Events

This web page has our upcoming events. Follow the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) Facebook page for updates. Link to the Events section of the SRMHS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SaginawRiverMarineHistoricalSociety/events

SRMHS Would Like To Know What You Think...

The Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) would like to know if people are interested in a day trip, by a chartered bus, to the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, in mid or late fall of 2025. Please let the SRMHS know your thoughts by sending an email to: secretary.srmhs@gmail.com.

Photos of the National Museum of the Great Lakes taken on June 22, 2021, by Tim Murray.

"SRMHS 2025 Annual Memorial Service in memory of Saginaw River sailors who have lost their lives while working on the Great Lakes"

On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 4:00 pm, the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society will hold its Annual Memorial Service in memory of Saginaw River sailors who have lost their lives while working on the Great Lakes. This short service will be held at the USS EDSON. The public is welcome to attend.

Since May 7, 2013, the USS EDSON has been located just inside Bay County's Bangor Township, permanently moored in the Saginaw River.

(The postal address for the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum, home of the USS EDSON DD-946: 1680 Martin St, Bay City, Michigan.)

Photos from October 21, 2023, by Tim Murray and October 19, 2024, by Chris Eckerle.