Learn how to construct an underwater ROV (remotely Operated Vehicle) using an "ROV-In-ABox" kit. Pilot your creation in our makerspace test tank to complete underwater missions and learn about how these vehicles are used for science and industry. All ages. Free.
Learn how to construct an underwater ROV (remotely Operated Vehicle) using an "ROV-In-ABox" kit. Pilot your creation in our makerspace test tank to complete underwater missions and learn about how these vehicles are used for science and industry. All ages. Free.
The Wreck of the Rouse Simmons: Lake Michigan’s “Christmas Tree Ship” presented by Russ Green Tens of thousands of sailing and steam vessels have plied the Great Lakes, driving America’s economy forward. Yet every ship is a world unto itself, with a history—and sometimes a legacy— all its own. In late November 1912, the schooner Rouse [...]
It is Nov. 18, 1958 and a small northeast Michigan community is rocked by an unimaginable tragedy. Vigils begin, and finally word comes; the limestone freighter, Carl D. Bradley, is lost with 33 of her crew during a brutal Lake Michigan storm. Twenty-three of the crew came from Rogers City. November Requiem tells the story [...]
During the middle years of World War II, Michigan was selected as a place for advanced training for African-American Army Air Force units that had graduated from the Tuskegee pilot training program. The relative safety of Midwestern America, along with weather and geographical conditions that approximated what aviators could expect to encounter in Europe, encouraged [...]
Shipwrecks of Thunder Bay: Highlights from the Sanctuary Research Collection presented by Marlo Broad, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library Discover more about our area shipwrecks and Great Lakes shipping through the Special Collections at the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library with an overview of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Research Collection and [...]
Sanctuary Cinema Series – Mindjimendamowin (Blood Memory) Mindjimendamowin is a short documentary film that highlights the journey of a young, contemporary Anishinaabe man in a birch bark canoe. Our young man follows the Old Shore Indian Trail (now US 23) carved out by his ancestors along the shores of Lake Huron. The film showcases the natural beauty of NE [...]
A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to document and reveal how the oceans are changing.
Please join the NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholars as they talk about their research in our national marine sanctuaries. The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for independent graduate-level studies in the field or marine science and policy.
Learn how to construct an underwater ROV (remotely Operated Vehicle) using an "ROV-In-ABox" kit. Pilot your creation in our makerspace test tank to complete underwater missions and learn about how these vehicles are used for science and industry. All ages. Free.
