Jan McMeans with "Journey Aboard a Great Lakes 1000 foot Freighter"

April 2026 Saginaw River Marine Historical Society presentation...
FREE Program: Jan McMeans with "Journey Aboard a Great Lakes 1000 foot Freighter"
​Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant St. (and Center Ave.), Bay City, Michigan

In the summer of 2024, Mike and Jan McMeans (SRMHS members) traveled aboard the PAUL R. TREGURTHA. At 1013.5 feet, PAUL R. TREGURTHA is the longest ship on the Great Lakes.

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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.

Photo: Mike and Jan McMeans aboard the PAUL R. TREGURTHA, in July 2024.

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• Happening on, 17th January, 06:30 pm, Cassandra Sadler with "Follow the Fish: Evolution of Gill-Net Fish Tugs on the Great Lakes" in Bay City
• Happening on, 21st February, 06:30 pm, Mike Mishler with "Lighthouses and Ships of the Great Lakes" in Bay City
• Happening on, 21st March, 06:30 pm, Ric Mixter with "Valley Girls: Shipwrecks from the Saginaw Valley" in Bay City