Sunday, August 7, 2022
One of the last known (and most famous) blue pike was landed by hook and line in 1962. In 1983, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the blue pike extinct. Yet, nearly 40 years later, the population remains robust and healthy – in the hearts and minds of countless anglers. Part of that is due to a feature story writtenThursday, August 4, 2022
A version of this article originally appeared on Traverse City News. Saugatuck, MI — A West Michigan couple believes they've located a once lost shipwreck in the shallow waters of Lake Michigan. Kevin Ailes and his wife, Amy, share a passion for preserving shipwrecks. "My main focus is preservation," Ailes said. "But in theMonday, July 18, 2022
Detroit, MI – “Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale,” a documentary that follows preservationists’ efforts to save America’s oldest surviving passenger steamships from the scrapyard, will have its theatrical release in September 2022 through Emagine Entertainment. Told from the perspective of the belovedSunday, May 29, 2022
The conversion of an old armory building filled with memories and mildew into a state-of-the-art Sailing Museum was more than conversion therapy, it was an all-out rebuild that took every ounce of effort from everyone involved including and especially Executive Director Heather Ruhsam. What began as a dream just a few years ago hasWednesday, March 30, 2022
A brief history of an incredible 76-year-old staysail schooner, courtesy of the Inland Seas Education Association.
Sunday, March 27, 2022
On Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. the National Museum of the Great Lakes will hold their final presentation of the 2022 Spring Lecture Series covering the history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Great Lakes. Presented by Ashley Binion-Zuccaro, Toledo Program Manager of the Buffalo District, this hybrid lecture will discussMonday, March 7, 2022
A shipwreck found 650 feet below the surface of Lake Superior is incredibly well preserved.
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Great Lakes Scuttlebutt's Content Manager, Annastasia Artzer, explores the history of women in the maritime industry, and what the future holds.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
THREE TIMES A COMMODORE “Salesman of the Great Lakes” Commodore Arnold Augustus Schantz – Detroit Yacht Club 1918 -1919 -1924 The Man Behind the Building of DYC’s Fourth Clubhouse 100 Years Ago His is a story of hard work and the American dream. Born in Galion, Ohio, on April 10th, 1861 to German immigrantTuesday, February 8, 2022
The Detroit Historical Society unveils a collection of over 150 historic Great Lakes shipping models.
