Do you perhaps still have the ship's wheel from the Rockaway schooner sinking? Or a VHS copy of the 30 minute program Wreck of the Rockaway, which I produced for PBS waaaaay back in the Museum's infancy? It's a great life-saving archaeology program from 100+ years ago. Just wondering, Charley
The wheel and all artifacts belong to the State of Michigan and are in their collection. Currently, our exhibit that had the wheel on loan from the State is up at the Ludington Maritime Museum on loan to them. If we have the VHS copy it would be in our archives at the Keeper's House and they can contacted at our curatorial specialist Eric Harmsen at eric@mimaritime.org.
Born in SOUTH HAVEN in a maritime family, Daniel Keith Ludwig became a 20th century visionary and a pioneer, running his global businesses from Burlington House-his fifty-story skyscraper in midtown Manhattan. He was numerous times listed as the richest man in the world. Ludwig earned the sobriquet of ‘Father of the supertanker’, and several times he launched the largest vessel then afloat. A rival to Aristotle Onassis, and yet shunning the limelight, his varied investments included shipbuilding, coal, cattle, salt, iron ore, hotels, and refining companies, on six continents. In 1967, Ludwig embarked on a nearly one-billion-dollar forestry and mining initiative in a tract of Brazilian Amazon forest the size of Connecticut that he managed over 15 years. The consequent deforestation of native forest is a theme of contemporary importance, as is climate change, economic migration, and feeding the world. Among other fascinating accounts in the book is the story of how Daniel Ludwig bequeathed his companies in 1971 in order to found the Ludwig Cancer Research Institute; an endowment that today amounts to US$1.5 billion, and helps research in centers scattered around the world. Kindle USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2JQDR34 [US$5]
A fine, informative, and well done video about our Maritime history in South Haven. Thank-you so much!
Do you perhaps still have the ship's wheel from the Rockaway schooner sinking? Or a VHS copy of the 30 minute program Wreck of the Rockaway, which I produced for PBS waaaaay back in the Museum's infancy? It's a great life-saving archaeology program from 100+ years ago. Just wondering,
Charley
The wheel and all artifacts belong to the State of Michigan and are in their collection. Currently, our exhibit that had the wheel on loan from the State is up at the Ludington Maritime Museum on loan to them. If we have the VHS copy it would be in our archives at the Keeper's House and they can contacted at our curatorial specialist Eric Harmsen at eric@mimaritime.org.
Born in SOUTH HAVEN in a maritime family, Daniel Keith Ludwig became a 20th century visionary and a pioneer, running his global businesses from Burlington House-his fifty-story skyscraper in midtown Manhattan. He was numerous times listed as the richest man in the world. Ludwig earned the sobriquet of ‘Father of the supertanker’, and several times he launched the largest vessel then afloat. A rival to Aristotle Onassis, and yet shunning the limelight, his varied investments included shipbuilding, coal, cattle, salt, iron ore, hotels, and refining companies, on six continents. In 1967, Ludwig embarked on a nearly one-billion-dollar forestry and mining initiative in a tract of Brazilian Amazon forest the size of Connecticut that he managed over 15 years. The consequent deforestation of native forest is a theme of contemporary importance, as is climate change, economic migration, and feeding the world. Among other fascinating accounts in the book is the story of how Daniel Ludwig bequeathed his companies in 1971 in order to found the Ludwig Cancer Research Institute; an endowment that today amounts to US$1.5 billion, and helps research in centers scattered around the world. Kindle USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2JQDR34 [US$5]