Diving into history: Flathead Maritime Archeology expands underwater archiving and stewardship
Flathead Maritime Archeology project introduced a new crew member to the community during a presentation at Bigfork Art and Cultural Center Friday, August 9: Dr. Calvin Mires of Wood Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Mires’s family is from Montana, he attended Boulder Jefferson High School outside of Helena and later the University of Montana to study Latin. While in school, he took a trip to Italy and discovered a love for ancient civilizations. Working on the east coast after school, Mires took scuba lessons and decided to combine his passions into a career – maritime archeology.
He studied at East Carolina University, one of the only colleges to teach maritime archeology. Mires wrote his master’s thesis on the steamboats of Glacier National Park. Now, he is a professor and works with Wood Hole Oceanographic Institute out of Massachusetts. He has explored and documented shipwrecks around the world.
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