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Dossin Great Lakes Museum Calendar of Events July to December 1999 Continuing into Fail - "Folk Art of the Great Lakes" & a temporary exhibit on the construction and launching of the Edmund Fitzgerald September 17, Friday - Commemorative Postage Stamp Release At 10:00 am the United States Postal Service will be setting up a temporary post office in DeRoy Hall for the release of the commemorative postage stamp honoring Frederick Law Olmstead. It was Mr. Olmstead who more than a century ago was hired by the City of Detroit to draw up the plans for their new Belle Isle Park. Stamp collectors take notice! October 16, Saturday - G.L.M.I. Entertainment Meeting 11:00 am. Cindy Bieniek, the archivist at the St. Clair Shores Public Library will be presenting a special presentation of oral history entitled "Great Lakes Lore". Her subjects will deal with Old French tales, lighthouse stories, and other bits of maritime history that have been passed down through the years. Fee: $2.00 nonmembers, GLMI & Historical Society members free. October 18, Monday - G.L.M.I. Annual Dinner - St. Clair Inn - SAVE THIS DATE! November 6, Saturday - Concert by Lee Murdick 2:00 pm. Come and hear this Great Lakes balladeer sing about life and adventure on the Great Lakes. Audience participation is a must! There will be a special showing of the new Edmund Fitzgerald video. Fee: $12.00 non-members, GLMI & Historical Society members $10.00. November 13, Saturday - Hydroplane Racing Movies The pre-show starts at 11:00 am with collectors gathering and swapping collectibles and stories. The movies start at 12:00 and run for the next two hours. Featured will be the contested 1956 Gold Cup Race which was run in Detroit and the hotly contested final between the Thriftway and Miss Pepsi. Fee: $2.00 non-members, GLMI and Historical Society members free. November 26,27,28, Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Fish & Ships A joint venture between the Belle Isle Aquarium and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Pay the admission at either site and get in the other free. Fee: $2.00 non-members, GLMI, Historical Society, & Zoo members free. December 4, Saturday - Great Lakes Marine Memorabilia Mart 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The dealers in books, artwork, slides, and artifacts will again fill the main room at Harbor Hill Marina with a selection of Great Lakes collectibles. To find the site head east from Belle Isle on Jefferson until you reach St. Jean. Follow the street towards the river and you will run into the marina parking lot. Wait until 10:00 to see what goodies you can find. Fee: $3.00 per person. December 26 thru 30 - The Dossin Great Lakes Museum will have special holiday hours and will be open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. CONTENTS • "My Gypsy" & Poolside Party at the Dodge Estate . . . Folk Art of the Great Lakes...... Ship Loader Celebrates 30 Years . . The S.S. EDMUND FITZGERALD - Gravesite Ceremony July 17, 1999 ...........94 Great Lakes & Seaway News..... OUR COVER PICTURE .. . My Gypsy with driver Jim Ranger at the 1966 Gold Cup Race. Photo by George Gellatly. Telescope© is produced with assistance from the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, an agency of the Historical Department of the City of Detroit. Visit our Website at: http://www.GLMI.org Published at Detroit, Michigan by the GREAT LAKES MARITIME INSTITUTE ©All rights reserved. Printed in the United States by Macomb Printing, Inc.