Join us Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 at Capital Brewery, 7734 Terrace Ave, Middleton. The meeting starts at 7pm, but feel free to come by starting at 6:30 to socialize. Capital Brewery doesn’t serve food, but you are free to bring outside food in.
This month’s speaker is Caitlin Zant. Caitlin is the Research and Communications Specialist of NOAA’s Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Prior to this, Caitlin worked as a Maritime Archaeologist for the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Maritime Preservation and Archaeology Program for over 8 years, after attending graduate school for Maritime Studies at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Caitlin has been involved numerous Great Lakes archaeological projects, public presentations, workshops, and outreach events, and has assisted in nominating over twenty-five Wisconsin shipwrecks to the National and State Register of Historic Places. Prior to becoming a maritime archaeologist, Caitlin studied History, Geography, and GIS at Carthage College, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Talk Description:
Designated in 2021, Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS) provides stewardship for our nation’s maritime heritage in Lake Michigan. Co-managed by NOAA and the State of Wisconsin, the sanctuary expands on the state’s 30-year management of these historic sites, bringing new opportunities for research, resource protection, and education. This presentation will explore how WSCNMS has been working to expand research, monitoring, and protection of the sanctuary’s 38+ known shipwrecks over the past three years, look back on recent projects, and look forward to future projects documenting and preserving Wisconsin’s maritime heritage and submerged resources.
