By: Tom Sibley
Take time on Wednesday mornings to travel with Sid Lenger at Marge’s Donut Den to places where Sid and his wife Beulah traveled to and documented on video.
Mr. Sid’s Travel Series begins May 25, the Wednesday before Memorial Day, with a 24 minute video that will take you with Sid on a Tour Of LST (Landing Ship Tank) 393 anchored at the Mart Dock in Muskegon. Sid has long been a volunteer tour guide on the ship. Sid served on a similar ship, LST 651, in the South Pacific during World War II.
The programs begin with Gospel and Patriotic Song from 9:30AM to 9:45AM with the video to follow.
The videos will be shown at Marge’s Donut Den every other Wednesday with coffee provided by Marge.
After the videos, Mr. Sid (Sid Lenger) will be available for questions. (Average length of videos 40 minutes.) The full schedule is as follows:
May 25 – Video Tour of LST 393 with Mr. Sid
June 8 – Austria
June 22 – Nepal
July 6 – Netherlands
July 20 – India
August 3 – Italy
August 17 – Mission India – Amazing Story of John Raj & 5 Days in India
August 31 – Canada
September 14 – New Zeeland
September 28 – Alaska
October 12 – The Challenge of India – Mission India
October 26 – Switzerland
November 9 – Mr. Sid Goes to War – Sid’s Documentary of his wartime experience
November 23 – The Presidents of Mt. Rushmore – America Then
December 7 – Germany