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Upcoming Events

14th Annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival

January 21, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - January 25, 2026 @ 5:00 pm

Student Shorts Film Competition

January 24, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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World Championship held at TBNMS – highlights and more!

By |June 23rd, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

The 2025 MATE ROV Competition World Championship brought together different languages, continents, values, time zones, resources, climates, and customs - but with a shared mission, ocean, and planet.  It is easy to stand back and [...]

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COLLEGE STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN SANCTUARY

By |June 3rd, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

Say hello to some hydrographers in training! In May, students from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City got hands-on experience with NOAA hydrographers as they kicked off a major effort to map the 4,300-square-mile sanctuary. [...]

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HOLLINGS SCHOLAR BLOG from Luis Acevedo-Soto

By |May 29th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

JUNE 10th BLOG ENTRY: Hola, my name is Luis Miguel Acevedo Soto. I am a rising senior at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, studying biology. I’m also part of the 2024–2026 class of [...]

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2025 MATE Great Lakes Regional ROV Competition Results!

By |May 19th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

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 [...]

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Thunder Bay’s Signature Events

Maritime Festival

Festival of Sail

ROV

ROV Competition

Film Festival

Film Festival

Summer Programs

“Great experience! Highly recommend it!”

Diana Bergen Thornburg

“What an incredible blessing to this town! Always love this place and the beautiful sincere staff. Thank you!!!”

Tim Hauff

“It was a blast! Captain Spencer and crew were very fun and informative about some of northern Michigan’s history.”

Trevor Hoon
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