Ship Spectacular at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum
See the vessels that travel the Great Lakes learn more about the ships and their crew! The ships will dock near the Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
On Saturday, August 28, the museum will welcome the J.W. Westcott (the mailboat) from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Guests will also have the opportunity to purchase copies of Mail by the Pail that have been signed by the author.
These will be available for special purchase inside the Dossin Great Lakes Museum Store.
On Sunday, August 29, the Pride of Michigan will be docked outside the Museum from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The crew will present information about several of their voyages and research trips.
FREE admission, but donations are always welcome!
The Museum’s History
In 1949, the Detroit Historical Commission opened the City’s Maritime Museum aboard the landed wood schooner J.T. Wing, which was the last commercial sailing ship on the Great Lakes. By 1956, however, the Maritime Museum was closed due to the deteriorating condition of the J.T. Wing. The Dossin family generously stepped forward with funds for a new maritime museum and on July 24, 1960, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum opened on the J.T. Wing’s former Belle Isle site.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
100 Strand Drive
Belle Isle
Detroit, MI 48207
313.833.5538
313.833.5342 (fax)
www.detroithistorical.org
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