A festival celebrating underwater exploration of our Great Lakes maritime history
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival
Saturday February 27, 2010. Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Tickets: $15.Valerie van Heest
An energetic and passionate presenter, and award winning author, Valerie van Heest shares the exciting stories of her expeditions to discover and document Great Lakes Shipwrecks. A recent Inductee to the Women Divers Hall of Fame, and recipient of a Michigan History Award for her work preserving and promoting Michigan's maritime heritage, Valerie has researched and dived some of the most significant shipwrecks in the Great Lakes over the past 20 years. She has written and directed more than a dozen documentary films and appeared on the major television networks. Her work has appeared in numerous print publications and has been featured in several books. She is an author/coauthor of the award winning books Icebound! The Adventures of Young George Sheldon and the SS Michigan, and Buckets and Belts: Evolution of the Great Lakes Self-Unloader. Her programs feature spectacular underwater images and video and are filled with excitement, adventure, surprises and ultimately offer a “deeper” look at the maritime history of the Great Lakes. Valerie serves as Director of the Holland, Michigan-based Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates
Valerie will be presenting the following program at this year's show: