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MMM Lecture Series: The Story of Evelyn Wright Crawford & the First All-Women’s Crew in the Chicago to Mackinac Race

Lecture Series
Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Avenue, South Haven

In 1905, Chicago socialite Evelyn Wright boarded a 32-foot sloop alongside her cousin Sara. They would become the first all-woman team to “man” a boat participating in the fledgling Chicago Yacht Club’s race to Mackinac. Join journalist and researcher Mark Reid and Chicago Maritime Museum Curator Madeline Crispell as they share their research into the…