EDMUND FITZGERALD MEMORIAL CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT SHIPWRECK MUSEUM, WHITEFISH POINT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 at 7:00 pm
The public is cordially invited to attend the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society’s annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony that will be held at the Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, 7:00 pm, Friday, November 10, 2017.… Read More...
If We Make It ’till Daylight
Frank Mays, survivor of the tragic 1958 sinking of the Carl D. Bradley will sign his book, If We Make It ’till Daylight at the Shipwreck Coast Museum Store, Whitefish Point.… Read More...
Have you ever made the trip out to Whitefish Point in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula? It’s home to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and the Whitefish Point Light Station, Michigan’s oldest active Lighthouse.… Read More...
The 6th Annual Whitefish Point: Run for the Light (October 8, 2016) is now in the history books and while we did have a serious dose of blustery/rainy weather… it seemed that everyone had a wonderful time.… Read More...
This is one of two appeals conducted each year by the Society, to ask our members and friends for contributions related to Capital Improvement work at the Shipwreck Museum site, Whitefish Point Light Station, Whitefish Point, Michigan.… Read More...
The Shipwreck Society is pleased to announce great progress in the rehabilitation of the U.S. Navy Radio Building at Whitefish Point, formerly known as the Video Theatre. Shipwreck Society members are aware of our intention to rehabilitate this building for use as a Changing Exhibits Gallery, moving the Video Theatre function over to the Motor Lifeboat House, which was relocated on the site in September of 2013.… Read More...
Much is happening at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in 2014, including the opening of a new “Hands-On” exhibit for kids, the restoration of a 1929 U.S. Navy Radio Station building on site, the design of the 1923 Motor Lifeboat House was moved back to Whitefish Point this past September (2013), and the physical restoration will begin in 2015.… Read More...
Thanks to funding from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the historic 1923 USCG Motor Lifeboat House now has professional, digital presentation equipment for its use as a video theatre and presentation facility beginning in the 2016 season. … Read More...
Thanks to funding from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the historic 1923 USCG Motor Lifeboat House now has professional, digital presentation equipment for its use as a video theatre and presentation facility beginning in the 2016 season.… Read More...
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and Woods and Water Eco Tours (woodswaterecotours.com) are teaming up to offer special kayaking tours along Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast.… Read More...
