SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – “Voices at the Valley Camp,” a fundraiser for the International Ship Masters’ Association Scholarship Fund, will be held aboard the Museum Ship Valley Camp on July 18 from 7-10 p.m. A panel of six Great Lakes captains (Capt. Bob Thibadeau, Capt. Mark Mather, Capt. Joe Ruch, Capt. T.J. Pryor (Algoma Central), Capt. Sam Buchanan (J.W. Westcott Co.) and Capt. Paul C. LaMarre III (Port Director at Monroe, MI, Great Lakes Towing tug skipper and president of American Great Lakes Ports Association), as well as Eric Pe
ace, vice president of the Lake Carriers Association, a recently retired 20-year USCG veteran, will be interviewed by event organizer and ISMA associate member Andrea Guerriero.
Ticket price includes food from the Sault Ste Marie Country Club, auction items and a door prize. Special guests include Chrissy Kadlek from the Interlake Steamship Co., Sault Ste Marie Mayor Don Gerrie and Know Your Ships publisher Roger LeLievre, also an ISMA associate member.
Tickets are $40 per person, available from Andrea Guerriero at andrea@dredesigns.com or 705-971-4076. All proceeds go to the International Ship Masters’ Association Scholarship Fund.
