Kellogg Fairbank III, who took over at Chicago Maritime Museum after a business career, dies at 83

Kellogg Fairbank III, who took over at Chicago Maritime Museum after a business career, dies at 83

Kellogg Fairbank III was the descendant of an early Chicago industrialist who after his own business career followed his love of water sports — sailing, rowing and ice boating — to become Chicago Maritime Museum’s executive director. Known as “Ked,” Fairbank took his role at the museum after it moved its operations to the Bridgeport Art Center along the Chicago River. He was an articulate and engaging guide at the museum and encouraged interacti…