Vicksburg Library: Edmund Fitzgerald
Join Ric as he shares his first hand knowledge of the most famous shipwreck in freshwater.
Famous Shipwrecks Howard City Library
Join Ric live in Howard City Michigan as he shares the stories of biblical and other famous shipwrecks from Babylonian myths to the Titanic and Edmund Fitzgerald
Edmund Fitzgerald: Flat River Library
Ric shares his dive and research into the Edmund Fitzgerald
Final Run for the Roseville Historical Society
Ric explores the worst storms as ships attempt their Final Run of the season. Includes Fitzgerald, Bradley, Morrell, and 1913 Storm
Lansing Library Series: Edmund Fitzgerald
Ric tours the Capitol Library system with three lectures on the Edmund Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald for Aurelius Library (Lansing)
Ric shares 30 years of research on the Edmund Fitzgerald
Lansing Public Library: Fitzgerald
Ric shares an evening presentation of The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations
Edmund Fitzgerald for Commerce Twp Library
Ric shares the ultimate adventure: A dive to the Great Lakes largest shipwreck
Edmund Fitzgerald 50 Year Memorial Wixom MI
Celebrate the most famous freighter with the Wixom Historical Society.
Troy Historical Village: Edmund Fitzgerald
Ric shares his dive to the most famous ship to sail the Great Lakes
Howell Library: Edmund Fitzgerald
Ric shares background on the Fitz and his dive to the wrecksite
Monroe Historical Society: Fitzgerald
Ric shares insight into the largest ship ever lost to freshwater
The Edmund Fitzgerald (Westland, MI)
Ric Mixter shares 30 years of research and interviews on the Great Lakes most famous shipwreck
Gales of November Duluth
Ric returns to Duluth to keynote the annual Gales of November conference. 30 years of research on the Fitzgerald will be highlighted with interviews, underwater video and new theories https://www.lsmma.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=605134&module_id=314236
Edmund Fitzgerald: Novi Public Library
Ric explores the history and wrecksite of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Edmund Fitzgerald Hudsonville Library
Ric shares his dive and research on the Edmund Fitzgerald
Edmund Fitzgerald Hudsonville, MI
Ric’s exclusive lecture on the construction, career and storm that took the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Edmund Fitzgerald Midland, MI
Ric returns to the Dow Library to share his insight into the Great Lakes’ most famous shipwreck
STORM: The Edmund Fitzgerald Marine City, MI
Dan Hall and Ric Mixter team up to share stories and songs about the Great Lake’s largest shipwreck
St. John’s MI Library: Edmund Fitzgerald
Honoring the Great Lakes’ most famous shipwreck
Troy Library: Edmund Fitzgerald
Ric shares insight into the most famous ship to sail the Great Lakes
Bombs Away: Michigan Airbases
Join Ric at Clarkston’s Independece Library for his flights with the US Airforce and the history of our aviation past.
Clarkston Independence Library Bombs Away
Ric shares his trips aboard the last bomber flights out of Michigan. Featuring video from Selfridge, Sawyer, Wurtsmith and Kincheloe AFB.
Bay View Lecture: Carl Bradley and Edmund Fitzgerald
Private event- see Bay View Association for details
Crossroads Village near Flint!
Curious at the Crossroads! Ric shares famous messages in bottles!
Briny Depths for Clarkston Library
Ric explores the Great Lakes salt industry and the many ships lost carrying the spice to market.
Offshore Outposts for Schoolcraft College
Ric shares stories of being stranded on lighthouses in the remote Great Lakes.
Edmund Fitzgerald for Port Huron Library
Join Ric Mixter as he shares 30 years of research into the Great Lakes most famous shipwreck. With rare interviews and footage from Ric’s dive in 1994!
Clarkston Library Cutter Rescues
Ric begins a three part lecture series at Clarkston Library with his profile of the Coast Guard’s finest moments on freshwater!
Belding Library Edmund Fitzgerald
Ric shares his dive to the Edmund Fitzgerald along with 30 years of interviews and research
Alcona Twp Edmund Fitzgerald
Join Ric as he shares the Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations at the Alcona township Hall
https://www.alconahistoricalsociety.com/index.php/lectures
Online for Kellogg College “Great Lakes Treasure”
Ric shares the most famous treasure stories on the Great Lakes- and much of the wasted time spent searching for it.
Grand Valley State Univ- Bottled Goodbyes
Ric shares the most famous messages found in bottles on the ocean and the Great Lakes
Grand Valley State Univ: Bottled Goodbyes
The most famous messages in bottles are explored live at Grand Valley’s Forum (55 yrs + Adult Education)
50 Front Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504.
https://www.gvsu.edu/grandforum/cms-form-edit.htm?formId=BBA859FC-A884-71D5-21D2208987E334AD
Howling Winds: Shipwrecked Mascots
Ric explores several ships launched at Bay City, Michigan.. using oak cut from Gladwin county.
Marysville Library: Howling Winds
Ric profiles the most famous maritime mascots on the Great Lakes
Bay City Appearance- Howling Winds
Ric shares mascot stories including the search for the Edmund Fitzgerald, Tony the Bulldog in 1913, and Schuster in the Black Friday Storm. For the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum. DIRECTIONS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ckBRSc5UZ85Y4tMf9
Bottled Goodbyes Birmingham
Next Birmingham “Bottled Goodbyes” Ric shares the most famous messages in bottles
Detroit Public Library: Final Run
Mataaafa lost it’s engineroom crew in the 1905 Storm, but the ship was recovered and sailed for several more years.
Briny Depths for the Grand Traverse Lighthouse ONLINE
Ric shares the salty past of many Great Lakes shipwrecks ONLINE https://www.grandtraverselighthouse.com/events/
Beneath the Inland Seas: Holland Show
Ric shares “Beneath the Briny Depths” as part of a four lecture series in Holland, MI https://www.michiganshipwrecks.org
Birthday Bash: Howling Winds live in Monroe
Celebrate Ric’s birthday live in Monroe at the River Raisin Center. Hosted by the Monroe County Historical Museum, Ric shares his brand new book “Howling Winds” featuring mascots on shipwrecks
Downriver Genealogical : Shipwrecks from Wyandotte
Ric explores the incredible vessels launched at Wyandotte, and the legacies behind several of the hulls
https://downrivergenealogy.org
Ghost Ships Manitowoc
Ric showcases the 50th annivesary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Featuring interviews from 30 years of research and video from his personal visit to the wreck.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival
Ric kicks off Michigan’s biggest dive show with “Howling Winds”, his new 300 page book. https://www.greatlakesshipwreckfestival.org
Michigan Missiles: Nike to Bomarc
Learn Willow Run’s unique history after the Liberator Bombers flew away.