Documentary: “Renovating the Squaw Island Lighthouse”

Monday, June 23, 2025 — 7:30 p.m. in Voorhies Hall

FREE/DONATIONS ACCEPTED

The Child family of Bay View honored their father by renovating a historic lightnouse near Beaver Island. This 20-minute documentary will be shown before the regular Monday Night Movie.

Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes – Service, Community and Water

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 — 7:30 p.m. in Voorhies Hall

FREE/DONATIONS ACCEPTED

This presentation will highlight the missions of the men and women of Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes across the four seasons. This presentation is jointly hosted by Campus Club and the Bay View Education Program.

The Demise of Great Lakes Leviathans the Carl D. Bradley and Edmund Fitzgerald

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 — 7:30 p.m. in Voorhies Hall

Registration: $10 members/$15 non-members

The Edmund Fitzgerald still captivates us 50 years after it vanished on Lake Superior, but few recall the tragic details of Michigan’s largest wreck. Ric Mixter was media coordinator and SCUBA cameraman for dives to the two largest shipwrecks in the Great Lakes using the Delta submersible to unlock secrets hundreds of feet below the surface. Ric shares details from three documentaries and his new book on the subject. The controversy of what happened to the Bradley will also be explained by the survivor and president of U.S. Steel, using clips from Ric’s PBS documentary “Deep Six.”

Life on a Lonely Shore: the History of the Vermilion Point Life-Saving Station

Thursday, June 26, 2025 — 1 p.m. in Voorhies Hall

Registration: $10 members/$15 non-members

The Vermilion Point Life-Saving Station, 10 miles west of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior, was founded in 1876 to rescue mariners from shipwrecks caused by Lake Superior’s famous storms. Learn about the men stationed there, their daring rescues, their exhaustive training and the families who lived with them. Author Edward Canfield, D.O., will be joined by Anne Fleming of the Little Traverse Conservancy to talk about the book and the efforts to preserve this extraordinary bit of Lake Superior history.

Has Steve Libert Discovered the 17th Century Shipwreck of Le Griffon?

Thursday, June 26, 2025 — 3:30 p.m. in Voorhies Hall

Registration: $10 members/$15 non-members

Surrounded in mystery and misinformation for 342 years, the 17th-century French vessel Le Griffon met her fate near the elusive Huron Islands. Steve Libert thinks he’s found the location, and his controversial discovery has made national headlines. Utilizing primary source documents, Steve takes you on a historical journey of exploration and discovery in solving the first Great Lakes maritime mystery, Le Griffon and her final resting place.

The Mackinac Bridge: Then and Now

Friday, June 27, 2025 — 10 a.m. in Voorhies Hall

FREE/DONATIONS ACCEPTED

Bridge Director Kim Nowack will delve into the history of the “Mighty Mac.” Built in the 1950s, it predated OSHA and many of the safety protocols we take for granted today. The construction crew defied danger to build the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere, and the seventh-longest in the world. Kim will also touch on the current-day challenges of maintaining this modern engineering marvel.