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	Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
		Situated literally at the end of the road about 10 miles north of Paradise, Michigan, the museum is located on the site of Whitefish Point Lighthouse, the oldest active light on Lake Superior.
		The museum features artifacts retrieved from local shipwrecks, including the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, and utilizes part of the old Coast Guard facility.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Lakes_Shipwreck_Museum (172 words)

	Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum & Whitefish Point Light Station - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
		It's at the end of the road, but the parking lot of this superb museum is often full, a reflection of how much it has to offer, from Lake Superior's first lighthouse to an eerie atmosphere to convey the haunting world of underwater shipwrecks...
		The museum spearheaded the bell recovery project and has made an excellent short film, shown here, on the ship's history (it was once "Queen of the Lakes" and was always especially liked by boat-watching fans) and the bell's recovery by divers.
		In the museum's early years he adroitly marshaled volunteers and grants to develop the museum and the related Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society into nationally prominent organizations.
	hunts-upguide.com /whitefish_point_great_lakes_shipwreck_museum___whitefish_point_light_station.html (1113 words)

	LakeNet - Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum - Lake Superior, The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, a group of divers researching shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, opened the museum on Lake Superior in 1986.
		Lake Biwa Museum - The Lake Biwa Museum's purpose is to conduct research on humanity's historical relationship with lakes, collect and classify related data, and share its research findings with the people of Shiga Prefecture in Japan in order to pursue a better future.
		Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) - The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, a private, non-profit museum, brings to life the story of Lake Champlain and its people through nautical exploration, hands-on exhibits for all ages, and learning adventures for all ages.
	www.worldlakes.org /organizations.asp?orgtypeid=6 (1017 words)

	Whitefish Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Whitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of Lake Superior between Michigan and Ontario.
		Whitefish Point is the home of a former Coast Guard station and Whitefish Point Lighthouse is the oldest active light on Lake Superior.
		Part of the lighthouse station houses the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, which includes information on the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitefish_Bay (205 words)

	Great Lakes Cruise Company : In the Press
		While that's nothing compared with the heyday of Great Lakes cruising in the early 20th century, it's a change from just six years ago, when cruises were virtually nonexistent.
		Oddly, Europeans were the first to reignite interest in the Great Lakes as a cruise destination, in the late 1990s.
		As museum divers with underwater cameras explore a shipwreck, images and audio are fed live to Le Levant's TV screens.
	www.greatlakescruising.com /press/businessweek-02252002.php (1082 words)

	Great Lakes Shipwrecks - Ship Technology
		Tens of thousands of shipwrecks can be found in the coastal waters of the US and in the Great Lakes area.
		The Great Lakes are a part of the earliest written history of the Americas.
		This famous shipwreck museum is registered as a National Historic Site and is located in a restored 1849 lighthouse, which used to be part of the US Coast Guard Light Station complex.
	www.ship-technology.com /contractors/survival/shipwrecks.html (421 words)

	Edmund Fitzgerald
		Granted a great number of sailors have been lost on the lakes and we all feel the loss, but none have been made into memorial sites like the Fitzgerald, and if there are others stay the h*** away from them too.
		The bell was removed and restored and placed in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish point with the knowledge and permission of the families.
		There are many other shipwrecks at White Fish that resulted in the loss of life, I believe that 29 men were involved on the wreck of the Cowel, of which some perished, this wreck is frequented by tech divers, are these souls different.
	michiganshipwrecks.com /Shipwrecks/Fitzgerald.htm (2078 words)

	Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, A maritime museum in upper peninsula Michigan on Whitefish Point
		The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum was recently awarded a 2006 GEMmy Award by the Midwest Travel Writers Association.
		The Shipwreck Museum is pleased to present a simple innovation - museum visitors may purchase adult, child, or family admission tickets online through the Shipwreck Coast Museum Store section of this website.
		The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is an Anchor Organization of MCACA for 2004-2005.
	www.shipwreckmuseum.org (720 words)

	Legendary Lighthouses: Great Stories-Western Great Lakes
		Lake Superior’s White Point Light, located in the treacherous southeastern reaches of the lake, has shined its light more or less unfailingly for almost 150 years -- except the night the Edmund Fitzgerald went down.
		Known as the Graveyard of the Lakes because of dangerous shoals in the area.
		It was established to guard the juncture of Lake Huron and St. Clair River.
	www.pbs.org /legendarylighthouses/html/glakegs.html (2320 words)

	Whitefish Point Lighthouse and Museum, Michigan's Upper Peninsula
		The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, a group of divers researching the wrecks, opened the museum in 1986.
		Contact the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, phone 906-635-1742 or 800-635-1742 or call the Shipwreck Museum at 906-492-3747 during the summer.
		Lake Superior water is cold enough to preserve the shipwrecks almost as if they went down yesterday.
	www.exploringthenorth.com /whitefish/whitefish.html (1373 words)

