# Event Details - **Event Name**: Sonderegger Symposium 25 - Above and Below the Surface: Maritime History of the Great Lakes - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am – Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center is proud to announce that the 25th annual Sonderegger Symposium will take place on Friday, November 14. The title of Sonderegger25 is Above and Below the Surface: Maritime History of the Great Lakes and will be held in Northern Center Ballroom IV on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Admission is free and open to the public. There is no need to register and a light lunch will be served at noon. The Sonderegger Symposium is funded by a grant from the family of Dr. Richard Sonderegger, former head of the department of history at NMU. This year’s Sonderegger Symposium is inspired by the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior but will deal with far more than just that tragic event. The speakers are noted maritime scholars, authors, curators and divers who will present a breadth of knowledge at this year’s event. There will even be a performance of maritime music to conclude the day’s activities. Below is the line-up of speakers with times and topics. For more information on the event, including speaker bios, go to https://www.nmu.edu/upperpeninsulastudies/sonderegger-symposium. 9 a.m. Welcome Daniel Truckey, Director/Curator, Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center 9:10 a.m. Discovery of the Western Reserve Bruce Lynn, Executive Director, Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum 10:10 a.m. The Evolution of Underwater Search Technologies Dan Fountain, Maritime Researcher and Diver 11:10 a.m. Discoveries in Lake Huron's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Stephanie Gandulla, Research & Resource Protection Coordinator, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary 12 p.m. Lunch in Ballroom III 1 p.m. They Had to Go Out – The men of the U.S. Life Saving Service, Fred Stonehouse, Maritime Scholar, Author, Lecturer 2 p.m. Predicting the Storms of November Matt Zika, Meteorologist, National Weather Service (retired) 3 p.m. Isle Royale Shipwreck Survey by Northern Michigan University, 1978-79, Eric Smith, Diver, Photographer and Broadcasting & AV Services General Manager (NMU), Emeritus 4 p.m. Maritime Songs of the Great Lakes The Knockabouts, Celtic Trio from Marquette - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/marquette/sonderegger-symposium-25-above-and-below-the-surface-maritime-history-of-the-great-lakes/200029170019542 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 49 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029170019542?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=marquette-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Marquette - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: Northern Center at Northern Michigan University, Ballroom IV - **lat**: 46.556086388258 - **long**: -87.400810718536 - **full address**: Northern Center at Northern Michigan University, Ballroom IV, 2245 W Kaye Ave, Marquette, MI 49855, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Beaumier U.P. 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