The 2012 Great Lakes Shipwreck festival is scheduled for Saturday February 25, 2012, and will be held at Washtenaw Community College's Morris Lawrence Building at 4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. Purchase discounted advance tickets online now! In the lead up to the show please check back on their website regularly as
The Chicago Maritime Festival is an international gathering to celebrate Chicago's maritime community. It is an event organized by the Chicago Maritime Society, the Chicago History Museum, and Common Times. In 2003, the first Chicago Maritime Festival produced the most diverse maritime program ever staged in Chicago. The festival drew over 1,000 people to its
Occasionally in the life of a country a small event, sometimes little noticed, can change the course of history. Such an event occurred on 19 July 1812 at Sackets Harbor, New York, when a small ship and her gallant commander turned back the first British attack of the War of 1812. Daniel Pariser will review
Families are invited to join docents from the National Museum of the United States Navy as they explain the history of the popular and unique art form, Sailor Valentines. After the tour, participants are invited to make their own Sailor Valentine to take home. Please visit the National Museum of the United States Navy website