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National Museum of the Great Lakes announces fall lecture series lineup

TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) announced its 2025 fall lecture series lineup, featuring historical talks and presentations on Great Lakes history. In a press release, ...

From fur traders to freighters: How Great Lakes storms shaped shipwreck history

From hand-built canoes to massive freighters, violent storms have tested ships for centuries and led to tragedies that ...

There's a hidden collection of Great Lakes artifacts in Milwaukee's Central Library

Milwaukee Public Library's Central Library is home to a collection of artifacts and files from a plethora of ships, including ...
The Mining Journal

50 years later, author separates Edmund Fitzgerald fact from folklore

Today marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most tragic and well-known shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, the sinking of the ...

These are the largest, deadliest shipwrecks in Great Lakes history

Retelling shipwreck stories help keep the memories of their victims alive. How the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SS Carl D. Bradley ...
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Historic tugboat transferred to Great Lakes Maritime Academy for student training

Hundreds gather at Whitefish Point to honor Edmund Fitzgerald crew CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - Hundreds of people gathered at Whitefish Point for a memorial organized by the Great Lakes ...
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Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society finds wreck of 300-foot steamer ‘Western Reserve’

CHIPPEWA COUNTY — After 132 years, the final resting place of the 300′ steel steamer Western Reserve has been discovered roughly 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior. According to a ...
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National Museum of the Great Lakes announces first presentation for 2024 Fall Lecture Series

TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Museum of the Great Lakes has announced the first presentation of its 2024 Fall Lecture Series. The first presentation is on Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. and ...