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Many of these ships were never found, so the exact number of shipwrecks in the Lakes is unknown; the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum estimates 6,000 ships and 30,000 lives lost, [1] while historian and mariner Mark Thompson has estimated that the total number of wrecks is likely more than 25,000. [2]
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located at the Whitefish Point Light Station 11 miles (18 km) north of Paradise in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The light station property was transferred to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS), the Michigan Audubon Society (MAS), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1996.
One of the largest wooden ships ever built, she mostly carried iron ore east on the Great Lakes and returned with coal. Ran aground in a fog bank in November 1905. [68] Part of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS; boundary enlarged November 16, 2015. 6: Arctic Shipwreck (tug) Arctic Shipwreck (tug) June 22, 2018
With a legacy of more than 100 years, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is the go-to watchdog for evaluating businesses and charities. The nonprofit organization maintains a massive database of ...
A World War II-era steamship that sank along with its captain in a strong storm in 1940 has been found at the bottom of Lake Superior after a 10-year search.
The Museum Ship Valley Camp is over 100 years old, and has a long history both as a shipping freighter and as a museum in the city. Great Lakes history up close: Inside the Museum Ship Valley Camp ...
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum; National Geographic article, "Road Trip: Shipwreck Coast, Michigan" Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve; 130 years after it sank, well-preserved wreckage of ship found in Lake Superior; Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum; Graveyard Of The Great Lakes (1988), a YouTube video
Michigan's Antiquities Act of 1980 prohibited the removal of artifacts from shipwrecks on the Great Lakes bottomlands. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment 1992 raid on the GLSHS offices and Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum included seizure of artifacts that were illegally removed from the John M. Osborn. [7]