Discovery of WWII Era Shipwreck SS Arlington in Lake Superior
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 [...]
GLSHS WINS “BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT”
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. [...]
2024 Employment Opportunities at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, located at Historic Whitefish Point in Michigan’s scenic Eastern Upper Peninsula, is home to the oldest operating Lighthouse on Lake Superior. This National Historic Site hosts an approximate 200,000 [...]
Shipwreck Museum’s 48th Anniversary Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Event will be a closed event/ livestreamed in 2023
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 [...]
Flying Boats at Whitefish Point? Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum gets new exhibit
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 [...]
Shipwreck Society Discovers a World War One Era Steel Bulk Freighter 100 Years after it sinks
WHITEFISH POINT, MICH.- The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) is proud to announce the discovery of the steel bulk freighter Huronton 100-years after sinking more than 800 feet to the bottom of Lake Superior. [...]