Oct 6, 2026 · 21 min · 8 segments
What do Jimmy Buffett, maritime history and memorialization have in common? Discover the connections as Monument Matters host Mike Johns welcomes Karen Poth, executive director of the National…
Karen PothGuest
Mike JohnsHost
So to finish off on a personal note, unless there's some other stuff that you'd like to share that we haven't specifically covered, 'cause, you know, I know, I'm sure that the museum is much more than...
Why don't we talk about that for a second? The Jimmy Buffett exhibit is a huge part of the museum, but I'm sure that there's an awful lot beyond Jimmy Buffett that we'll be able to go take a look at.
And so the rest of the ex- We, one of our other floors is under construction now because we don't like to be bored.
But it will be, it'll be opening about this time next year, and it will be an immersive walkthrough of the Mobile Tensaw Delta, which is less than a mile from our building.
There are more turtles there, more turtle species there than anywhere else in the world.
But also just, you know, talking about conservation and the importance of, of this area to our industry, and how industry and this area can survive side by side, if you will, 'cause it's very close to our ports and, you know.
And beyond that, we have a lot of great learning about, you know, especially right now with everything that's happening, understanding commerce and understanding, you know, the commerce that happens on the ocean.
There's a huge map, it's two stories tall, where you can see all the trade routes that come into the Port of Mobile.
... and, and start to understand the importance of the Panama Canal or the Strait of Hormuz or, you know-
Um, there's also a lot of learning about shipbuilding and the importance of that in, in throughout history really, uh, and the, the how it has progressed.
And then we sit right across the river from one of Austal's biggest shipbuilding facilities, and so people can watch military ships being built-
So to finish off on a personal note, unless there's some other stuff that you'd like to share that we haven't specifically covered, 'cause, you know, I know, I'm sure that the museum is much more than...
Why don't we talk about that for a second? The Jimmy Buffett exhibit is a huge part of the museum, but I'm sure that there's an awful lot beyond Jimmy Buffett that we'll be able to go take a look at.
And so the rest of the ex- We, one of our other floors is under construction now because we don't like to be bored.
But it will be, it'll be opening about this time next year, and it will be an immersive walkthrough of the Mobile Tensaw Delta, which is less than a mile from our building.
There are more turtles there, more turtle species there than anywhere else in the world.
But also just, you know, talking about conservation and the importance of, of this area to our industry, and how industry and this area can survive side by side, if you will, 'cause it's very close to our ports and, you know.
And beyond that, we have a lot of great learning about, you know, especially right now with everything that's happening, understanding commerce and understanding, you know, the commerce that happens on the ocean.
There's a huge map, it's two stories tall, where you can see all the trade routes that come into the Port of Mobile.
... and, and start to understand the importance of the Panama Canal or the Strait of Hormuz or, you know-
Um, there's also a lot of learning about shipbuilding and the importance of that in, in throughout history really, uh, and the, the how it has progressed.
And then we sit right across the river from one of Austal's biggest shipbuilding facilities, and so people can watch military ships being built-
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