Days 28-32: July 11-15th

PREPARATION FOR TALL SHIPS WEEKEND!

Pride of Baltimore II



Lynx America's Privateer



The staff at the museum have been busy selling and advertising the tickets for the Tall Ships tours. On Tuesday July 12th it was decided that the ships would also sail on Saturday July 23rd. That was when the excitement really began. Tickets and prices had to be created for each of the ships sails, the maximum number of passengers had to be determined, what would be allowed on the ships, and we had to start advertising the sails.

I was put in charge of creating Facebook events for the Tall Ships visiting/tours and for the sails. It was amazing to see the reactions of the and excitement of all those who said they would attend the event.

When we were not working on preparing for tall ships, life went on as usual in the museum. Tours and research filled the rest of my time at the museum.

Days 23-27: June 27th - July 4th

The week before the Fourth of July was hectic at the Maritime Museum. The time I spent at the museum consisted in helping prepare the museum for the Fourth of July parade. I helped create a lighthouse for our float, designing our staff t-shirts, posters announcing the Tall Ships weekend, and the daily activities for the museum including giving lighthouse tours and research for the exhibits.

 [Painting the lighthouse]

 [The completed lighthouse]

 [Staff picture]

 [Marquette Maritime Museum Fourth of July Parade Float]

 [The back of the staff shirts: "We'll leave the light on for you"

The museum also hosted a book signing by Dennis Hale on Friday, July 1st. He is the sole survivor of the DANIEL J. MORRELL which sank in Lake Huron in November 1966. He wrote 'Shipwrecked', an autobiography. I also had the honor of meeting Mr. Anderson who was the second mate and last surviving member of the crew of the ore boat ANDERSON. The ANDERSON was the ship following behind the FITZGERALD and the last ship to have communication with them before the wreck.

 [Getting my copy of his book signed] 

 [Staff picture with Dennis Hale and Mr. Anderson.]