Erie Maritime Museum

In which we take a trip to see the only remaining bits of the USS Michigan, and then spend the rest of our time obsessing about rubber ducks and latkes.

Categories: History, Supplement

Tags: Erie, PA field trip United States Navy USS Michigan

Published: October 4, 2024

Rapscallions!

"Resist at Your Peril!"

The only thing standing between John Yates Beall and Johnson's Island was the USS Michigan... that and a terrible con man and the cowardice of his own men.

Categories: History, Series 14

Tags: American Civil War Amherstburg ON Bennet H. Young Buffalo, NY Canada Clement Claiborne Clay Clement Laird Vallandigham Colonel Robert Martin Confederate Navy Confederate States of America Detroit, MI Jacob Thompson James P. Holcombe Lieutenant John Headley Maryland Michigan Ohio Presented by #13 United States Navy USS Michigan

Published: September 23, 2024

He Fired When Ready

the Spanish-American war's forgotten hero

He was the most celebrated war hero of his day, but is virtually forgotten today. We explore the life of Charles Vernon Gridley (1844-1898).

Categories: Biography, History, Series 1

Tags: American Civil War Charles Vernon Gridley Erie, PA Presented by #13 Spain The Philippines United States Navy United States of America USS Michigan

Published: August 26, 2019