On the evening of Saturday, April 21, 2018, Don Comtois and Chris Eckerle, gave their presentation "History of Dry Docks and Bay City (Saginaw River)," to the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society. This event took place at Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant (corner of Center Ave. and N. Grant St.) in Bay City, Michigan.

In early 2024, Don Comtois stepped down and handed the presidency of the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society, after 30 years at the helm. Don will continue as the Society's historian. Chris Eckerle is secretary of the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society.



Welcome to the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society (SRMHS) YouTube channel. Video recordings of some of the past SRMHS monthly presentations are available here. Please subscribe to be notified about new presentations and other content related to our organization.



The Saginaw River Marine Historical Society has seven monthly FREE presentations a year and they start at 6:30 pm, usually on the third Saturday of each month. Customarily, there are no presentations in May, June, July, August and December. Our upcoming presentations here:   / events  



The 2400 square foot Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum and Store is in the Bay City Town Center (formerly known as Bay City Mall) and is located next to Zales Jewelers. Link to the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society Museum and Store on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/M2hhiofdV1pNbeuF8

The artifacts on display in the SRMHS Museum tell the story of shipbuilding on the Saginaw River. While it is not a complete history of shipbuilding, we hope this will encourage visitors to learn more about the contributions of early Saginaw River shipbuilders. More than 650 commercial vessels were built on the Saginaw River and around the Saginaw Bay.

You can make an appointment to visit the SRMHS Museum and Store by calling Don Morin (SRMHS president) at 9895459425.

(Note: Bay City Town Center is an enclosed shopping mall in Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan, just outside the city of Bay City.
Information Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Cit... )