2012 Calendar of Events

The Shipwreck Museum Maritime Speaker Series, along with other special events, will continue this summer!  A preliminary calendar of events is listed here; please follow this GLSHS web site for updates and more programs / events to be added.

All events  - with the exception of the April 13th Annual Meeting - will take place at the Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point.  Speaker Series events charge $4.00 admission for Society Members, and $6.00 admission for the general public. 

For more information about any of these events, please call the Shipwreck Society office at 800-635-1742.

Shipwreck Society 2012 Annual Meeting and Dinner

Friday, April 13 at 7:00 pm                                                                                                                                 Held at Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste. Marie                                                                                                        Guest Speaker:  Ric Mixter, Voices of the Past

Special Exhibit Grand Opening

Saturday, April 14, at 1:00 pm                                                                                                                          Held at the Shipwreck Museum as a membership only event, admission free

Lighthouses of the Shipwreck Coast

Friday, May 18, at 7:00 pm
Featuring Shipwreck Museum Operations Manager Bruce Lynn

1812: War and Shipwreck on the Upper Great Lakes

Friday, June 8; 7:00pm
Featuring GLSHS President and author, James Spurr

The Wreck of the Daniel J. Morrell

Thursday, July 5; 7:00pm
Featuring Morrell sole survivor and author Dennis Hale

Lamplight Tour of Whitefish Point

Saturday, July 21; 8:30pm
Featuring guided tours of the Whitefish Point Light Station, tower tours (fee applies, all $$ raised benefits light-tower restoration) and refreshments

Lighthouse Keeper’s Day at Whitefish Point

Saturday, August 11; 1:00pm
Featuring special programs, walking tours and music

The Eastland  Disaster

Saturday, August 18; 7:00pm
Featuring maritime historian Mike LeButt

Historic Quilting at Whitefish Point

Saturday, September 22; 10:00am
Hosted by Village Fabrics and Crafts (Paradise) owner Vicki Hallaxs

The Sinking of the Carl D. Bradley

Friday, September 28; 7:00pm
Featuring TV 9&10 News Director of Photojournalism Corey Adkins

The Second Annual Whitefish Point: Run For The Light

Saturday, October 13; 9:00am
5K & 10K Fun Run and Walk (fundraiser for Light Tower restoration)

Annual Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Ceremony

Saturday, November 10; 7:00pm