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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 1d

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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 1d

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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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 1d

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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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 19d

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

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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 19d

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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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 19d

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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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 19d

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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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 25d

#greatlakesfreighters #greatlakesships #greatlakesshipping #northamericangreatlakes #baycitymichigan #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 25d

mariner on the Great Lakes for 28 years, including 12 years as a captain and 6 years on salt water vessels as a pilot. He retired in April 2025.

You can watch the FREE video of Jeff's presentation on the SRMHS YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWY1...
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · 25d

On the evening of Saturday, September 20, 2025, Jeff Letzkus, gave the presentation "Driving on the Great Lakes: Stories of a Local Captain" to the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bay City, Michigan. Jeff talked about his experiences as a merchant
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Sep 8

The public is welcome!

Light refreshments will be available during an intermission.

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

Photos by Jeff Letzkus and Todd Shorkey.
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Sep 8

FREE presentation ("Driving on the Great Lakes: Stories of a Local Captain") to the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society.
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant St. (and Center Ave.), Bay City, Michigan.
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Sep 8

chronological order: Alpena, J.A.W. Iglehart, Paul H. Townsend, Maumee, Calumet, and Manitowoc. Jeff was a merchant mariner on the Great Lakes for 28 years, including 12 years as a captain and 6 years on salt water vessels as a pilot. He retired in April 2025.

Jeff Letzkus will give a
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Sep 8

Promo for Jeff Letzkus' "Driving on the Great Lakes: Stories of a Local Captain" on Sep 20, 2025

The first photo of this short video shows Jeff Letzkus working as a pilot on the MV Fuldaborg on July 20, 2024. The rest of the photos show the Great Lakes vessels that he worked on in
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Sep 1

chronological order: Alpena, J.A.W. Iglehart, Paul H. Townsend, Maumee, Calumet, and Manitowoc. Jeff was a merchant mariner on the Great Lakes for 28 years, including 12 years as a captain and 6 years on salt water vessels as a pilot. He retired in April 2025.

Jeff Letzkus will give a
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Aug 25

#saginawriver #baycitymichigan #greatlakesfreighters #greatlakesships #greatlakesshipping #greatlakesmaritimehistory #maritimehistory #michigan #history #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Aug 25

Saginaw River Marine Historical Society YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFCC...

Link to the SRMHS YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@srmhs
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Aug 25

Watch a short video on the history of the bulk carrier originally known as the CHARLES L. HUTCHINSON (2), built in 1952 by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City (in 2008, she became the OJIBWAY). LINK on the
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Photo of the CHARLES L. HUTCHINSON, near the Ambassador Bridge at Detroit, Oct. 1, 1958, by Peter J. Van der Linden.

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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Jul 28

MISS PEPSI is on permanent display at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, located on Strand Drive on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.

Link to the SRMHS YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@srmhs
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Jul 28

She was built at Kawkawlin Wood Products (a four-man shop with a working boss, Les Staudacher) in Kawkawlin, Michigan. (Les Staudacher was originally a builder of church pews and he got his start in unlimited hydroplane racing through his association with designer John Hacker.)
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Jul 28

VIDEO: Don Morin (SRMHS president) with MISS PEPSI at Dossin Great Lakes Museum on November 2, 2024.

LINK (on the SRMHS YouTube channel): www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvT7...

This video showcases the MISS PEPSI, a championship hydroplane raced by the Dossin family in the 1950s.
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One of the MISS PEPSI logos on the MISS PEPSI hydroplane at Dossin Great Lakes Museum on November 2, 2024.

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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Jul 13

#greatlakesfreighters #michiganlighthouses #greatlakeslighthouses #greatlakes #northamericangreatlakes #saginawbay #lakehuron #shipbuildinghistory #maritimehistory
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Jul 13

Link to the SRMHS YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@srmhs

#saginawriver #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety #saginawriverrearrangelighthouse #baycitymichigan #saginawmichigan #greatlakesmaritimehistory #greatlakesships #greatlakesshipping
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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Jul 13

Video of some of the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society's artifacts located at various places around Bay City, Michigan and Bangor Township on August 19, 2024, and at Bay County Historical Museum on June 24, 2025.
LINK (on the SRMHS YouTube channel): www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnLu...
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Photo of the AMYCITA, a 30 foot long build-it-yourself kit boat that was shipped from Bay City, Michigan’s Defoe Boat and Motor Works in 1915. She was donated to the SRMHS in 2014.

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Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) @srmhs.bsky.social · Jul 11

of Bay City by Tim Murray.

#saginawriver #baycitymichigan #greatlakesfreighters #greatlakesships #greatlakesshipping #saginawrivermarinehistoricalsociety
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