KNC is proud to partner with the Michigan Maritime Museum for a series of exciting lectures about our Great Lakes! 

Please click on each date to register:

Thursday, June 11, 2026- THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED – Keep an eye out for this to be rescheduled to a later date /Commercial Fishing on Lake Michigan – From Gill Nets to Grog explores the rich, often gritty history of one of the Great Lakes’ most important working industries. This talk traces the evolution of commercial fishing on Lake Michigan—from Indigenous fishing traditions and early hand-set gill nets to steam-powered tugs, ice harvesting, state regulation, and the industrialization that reshaped the trade. 

Thursday, August 27, 2026– Prohibition in Michigan – How the Waterways Shaped History examines how Michigan’s unique geography turned rivers, lakes, and shorelines into front-line battlegrounds during the era of the 18th Amendment. This talk explores how the Great Lakes—especially the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers and Lake Michigan—became major smuggling corridors, moving liquor from Canada into cities and small towns alike.

Time: 6:30-7:30 pm

Meet: Cooper’s Glen Auditorium inside the Visitor Center

Fee: Members free; $10 Non-Members

Audience: Adults