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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.
It holds artifacts from the shipwrecks listed below and has information on the notable wreck of SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, in which all 29 crew were lost. After the Soo Locks opened in 1855 and ship traffic increased on Lake Superior, Whitefish Bay was the site of numerous shipwrecks , often due to hazardous weather.
More vessels have been lost in the Whitefish Point area than any other part of Lake Superior. [3] Between the loss of the Invincible in 1816 and the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, the Whitefish Point area has claimed at least 240 ships. [4] Vessels are funneled through Whitefish Bay downbound and upbound from the Soo Locks. Poor ...
Among the most famous wrecks is the Edmund Fitzgerald, ... cultural sites and dive sites off the coast of Grand Traverse Bay near Traverse City. Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum — Whitefish Point ...
Launched on June 7, 1958, the Fitzgerald became the largest carrier on the Great Lakes until 1971, according to the National Weather Service in Mar 47 years later, remembering the Edmund ...
With a deadweight capacity of 26,000 long tons (29,120 short tons; 26,417 t), [6] and a 729-foot (222 m) hull, Edmund Fitzgerald was the longest ship on the Great Lakes, earning her the title Queen of the Lakes [12] until September 17, 1959, when the 730-foot (222.5 m) SS Murray Bay was launched. [15] Edmund Fitzgerald ' s three central cargo ...
In the period between 1816, when the Invincible was lost, to the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, the Whitefish Point area alone has claimed at least 240 ships. [ 2 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
With the 50th anniversary of the sinking approaching on Nov. 10, 2025, organizers are looking for 17 teams of four swimmers to take part in a 17-stage relay and documentary on the Edmund Fitzgerald.