Friday, March 10, 2023
Kingston — A 116-year-old steamship that ferried passengers and goods in the upper Great Lakes is bound for the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston. The museum announced last Friday that it had acquired the SS Keewatin from a development group in Port McNicoll, east of Midland, where it has been a museum shipWednesday, March 8, 2023
Traverse City, MI— Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel. The 191-foot (58-meter) cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both. TheFriday, February 24, 2023
Toledo, OH – The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) is proud to introduce a brand new online and micro exhibit—Waving Through Time: Flags of the Sweetwater Seas. This 2-part exhibit highlighting commercial and recreational flags on the Great Lakes has launched Part 1 with a focus on the Great Lakes Industry. TheThursday, February 16, 2023
Toledo, OH – On Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. the National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) begins their annual spring lecture series by exploring the life of nineteenth century surveyor Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield. “Considered a Master Chart Maker of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, The Admiral’sWednesday, February 15, 2023
Whitefish Point, MI – The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) is thrilled to announce the discovery of the 144-foot Barquentine Nucleus. The Nucleus was found under 600 feet of water around 40 miles northwest of Vermilion point on Lake Superior. The Nucleus sank on September 14th, 1869, when it was downbound fromTuesday, January 24, 2023
Washington, D.C. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its proposal to designate a new national marine sanctuary in eastern Lake Ontario. The sanctuary would serve to recognize the national significance of the area’s historical, cultural and archaeological resources, including 43 knownWednesday, January 11, 2023
On December 12, 2022, a provisional world wind-powered speed record was set by the Emirates Team New Zealand America’s Cup crew on a dry lakebed in southern Australia. A high-tech and very well-funded effort to set the record using a purpose-built land sailing craft, they managed to reach an incredible speed of 139.4 mph in justFriday, November 4, 2022
Whitefish Point, MI – The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) is proud to announce the discovery of the 292-foot Whaleback vessel, Barge 129. Barge 129 was found in Lake Superior, 35 miles off Vermilion Point in 650 feet of water. Barge 129 was found along with 8 other wrecks in 2021 by the GLSHS in partnershipThursday, November 3, 2022
Toledo, OH – On Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00 pm, the museum will host the final presentation of our 2022 Fall Lecture Series featuring the J.W. Westcott Company. Since 1874, the company has served the Great Lakes marine community through deliveries of mail and other items. It all began with John Ward Westcott, who was born intoSunday, October 9, 2022
Toledo, OH – Lake Erie is known for its beauty and tranquility, but a dark, deadly undercurrent also lurks beneath its surface. On Wednesday, October 26, join author Wendy Kolie as she wades into the depths of this great but deadly lake in the second presentation of the National Museum of the Great Lakes’ 2022 Fall Lecture
