Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS)

Music:
"Aerosol of my Love" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant St. (and Center Ave.), Bay City, Michigan

#fishtugs #tugs #lakehuron #maritimehistory #greatlakes #greatlakesofnorthamerica #northamericangreatlakes #michigan #baycitymichigan #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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January 2026 Saginaw River Marine Historical Society presentation...
FREE Program: Cassandra Sadler with "Follow the Fish: Evolution of Gill-Net Fish Tugs on the Great Lakes"
​Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm
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Music:
"Aerosol of my Love" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...

#titanic #shipwrecks #shipwreck #michiganhistory #maritimehistory #michigan #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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Historical Society of Michigan (HSM).

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The public is welcome!

A Google Map showing the location of Trinity Episcopal Church: tinyurl.com/mw9fpykn

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Photos: Bob Myers
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Within a week, U.S. Senator William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids convened the U.S. inquiry into the disaster. Learn about the Michigan survivors and victims, as well as Senator Smith's far-reaching quest for answers.
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Robert (Bob) Myers is the Director of History Programming for the
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Shop (located near the center court fountain) in the Bay City Town Center (formerly known as Bay City Mall). Bay City Town Center address is 4101 E. Wilder Rd., Bay City, Michigan
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When the luxury ocean liner RMS Titanic went down in 1912, many Michiganders tragically lost their lives.
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November 2025 Saginaw River Marine Historical Society presentation...
FREE Program: Bob Myers with "Of Icebergs and Inquiries: Michiganders on the Titanic"
​Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Location: Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum and Gift
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Please note: The location for this presentation is not at our usual location of Bay City’s Trinity Episcopal Church. It will be at the SRMHS Museum and Gift Shop, located near the center court fountain in the Bay City Town Center (formerly known as Bay City Mall).
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#saginawriver #greatlakes #greatlakesofnorthamerica #baycitymichigan #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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Gordy is a:
• Certified drone pilot
• Licensed boat captain
• Musician
• Nurse practitioner
• Psychiatrist

You can watch the FREE video of Gordy's presentation on the SRMHS YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=kelf...
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Carrollton (Saginaw, Michigan area) and has been interested in the Saginaw River his entire life. Gordy is associated with the Freedom Boat Club at Wheeler’s Landing Yacht Harbor along the Saginaw River in Bay City and a boat captain for the Soo Locks boat tour.
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Image with the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society logo and the words: A Look at the Future of the Saginaw River with Images of the River and the Great Lakes, Presented by Gordy Garris, October 18, 2025.

On the evening of Saturday, October 18, 2025, Gordy Garris, gave his presentation "A Look at the Future of the Saginaw River with Images of the River and the Great Lakes" to the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bay City, Michigan.

Gordy Garris is from
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#titanic #michiganhistory #maritimehistory #michigan #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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History Programming for the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM).

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The public is welcome!

Link to the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum and Store inside Bay City Town Center on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/M2hhiof...

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Photo: Bob Myers
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lost their lives. Within a week, U.S. Senator William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids convened the U.S. inquiry into the disaster. Learn about the Michigan survivors and victims, as well as Senator Smith's far-reaching quest for answers.
​
Robert (Bob) Myers is the Director of
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Gift Shop (located near the center court fountain) in the Bay City Town Center (formerly known as Bay City Mall). Bay City Town Center address is 4101 E. Wilder Rd., Bay City, Michigan
​​​
When the luxury ocean liner RMS Titanic went down in 1912, many Michiganders tragically
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November 2025 Saginaw River Marine Historical Society presentation...
FREE Program: Bob Myers with "Of Icebergs and Inquiries: Michiganders on the Titanic"
​Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Location: Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum and
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Photo of Bob Myers, Director of History Programming for the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM).

Please note: The location for this presentation is not at our usual location of Bay City’s Trinity Episcopal Church. It will be at the SRMHS Museum and Gift Shop, located near the center court fountain in the Bay City Town Center (formerly known as Bay City Mall).
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lost their lives. Within a week, U.S. Senator William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids convened the U.S. inquiry into the disaster. Learn about the Michigan survivors and victims, as well as Senator Smith's far-reaching quest for answers.
​
Robert (Bob) Myers is the Director of
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Gift Shop (located near the center court fountain) in the Bay City Town Center (formerly known as Bay City Mall). Bay City Town Center address is 4101 E. Wilder Rd., Bay City, Michigan
​​​
When the luxury ocean liner RMS Titanic went down in 1912, many Michiganders tragically
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November 2025 Saginaw River Marine Historical Society presentation...
FREE Program: Bob Myers with "Of Icebergs and Inquiries: Michiganders on the Titanic"
​Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Location: Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum and
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#saginawriver #greatlakes #baycitymichigan #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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Soon, we will be posting the video of Gordy Garris' “A Look at the Future of the Saginaw River with Images of the River and the Great Lakes” presentation for the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society on the evening of Saturday, October 18, 2025.
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Before the start of this video clip, Gordy Garris, said a lot of people [he talks to] wonder how do you get in the maritime industry, how do you become a captain, how did you get into [visit] freighters? In this short video, Gordy, says how things have gone for him.
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during an intermission.

Please use the Fifth Street entrance at the back of the church.

A Google Map showing the location of Trinity Episcopal Church: tinyurl.com/mw9fpykn

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Photos: Gordy Garris

#saginawriver #greatlakes #baycitymichigan #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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drone pilot and a licensed boat captain. He is a boat captain for the Soo Locks boat tour and will be sharing photographs and drone shots of the river. He will also discuss the future of the Saginaw River.

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The public is welcome!

Light refreshments will be available
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815 N. Grant St. (and Center Ave.), Bay City, Michigan

Gordy Garris is from Saginaw and has been interested in the Saginaw River his entire life. He is a musician and a nurse practitioner and is associated with the Freedom Boat Club at Wheeler’s Landing Yacht Harbor. Gordy is a certified
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October 2025 Saginaw River Marine Historical Society presentation...
FREE Program: Gordy Garris with “A Look at the Future of the Saginaw River with Images of the River and the Great Lakes”
​Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church,
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#greatlakesfreighters #greatlakesships #greatlakesshipping #northamericangreatlakes #baycitymichigan #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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