Museum extends spring series to include two new virtual lectures Published by twalro@presspub. on Sun, 04/04/2021 - 6:53pm
By:
Tammy Walro
Due to the success of its previous presentations, the National Museum of the Great Lakes is announcing the addition of two more lectures to their 2021 Spring Virtual Lecture Series.
The first added lecture, titled “An Illustrated History of the Soo Locks,” will take place Wednesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. and will feature Michelle Briggs, who, since 2009, has served as the Soo Locks’ Chief Park Ranger.
“Our virtual lectures have surpassed our expectations. We’re breaking attendance records well beyond any we ever saw pre-pandemic,” said Carrie Sowden, the museum’s Archaeology Director and virtual lecture moderator. “Additionally, because our membership extends across the nation and beyond, the virtual presentations have allowed us to continue spr