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INPUT SESSION: What Type of Lake Data Matters Most to You?

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center 500 West Fletcher Street, Alpena, MI, United States

When it comes to weather information from Lake Huron, what matters most to you? Wave height? Wind direction? Water temperature? Live cameras? This listening session will help us serve the community better by delivering on what you want most. Please come share your input. The Great Lakes Observing System is partnering with Thunder Bay National [...]

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Shark Days at the Sanctuary

GET YOUR CHILD SIGNED UP FOR THIS 2- DAY CAMP DURING SPRING BREAK Come explore the amazing world of sharks existing within the National Marine Sanctuary system. During this two-day program, students will learn all about sharks through games, films, crafts, and activities at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena. Programs are divided [...]

$20

An Ancient World Beneath Lake Huron: What We Know & What’s Next!

Presented by Dr. Ashley Lemke Archaeologist, Anthropologist, and Explorers Club Fellow Take a journey back in time to learn about archaeological sites that are thousands of years old preserved below Lake Huron's waters. Dr. Ashley Lemke has been working on underwater sites in the Great Lakes, exploring ancient landscapes, for more than 10 years. One [...]

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LECTURE SERIES: Teenagers Scientific Diving from Reefs to Shipwrecks

In July, our monthly lecture series at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center will feature the SCUBAnauts and is entitled, "Teenagers Scientific Diving from Reefs to Shipwrecks." This group of Florida and Georgia teenagers are working with Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to document shipwrecks and learn about this special ecosystem - very different from [...]

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Great Lakes Now Weekend: Rescuing Freighters and Busting Swamps

The last weekend of every month is a Great Lakes Now Weekend where you can catch the latest episode of this popular show from Detroit PBS. On this episode of Great Lakes Now: It’s been 50 years since a freighter sank in the Great Lakes, but in June 2024, one ship came dangerously close. For [...]

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Great Lakes Now Weekend: The Fitzgerald’s Legacy and the Power of Tugs

On Saturday, December 27 and Sunday, December 28, you can catch “The Fitzgerald's Legacy and the Power of Tugs,” the latest episode of Great Lakes Now from Detroit PBS. On this episode of Great Lakes Now, learn why the Edmund Fitzgerald was the last major shipwreck on the lakes and how the shipping industry has [...]

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Great Lakes Now Weekend: Sorting Fish & a Breakaway Buoy

On Saturday, February 28 and Sunday, March 1, you can catch “Sorting Fish and a Breakaway Buoy,” the latest episode of Great Lakes Now from Detroit PBS. On this episode of Great Lakes Now, explore a project on a Michigan river that keeps undesirable fish away. Then take a canoe out onto the Au Sable [...]

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