May 5, 2023
Michigan Announces Fresh Coast Maritime Challenge to Advance Sustainable Maritime Mobility
PHOTO COURTESY OF TRAVERSE CONNECTA new first-of-its-kind program in the U.S. that helps advance sustainable maritime travel will put Michigan at the forefront of the electric boating revolution. Michigan Governor…
April 17, 2023
Shipwreck Society Discovers Wreck off Coast of Lake Superior
Drawing by Bob McGreevyThe Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) has announced the discovery of the 144-foot barquentine Nucleus, which was found under 600 feet of water around 40 miles…
April 11, 2023
First Glass City Metropark Restaurant Announced
Glass City Metropark, which just opened The Ribbon skating rink and has its grand opening in June, has announced its first restaurant. The Garden, operated by Poco Piatti, will serve…
April 5, 2023
New Trail Will Connect Boyne City to Charlevoix
Photo Courtesy of Top of Michigan Trails CouncilLeadership Charlevoix County (LCC) and Top of Michigan Trails Council (TOMTC) are rolling out a safe new way for bikers and outdoor recreation…
March 23, 2023
Saugatuck’s Iconic Gap Filler Radar Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
PHOTO Courtesy of Michigan State Historic Preservation Office FacebookConstructed in 1957 in Saugatuck, Michigan, the iconic Saugatuck Gap Filler Radar was built high atop the Mount Baldhead sand dune to…
March 16, 2023
Historic Duluth Lighthouse Welcomes New Ownership
PHOTO COURTESY OF RETHOS FACEBOOKThe National Park Service has awarded Rethos — a St. Paul, Minnesota-based historic preservation nonprofit — the Duluth Harbor North Pierhead Lighthouse, after the U.S. Coast…
March 7, 2023
New Schooner Arrives in Traverse City
The Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) has purchased a new 105-foot, three-masted schooner named Alliance, which will be sailing the waters of Grand Traverse Bay this summer. The ship’s name…
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