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October 7, 2024

Volunteer as a Lighthouse Keeper on Lake Superior for the Summer

Live on Lake Superior for the summer and volunteer at a historic lighthouse! Au Sable historic light station on Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is looking for volunteers to give…

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September 23, 2024

Maritime Museum Lecture Series Kicks Off With Life Saving Service History

The Michigan Maritime Museum’s lecture series kicks off on September 25, 2024 at 6:30pm with historian and author Fred Stonehouse. His presentation will focus on the story of the U.S.…

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August 23, 2024

National Museum of the Great Lakes Raffles Off Freighter Trip

The National Museum of the Great Lakes is once again raffling off a multi day trip for two aboard a working Great Lakes freighter as part of its fundraising efforts…

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May 20, 2024

S.S. Keewatin to Open to Kingston Public

The S.S. Keewatin will open to the public in Kingston, Ontario at the Great Lakes Museum with a launch party on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The museum has opened ticket…

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May 6, 2024

Michigan Announces Summer of Lighthouses

Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers announced an exciting summer for West Michigan lighthouses, including two big anniversaries! Ludington North Breakwater located off Stearns Beach in downtown Ludington at the end of…

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March 25, 2024

Sleeping Bear Inn to Reopen After 50 Years

Reservations are now open to book at the historic Sleeping Bear Inn in Leelanau County’s Glen Haven for available dates August 2024 through April 2025. Built in the mid 1800s,…

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March 11, 2024

Mackinac State Historic Parks Prepares for 2024 Season

Mackinac State Historic Parks is busy preparing for the opening of the 2024 season in May with a number of new exhibits and programs and exciting additions to existing ones.…

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January 15, 2024

U.S. Brig Niagara to Receive Multi-Million-Dollar Update

PHOTO COURTESY OF FLAGSHIP NIAGARA LEAGUEThe U.S. Brig Niagara — a reconstruction of Oliver Hazard Perry’s relief flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie — is set to get multi-million-dollar…

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July 3, 2023

Wisconsin Maritime Museum Welcomes New Sea Lamprey Exhibit

PHOTO COURTESY OF WISCONSIN MARITIME MUSEUMVisitors to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc can now explore the history, impact and management efforts of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes through…

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June 3, 2023

Distillery Aims to Preserve Historic Shipwrecks Through Whiskey Making

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SEARCH FOR THE WESTMORELAND, LAKE MICHIGAN'S TREASURE SHIPWRECK FACEBOOKThree Michigan men have a novel idea for how to help preserve and also share historic shipwrecks with…

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Volunteer as a Lighthouse Keeper on Lake Superior for the Summer

Maritime Museum Lecture Series Kicks Off With Life Saving Service History

National Museum of the Great Lakes Raffles Off Freighter Trip

S.S. Keewatin to Open to Kingston Public

Michigan Announces Summer of Lighthouses

Sleeping Bear Inn to Reopen After 50 Years

Mackinac State Historic Parks Prepares for 2024 Season

U.S. Brig Niagara to Receive Multi-Million-Dollar Update

Wisconsin Maritime Museum Welcomes New Sea Lamprey Exhibit

Distillery Aims to Preserve Historic Shipwrecks Through Whiskey Making

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