn about diving from Mike Hansen, take part in a shipwreck-related scavenger hunt,
hear the tales of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the Eastland and the Rouse Simmons. Explore a shipwreck using objects in
the simulated shipwreck site.
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November 10 - Lost Mariners Remembrance -
Detroit, Mi
Annual program at the Dossin Museum. Lantern-lighting ceremony at the Edmund
Fitzgerald's anchor, with a special focus on those aboard the Marquette & Bessemer No. 2. The vessel disappeared with all hands in a winter gale on December 8, 1909. The wreck has never been found.
Great Lakes balladeer Lee Murdock, an honor guard escort of a memorial wreath to the Detroit River, and a special program led by Christopher Gillcrist, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Historical Society. Reverend Richard W. Ingalls, Jr. will conclude the evening.
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November 10 - Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial
River Rouge, Mi.
4th annual memorial at the foot of the Mariners Memorial Lighthouse, near the site of the Great Lakes Engineering Works where
Fitzgerald was built. 6 p.m. in a heated tent.
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November 11 - Tall Ships 2010 Bay
City, Mi.
Wirt Public Library, a presentation on the tall ships fleet that will visit the
Great Lakes in 2010. Open to the public.
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November 14 - Memorial Ceremony - Port Huron, Mi November 21 - Great Lakes AuthoRama - Port Huron, Mi November 22
- Great Lakes, Great Treasures
Location - Flint, Mich. December 12 - Marine Mart - Grosse Pointe, Mi.
A memorial ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. at the Maritime Center to honor crewmen from freighters who have lost their lives in shipwrecks on Michigan's Great Lakes. The event includes guest speakers and musical offerings.
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a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Great Lakes Maritime Center in Port
Huron. Greet the writers of a variety of Great Lakes-themed books and DVDs
and have them autograph their works. Admission is free; items will be
available for purchase at the event.
1 - 5pm. An afternoon of ships, shipwrecks and lighthouse history. Presenters include Larry Elliott - Edmund Fitzgerald dive expeditions, Ric Mixter- the "Gales of November", Pat Labadie - evolution of wooden hulled vessels, and more.
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War Memorial
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Event, sponsored by the Dossin Maritime Group, features vendors offering such unique items as ship models, photos, artifacts, books and artwork.
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2010
February 10 - 11 - Marine Community Day - Cleveland,
Ohio
Sponsored by Great Lakes/Seaway Review and the Maritime Industry at the
InterContinental Suites Hotel.
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June 20 - St. Marys River Cruise - DeTour Village, Mich.
Day long narrated cruise with a trip to the DeTour Reef Light & many photo opportunities. After circling the Light, the narrated cruise proceeds up river and through the Soo Locks.
The cruisers are treated to a brunch, buffet luncheon, and afternoon snack.
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June 24 - 27 - Engineer's Weekend Gathering at the Soo
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September 17
- 19 - Welland Canal Gathering - Thorold, Ontario
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