Great Lakes historian and marine artist Robert McGreevy told the tragic and heroic tales of the Great Storm on 1913 and the loss of the freighter Howard M Hanna Jr. at the Nov. 4 luncheon meeting of Rotary of Grosse Pointe. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McGreevy has completed over 300 paintings of Great Lakes ships, encompassing all periods of ship design and development. A historian first and an artist second, McGreevy is able to share the results of his research visually as well as in print. The Hanna was one of 25 ships hit by the Storm of 1913 and one of eight on Lake Huron alone. Much is known about the Hanna on that fateful day because her crew was the only one that survived the storm. At the meeting, McGreevy was introduced by Rotarian Ted Everingham host of the local cable program, "Great Lakes Log." Following his talk, McGreevy, left with Everingham, signed copies of his book, "Lost Legends of the Lakes."

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