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Kirk Monroe

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  1. 2d ago

    A Crowd Size Never Seen Before For Lake Freighter’s Christening

    Learn everything there is to know about a lock along with an engineering milestone which occurred between 1853-1855 on Lake Superior’s American Side. Discover which Michigan City per the state’s Upper Peninsula Region is home to America’s oldest city. Explore what Canadian Lake Freighter SS Kamloops was built to perform along with discovering if she was more than just a steamship. Learn about the assignment Kamloops got tasked with come late November 1927. Explore what exact weather hurdle made its presence felt on Lake Superior come December 5,1927. Agree if weather elements such as ice contributed to weighing Kamloops down including other factors like fog making navigation non practical. Determine if another bulk freighter spotted Kamloops in the distance along Isle Royale’s rocky shoals. Learn if the Coast Guard encountered hurdles during their search and rescue mission. Go behind the scenes and explore why Coast Guard conducted another search come Spring 1928. Figure out significance behind a particular breakthrough involving SS Kamloops come December 1928. Learn what sport divers discovered when they explored Kamloops wreck site. Get an in depth analysis into the reforms which evolved following Kamloops sinking. Learn how Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, invested heavily in the iron and mineral industries. Get introduced to Mr. Edmund Fitzgerald from his job post to family background connected with Great Lakes. Learn everything that went on come June 7,1958, day SS Edmund Fitzgerald got christened. Determine exactly just how big SS Edmund Fitzgerald was including the most common natural resource item she transported. Learn how extravagant the Fitzgerald’s interior truly was for being an Iron Ore Freighter as well as multiple nicknames she earned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Aug 7

    Great Lakes Freighter Connected Directly To English Royalty

    Discover who the first European Explorer was behind setting foot on Lake Michigan’s waters. Get a breakdown behind the areas where Lake Michigan has had high concentrations of shipwrecks. Explore where America’s population stood come around year 1860. Understand the significance behind what happened come year 1851 in Buffalo, New York. Figure out what the term steamboat itself actually refers to. Receive a short in depth overview analysis behind James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin. Determine just how big Paddle Steamer Lady Elgin was including the different routes she traversed along the Great Lakes. Figure out where Paddle Steamer Lady Elgin was departing from come morning of September 6,1860. Determine just how many passengers Lady Elgin was equipped to transport while also discovering her capacity state come late evening September 7. Get an idea behind what the atmosphere was like onboard Lady Elgin going into late hours of September 7 including early morning next day. Learn what exactly unraveled on Lake Michigan around 2:30AM September 8,1860 involving Paddle Steamer Lady Elgin. Determine how Lady Elgin Captain Jack Wilson assessed the situation following his ship’s collision with Augusta of Oswego. Learn just how quickly it took for Lady Elgin to sink including lifeboats used along with total number of passengers saved. Explore acts of heroism which took place during morning of September 8. Get a brief background behind Augusta of Oswego including her Captain, D.M. Malott as well as the ship’s ultimate fate. Learn about the various reform which followed in the wake of Lady Elgin’s sinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Jul 26

    The Great Lake That Stands Out As Being Most Dangerous

    Agree if it’s fair to say that only one of the five Great Lakes lies entirely within the United States. Find out exactly what the word Michigan itself means. Understand importance behind why the Straits of Mackinac were constructed from a waterways standpoint. Get introduced to the Great Lakes Triangle. Discover where Rogers City is located in Michigan including a unique distinction it held come year 1958 and into present day. Discover what evolved come year 1912 from a business foundation standpoint as well as what occurred in 1927 when two ships were built with one of them holding title known as “Queen of the Lakes” for 22 Years. Get introduced to SS Carl D. Bradley and the records she set for transporting a unique natural resource. Explore the Bradley’s mishap’s between early April 1957 into November 1958. Reveal what transpired late evening before midnight struck ending on November 17,1958. Learn just how well aware the Bradley Crewmen were of their ships’ aging infrastructure. Discover what ensued on the SS Carl D. Bradley just ten minutes after 5:20PM come November,18, 1958. Determine how many lifeboats the Bradley had onboard including the severity of the situation after First Mate Elmer Fleming issued a May Day Alert. Get introduced to Deckhand Crewman Frank Mays and how he made it onto the life raft. Discover just how many crewmen made it onboard the life raft besides Frank Mays himself. Learn what U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sundew came upon just after 8:30AM on November 19. Learn just how quickly word spread throughout Rogers City regarding the Bradley’s disappearance. Determine just how many Bradley Crewmen were rescued by Coast Guard Cutter Sundew. Learn about the rescue mission for other survivors and the impact behind Rogers City Families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Jul 21

    Great Lakes Freighters Built With Inferior Steel Navigating Lake Huron

    Learn firsthand if any of the ships that sank during the 1913 Great Storm off Lake Huron were ever discovered. Go behind the scenes and learn everything possible about Georgian Bay including its role in the War of 1812. Determine who exactly was Daniel Johnson Morrell and whether or not he lived long enough to see a Great Lakes Freighter get built in his honor. Learn what specific characteristics SS Daniel J. Morrell and her sister ship SS Edward Y. Townsend had in common. Discover just how old these two ships were by the mid 1960’s. Receive a brief timeline description of SS Daniel J. Morrell’s last voyage which began November 26, 1966. Get introduced to 26 Year Old Dennis Hale, Daniel J. Morrell Watchman. Explore the timeline of events impacting Dennis Hale himself between 9:30PM November 28-2AM November 29. Determine the Morrell’s state once Dennis himself reached the vessel’s deck. Reveal what Dennis and his crew mates learned per the second major loud sound deeply impacting the ship’s structural integrity. Go behind the scenes and learn how Dennis Hale fought for survival between November 29-30. Understand exactly why nobody onshore had determined what officially happened to the Morrell around November 29. Discover just how many hours it took to realize something drastically happened to the Morrell. Learn just how many days Dennis Hale spent recovering in the hospital including whether his return home was one of genuine welcome. Go behind the scenes and explore just how many different reform measures emerged following the Morrell’s sinking. Learn what became of Morrell’s Sister Ship, the SS Edward Y. Townsend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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