Home - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
WEBJun 25, 2024 · The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum has become one of Michigan’s most popular destinations in the cultural tourism industry, attracting nearly 100,000 visitors each season. Museum patrons learn about the perils of maritime transport on the Great Lakes at the Whitefish Point Light Station, an historic site on the National Register of Historic Places.
Visit - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
WEBWhitefish Point marks the critical turning point for all ships entering or leaving the lake. The waters that extend west from Whitefish Point along the 80-mile stretch of rugged shoreline have earned the ominous title, “Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast.”
Whitefish Point Light Station - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical …
WEBThe wreck of the Fitzgerald lies just 15 miles northwest of Whitefish Point. The Light Station was operated exclusively by the U.S. Lighthouse Service from 1849 until 1923, when the U.S. Coast Guard established a Lifeboat Rescue Station here.
Whitefish Point and Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan
WEBOct 4, 2023 · At Whitefish Point, not far from the Soo Locks, the lake narrows into a funnel where shipping lanes converge, visibility is poor and northwesters reach full fury, building up over 200 miles of open water.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum & Whitefish Point Light Station
WEBThe Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located at Michigan’s Whitefish Point Light-Station. It is approximately 1.5 hours drive from the Mackinac Bridge. With more than 200 shipwrecks lying in the immediate vicinity, the area is …
Shipwreck Tours - Glass Bottom Boat in Munising, Michigan
WEBShipwreck Tours - Glass Bottom Boat in Munising, Michigan. Resembling a small country church in style, its original color was white. The location, opposite the dangerous shoal at Sand Point, was critical for safe navigation. BUY TICKETS NOW. Tickets for the 2024 season are available online.
Whitefish Point: What to See (Lake Superior, Shipwreck Museum)
WEBJan 26, 2023 · Whitefish Point on Lake Superior's shipwreck coast in home to the Great Lakes shipwreck Musuem and Whitefish Point Bird Observatory.
Whitefish Point: Shipwrecks and Shorelines - Steph Purk
WEBOct 3, 2021 · Whitefish Point is a cape in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. All vessels entering or leaving Lake Superior must pass by here. With at least 240 shipwrecks in the region, the area is known as Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast or the Graveyard of the Great Lakes.
Historic shipwreck discovered near Upper Peninsula's Whitefish Point
WEBFeb 11, 2023 · A sunken ship dating back to 1869 has been discovered in eastern Lake Superior, near the Upper Peninsula's infamous "shipwreck coast." There’s a reason Whitefish Point is home to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum .
Michigan Shipwrecks – Find and Dive – Interactive Map
WEBJan 18, 2020 · There are an estimated 6,000 sunken ships across all the Great Lakes with about 1,500 Michigan Shipwrecks located in Michigan waters. With Interactive Map.
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