HMS Armed Sloop Welcome

09/10/2019

For all those on our Mid East Coast, (Tawas Area) here is a great video with a similar directive to that of the Maritime Heritage Alliance. It is a great short video.

Heritage Coast Sailing and Rowing is a Tawas, Michigan community organization of dedicated volunteers – volunteers who build traditional regional boats and e...

09/06/2019

Enjoy this read

08/27/2019

Enjoy your Tuesday read

Michigan Radio's M I C urious project is a news experiment where we investigate questions submitted by the public about our state and its people. As part

08/21/2019

A good read for your Hump Day

These Michigan marauders were some of the most fearsome pirates of the Great Lakes.

02/11/2019

Michigan Radio's M I Curious project is a news experiment where we investigate questions submitted by the public about our state and its people. As part of

01/29/2019

A good read for this snowy day

The vessel sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915, after spending 10 months beset by ice

01/29/2019

The real Popeye

☞Today in History -- On today’s date 151 years ago, Monday, January 27, 1868, an obscure Polish-American bartender & general laborer by the name of Frank “Rocky” Fiegel (1868-1947) was born in Poland. Late in his life, Rocky Fiegel became somewhat famous as the real-life inspiration for E. C. Segar’s ever-popular cartoon character Popeye The Sailor.

☞According to Wikipedia:
Local folklore in Chester, Illinois, Segar's hometown, claims that Frank “Rocky” Fiegel was the real-life inspiration for the character Popeye. He had a prominent chin, sinewy physique, characteristic pipe, & a propensity & agile skill for fist-fighting. Fiegel died on March 24, 1947 never having married. His gravestone has the image of Popeye engraved on it. The town of Chester erected a statue of Popeye in Fiegel’s honor, which still stands today.

☞The undated photograph depicts the visage or Rocky Fiegel, the real-life Popeye the Sailor Man.

12/04/2018

Coming to a port near you

TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® is an annual series organised by Tall Ships America to promote the sail training experience, foster international cultural exchange and keep alive the rich maritime heritage represented by the tall ships community.

11/07/2018

Bodies wearing life jackets from the cargo ship Wexford washed ashore near Goderich, Ontario, in November 1913. The ship was one of 12 sunk in the deadliest Great Lakes storm in history, nicknamed the White Hurricane for its blizzard-like conditions and high winds from Nov. 9-11, 1913. While the exa...

09/19/2018

06/15/2017

SOLD

MACKINAW CITY — The Armed Sloop Welcome, a replica 18th century fur trading ship in storage since it was purchased by Emmet County for $1 in 2015, has a new

03/31/2017

She was a fine ship

MACKINAW CITY—The Armed Sloop Welcome, a replica 18th century fur trading ship in storage since it was purchased by Emmet County for $1 in 2015, has a new owner in