SPECIAL NAVY WEEK ACTIVITIES AT THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES
MUSEUM, SEPTEMBER 8 AND 9
Join the Detroit Historical Society for a celebration of Navy
Week at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on the weekend of September 8 –
9 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., supported by the Naval Sea Cadets and
the Noble Odyssey Foundation and sponsored by American House Senior
Living Communities.
Navy Week in Detroit is September 5 – 10, and the
Society is planning a special weekend of free activities at the Dossin Great
Lakes Museum on Belle Isle. Saturday’s activities feature:
·
A
celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Naval Sea Cadet program;
·
A
viewing of Naval training ship, the Pride of Michigan, docked near the
museum from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. where current
and former Naval Sea Cadets will discuss the ship and their experiences on
board;
·
Films
and presentations by Luke Clyburn of the Noble Odyssey Foundation on Great
Lakes exploration, ecology and history, as well as the history of the Detroit
River;
o Noon: an overview of the history of the Noble Odyssey
Foundation, now celebrating its 35th year, and a
screening/discussion of their film “River Channels” with an update on recent
work at the Straits of Mackinac;
o 2 p.m.: a screening/discussion of the film “A Voyage
into History.”
·
A
representative of the Great Lakes Anchor Academy in Ferndale will be on hand to
discuss the maritime-focused middle and high school opening in Fall 2013.
Sunday’s activities include:
·
A
celebration of Navy Veterans’ Day, which includes free admission for all
veterans of the armed forces (all branches) and their families;
·
Family
activities from 12 – 3 p.m. in DeRoy Hall inside the museum, including testing
your maritime skills as you label ports on the giant map of the Great Lakes,
signal flag worksheets and rope tying;
·
A
special flag-raising ceremony at 1 p.m. outside the Museum;
·
Special
guided tours of the Museum and grounds.
In addition, the U.S. Navy’s mini-exhibit, War of
1812: A Nation Forged by War, continues to be on display at the Dossin
Museum through Sunday, December 2. The mini-exhibit highlights the prominent
role of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service
in bringing Great Britain to the negotiating table and forcing European recognition
of a truly independent United States. The display tells the stories of heroic
U.S. Navy crews in battles on the oceans and Great Lakes, as well as the
contributions of sailors in celebrated land battles from Canada to Louisiana.
For more information, call (313) 833-1801 or
visit detroithistorical.org.
The Dossin Museum, located at 100 Strand Drive on
Belle Isle, is open Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is
free at the Museum; however, donations are welcome. During the week, the Museum
is open for group tours by advance reservation. Permanent exhibits
include the Miss Pepsi vintage 1950s championship hydroplane, a bow
anchor from the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the pilothouse from the Great
Lakes freighter S.S. William Clay Ford, and one of the largest known
collections of scale model ships in the world. New exhibits include To
Scale: Great Lakes Model Ship Builders and Bells and Whistles, Flags and
Flashes: Lost Languages of the Lakes. For more information, call (313)
833-5538 or visit www.detroithistorical.org.
by Richard Rosenthal
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