Dwight Davis: Lakeside Wooden Boat Society
Is boatbuilding social work? Before you give me your best “what da???” take my little quiz. Do you like it when people come out of nowhere to admire your boat and ask you questions...
Author: Ed Neal
Carrie Sowden: Lake Erie Shipwreck Archaeologist
There are over 2, 200 shipwrecks on the bottom of the Great Lakes and approximately 260 are in Ohio waters. Carrie Sowden, the Archaeological Director of the Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center of...
Elaine Marsh, Friends
of the Crooked River
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Cuyahoga River, a 100 mile long ribbon of water that starts by flowing south and then u-turns north to empty into Lake Erie, is a national reference point in environmental history. In the...
Ray Myers, Great Lakes Sailor
Ray spent a portion of his life sailing as a cook and steward aboard Great Lakes freighters of the Oglebay Norton fleet. He transferred his skills ashore and today, he operates the Great Lakes...
The Ship that Built Cleveland
Presentation on the Great Lakes carrier William G. Mather Les and Kathy Weston gave a slide talk on the history and restoration of the Great Lakes freighter WILLIAM G. MATHER . The boat was...
Old Woman Creek Estuary
Presentation by: Heather Elmer Dept. of Fisheries Ohio Department of Wildlife Old Woman Creek and Lake Erie form an estuary located a few miles east of Huron, Ohio. What is an estuary? It is...
A Year in Paradise
Guest Presenters Stephen and Margaret Watterson For one year, Stephen and Margaret Watterson lived a dream. All of us have dreamt of a cruising adventure to someplace far away but few of us have...
CALYPSEE and The Underwater View
John Blazy blends professional furniture-making craftsmanship with a knowledge of chemistry and plastics to address boatbuilding challenges. His inspiration to build a boat started with a strong desire to see down into the water....
