Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival
Ric kicks off Michigan’s biggest dive show with “Howling Winds”, his new 300 page book. https://www.greatlakesshipwreckfestival.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.
Downriver Genealogical : Shipwrecks from Wyandotte
Ric explores the incredible vessels launched at Wyandotte, and the legacies behind several of the hulls
https://downrivergenealogy.org
Beneath the Inland Seas Holland MI
Frank washed ashore in Muskegon on his first voyage on a salt ship. He said the captain was drunk. Ric has details at Knickerbocker Theatre!
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.
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
Marysville Library: Howling Winds
Ric profiles the most famous maritime mascots on the Great Lakes
Gladwin Library: Shipwrecks built from Gladwin Oak
Ric explores several ships launched at Bay City, Michigan.. using oak cut from Gladwin county.
Grand Valley State Univ- Bottled Goodbyes
Ric shares the most famous messages found in bottles on the ocean and the Great Lakes
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.
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!
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!
Offshore Outposts for Schoolcraft College
Ric shares stories of being stranded on lighthouses in the remote Great Lakes.
Crossroads Village near Flint!
Curious at the Crossroads! Ric shares famous messages in bottles!
Bay View Lecture: Carl Bradley and Edmund Fitzgerald
Private event- see Bay View Association for details
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.
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 50 Year Memorial
Celebrate the most famous freighter with the Wixom Historical Society.
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 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
Edmund Fitzgerald NOVI
Ric returns to the Novi Public library for his lecture on the Edmund Fitzgerald
Michigan Missiles: Nike to Bomarc
Learn Willow Run’s unique history after the Liberator Bombers flew away.
Online Briny Depths for N Central College
Ric explores the history of salt on the Great Lakes and the ships lost carrying the commodity to port.
Search for Le Griffon ONLINE 10a central time
The longest shipwreck search in history started with an ill-fated maiden voyage in 1679. Ric shares the story of LaSalle and how countless other adventurers have set out on a similar track to try and find the lost French ship. Online for Rochester’s Life https://learningisforever.net
Gales of November for Novi Library
Ric chronicles the most infamous storms from 1905 to the Edmund Fitzgerald
Ric Live Charlevoix, Mi- Up from the Briny Depths
Michigan’s salt industry led the world, and the transport of that cargo led to several shipwrecks. Ric shares several from Lake Michigan and also a newly discovered wreck on Lake Superior.
The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations
Join Ric at the Wixom Community Center (Next to the library on Pontiac Trail) for his exclusive interviews with the men who built, sailed and searched for the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes!
The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations: Alma Public Library 2 Shows!
Two show times- 4pm and 6:30pm. Check online as space is limited!
Lapeer main library Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations
Ric shares his insight into the most famous shipwreck on the Great Lakes-
Ric Live Midland Michigan: November Storms
Ric shares 75 years of November gales- including his dive to the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Bombs Away- Michigan's Air Force Bases- Marysville Library
Ric shares history of aircraft in Michigan and his historic flights on B52 bombers
The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations: Online for Kellogg Community College
Ric shares his visit to the Edmund Fitzgerald, including interviews from the men who built, sailed and investigated the tragedy. https://kellogg.edu/about/events/
Bottled Goodbyes for West Bloomfield Library
The most famous messages to come ashore in bottles-
Offshore Outposts ONLINE for Life Learning Rochester Minn (10a central)
Celebrating the construction genius of building structures strong enough to take on the Great Lakes- and men stationed on these remote outposts that guide ships to safety. https://learningisforever.net
Live aboard Le Bellot for Gohagan Travel
We travel from Milwaukee to Toronto- All five Great Lakes with stops in Detroit, Tobermory, Mackinac Island, and Niagara Falls
Book here:
https://www.gohagantravel.com/programs/cruising-the-great-lakes-2024/
Live aboard Le Bellot for Gohagan Travel
Ric does a week of live talks aboard Le Bellot- traveling all five Great Lakes. Book your cabin here:
https://www.gohagantravel.com/programs/cruising-the-great-lakes-2024/
Frankenfest Detroit- Historic Fort Wayne
Ric shares the spooky side of Detroit’s maritime history- join us for monsters, ghostbusters and fun!
Bottled Goodbyes for Houghton Lake Library
Ric shares the most famous messages found in bottles- including stories from Titanic!
November Gales at N Central Michigan College
Ric profiles killer gales and the men who survived them. 1905, 1913, 1940, Morrell, Bradley and the Edmund Fitzgerald
Michilimackinac Historical Society
Ric is live in Emmet County! Featuring shipwrecks of the Straits from Le Griffon to Cedarville
Howling Winds: Famous Mascots of the Great Lakes
The search for the Edmund Fitzgerald, wrecks of the Philadelphia, Amazon, Baltic and the dramatic escape from the Huronton all involved man’s best friend. Ric tells the “tail” at Omer’s Old Court House
Michigan Flight Museum Willow Run airport "Bombs Away"
Ric shares his historic rides on B-52 bombers and the role of aircraft based in Michigan since biplanes https://prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=399315~9314946d-6e2e-4182-a40f-57436f01352e&epguid=27aafa2d-91e4-40aa-a05d-408761864365&
Up from the Briny Depths: Marysville Library
Ric tells the 4000 year old story of an ancient ocean and the quest to get the salt to market. Includes 7 shipwreck tales including the newly discovered Adella Shores.
Offshore Outposts
Ric visits the remote Spectacle Reef lighthouse, currently being renovated.
Edmund Fitzgerald for Hadley Twp Historical Society
Ric personally explores the wrecksite with insight from the men who built, sailed and investigated the disaster that took 29 lives
The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations :Hadley Twp Hall
Ric explores the ship based on his new book.
The Mystery of Poverty Island online for LIFE (10am central)
While other islands are named for spirits, animals or trees, POVERTY is among the most destitute and apt named islets in the lakes. Families were once stationed here at a remote lighthouse and countless storms have pushed their victims to this these rocks. And then there is the treasure…
More online here: https://learningisforever.net
Final Run Documentary Schoolcraft College
Ric shares his 60 minute film on the worst modern storms on the lakes with questions afterwards
Most Famous Shipwrecks for Online Learning Penn State
From the earliest cuneiform writing to the Bible, Titanic, and Edmund Fitzgerald. Ric shares fact from fiction as wreckhunters seek the ark and other famous shipwrecks from history! http://www.olli.psu.edu/
Live Erickson Center Curtis Michigan "The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations"
Ric appears live near Curtis, MI to share his experience diving the Fitzgerald.