Great Lakes, Great Lessons: The Story Beneath the Surface
Mar 03, 2026
Todd Gordon
Great Lakes, Great Lessons: The Story Beneath the Surface

Great Lakes, Great Lessons: The Story Beneath the Surface

Todd Gordon is a graduate of UW Milwaukee, and retired in 2018 from We Energies after 43 years of service. He and his wife, Kathie, have recently “retired” as volunteer co-managers of the Port Washington 1860 Light Station. Todd is currently the vice president of the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society’s Board of Trustees. As a lifelong history enthusiast and former SCUBA diver, Todd has been sharing his interests by giving Great Lakes history presentations to various organizations. In the past he dove on various Great Lakes shipwrecks, mostly in the waters around Door County.