"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-person in Cambria, WI , 9 November

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-person in Cambria, WI

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Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm

109 W Edgewater St, Cambria, WI 53923

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109 W Edgewater St, WI 53923

109 W Edgewater St, Cambria, WI 53923-8870, United States

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"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-person in Cambria, WI
Join presenter Steve Ackerman on November 9, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the Jane Morgan Memorial Library to explore more about this famous wreck. Registration is required for this event. Please register in person, by phone (920) 348-4030, or online ( https://www.jmml.org/).

We explore the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald from perspectives of the weather, the ship and the song by Gordon Lightfoot.

Steve Ackerman moved to Wisconsin in 1987, accepting a research scientist position in the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC). He joined the UW-Madison faculty in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences in 1992. Professor Ackerman served as Director of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) from 1999-2019. This research organization is a collaboration between the UW-Madison, and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Wisconsin is widely recognized as the birth place of weather satellites, and CIMSS is key to Wisconsin’s current reputation. He served as Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at UW-Madison between 2019-2023. This position provides institutional leadership in research and graduate education across campus with responsibilities for the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that seek to maintain and enhance excellence in these areas.


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"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-person in Cambria, WI , 9 November
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": In-person in Cambria, WI
Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm