888-492-3747 18335 N. Whitefish Point Road • Paradise, MI 49768
Great Lakes Shipwreck MuseumEdmund Fitzgerald
Awards and Accolades
  • 1998 - Listed in USA Today as one of the top ten Lighthouse Attractions in the United States

  • 1997 - Society Executive Director winner of Charles Follo Award given by the Historical Society of Michigan for outstanding contributions to preserve the history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

  • 1996 - National Geographic Magazine - Feature article in January issue - "Requiem for the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Thomas L. Farnquist, Executive Director

  • 1994 - Nominated and received two Emmy Awards for the video documentary "Fitzgerald"

  • 1993 - Keep Michigan Beautiful Award winner

  • 1991 - Outstanding Group/Organization from the North Central Association of RC&D, U.S. National Resource Conservation Service

  • 1988 - Nominated for 5 and winner of 2 Emmy Awards for "Graveyard of the Great Lakes," produced in conjunction with WJRT-TV 12 in Flint, Michigan

  • 1988 - National Iris Award nominee for "Graveyard of the Great Lakes," produced in conjunction with WJRT-TV 12 in Flint, Michigan

  • 1987 - Listed in Detroit Free Press as one of the top ten attractions in Michigan


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