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2009
Winter Hours at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center exhibits: Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm
(Closed Sundays until May, except for November 29 and other listed special events)
Holiday Closings: November 26, December 24, 25, and January 1
10:30 am – 11:30 am
SATURDAY MORNING PHYSICS
Watch live broadcast from the University of Michigan to the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. All presentations are geared towards a general audience, no special physics background needed to enjoy these interesting scientific programs. Coffee provided!
Topics by date below, for detailed description go to http://www.lsa.umich.edu/physics/seminars/smp
October 3: Mirrors, Anti-Matter, & the Left-Handed World
October 10: How Fast is Evolution?
October 17: The Museum of Zoology: A Priceless Collection of Life
October 24: Protein, Fat, or Politics? Big-Game Hunting in Human Evolution
October 31: Light of the Living Dead: The Remarkable Radiation from Neutron Stars
November 7: Dynamics of Spinning, Rolling, and Skating
November 14: The Science of Music
November 21: Sparks and Wiggles
November 14 12 noon – 4:00 pm
GALES OF NOVEMBER DAY
Take shelter from Lake Huron’s November gales at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. Help solve the mystery of the Gales of November Shipwreck, activities for children and accompanying adult(s) within the Shipwreck Century exhibit. Be a history detective and an archaeologist as you find clues and attempt to solve the shipwreck mystery, or challenge yourself to a Great Lakes maritime history trivia challenge, kids make and take your own mystery freighter bookmark. Special movie features in the theater!
November 18, 7:00 pm & November 20, 7:00 pm
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center Theater Showing
NOVEMBER REQUIEM
Daily showing of this documentary featuring the story of the loss of the freighter Carl D. Bradley in Lake Michigan in 1958 and the small northern Michigan community of that is rocked by the unimaginable tragedy of 33 crew members lost from their community. A documentary of extraordinary emotional power, revealing the accounts of families who endured immeasurable grief for nearly fifty years. But it is also the inspirational story of a community fighting overwhelming tragedy… a town that begins a grassroots effort to heals itself, by retrieving a token of the heart. Told from the natural splendor of the Great Lakes, to the idyllic beauty of a coastal town, and finally, plunging into the chilling depths of Lake Michigan, November Requiem will haunt and inspire you for years to come. NR 56 minutes.
EXHIBITS OPEN LATE both nights! 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
November 27 starting at 5:30 pm
HOLIDAY PARADE
Come to downtown Alpena Friday evening and enjoy this annual community event, look for the Sanctuary float accompanied by staff & volunteers in the parade! See what else is going on downtown here: http://www.downtownalpena.com/
Sunday, November 29 12 noon – 5:00 pm
SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS – OPEN SUNDAY!
Friday, November 27 – Sunday, November 30
Sanctuary Volunteers receive 10% off!
Come do some holiday shopping, find some great stocking-stuffers and books from the outstanding maritime book selection for both kids and adults. Proceeds from the store benefit the Center’s education programs. Bring your holiday guests to enjoy our Shipwreck Century exhibit.
December 5
Girl Scout / Brownie SHIPWRECK DISCOVERY PROGRAM
For information about how to sign your scouts up for this day-long program, contact (989) 356-8805 ext. 10 or Meaghan.Black@noaa.gov
December 12 12 noon – 4:00 pm
HOLIDAY FAMILY FUN DAY
Join us at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center for an afternoon of activities for kids and special movie features between 12 noon and 4 pm. At 1:00 pm, special make-and-take craft for kids, while adults can enjoy a program in the theater, “Centennial” by author Chris Winters!
December 12 starting at 1:00 pm
CENTENNIAL by Chris Winters
Join Great Lakes author and photographer Chris Winters as he tells about his seasons aboard the oldest continuously operating freighter on the Great Lakes, the St. Mary’s Challenger. See fantastic photographs from Winter’s book, “Centennial.” The author will give a presentation at 1:00 pm and will be available to talk about his travels and autograph books throughout the afternoon. To learn more about Chris Winters’ work go to http://www.runninglightpress.com/
December 12 7:00 pm
Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron
Lake Huron premiere of this documentary film at 7:00 pm in the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center Theater. The third largest freshwater lake on the planet has been invaded by more than 180 exotic species over the last century. A new documentary film produced by Grand Valley State University faculty and students explores the threat to the ecosystem and some innovative solutions. One hour film screening will be followed by a panel discussion, question & answer session with filmmaker and biologists. For more information, contact John Schmit at (616) 331-8510, or visit www.lakeinvaders.com.
Doors open at 6:30 pm
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