GALES OF NOVEMBER - 2004
 What
began as a few divers getting together for dinner to share shipwreck
pictures and videos has grown to be a premier regional event at the Duluth
Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC) along the waterfront attracting
more than 700 enthusiasts.
The Saturday event kicks off with a Friday
evening Gala Reception at the Corps of
Engineers Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center sponsored by Lake Superior
Magazine. This dazzling event is held for sponsors, speakers, exhibitors and
Gales ticket holders.
The keynote address given during the evening
dinner, “The Greatest Ships on the Great Lakes,” by
James H.I. Weakley, president of the Lake Carriers’ Association,
culminates a day of activity that draws hundreds of maritime aficionados,
divers and just curious lake lovers.
Speakers and presentations this year will
examine new shipwreck discoveries; histories of Isle Royale fishing;
Minnesota’s iron ranges; “homeland security” during World War II; hard hat
diving; Aerial Lift Bridge centennial; Apostle Islands lighthouses and
presentations by authors of newly released books on regional and maritime
history.
There will be retail, information booths and a
silent auction throughout the day. And for the first time there will be a
live auction of authentic nautical artifacts |
Gales of November
is made possible in part with funding from the
Minnesota Humanities Commission in cooperation with
the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the
generous support of the following organizations and
businesses:
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