Event
Booms and Busts: Economics of the Great Lakes and the Manitou Passage
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Meet the ranger at 8 pm at the D.H. Day Campground Amphitheater.Repeating Event
Days:
Every 2 weeks
Dates:
June 19, 2024 to September 01, 2024
Time:
8:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Campfire/Evening Program
Description
With rough and unpredictible waters that could cause ten million in damages and kill hundreds during a single storm, the Great Lakes made fortunes, broke fortunes, and claimed thousands of lives. This talk will explore the economic conditions that lead to the Great Lakes shipping boom, and continued to make Great Lakes shipping viable in the face of maritime disasters.