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Upcoming Events

Great Lakes Now Weekend: More Fire, More Water

May 31 @ 10:00 am - June 1 @ 5:00 pm

MATE ROV WORLD Competition

June 19 @ 8:00 am - June 21 @ 5:00 pm

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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Whats Happening at Thunder Bay

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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Students Explore Maritime Archaeology with Big Anchor Project

By |April 15th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

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 [...]

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Multibeam Sonar Lessons at Local School

By |April 9th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

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. [...]

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Thunder Bay’s Signature Events

Maritime Festival

Festival of Sail

ROV

ROV Competition

Film Festival

Film Festival

Summer Programs

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Diana Bergen Thornburg

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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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