Two filmmakers making a documentary about the invasive quagga mussels, a pest with no natural predator in the Great Lakes, found something much larger than the fingertip-sized mollusk. They discovered the shipwreck of the Africa, a cargo ship that hadn't been seen for 128 years. A century ag...
The creatures have covered virtually every shipwreck and downed plane in all of the lakes except Lake Superior, archaeologists say. The mussels burrow into wooden vessels, building upon themselves in layers so thick they will eventually crush walls and decks...
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is one of Michigan’s most popular destinations attracting over 100,000 visitors each season.
The team found the schooner M.F. Merrick and steel freighter Etura in over 91m (300ft) of water, and we were the first to lay eyes on them in over a century. I left Michigan a changed person, and a new obsession with diving the Great Lakes had manifested. That year, I also...
The second-oldest confirmed shipwreck in the Great Lakes, an American-built, Canadian-owned sloop that sank in Lake Ontario more than 200 years ago, has been found, a team of underwater explorers said Wednesday. The three-member western New York-based team said it discovered the shipwreck ear...
The Gear Changes, "New Gear" Lust Remains the Same. There will always be divers who want the very latest thing...which will become a venerable (or ridiculous) antique in time.Read more Home•About Great Lakes Shipwrecks•Shipwreck Map & Index•Great Lakes Scuba Diving•Posters & Photo...
Summer Dive Trips March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 Join us this summer for our yearly shipwreck dives. "The Great Lakes have been dubbed the 'Shipwreck Capital of the World' by many" (The Culture Trip Ltd.). The Great Lakes span a total of 95,000 square miles of which lies nearly 5,00...
There have been many other shipwrecks on Lake Superior over the years. Many other mammoth November storms. Many other lives lost. But thanks in large part to singer Gordon Lightfoot, one shipwreck stands above the rest in the Great Lakes’ collective memory: the Edmund Fitzgerald. ...
Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society The GLSPS is a registered 501.c3 non-profit organization established in 1996 to stabilize and protect our shipwrecks and maritime history.
Today in Great Lakes History – April 25 No Comments 1874 1874: The wooden schooner OTTAWA was launched on 25 April 1874, at Grand Haven, Michigan. She was owned by… Read More Boatnerd News – April 24, 2025 No Comments Great Lakes freighters don’t take holidays. What Easter looked...