	Whitefish Point - Paradise, Michigan - Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum wants to build a memorial to the more than 30,000 people who've drowned in the shipwrecks that his museum commemorates.
		The museum itself is a vehicle for public enlightenment, since most Americans only know about one Great Lakes tragedy, the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and only because Gordon Lightfoot wrote an inexplicably popular song about it in the 1970s.
		We imagined that a museum with a name like this (and in a place so remote) would be ancient and dusty, maybe with a skeleton or two displayed in fish-eaten clothes.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==5374 (609 words)

	Michigan maritime museums - maritime museum websites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Berthed in Muskegon, Michigan at The Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum are The USS Silversides SS236, The USS LST 393, and The USCGC McLane W-146.
		Marine Museum: (St. James) The Marine Museum is located in an authentic net shed, built in 1906, and houses a growing collection of memorabilia from the days when St. James Harbor was teeming with commercial activity.
		Marquette Maritime Museum: (MI) The days when topsail schooners, Mackinac boats, fur trading canoes, work-a-day fish tugs, lumber hookers, and mighty steam barges plied the lakes, is the focus of this museum located on the shores of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
	www.maritimemuseums.net /MI.html (2311 words)

	Great Lakes Shipwreck Research
		Loudon Wilson's Great Lakes Directory of Commercial Sail - Compiled by Loudon Wilson, transcribed by SOS and databased by Brendon Baillod, this database includes only sailing ships and was mostly created from HGL, but includes a great deal more data.
		The Wisconsin Marine Historical Society Great Lakes Vessel Enrollment Index - Nearly 50,000 enrollments were transcribed for vessels 1815 - 1915 by WMHS volunteers.
		Wisconsin Historical Society Great Lakes Maritime History Image Database - Part of a much larger digital collection at their main site, this database includes MANY unique archival vessel images from all over the Great Lakes.
	www.ship-wreck.com /shipwreck/databases.jsp (909 words)

	Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point, Lake Superior
		Appropriately, the dwelling now houses the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, a group of divers researching the wrecks, opened the museum in 1986.
		The ships range from sailing schooners of the early 1800's to the Edmund Fitzgerald, the latest and largest shipwreck, which continues to fascinate residents of the U.P. The bell of the Fitzgerald was recovered from the wreck in 1995 and is displayed at the museum in an updated memorial.
		Contact the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, phone 906-635-1742 or 800-635-1742 or call the Shipwreck Museum at 906-492-3747 or 888-492-3747.
	www.exploringthenorth.com /shipmus/shipmuseum.html (536 words)

	Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, MI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, MI museumstuff.com :: museums :: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
		-- The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is the only one of its kind dedicated to the perils of maritime transport on the Great Lakes.
		PAGE OVERVIEW: -- Provides general information about Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, which may include web site and contact information, as well as description and collections info for those planning to visit Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum..
	www.museumstuff.com /rec/org_20020201_12973.html (196 words)

	Shipwrecks in the Great Lakes Region
		Shipwrecks in different regions of the U.S. are covered, with particular attention to the Great Lakes including such wrecks as Edmund Fitzgerald, Coburn, Grecian and Algoma.
		The approximately 160 shipwrecks thought to be located in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary constitute a microcosm of the Great Lakes commercial shipping industry spanning the last two hundred years.
		There are numerous shipwrecks in the preserve area as well as geological formations including clay banks and underwater rock piles.
	www.great-lakes.net /tourism/cul/shipwrecks.html (359 words)

	Great Lakes Shipwreck Research
		The project is being coordinated through the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, which is surveying the wrecks with the research vessel David Boyd.
		Great Lakes videographer Ric Mixter has released a new documentary, Final Run, in which he covers all the major storms and shipwrecks on the Lakes in the 20th century.
		The documentary is a must-have for Great Lakes wreck historians.
	www.ship-wrecks.net /shipwreck/Spring2004.jsp (980 words)

	New exhibit at Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
		WASHINGTON - The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to fund the completion of a maritime museum Surfboat House Exhibit describing the story of the United States Life-Saving Service.
		This building is the original structure used by the U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Station at Whitefish Point between 1923 and 1951, to launch hand-pulled surfboats, manned by Coast Guard crews, to come to the aid of vessels in distress on Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast.
		The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is owned and operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.
	www.sootoday.com /content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=13422 (479 words)

