Racine Lighthouse and Maritime Preservation Society

09/13/2023

RLAMPS will be holding our next Education Night on October 3rd at 6:30. Our Speaker will be Brendon Baillod and his topic will be the history of Racine's Harbor. We are very excited to have Brendon back speaking to us. Brendon is a well respected local historian, and wreck hunter. Brendon along with Bob Jaeck found the wreck of the long lost Trinidad. See the NPR story: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/04/1197480909/shipwreck-trinidad-found-lake-michigan-wisconsin

03/16/2022

We are excited to be having the first Education Night of 2022. Our Speaker will be Caitlin Zant from the State Historical Society. To gregister for the live stream send an email to: [email protected]. For in person registration you can send an email or call 262-639-8135 (leave a message with your name phone number and number attending.

Maritime archaeologist Caitlin Zant will highlight three of the State Historic Preservation Office's recent shipwreck survey projects on March 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Dewey's Restaurant & Sports Bar.

Presented by the Racine Lighthouse and Maritime Preservation Society (RLAMPS), this program will focus on the schooner Abiah, which sank in 1854 off the shore of Sheboygan, the schooner Advance, which sank in 1885 in 85 feet of water near Sheboygan, and the steamer Sidney O. Neff, which sank in 1939 in shallow water near Marinette.

Admission is free for RLAMPS members; $5 donation is suggested for non-members. Walk-ins are allowed, but RSVP is encouraged. To RSVP or watch live stream, email [email protected] or call (262) 639-8135.

10/11/2020

I just previewed Cal's slides to make sure they play properly. Even without Cal's narration, I an 100% sure the program on the 20th will be amazing.

10/11/2020

At our upcoming Education Night, we will be social distancing and wearing masks. Here is a picture from our September 8th Education Night showing the chairs spaced 6 feet apart (pairs of chairs are for people who are in the same house).

07/26/2020

This video shows the sad state of the Racine Reef Light Crib. This video was posted on rlamps.org a short while ago.

A look at the status and deterioration of the Racine Reef Light Crib

03/22/2020

Because of the COVID-19 guidelines, we have cancelled both our April 6th and May 14th Education Nights. We hope to be back in the Fall on September 8th. We will have a presentation on the Lady Elgin disaster on the anniversary of that tragic event.

Stay safe and see you in the fall.

09/13/2019

Another outstanding crowd for our Education Night Program last night at Dewey’s.
Steve Radovan’s Program on Lake Michigan’s oldest discover wreck was fantastic! Here are a few Picts.

Our next program is Nov 7th on the history of model ship building. Watch for more details.

04/15/2019

A couple of images taken last Thursday during the gale. Taken from about 2.5 miles away at the end of 16th street. Sony a7ll with Sony 70-300 G lens.

02/11/2019

Last Thursday’s Education Night on the Sunken Treasure of Poverty Island was a huge success. Between 70-80 people attended this interesting program put on by Richard Bennett. Thank you to all who attended. We’ll post some pictures soon.

Our next program isn’t until May, and will be on Shipwrecks on markers on the perilous Racine Reef. RLAMPS historian Bob Jaeck will be the key speaker with Jim Charnon assisting. Watch for more information in the upcoming weeks.

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Here are some pictures of the event.

02/01/2019

Remember to make your reservations for this upcoming Thursday night’s program: The Sunken Treasure of Poverty Island.