Book Talk: As Long As There Are Ships Sailing the Great Lakes...

Join us for a special evening presentation by Jim Cameron, President of the Michigan Oral History Association, on life aboard the J.W. Westcott—a boat unlike any other.

What’s it really like to work on a vessel that delivers mail, packages, and life-saving services to freighters on the Detroit River? The J.W. Westcott Company is the only boat in the U.S. with its own ZIP Code—48222—and its story is as rich as the river it serves.

Cameron will share highlights from a recent oral history project led by Andrew Schneider and eight Wayne State University students, who interviewed Westcott captains, dispatchers, and deckhands. As long as there are ships sailing the Great Lakes...there's going to be a need for what we do: An Oral History Celebrating the People of the J. W. Westcott Company captures their personal stories, which reveal a dedicated crew, a deep sense of tradition, and a one-of-a-kind company that’s been serving the Great Lakes since 1874.

This event is free with registration at https://bit.ly/4mFscpw

You may also like the following events from Dossin Great Lakes Museum:

• This Saturday, 23rd August, 10:00 am, J.W. Westcott Exhibition Opening in Detroit
• Next month, 1st September, 01:00 pm, Labor Day Holiday Hours in Detroit
• This October, 4th October, 06:00 pm, Dossin After Dark in Detroit