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SS Novadoc’s Uphill Battle Against Lake Michigan’s Waves

Season 41, Ep. 3

Get to know why combers are important. Receive an in depth analysis report behind SS Novadoc’s journey on Lake Michigan starting around 12PM come November 11. Get introduced to William Krewell, Little Sable Point’s Lighthouse Keeper, including his role behind performing communication miracle networking when so many other people were experiencing the exact opposite. Learn about the procedures which United States Coast Guard Stations along Lake Michigan required their crews to perform. Determine if there are special vessels within United States Coast Guard. Come across an unexpected situation impacting the Coast Guard along Lake Michigan Monday November 11. Discover just how intense the overall wind speed came out to be exactly along Lake Michigan. Learn exactly how bad the storm impacted Lansing Shoals Lighthouse. Figure out what exactly was the most widely common transportation practice operating regularly between Michigan’s Upper & Lower Peninsula’s in 1940. Go behind the scenes and understand why Little Bay de Noc endured the storm’s overall brunt. Determine if Michigan’s Lower Peninsula had fared any better than her counterpart to the north.

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