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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
