Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, speaks with Geri McCaleb, mayor of Grand Haven, Mich., and her husband, John, prior to sitting down for dinner at the Coast Guard Festival Tri-Cities dinner held at the Trillium Banquet and Conference Center in Spring Lake, Mich., Aug. 1, 2013. The Tri-Cities dinner is part of the annual Coast Guard Festival and was attended by Coast Guard leaders and political leaders of the Tri-Cities area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read)