Schedule:

Friday, February 28,2025

8:00 A.m. 3:00p.m. Greg Such - Shipwreck Adventures
Scuba Cylinder Inspection Certification Course -
4:00 P.m. 6:00p.m. Welcome Reception
Join Us Across The Parking Lot At The Wisconsin Maritime Museum For Drinks And Hors D'oeuvres
6:00 P.m. 9:00p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
Ghost Ships Festival Kicks Off With A Cash Bar And Vendor Booths Open To The Public
6:30 P.m. 7:00 P.m. Brendon Baillod, Russ Green, Kevin Cullen
Welcome Remarks And Kick Off To Ghost Ships Festival
7:00 P.m. 8:00p.m. John O Jensen Professor, Author, Underwater Archeologist
Lost Ships And Forgotten Memories: Remembering Great Lakes Seafaring Women
8:00 P.m. 9:30 P.m. Flash Presentations
15 Minute Moderated Short Presentations On Great Lakes Maritime History And Archeology

Saturday, March 1,2025

8:00 A.m. 6:00p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
Day 2 Kicks Off With A Cash Bar And Vendor Booths Open To The Public
9:00 A.m. 10:00a.m. Roundtable Discussion Tom Crossmon, Brendon Baillod, Dan Fountain
Using Sidescan Sonar For Micro And Macro Applications: Searching And Archeological Mapping
10:00a.m. 11:00a.m. Tamara Thomsen Maritime Archeologist Wisconsin Historical Society
A Record Year For Wisconsin Shipwreck Discoveries
11:00 A.m. Noon Russ Green - Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
From Moorings To Mapping: A Year In Review At Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast Nms
Noon 1:00 P.m. Lunch Break
Lunch Options Available On Site, Or At Local Restaurants
1:00 P.m. 2:00p.m. Valerie Van Heest-michigan Shipwreck Research Associates
Just Waiting To Be Found: The Ss Milwaukee
2:00 P.m. 3:00p.m. Brendon Baillod & Bob Jaeck-wuaa
Discovery & Documentation Of The Tug John Evenson
3:00 P.m. 4:00 P.m. Ric Mixter-airworthy Productions
The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations
4:00 P.m. 5:00p.m. | Bruce Lynn-great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Gales Of August: The Sinking Of The Western Reserve
5:00 P.m. 5:30p.m. | Richard J. Boyd Award
Wuaa Award For Contributions In Great Lakes Maritime Archeology
6:00 P.m.- 7:00 P.m. | Lee Murdock-great Lakes Musician & Storyteller
Lighthouse Legends And Great Lakes Lore
7:00 P.m. 1:00 A.m. | Social Gathering At Hotel Bar

Ticket prices are: $25 in advance, $30 at the door, youth under 18 are FREE

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Date: February 28-March1,2025

Location: The Inn on Maritime Bay - 101 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, WI 54220

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