FORKS — Longtime Forks resident and history buff Rod Fleck will present “When Shipwrecks Change History: The Nikolai and the Condor” on Friday.
The talk and dessert potluck is part of the Olympic Natural Resources Center’s Evening Talks at ORNC program.
Friday’s event will be held at the Olympic Natural Resources Center, 1455 S. Forks Ave., at 6:30 p.m.
Fleck will discuss how shipwrecks along the Olympic coast affected world events.
His talk will feature two shipwrecks: the Sv. Nikolai (Russian brig St. Nicholas), the first recorded shipwreck along the Washington coast in September 1808; and the HMS Condor, a 980-ton, barkentine-rigged steam sloop that sank in 1901.
The event is free. Visitors should bring an item for the dessert potluck.
For more information, phone Ellen Matheny at 360-374-4556 or ematheny@uw.edu.
