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History and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsShipwrecksRogers City museum inducts Lake Huron shipwreck victims, honors lives
-The ship broke up in a storm on Lake Huron in late November of 1966 before it could reach the protection of Thunder Bay, killing 28 of the 29 men aboard. Until recently, photos and biographies of only six of the ship’s crew hung on the museum’s walls.
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History and CultureLake OntarioLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNew YorkNewsShipwrecksTourismComments Requested: Lake Ontario marine sanctuary proposal moves forward
-NOAA announced a public comment period on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Lake Ontario marine sanctuary, including feedback on what areas the sanctuary should include.
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NOAA to designate Wisconsin coastline as national sanctuary
-The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has published the final rule designating the sanctuary.
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CollaborationLake HuronLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyShipwrecksThe Alpena NewsBEN is back! Autonomous vessel launches into Lake Huron from Rogers City, Michigan
-From coast to coast in the U.S., to American Samoa, and back to Lake Huron, the autonomous surface vessel is in Rogers City this month for lake floor mapping.
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CollaborationLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyShipwrecksThe Alpena NewsMarine archaeology research crew up from University of Texas
-A trio of researchers who have been studying the Alpena-Amberley Ridge in Lake Huron are joined this month by a group of undergraduate students from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Shifting sand, water again reveal shipwreck from 1880s
-A change in Lake Michigan water levels has revealed the shipwreck from the 1880s that is visible in western Michigan for the first time since 2018.
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Church to honor 45th anniversary of Fitzgerald shipwreck
-The event will be live-streamed on Facebook for the first time.
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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismSandra SvobodaShipwrecksWhat Grows: “Shipwrecks and Ecosystems” watch party for Great Lakes Now and “The Age of Nature”
-Whether they’re in oceans or the Great Lakes, shipwrecks create unique ecosystems for a variety of aquatic life.
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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaRecreation and TourismShipwrecksWisconsinShipwreck Life: How fish and other aquatic species utilize Great Lakes shipwrecks
-From bass and burbot to freshwater sponge, the kind of ecosystem that forms around Great Lakes shipwrecks are as varied as the thousands of wrecks.
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Shipwreck fragment emerges along Lake Michigan beach
-The fragment was revealed by waves amid high water levels on the Great Lakes.
