Events › "Frozen in Time" The Shipwreck John V. Moran

Visit us at the North Branch to join underwater explorer and author Valerie van Heest as she travels back in time and deep beneath Lake Michigan to explore the wreck of the John V. Moran, holed and sunk by the ice in February 1899 off West Michigan. She will share the trials of research, the frustration of the search, and the excitement as she and fellow teammates of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association, discover and explore the most intact shipwreck in Lake Michigan.

April Maritime Programs

North Branch Book Club: The Island of Sea Women
North Branch
April 1 - 30

Movie Mornings: Muppet Treasure Island
North Branch Community Room
April 3 | 10:30am - 12pm

Frozen in Time: The Shipwreck John V. Moran
North Branch Community Room
April 6 | 6:30 - 8pm

Moby Dick Movie Marathon
Main Library Auditorium
April 8 | 12 - 6pm

Michigan History: Women of the Watch
Main Library Auditorium
April 12 | 7 - 8pm

Tea Time with Historical Films: Pirates of the Caribbean
Main Library Auditorium
April 15 | 2 - 4pm

Create Sea Glass Art
North Branch Community Room
April 20 | 6 - 8pm