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DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / DOSSIN MARITIME GROUP Mark your calendars for these upcoming events! Saturday, February 27, 2010 -- The 29,h Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival Washtenaw Community College's Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor Sponsored by the Ford Seahorses Scuba Diving Club, this conference looks at the history of shipwrecks on the inland seas. The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is a partner in this event, so look for our special display. Tickets are $15 in advance. For more information or tickets, visit www.shipwreckfestival.org. Michigan in Perspective: The 52nd Annual Conference on Local History Friday and Saturday, March 19-20, 2010 The Dearborn Inn Presented by the Historical Society of Michigan and sponsored in part by the Detroit Historical Society, the conference includes premier offerings on topics in Michigan and regional history. Highlights of the conference's Saturday offerings include a session on the 50th Anniversary of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, featuring Society curator Joel Stone and Society trustee Doug Dossin, and a session on the making and key findings of the Society's recently published book collaboration with Wayne State University - Revolutionary Detroit. For complete conference information and online reservations, visit www.hsmichigan.org or call (800) 692-1828. Upcoming 50th Anniversary events at the Dossin Saturday, March 6, 2010 - Maritime Symposium This day-long symposium, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., kicks off the celebration of the Dossin Museum's 50th Anniversary! Meet and hear from a variety of maritime authors, divers and historians -- including Joe Grimm, author of Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors, and Patrick Livingston, author of Summer Dreams: The Story of Bob-Lo Island and Eight Steamboats: Sailing through the Sixties. The keynote speaker will be Robert Schultz, author of We Were Pirates, who will talk about "Detroit's World War II Submarine." Lunch is included in the price of the symposium. Tickets are $20 for Detroit Historical Society/ Dossin Maritime Group members and $30 for guests. For tickets or more information, please call (313) 833-1801. Please note that due to limited seating, advance registration is recommended. CONTENTS • Detroit Historical Society News..........................................................................2 The Saga of the J.T. WING................................................................................5 The Burning of the WING..................................................................................9 The Birth of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum..............................................................12 Fair Winds Fall Dinner..................................................................................16 Seaway News............................................................................................18 OUR COVER PICTURE . . . The Dossin Great Lakes Museum celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Opened July 24, 1960. Telescope© is produced with assistance from the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, operated by the Detroit Historical Society. Published in Detroit, Michigan by the Dossin Maritime Group / Detroit Historical Society ©All rights reserved. Printed in the United States by Graphics East