Tuesday was a fun day at the museum. We had a a 3rd grade visit for a museum and a lighthouse tour. I followed my boss, Carrie, while she gave the tour!
We also received a shipment of new lighthouses and magnets for the gift shop. One of the lighthouses that was ordered is a model of one of the lighthouses on Grand Island by Munising.
The most interesting part of the day was when I began to plan the exhibits for the second floor of the lighthouse. I started by looking through the collections on the second and third floor of the museum. I will be planning three separate exhibits to fill the two main rooms in the lighthouse's second floor. The first section will be about the U.S. Coast Guard and will include photos and a uniform. The second section is about how Marquette used to look. I have found many pictures and paintings that will be included in the exhibit, along with a 3-D map of the county. The last section consists of pictures and paintings of ore boats that are named after local towns, people and companies.
We also received a shipment of new lighthouses and magnets for the gift shop. One of the lighthouses that was ordered is a model of one of the lighthouses on Grand Island by Munising.
The most interesting part of the day was when I began to plan the exhibits for the second floor of the lighthouse. I started by looking through the collections on the second and third floor of the museum. I will be planning three separate exhibits to fill the two main rooms in the lighthouse's second floor. The first section will be about the U.S. Coast Guard and will include photos and a uniform. The second section is about how Marquette used to look. I have found many pictures and paintings that will be included in the exhibit, along with a 3-D map of the county. The last section consists of pictures and paintings of ore boats that are named after local towns, people and companies.
[Carrie giving the tour]
[Carrie]
[Unpacking new lighthouse magnets!]
[The Grand Island lighthouse model]
[The Edmund Fitzgerald was launched on June 7th, 1958. The children really enjoyed finding out that they were touring the Maritime Museum on the same day as the Fitzgerald's first launch.]
[The Edmund Fitzgerald being pushing into the water]
[One of the photos that will be included in the exhibit on the second floor of the lighthouse. It depicts an ore boat named after Grand Island]
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