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TELESCOPE Page 86 MEMBERSHIP NOTES e@ The St. Lawrence Seaway Exhibit will open on August 4th. All Institute members in the Detroit area will receive an invitation to attend the special reception being held that night at the Museum. At this time, we are planning to have a guest speaker from the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. The Marine Flea Market will be held on August 14th at the Museum. Those interested in renting a table should send a self-addressed envelope to the Museum for details. MEETING NOTICES e The Robert E. Lee Annual Dinner will be held on September 14th at the Detroit Boat Club. At this time, we haven't confirmed a guest speaker for the dinner. Those living within the Detroit area (480 , 481, 482____, Canada: Sarnia to Amherstburg) will receive details for the dinner in mid-August. Those living outside this area, should send a self-addressed envelope to the Institute for details. The business and entertainment meetings are scheduled for the 3rd Friday of each month. Business meetings are scheduled for August 20 and October 15. The November entertainment meeting will be held on the 19th. All meetings are at 8 p.m. at the Museum. CONTENTS @ Membership notes, meeting dates, etc. 86 The Henry Ford IT Opens 1982 Season by James Clarkson 87 British Naval Vessels on the Upper Lakes 1761-1796 by Brian Dunnigan 92 St. Lawrence Seaway Exhibit to Open by John Polacsek 99 Great Lakes & Seaway News Edited by Frederic Weber 102 Published at Detroit, Michigan by the GREAT LAKES MARITIME INSTITUTE ©All rights reserved. Printed in the United States by Macomb Printing Specialties. OUR COVER PICTURE. . .On March 8, the Henry Ford II opened the 1982 season when she departed for Toledo to load coal. She was escorted by the Coast Guard's Bristol Bay and Gaelic Tug's Wm. A. Whitney from Detroit to Toledo. Shown here in Lake Erie, the Whitney is cutting a channel through 30 inches of ice. Telescope is produced with assistance from the Dossin Great Lakes Museum an agency of the Historical Department of the City of Detroit.