# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": in Stevens Point, WI
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This is a free, in-person event hosted on November 12, 2025, at 4:00 PM CDT by Portage County Public Library in Stevens Point, WI. No registration necessary for this event!

Professor Steve Ackerman will explore the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on its 50th anniversary 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.

Recognition awards include being elected fellow to the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in 2014 and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters in 2011. He received the AMS Teaching Excellence Award in 2009 and a UW-Madison Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1999. He is also a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal in 2010.

He, along with Professor Jonathan Martin, is one of the ‘weather guys’, who appear monthly on Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss the weather and climate. They also write a weekly blog (http://wxguys.ssec.wisc.edu/) and a column for the Wisconsin State Journal which answer people’s weather questions.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stevens-point/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-the-ship-the-storm-and-the-song-in-stevens-point-wi/200029160268154
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Stevens Point
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1001 Main St, Stevens Point, WI 54481-2860, United States
- **lat**: 44.52319
- **long**: -89.58434
- **full address**: 1001 Main St, Stevens Point, WI 54481-2860, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": in Stevens Point, WI being held?
  - **A:** "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": in Stevens Point, WI takes place on Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm at 1001 Main St, Stevens Point, WI 54481-2860, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": in Stevens Point, WI?
  - **A:** "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": in Stevens Point, WI is organized by Badger Talks.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": in Stevens Point, WI is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Stevens Point, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Ship, the Storm, and the Song": in Stevens Point, WI sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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