	Great Lakes shipwreck survivor recalls deadly 1966 sinking - News - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ROCKY RIVER, Ohio -- The sole survivor of the wreck of a Great Lakes ore ship that sank in a vicious storm 40 years ago says he still wrestles with the painful memories of 28 crewmates who died.
		WOOD-TV ROCKY RIVER, Ohio -- The sole survivor of the wreck of a Great Lakes ore ship that sank in a vicious storm 40 years ago says he still wrestles with the painful memories of 28 crewmates who died.
		Unable to speak about the shipwreck for years, Hale said he battled substance abuse but eventually put his problems behind him so he could keep the memory of his crewmates alive.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/15910775 (739 words)

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		Great Lakes Information Network Â Has links to the region's shipwreck museums and historical societies.
		Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Â Operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society of Sault Ste.
		Marie, Mich., which was founded in 1978 to preserve the lore and artifacts of the Great Lakes.Â The museum features the bell of the ill-fated laker, the Edmund Fitzgerald.
	www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org /tools_relatedsites.cfm (212 words)

	The Great Lakes Historical Society
		Located in the nautical town of Vermilion, Ohio, The Great Lakes Historical Society is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Great Lakes history.
		Its Inland Seas Maritime Museum is a key attraction on Ohio's north coast, and is a focal point of the historic Harbour Town district of Vermilion.
		Its Clarence S. Metcalf Great Lakes Maritime Research Library is highly regarded by researchers and historians, and has been used by researchers from the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, and many others.
	www.inlandseas.org (313 words)

	Lakes - Webled.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		[ Great Lakes Aquarium is a non-profit freshwater aquarium located in ]...
		Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, A maritime museum in upper peninsula Michigan on...
		Close to the Sault Soo, U.P. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is an Anchor Organization of MCACA ]...
	www.webled.com /Lakes.htm (342 words)

	Edmund Fitzgerald Shipwreck Information and Memorabilia
		The Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with her entire crew of 29 men on Lake Superior November 10, 1975, 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan.
		The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) has conducted three underwater expeditions to the wreck, 1989, 1994, and 1995.
		The bell is now on display in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum as a memorial to her lost crew.
	www.shipwreckmuseum.org /fitz.phtml (231 words)

	Whitefish Point - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
		Whitefish Bay is the funnel for ships entering and leaving Lake Superior via the St. Mary's River at Sault Ste.
		Whitefish Bay is protected, but the open expanse of water to the north is called "the graveyard of the Great Lakes." It bears the full force of winds from the north and west.
		The bird observatory and shipwreck museum say they work well together for a quality visitor experience.
	hunts-upguide.com /whitefish_point.html (594 words)

	Jim Dreyer- Solo Superior
		The Solo Superior world record quest and tribute, and Dreyer’s other Great Lakes triumphs, are planned to be featured in an IMAX movie produced by Science North, entitled Wonders of the Great Lakes, and will be detailed as the subject of a documentary chronicling Dreyer’s career, produced by Keyhole Films, called The Drive For Five.
		Vince had his shirt and shoes off (he is a surfer of the Great Lakes) and was willing to go get Jim and lead him in (but we had to tell him it wouldn't be a world record if he was helped in before he touched shore) and we also couldn't worry about his safety.
		The ground crew is going to leave the Tahquamenon Falls State Park and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum (thanks Tom Farnquist for your great hospitality, use of internet, helping Jim through shipping lanes, monitoring and filming Jim drop the memorial yesterday morning, and being on stand by in case of an emergency).
	www.swimjimswim.org /solosuperior.htm (3826 words)

	Great Lakes Web Ring
		The Great Lakes Ring is dedicated to all pages featuring material about the Great Lakes and includes: Maritime related, museums, historical Societies, Ports and Cities, Lighthouses, Shipwrecks, and any thing to do with the fresh water seas.
		Silver Waters Sailing of Lake Ontario hosts a message center for the Windy Women's Upstate Sailing association for crew-boat swap, sharing etc. We also do sailing instruction and charters on Lake Ontario with sailor-author Susan Gately and run excerpts from her books and newsletter on Lake Ontario.
		The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is a world class facility featuring shipwreck and diving exhibits, plus an Edmund Fitzgerald memorial, including the ships’ bell.
	d.webring.com /hub?ring=greatlakes (1284 words)

	Osterlin Library Pathfinder: Resources on Great Lakes Shipwrecks
		Description: Examines specific Great Lakes shipwrecks, from the 1679 loss of the Griffon to the explosion of the tanker Jupiter in 1990, with an eye to the economic, political and psychological factors involved.
		Description: A record of events on the Great Lakes during the year 1871 when 1,167 ships encountered major accidents, and also the year of the great Chicago fire and a forest fire that swept the states of Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Michigan and Northern Ohio on the same day.
		The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is an educational institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying, and interpreting the artifacts that tell the story of the maritime industry of the Upper Great Lakes.
	www.nmc.edu /library/how/pathfinders/shipwrecks.html (1013 words)

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