Our Great Lakes Now weekends are always the last weekend of the month. On Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st, you can catch “More Fire, More Water,” the latest episode of Great Lakes Now from Detroit PBS. The episode will cover, fighting wildfires with centuries-old practices, why rainfall is getting more intense, and the [...]

Don't miss our next exciting lecture on Thursday, June 5th with Katie Skinner, an Assistant Professor of Robotics at the University of Michigan! See more of her bio below. This lecture will blend cutting-edge technology with our cherished Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary shipwrecks! Robots are becoming essential tools for ocean exploration, but current robot [...]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) will host the MATE ROV World competition for the first time since 2014! This global competition empowers students to design, build, and deploy ROVs to tackle real-world challenges.  Each year the mission changes and is based on the host site for the World Competition, making 2025 all about the [...]

Great Lakes, Great Films Every year, the Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary bring the world of cinema to Alpena! For five days in January, northeast Michigan is treated to some of the most impressive ocean and Great Lakes films from around the world during the annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival. Film screenings are [...]

SUBMIT YOUR STUDENT SHORT HERE Each year, the Student Shorts Film Competition is an exciting part of Thunder Bay International Film Festival! Middle and High School students (6th-12th grade) are eligible to enter individually or as a team, and there is NO entry fee for the competition. Interested in submitting a film? Film "shorts" submissions [...]