The Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum is a museum located in
Rogers City
Rogers City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,827 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Presque Isle County. The city is adjacent to Rogers Township, but is politically independent.
Rogers City is located on L ...
in the U.S. state of
Michigan. The museum is located in a noted
Lake Huron
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port city, and the museum specializes in the maritime history of the
Great Lakes with an emphasis on the lives of
marine personnel.
Description
The Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum remembers many of the seafarers and seamen of the Great Lakes. Rogers City is a noted producer of
aggregate
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. A thick stratum of
limestone is quarried nearby and shipped all over the U.S. Midwest for construction purposes and to serve as flux in the
steelmaking process. Many youngsters from Rogers City have "shipped out" over the years. Some have returned as retirees to help staff the museum, and others have been lost and are memorialized here.
A boat of particular importance to the history of maritime Rogers City is the
SS ''Carl D. Bradley'', once the largest vessel carrying bulk freight on the Great Lakes. The ''Bradley'', caught in a severe storm off
Gull Island in
Lake Michigan
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while returning to her home port
in ballast
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, broke apart and foundered on the night of November 18, 1958. Only two men survived, while 33 were lost. Of the men killed, 23 were from Rogers City. The museum contains displays in honor of the lost vessel.
The museum is located at 367 North 3rd Street, Rogers City, Michigan 49779.
See also
*
List of maritime museums in the United States
References
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Historical societies in Michigan
Maritime museums in Michigan
Museums in Presque Isle County, Michigan
Museums of the Great Lakes