Volunteer Connection

 

Volunteer Connection

August 13, 2010

 

 

Greetings, Friends!

 

The South Haven Tall Ship Rendezvous Needs Your Help!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to work during the tall ship festival August 19-22 on the Museum Campus. There are still several volunteer positions that must be filled in order to this event to run smoothly.

 

Volunteers Still Needed:

 

#1 Need: Grounds security—3 people per shift

 

#2 Need: FGW Dockside interpreters/safety

(11:15 AM-12:45 Thursday-Saturday & 10 AM-12:45 Sunday)—4 per shift

 

#3 Need: Ship’s Store Front Desk-Answering Phone/General Questions—1 per shift

 

There will be three shifts each day for most volunteer positions:

 

Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
9:30-12:30	9:30-12:30	9:30-12:30	9:30-12:30
12:30-3:30	12:30-3:30	12:30-3:30	12:30-3:30
3:30-5:30	3:30-5:30	3:30-5:30	3:30-5:30

 

Volunteers will have the opportunity to dine with the visiting vessels’ Ship’s Companies at a Cook-out hosted by Jim & Lynn Spurr at 6 PM on Sunday, August 22.

 

Please email mstephens@michiganmaritimemuseum.org by August 16, to sign-up for a volunteer position and be a part of this exciting tall ship festival!

 

 

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY…

"Now Hear This" all you wooden boat enthusiasts out there. The Documentation Committee, a subcommittee of the Museum's Collection Committee at Michigan Maritime Museum is attempting to sponsor a class on Surveying Wooden Boats to be held at the museum in September. This class would be put on by the WoodenBoat School of Brooklin, ME, and the Museum. It is a week long class taught by a professional Marine Surveyor with years of experience in surveying wooden boats. The class will be divided roughly 50/50 between class room study (in the Padnos) and field work actually surveying several wooden boats, starting with our own Evelyn S. and Jim Schnieder's Frigate Bird. The cost for the class will be between $650.00 and $700.00 and will result in a certificate from WoodenBoat School at it's completion. Student limit is 12 students maximum, we currently have room for up to six Students in this class. If you're interested please contact Pete Mathews at 269-628-2339, or leave a message at the Museum with your contact information. ~ submitted by Pete Mathews

 

 

It Sure Has Been Quieter without Her…

We miss her, but folks from Wisconsin are certainly enjoying Friends Good Will! Click the link to view the Green Bay Tall Ship Festival photo gallery including photos of Friends Good Will at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100813/GPG0101/8130594/Tall-ships-sail-into-Green-Bay

 

 

The Setting Sun…

As the summer begins to wind down, the sun is setting earlier.  Ship’s Company crew that have signed up to crew the sunset sail need to be sure to check the times for sunset sail. To view the Friends Good Will 2010 Sailing Calendar, please click on the link
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bar79gq7ajag87kjckjuhv0p7s%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York. Thank you!

 

 

HELP!

If you've seen our campus lately, you may have noticed we have a number of boats sitting in various places covered with tarps. These are part of our small craft collection. The storage location we had for these artifacts was needed by the owner so they're home once again. The Museum is in need of an indoor storage facility until we can construct a display shed for them on our campus. The Collections Committee would prefer they not sit outside, even covered, for the winter. Anyone knowing of suitable storage that the owner is willing to donate please contact Pete Mathews at 269-628-2339, or Patti Montgomery at the museum.  

Thanks - Pete Mathews, Volunteer, Michigan Maritime Museum

 

 

Antique Outboard Motor Show at the Michigan Maritime Museum

SOUTH HAVEN, MI—The Michigan Maritime Museum in partnership with the Wolverine Chapter of the Antique Outboard Motor Club, is holding an Antique Outboard Motor Show/Swap Meet/Auction on Saturday, August 28, 2010.

 

Club members from across Michigan and Indiana enjoy displaying and talking about their antique and classic motors. Old iron will be seen and heard running and smoking in the test tank as members show off their latest restorations.

 

The Antique Outboard Motor Show/Swap Meet/Auction is free to the public. The event will be held on the Maritime Museum Campus on Saturday, August 28, from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM.

 

The Maritime Museum is home to the tall ship Friends Good Will, substantial exhibit galleries, a boat building shop, a collection of small craft and marine motors, a large collection of maritime artifacts, a Great Lakes Research Library, and the Light keeper’s Dwelling. Its mission is to promote and interpret the history and culture of Michigan’s Great Lakes. The main Campus is located at the draw bridge in South Haven. For more information, visit www.MichiganMaritimeMuseum.org or call 269-637-8078.

 

 

 

Upcoming Activities at the Museum:  

Date:                                                                                        Event:

 

August 8-18                                                                             FGW to Green Bay ASTA event

Wednesday, August 18, 7:30 PM                                            Parade of Sail into South Haven

Thurs.-Sun., August 19-22, 10 AM-5 PM                               Tall Ship Rendezvous

August 23-31                                                                           FGW to Chicago ASTA event

Friday, August 27, 3 PM                                                         Board of Directors Meeting at the Light Keeper’s Dwelling

Saturday, August 28, 9 AM-3 PM                                          Antique Outboard Motor Show

Tuesday, August 31, 6-8 PM                                                   Volunteer Potluck Dinner—Save the Date!

 

For the good of the cause,

 

Mary Stephens

Education & Volunteer Coordinator

Michigan Maritime Museum

260 Dyckman Avenue

South Haven, Michigan 49090

voice: 269.637.8078, xt. 224

fax: 269.637.1594

www.MichiganMaritimeMuseum.org