We invite you to join us for our March Think & Drink program, where ecologist and research scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Jed Meunier, will take us through the harrowing night of October 8th, 1871. The Peshtigo Fire became the deadliest wildfire in recorded history. Jed Meunier, using tree-ring and fire-scar evidence, […]
On its maiden voyage, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on April 14th, 1912. While the story of the tragedy is world-famous, the granular details of how the disaster unfolded reveal a complicated series of events, decisions, and mechanical failures. Join maritime archaeologist Caitlin Zant as she returns for an […]
On July 24th, 1915, the SS Eastland was docked in the Chicago River, filled with thousands of Western Electric employees headed for a company picnic. In a matter of minutes, the “Speed […]
On June 23rd, 1950, Northwest Airlines Flight 2501, carrying 58 passengers, vanished over Lake Michigan. Despite intensive searches at the time, the wreck was never found, and the cause of […]