Air Disasters Over the Great Lakes

Storyteller: Chris Gillcrist

 
 
 
 

Doors open at 5:00pm, with the storytelling beginning promptly at 7:00pm

• Weekly series combining great food with great stories about Cleveland’s past
• FREE ADMISSION – NO COVER CHARGE
• In addition to our regular menu, we will be offering affordable specials on these nights

Story topic this week…

Air Disasters Over the Great Lakes
The skies above the Great Lakes have been the setting for some of America’s most unusual, tragic, and mysterious aviation disasters. From fighter planes chasing a UFO and a devastating parachuting accident over Lake Erie to the infamous Cleveland Balloonfest of 1986, the region’s aviation history is filled with unbelievable stories and unanswered questions. Join Chris Gillcrist, former Executive Director of the National Museum of the Great Lakes, for an intriguing evening of storytelling that uncovers the extraordinary aviation history hiding right above our own backyard!

Christopher Gillcrist Bio

Christopher Gillcrist is Executive Director of the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio. He has a BA and MA in History from John Carroll University and is ABD in Social Policy at Case Western Reserve University. He has served as Associate Professor of History at Notre Dame College of Ohio and Instructor of History at Ursuline College. Prior to his current duties he served as Executive Director of the Lake County Historical Society.

The goal of the Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is to bring to life some of the fun, interesting stories about Cleveland’s past – from sports, to rock ‘n roll, to Millionaire’s Row, — the series will focus on tidbits from Cleveland’s past that will really thrill the audience. The Music Box is presenting this series in partnership with the Western Reserve Historical Society’s new Cleveland History Center. We think the Cleveland History Center is one of the most important museums in Cleveland. An unknown gem that Clevelanders should know more about, and support. It is the only museum in Cleveland dedicated to preserving and documenting the history of Cleveland. The Cleveland History Center includes two mansions, the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, Chisholm Halle Costume Wing, Research Library, Kidzibits Hands-On Gallery, rotating exhibitions, and the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel.

See all Cleveland Stories dates here.