Lunch & Learn: Sailors, Keepers, Racers, and More: Women on the Great Lakes

Lecture Series is proudly sponsored by the Nielsen-Wells Grand Fund and Mike & Susan Smith
The Great Lakes have a long and fascinating history of women involved in maritime life at every level, from cooks to captains. Join Chicago Maritime Museum curator Madeline Crispell for a survey of the evolving roles women have played on the Great Lakes over centuries. Learn about trailblazers who worked as lighthouse keepers or led female racing teams, but also about everyday women who helped keep life on the Great Lakes afloat.

Madeline Crispell is the curator of the Chicago Maritime Museum. Her exhibitions, walking tours, and public programs across Chicagoland have focused on a range of subjects, from American travel history to the Thorne Miniature Rooms to Chicago’s alleyways.

This lecture is part of our year-long programmatic series Whispers Across the Water that showcases and celebrates the invaluable contributions of minority communities to Great Lakes maritime history and heritage.

Visit our website for more information: https://michiganmaritimemuseum.org/event/lunch-learn-sailors-keepers-racers-and-more-women-on-the-great-lakes/

You may also like the following events from Michigan Maritime Museum:

• This Thursday, 24th July, 10:30 am, Sweetwater Film Showcase in South Haven
• Next Thursday, 31st July, 10:30 am, Hands-On The Harbor Day Camp in South Haven
• Next month, 22nd August, 07:00 pm, Rock the Boat 2025 in South Haven

Also check out other Exhibitions in South Haven, Sports events in South Haven.