Lost Mariners Remembrance
November 10 2014 | 6:00pm to November 11 2014 | 7:55pm
This moving annual program remembering sailors lost on the Great Lakes will be highlighted by a presentation about the Benjamin Noble, a Detroit-built and owned freighter that was chartered to a Cleveland firm. In the Spring of 1914, she was carrying rails out of Conneaut, Ohio and sank with all hands when she encountered a squall in western Lake Superior.
Other highlights include a lantern vigil at the Edmund Fitzgerald anchor to begin the night, followed by a performance by Lee Murdock, Great Lakes balladeer, and an Honor Guard escort of the memorial wreath to the Detroit River for receipt by a flotilla of vessels. A live webcast of the event is available HERE.
Special thanks to the Canadian Shipowners Association and the Lake Carriers Association for co-sponsoring this event.
Seating is limited, and advance registration is requested. Admission is $5 for Society/Dossin Maritime Group members, $10 for guests and $25 for families of up to six. Call 313.833.1801.
