New leadership at the Bayfront Maritime Center is leading the way to include as many people as possible in maritime programming and education.
The maritime center’s new director said Lake Erie shouldn’t be a resource that people are barred from accessing and hopes to include all members of the community.
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“Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie should be a community resource for all of us. We want to be that access point because right now, there’s not really a way for people to get on the water unless they have the means to be able to buy a boat,” said Chris Cusson, director of the Bayfront Maritime Center.
Programming for the Bayfront Maritime Center is expected to kick into another gear this year under new leadership.
New director Chris Cusson said they’re looking to build on some of their pillar programs of the past as they work towards the future. That future being centered around one of its flagships, the Porcupine, which has been under construction since 2015.