The Marathon County Historical Society presents: Shipwrecked and Rescued, The City of Bangor 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2023
FOR THE WAUSAU TIMES
Wausau– Our July History Speaks program will be presented by Larry Jorgensen, discussing his book Shipwrecked and Rescued: The City of Bangor. His book chronicles the story of a Lake Superior shipwreck and two unbelievable but true successful rescues. Off the tip of the snow-covered Keweenaw Peninsula both the crew and the cars are saved from an abandoned ice-covered shipwreck. His book reveals how it happened, who was involved and what remains today.
Larry Jorgensen first became fascinated with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and its unique history while writing and reporting for television news in Green Bay. His journey into that world of news began in high school in northern Wisconsin where he worked for the Eagle River weekly newspaper. Later he was employed by a newspaper publisher in Milwaukee, and then on to radio and television news in Texas and Louisiana.
This History Speaks program is presented live at 2pm at the Woodson History Center (410 McIndoe Street, Wausau), in conjunction with the Marathon County Public Library and sponsored by Janke Book Store.The presentation will be recorded and available digitally on Facebook and YouTube within a few days of the live program (along with many of our past programs).
MCHS is located in the Woodson History Center at 410 McIndoe Street, Wausau, Wisconsin. Exhibit and office hours are Tuesday – Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday 1 pm to 4:30 pm. Admission is free. The research Library is open from 9 am to 3:30 pm Tuesday – Friday. Tours of the Yawkey House Museum are available Tuesday – Sunday. Call for times and prices.
For more information, please call MCHS at 715-842-5750, email us at [email protected], or visit our website at www.marathoncountyhistory.org.
The mission of MCHS is to collect, preserve, and exhibit materials related to the history of Marathon County, and to use these materials to help people learn about North Central Wisconsin, connect with their roots, and explore their own historical connections.
The Marathon County Historical Society is supported in part by City of Wausau Room Tax Funding. Additional support provided through the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation.