The National Museum of the Great Lakes opened a new micro exhibit titled Taking Flight: The Tuskegee Airmen and The Great Lakes on Feb. 9 and will be gone on March 31. To enter the museum, it’s $11 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for youth (age 6 to 17), and is free for children age 5 and under.
The exhibit uses images and words to tell visitors the story of the Great Lakes connection to the famed Tuskegee Airmen. It works to examine the elite men trained in the program and focuses particularly on the tragic story of Lt. Frank Moody, who lost his life on a training mission over Lake Huron on April 11, 1944.
Taking Flight: The Tuskegee Airmen and The Great Lakes micro exhibit is included with regular admission to the National Museum of the Great Lakes. The Museum’s hours are open on Monday through Saturday at 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday at noon to 5 pm.
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Carrie Sowden, the museum’s Archaeological and Research Director who developed the micro exhibit and is also a part of the archaeological team studying the Tuskegee aircraft
recently discovered at the bottom of Lake Huron shared her thoughts about the subject.
“Held to a much higher standard to enter the military’s aviation program, African American men graduating from Tuskegee were some of the smartest and most fit pilots of their time,” Sowden said.
The National Museum of the Great Lakes reveals the varied and fascinating history of our treasured Great Lakes, which make up 84% of all of the fresh water in North America. The museum offers a way to explore the history of the world’s greatest natural resource from canoes and schooners to early steamers and freighters some of which ply the mighty Maumee River right next to the Museum.
For more information on the exhibit, visit nmgl.org or contact the museum at info@nmgl.org.
