
Whats Happening at Thunder Bay
2025 MATE Great Lakes Regional ROV Competition Results!
Teamwork took center stage—not on the field, but in the water—as student teams competed in the 2025 MATE Great Lakes Regional ROV Competition at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena. Teams were tasked [...]
Students Explore Maritime Archaeology with Big Anchor Project
Anchors play a key role in telling the story of maritime history. They’ve also become iconic symbols around the world. The BIG Anchor Project , launched by the Nautical Archaeological Society in 2008, invites volunteers [...]
Multibeam Sonar Lessons at Local School
On March 10, 2025, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary researcher Andi Yoxsimer gave a talk about multibeam sonar to a group of seventh and eighth grade students at the Immanuel Lutheran School in Alpena, MI. [...]
November Wrecks Archives
NOVEMBER: THE DEADLIEST MONTH ON THE GREAT LAKES *this is a copy of a social media campaign we did in 2024 featuring November shipwrecks in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Facebook post from 11/3/24 But [...]