A History of Piracy on the Great Lakes
Description
The Lourdes University Lifelong Learning program presented – “Arrrrghhhhh: A History of Piracy on the Great Lakes.” Ellen Kennedy, Education Manager of the National Museum of the Great Lakes. Ms. Kennedy lead individuals on a historical and cultural re-examination of piracy and its implications for understanding Great Lakes history. No parrots or peg legs, but a healthy dose of thievery, mutiny and other unsavory tales that illustrate why Hollywood should reinvent Jack Sparrow and place him on Lake Michigan in 1880!
Support for Knowledge Stream is provided, in part, by a generous gift from The Appold Family Charitable Trust.
