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Tag: shipwrecks

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Has this freighter made its final voyage?

by Great Lakes Now July 8, 2025

It’s been 50 years since a freighter sank in the Great Lakes. But in the summer of 2024, one freighter came dangerously close.

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 inAP, Article, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks

Michigan researchers find 1914 shipwrecks in Lake Superior

by The Associated Press April 13, 2023
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story

by The Associated Press March 1, 2023
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Detroit, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Feature Detroit, Freighters, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks

Detroit church to remember sailors lost on the Great Lakes

by The Associated Press November 10, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await

by Alex Hill September 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inHistory and Culture, Lake Huron, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks

Rogers City museum inducts Lake Huron shipwreck victims, honors lives

by The Alpena News August 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inHistory and Culture, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, New York, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Comments Requested: Lake Ontario marine sanctuary proposal moves forward

by Noah Bock July 19, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

NOAA to designate Wisconsin coastline as national sanctuary

by The Associated Press June 23, 2021
Posted inGuest Article, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, The Alpena News

BEN is back! Autonomous vessel launches into Lake Huron from Rogers City, Michigan

by The Alpena News June 11, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
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    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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