Coast Guard Open House

Below is a great event for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts! The Coast Guard is having an open house on Sunday, October 4th. Many booths, activities, and refreshments.

The Coast Guard does a lot for Scouting, (they just helped with a new roof on the Trading Post at Camp) and it would be great to see a bunch of Scouts in uniform at this event!

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – We are honored to invite the public and media to an Open House and Coast Guard Appreciation Day at Air Station Traverse City on Sunday, October 4, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rain or shine (or snow!), meet the real-life ‘Guardians’ of the United States Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary. This is a truly unique opportunity to get a in-depth look at multi-mission Coast Guard assets and capabilities, tour the facility, learn about the different rescue equipment and learn first-hand why they are known as the “Great Lakes Guardians.” There will be several information booths describing the varied missions and responsibilities of the Coast Guard to include environmental response and measures to address aquatic nuisance species, rescue swimmers, Coast Guard recruiters and others. There will also be an informative ‘State of the Co! ast Guard’ presentation by the unit’s Commanding Officer, Commander Jon Spaner, as well as a Search and Rescue demonstration by the Air Station’s HH-65C Dolphin helicopter and crew at 3:00 p.m.

The following multi-mission Coast Guard assets and booths will be on display:

HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter

HC-144 “Ocean Sentry” Maritime Patrol Aircraft from Mobile, AL

Coast Guard Recruiter

Environmental Protection and Response

25’ Response Boat - Safe (RBS)

Coast Guard Auxiliary Surface Boat

Coast Guard Auxiliary Air Piper Cherokee 180 and Cessna 180

Cherry Capital Airport’s Striker 3000 Crash/Fire Rescue Truck

The Traverse City Rotary Club is sponsoring refreshments for the public and will be assisting with parking, set-up and clean-up. The event is handicap accessible.

For more information on this event, please contact the Public Affairs Officer at Air Station Traverse City, LT Nate Noyes. During non-business hours, please contact the duty desk at 231-922-8211.

Scenic Trails Council, BSA
1499 Business Park Dr
Traverse City MI 49686
231-947-7071 or
1-800-466-2102
Fax: 231-947-7072