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Dossin Great Lakes Museum ... cont. from page 7
The memorial service hosted 20 different international agencies that

have a Great Lakes maritime interest with many attendees in full uni-

form. After the reading of names from the lost crews while a bell tolls,

and maritime music, Bag Pipers escorted a Memorial Wreath to the

break wall of the Detroit River, with flag bearers and clergy. A flotilla

of ships lead

by the De-

troit fire boat with

water cannons and

lights on full, then

escorted the wreath

which was released

out into the River’s

current. A prayer

The Gothic Room, which was the was given, Taps It's also interesting and
gentlemen’s lounge of the and Last Post was serene to walk around
City of Detroit III. played, and then
each attendee was
offered a rose to

toss into the River with prayer. Overhead, the river was illuminated by the Lake St. Clair Metropark
search light of the William Clay Ford used to search for the Fitz. It was dark in the Winter!
outside for the ceremony, and with the Detroit Fire boat spraying water, and

the lights on the boats in the river from the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard,

Detroit and Windsor Police Departments, and the J. W. Westcott Mail Boat, it

was quite a moving experience. The public is invited annually to this event,

and there is a $10 admission.

The museum is located at Review of the
100 Strand Drive, Belle Isle Canada Border Control
in Detroit. Admission is free for Boaters & Fishermen
when they are regularly open
on Saturday and Sunday in the Great Lakes
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Although it appears nothing has changed for tran-
One of the largest known collections So who is “Dossin” from sient boater's between the U.S. and Canada, there
of scale model ships in the world. the Dossin Great Lakes Mu- does seem to be some confusion for U.S. fishermen
going into Canadian waters who do not anchor. The
seum? Between 1946 and following is online at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/me-
dia/facts-faits/096-eng.html from the Canada Border
1956, the three Dossin brothers from Detroit ... Roy, Walter, and Russell .... Services Agency which should be reviewed if you
are a U.S. citizen and plan to just "cruise around" in
were the winningest Unlimited Rac- Canadian waters or if you're going to fish in Canada.

ing Team. One of their boats, the Miss

Pepsi, was a three-time President’s

Cup winner and was the first boat to

average over 100 miles per hour in a

heat of the Gold Cup. The Miss Pepsi,

also known as the “Mahogany Cigar”

is also on display at the museum!

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