Jeff Letzkus with "Driving on the Great Lakes: Stories of a Local Captain"

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Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 06:30 pm

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Location

815 N. Grant St., Bay City, Michigan | Bay City, MI

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September 2025 Saginaw River Marine Historical Society presentation...
FREE program: Jeff Letzkus with "Driving on the Great Lakes: Stories of a Local Captain"
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant St. (and Center Ave.), Bay City, Michigan
Jeff Letzkus was a merchant mariner on the Great Lakes for 28 years, including 12 years as a captain and 6 years on salt water vessels as a pilot. Great Lakes vessels that Jeff worked on in chronological order: Alpena, JAW Iglehart, Paul H. Townsend, Maumee, Calumet, Manitowoc, back to the Alpena, then he worked on salt water vessels as a pilot. He retired in April 2025.

Jeff's parents were members of the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society. His dad was a SRMHS Board member. Jeff graduated from Midland High School in 1994 and then attended Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, graduating in 1997.
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The public is welcome!
Light refreshments will be available during an intermission.
Please use the Fifth Street entrance at the back of the church.
A Google Map showing the location of Trinity Episcopal Church: https://tinyurl.com/mw9fpykn
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The Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) is an all volunteer organization interested in the maritime history of the Saginaw River and its connecting waters. We have seven monthly presentations a year and they start at 6:30 pm on the third Saturday of each month USUALLY at Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant St. (and Center Ave.), Bay City, Michigan (unless there is a different location / day / time for a specific presentation). Customarily, there are no presentations in May, June, July, August, and December.
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