Ric Mixter with "Howling Winds: The Misadventures of Maritime Mascots"

Name: Ric Mixter with "Howling Winds: The Misadventures of Maritime Mascots"
Start: 2025-04-19T18:30:00-04:00
Location: 4101 Wilder Rd, Bay City, MI, United States, Michigan 48706

Schedule

Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

4101 Wilder Rd, Bay City, MI, United States, Michigan 48706 | Bay City, MI

Please Note: The location for this presentation is not at our usual location of Bay City’s Trinity Episcopal Church. It will be at the SRMHS Museum and Store in the Bay City Town Center.
April 2024 Saginaw River Marine Historical Society presentation
FREE program: Ric Mixter with "Howling Winds: The Misadventures of Maritime Mascots"
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: The Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum and Store (located next to Zales Jewelers) in the Bay City Town Center (formerly known as Bay City Mall). Bay City Town Center address is 4101 E. Wilder Rd., Bay City, Michigan 48706.
Ric Mixter is a Documentary Filmmaker and Historian.
“Howling Winds” is a presentation by Ric Mixter about the famous dogs that served as mascots on Great Lakes ships. Dogs were a common choice for mascots on Great Lakes ships, and Ric's presentation highlights some of the most famous storms and the dogs that survived them.
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The public is welcome!
Link to the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum and Store inside Bay City Town Center on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/M2hhiofdV1pNbeuF8
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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.
Photo of Ric Mixter, taken at a presentation he did for the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society in March 2022.
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