2022 Lecture Series
2022 North Point Lighthouse Museum Lecture Series Topics
Feb 9
Mike Lilek
Curator | Burnham Block
Frank Lloyd Wright’s “American Home”
Learn about Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision to shelter all in a beautiful and affordable home. Mike Lilek, Curator of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block, will explore the fascinating origins of the six Wright-designed, American-System-Built Homes in Milwaukee.
Mar 9
Chris Koellner & Bill Pelky
DESCO (Diving Equipment & Supply Company)
Milwaukee-based company with 80+ years of producing diving equipment
April 13
Anna Lardinois
Author and Founder of Gothic Milwaukee
Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: Submerged Stories from the Inland Seas
May 11
Adam Tindall-Schlicht
Director | Port Milwaukee
The Port of Milwaukee – past, present and future
June 8
Capt. Don Montoro
Prospective Sector Commander | U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan
U.S. Coast Guard – the history and current role of the USCG in Milwaukee and the Great Lakes
July 13
Paul Timm
Author
The Lady Elgin – the most tragic disaster on the Great Lakes
August 10
It’s Movie Night! – Popcorn, beer and a great film, “Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes” by National Geographic.
Sept 14
Todd Gordon
SS Christopher Columbus whaleback ship – a Great Lakes excursion liner in service from 1893 – 1933
Oct 12
Emilio De Torre
Executive Director | Milwaukee Turners
Milwaukee Turners – the principles and history spanning 167 years of civic service in Milwaukee
Nov 9
Alison Efford
Professor of 19th Century German History | Marquette University
Mathilde Annike – A German-born writer, publisher and activist who participated in the Revolution of 1848. She emigrated to Milwaukee where she campaigned to end slavery and enfranchise women.
2022 Series Sponsors:
Thank you to Daria Aitken Siegel & Emily Fulton of Shorewest Realtors, Northshore and Pamela Frautschi
2022 Series Beer Sponsor:
Thank you to Lakefront Brewery