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Category: Shipwrecks

Posted inHistory and Culture

Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

The Great Lakes are seeing a “golden age” of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

Fifty years later: The little-known story of the families the Fitz left behind

by Thomas Nelson November 10, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

After 132 years, team finds wreck of the Western Reserve in Lake Superior

by Wisconsin Public Radio March 19, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks

A Great Lakes ‘Pompeii’? Lake Huron’s depths hold secrets of human history

by Bridge Michigan January 7, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops

by Geo Rutherford October 28, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Freighters, Guest Article, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Ship doomed on Lake Michigan now moored on National Register of Historic Places

by Great Lakes Echo July 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Strong winds uncover spectacular features and long-lost structures

by Sharon Oosthoek January 19, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks

Tracing for human remains on shipwrecks with environmental DNA

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now October 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Behind the shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now September 15, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Artificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake Huron

by Great Lakes Echo March 29, 2023November 8, 2025

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    Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

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