Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals Ric Mixter ft. Dan Hall
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- Society & Culture
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Historian Ric Mixter shares rare interviews with survivors and rescuers from the most incredible Great Lakes stories.
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Smoke on the Water: The Jupiter Explosion
Imagine three million gallons of gasoline being ignited by a high-voltage spark. It took over two days to extinguish the Jupiter, and Ric Mixter was there when it happened. This podcast is exclusive in its content with interviews, inquiry audio and live reports from WSGW and WNEM TV. Hear from the gold-medal rescuers and exclusive access to the Coast Guardsman who attached a safety line to the burning inferno. 60 minutes.
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Thundering Niagara
Ric Mixter travels aboard the mega yacht Le Bellot to share stories of the places they visited.
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Magical Mackinac
Voted the best island in the country, Mackinac has a mythical beginning. Ric Mixter explores the legend!
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Chicago's 1894 Storm
Stories of the mystery woman on the schooner Myrtle, as well as the Thompson, Mixer, McLaren, Dall and Mercury. Did a World's Fair exhibit cost some sailors their lives?
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November '66: Dennis Hale, the Daniel J. Morrell, and the German M/V Nordmeer
Join Ric as he shares his exclusive interviews with the men who were involved with Great Lakes shipwrecks in November of 1966. From the amazing survival of Dennis Hale to the award winning flight to rescue Nordmeer’s crew, Ric covers all the details. Included is a story on the salvage of the Nordmeer, one of the first freshwater cleanups of its kind.
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The Most Famous Shipwreck of All Time
The movie Titanic may have made the wreck memorable, but it is far from the most published or known shipwreck worldwide. Historian Ric Mixter explores other ships and separates fact from fiction.
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I hope there will be more. I have been promoting this to everyone I know. I would like to hear an episode about the Alpena, and the Wisconsin.
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Been on a tour of lighthouses all along Michigan coast and to Whitefish Point love all these stories! Keep them coming! Know anything about the civil war gold? Ha