Join the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and award-winning historian and author, Fred Stonehouse, for a program on the ill-fated Edmund Fitzgerald. Stonehouse’s excellent book, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, was first released in 1977 and has become the resource for those looking to learn more about this tragic shipwreck. The program will start at| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society will host two Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremonies on November 10, 2025. A daytime, public event will take place on the grounds of the Whitefish Point lighthouse and will commence at 2pm. The evening event will start at 7pm in the Shipwreck Museum main gallery, and will be a private ceremony [...] The post <i>Edmund Fitzgerald</i> Memorial Ceremonies on November 10, 2025 appeared first on Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
WHITEFISH POINT, MICH- The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society is humbled to receive the “Superior Award” from the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM), one of the oldest historical societies in the country. The HSM describes this award as the following…The Superior Award, established by HSM in 2006, recognizes historical societies, [...] The post Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society Receives Prestigious Award appeared first on Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
WHITEFISH POINT, MICH. – The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) is proud to announce the discovery of the wooden steamship, Adella Shores, one of the many ships that “Went Missing” over the years in the vicinity of Whitefish Point, MI. The Shores went to the bottom of Lake Superior with no survivors on [...] The post Shipwreck Society Discovers Ship that “Went Missing” 112 Years Ago – 14 Sailors Gone appeared first on Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
CAPTAIN GOES DOWN WITH SHIP WHITEFISH POINT, MICH. – The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) along with shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain, are proud to announce the discovery of the 244-foot bulk carrier Arlington in over 600 feet of water around 35 miles north of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Over the [...] The post Discovery of WWII Era Shipwreck <i>SS Arlington</i> in Lake Superior appeared first on Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The GLSHS accomplished a lot in 2023 including winning an award, Best Documentary Short, at the ‘Great Lakes International Film Festival’ in Erie, Pennsylvania for their documentary The Great Storm of 1872. It was November 27th, 1872, when a horrible storm overtook Lake Superior and sent 4 ships to the [...] The post GLSHS WINS “BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT” appeared first on Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum’s annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial event will be offered as a livestream ceremony this year. The event, scheduled for Friday, November 10, 2023 (7pm), is closed to the public, but will be available on this livestream link that you can watch from your device of choice. The buildings of the Great Lakes [...] The post Shipwreck Museum’s 48th Anniversary Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Event will be a closed event/ livestreamed in 2023 appeared first on Great Lak...| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
WHITEFISH POINT, MICH.- Actual Flying boats at Whitefish Point? Not really, but for about 5 minutes last week, we saw the rare USCG Type TR Motor Lifeboat CG 36381 being lifted by a huge crane and “flying” over the roofs of our campus! But it didn’t start there. The beautifully restored 36-foot-long| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is one of Michigan’s most popular destinations attracting over 100,000 visitors each season.| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
After decades, tens-of-thousands of visitors, years of wind, waves, sand, and storms it was time to construct a new observation deck. This will be a major upgrade for our guests who love to spend time on our beach. The deck will include easy beach access and is accessible for visitors with disabilities. Construction will take| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
Wreck of the Western Reserve, Lost Since 1892, Discovered in Lake Superior by Shipwreck Society Twenty-Seven Gone, One Survivor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: After 132 years, the final resting place of the 300’ steel steamer Western Reserve has been discovered roughly 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains the most mysterious and controversial of all shipwreck tales heard around the Great Lakes.| Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
