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Page 91 DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS Friday and Saturday, March 25-26,2011 -- Michigan in Perspective: The 53rd Annual Conference on Local History Michigan State University Management Education Center, Troy 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. Complete conference information will be available and registration will get underway in January 2010. For more information, visit www.hsmichigan.org or call (800) 692-1828. Exhibits at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum Life on a Long Ship: Great Lakes Sailors Now Open in the Great Lakes Gallery Have you ever thought of running away to sea? The new exhibit at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Life on a Long Ship: Great Lakes Sailors might help satisfy that yearning. Great Labes Sailors This exhibit transports visitors inside a typical lake boat for a look into the lives of individuals who make their living on the Great Lakes. You will view a bridge deck and find out what a ship's captain does, and how that job has changed over the years. Similarly, learn about wheelsmen, mates, porters, engineers, lookouts, oilers and deck hands. This exhibit will expose what life can be like on a ship - perhaps less romantic than expected, and a lot of hard work. Dossin Great Lakes Museum: Celebrating 50 Years Now Open in DeRoy Hall Opened to the public on July 24, 1960, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum was the first building dedicated to telling the many Great Lakes maritime stories. Since then it has focused on that mission, and has successfully moved into the 21st century as one of the premier maritime museums on the Great Lakes. This exhibit will focus on the early years when it opened in 1949 as the J.T. WING, the last working schooner on the Great Lakes, through featured individuals that made this museum possible. Projects such as the recovery of the anchor from the S .S. EDMUND FITZGERALD, and the installation of the pilot house from the S .S. WILLIAM CLAY FORD, as well as current projects that are underway will be recognized in this anniversary exhibit. All Dossin Great Lakes Museum 50th Anniversary exhibits and programs presented by MASCO. DOSSIN GREAT LAKES U S E U M f LIFE ON A LONG SHIP: