Second Saturday • Rebecca Brandt 'Mosquitoes, Malaria, and Michigan'

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Join us for the Second Saturday with Rebecca Brandt “Mosquitoes, Malaria, and Michigan.” “Nothing but Indians, muskrats and bullfrogs could possibly subsist here” – Major Daniel Baker, Commander of Fort Saginaw, 1823. Rebecca Brandt, Manager of Bay County Mosquito Control in collaboration with Dr. Carl Doud of Midland County Mosquito Control, will present a historical backdrop of the plight of mosquitoes and malaria in 19th century Saginaw Valley and how changes in the region’s habitat helped settle this once “uninhabitable” land. Cost: FREE Registration is required. RSVP: https://forms.gle/1fVs2YJAXPz7W3o88. Admission: FREE - Registration required. Bay County Historical Society, 321 Washington Avenue. 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Phone: (989) 893-5733