September 10, 2013
Today is the bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie
A field trip to commemorate the occasion, with a stop in Toledo for “Perry’s Victory” at the Toledo Museum of Art.
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September 7, 2012
Briefly: The U.S. Brig Niagara is in town
See the ship that won back Detroit and learn how to shoot a flintlock pistol during a very special War of 1812 Bicentennial Navy Week.
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November 18, 2010
Where is Lieutenant John Brooks, Jr.?
In 1817, the remains of an officer who died in the Battle of Lake Erie were ceremoniously buried in Detroit. But where are they now?
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