In this 2-hour program, join sanctuary staff in the Marine Tech Training Tank to learn the basics of snorkeling. Through fun activities, games, and comprehensive instruction, participants will learn breathing and finning techniques, mask defogging and snorkel clearing. Topics will also include respect of the water and marine life and how to stay safe and [...]

Presented by Force Blue Co-Founder and Executive Director Jim Ritterhoff Force Blue is the only nonprofit organization in the world that retrains and redeploys former Special Operations veterans to work alongside scientists on marine conservation missions. It is changing the discussion of what it means to be an environmentalist. Harkening back to the days of [...]

FROG FATHERS is a 2024 documentary about four Navy SEAL veterans who visit the site of the bloodiest day in U.S. Naval Special Warfare history, June 6, 1944. The veterans pay their respects to the fallen and try to understand the events of that day, as well as how the sacrifices made there affect their [...]

Presented by William Douros Former Sanctuaries West Coast Regional Director Recently retired, William (Bill) Douros, will discuss the key opportunities and challenges facing the U.S. West Coast marine ecosystem. He will also share his perspectives on the designation of the newest national marine sanctuary, Chumash Heritage, a process he led. Douros (a former Michigander!) retired [...]

Hunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence. When a shy Alaska Native teen becomes the youngest person ever to harpoon a whale for his village, his family is blindsided by thousands of keyboard activists brutally attacking him online—without full perspective on the importance of the hunt to [...]

Local, historical, and material records combine in an exploration of the lives of lighthouse keepers in the Great Lakes. The Garrity family had a long and illustrious career within the lighthouse service throughout the Great Lakes, but the majority of their service was spent at the Old and New Presque Isle Lighthouses and the Presque [...]