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Cold, deep waters have preserved thousands of Great Lakes shipwrecks, captured in eerie photos of the intact wrecks still hidden beneath the surface. Read the full story by the Detroit […]
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The New York Department of State is developing an immersive extended reality experience and modular exhibit highlighting at least two “iconic” shipwrecks in what’s now the federally designated Lake Ontario […]
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Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to shipwrecks that have sat underwater for more than […]
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50 years ago on Monday, one of the most “mysterious and controversial” of all shipwrecks on the Great Lakes took place 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan, taking the […]
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There are well over 6,000 shipwrecks between the five Great Lakes, the most well-known, of course, being the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. In recent years, especially around northeast Wisconsin, shipwreck discoveries […]
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A unique dataset of shipwreck sonar scans, captured by researchers from the University of Michigan and Michigan Technological University, has been selected for inclusion in the National Artificial Intelligence Research […]
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Scientists used an autonomous underwater vehicle to explore shipwrecks in Lake Michigan for the first time. The expedition highlighted the significant challenges of exploring the Great Lakes, even with advanced […]
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In terms of popular fascination, few shipwrecks compare to the foundering of the Edmund Fitzgerald in a 1975 Lake Superior storm, with the loss of its entire 29-person crew. The […]
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The bottom of the Great Lakes are home to thousands of shipwrecks and other historical artifacts. The state of Michigan has an Underwater Salvage and Preserve Committee that works to […]
The Great Lakes have a rich history of ghost stories and maritime lore. Lake Superior’s “Shipwreck Coast” is known for numerous shipwrecks and ghost ship sightings. Read the full story […]
A summer intern for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) says his favorite part of Alpena, Michigan, is how connected the people are to the Great Lakes. He has […]