Imagine three million gallons of gasoline being ignited by a high-voltage spark. It took over two days to extinguish the Jupiter, and Ric Mixter was there when it happened. This podcast is exclusive in its content with interviews, inquiry audio and live reports from WSGW and WNEM TV. Hear from the gold-medal rescuers and exclusive access to the Coast Guardsman who attached a safety line to the burning inferno. 60 minutes.
Ric Mixter travels aboard the mega yacht Le Bellot to bring stories of the places they visited. Today it’s a fascinating look at Niagara Falls.
Ric delves into the native legends of Mackinac with a look at the oldest island in the Straits. Includes stories of invasion, Skull Cave, and movies made on the island.
From Milwaukee to the Michigan border, schooners were pushed into each other and onto the shoreline in relentless 60 mile per hour wind. What started out as an 80 degree spring day was transformed into a snowy hurricane that threw hapless crews into the 48 degree water. Historian and master storyteller Ric Mixter shares details on each shipwreck and rescue attempt as well as his family connection to a schooner destroyed near the Calumet River in 1894.
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