F25-14 Prohibition and The Rum Runners of Lake Erie REPEAT from Winter '24
Class | Registration opens 8/17/2025 9:00 AM EDT
Lake Erie was abuzz during Prohibition as a major route of smuggled, outlawed alcohol. This course will explore the “who, what and where” of the lake’s and its shoreline’s involvement in the Prohibition years of 1920-1933. The four sessions will be “The Road to Prohibition,” “Rebellion and Opportunity,” “the Birth of the Rum Runner” and “Rise of Organized Crime and End of the 'Great Experiment'." Learn about secret coves, speeding Dart Boats, Coast Guard chases and the notorious Purple Gang.
R. C. Durkee
 | R.C. Durkee is a writer, artist and local history speaker. Her debut novel, "Rum Run" was selected for Ohioana and inclusion in the state's library. She lectures local history for college lifelong learning courses, libraries and organizations and was a recurrent program speaker for Case Western Reserve University's STEM program. The sixth generation to be raised on her family’s 190 year old farm, her love of history, nature and rural life are reflected in both her art and writing. She is currently writing a narrative nonfiction set during the Civil War. |