Wisconsin Maritime Museum showcases Canadian-US relations through WWII subs like USS Cobia and 19th-century Great Lakes shipwrecks. Despite modern tensions, it reminds us of enduring bonds via waterways. A maritime gem! Read more: https://thedebrief.org/from-historic-shipwrecks-to-submarines-the-wisconsin-maritime-museum-offers-lessons-in-canadian-american-relations/

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From Historic Shipwrecks to Submarines, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum Offers Lessons in Canadian–American Relations

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The Fort Gratiot Light Station stands as Michigan’s first lighthouse, guiding ships where Lake Huron meets the St. Clair River. A true landmark of Port Huron history. 🌊💡

👉 Learn more about this iconic piece of maritime heritage: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/entertainment/the-port-huron-museums-the-fort-gratiot-light-station/

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The Port Huron Museums: The Fort Gratiot Light Station

Explore the history of the Fort Gratiot Light, Michigan's first lighthouse, guiding ships through St. Clair River since 1825.

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Fort Gratiot Lighthouse: Guiding Michigan into the global market
After the Erie Canal opened in the 1820s, Great Lakes industries gained direct access to NYC and beyond. Fort Gratiot stood watch as Michigan’s gateway to the world.
👉 Learn the full story: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/local-news/fort-gratiot-lighthouse/
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Fort Gratiot Lighthouse

Discover the significance of the lighthouse for shipping routes in the Great Lakes following the Erie Canal's completion.

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🚢 Mystery. Artifacts. Storms of the Past. We sat down for a 12-minute deep dive into artifacts from the Great Storm of 1913—the “White Hurricane” that shook the Great Lakes. 🌊⚓ Hear the stories. See the relics.

🎥 Watch the interview + read more:
https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/shows/museum-matters-w-andrew-kercher/museum-matters-with-andrew-kercher-the-mysterious-s/

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Museum Matters with Andrew Kercher: The Mysterious "S"

Museum Matters w Andrew Kercher - Museum Matters is the perfect mix of education and entertainment. Andrew Kercher brings us tales, treasures, and all the insider knowledge of history in

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The Marquette Harbor Lighthouse is on Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The original lighthouse was built in 1853, but was poorly constructed, so was rebuilt in 1866 with the present lighthouse. In 1965, it was painted red, making it unique on the Great Lakes.

Prints and more here -
https://beautifulsunphotography.com/featured/marquette-harbor-lighthouse-deb-beausoleil.html

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Marquette Harbor Lighthouse by Deb Beausoleil

Marquette Harbor Lighthouse by Deb Beausoleil

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One of the largest wooden freighters of its time, the SS Florida, sank on 21 May, 1897, after a collision with the George Roby, considered then to be the largest wooden freighter. Today, the Florida sits 204 feet below the surface of Lake Huron near Presque Isle. Photo by Chris Roxburgh.
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The first February sunrise in Duluth at the canal: the North Pier Light (left) and the South Breakwater Outer Light are silhouetted in the sunrise, 1 February, 2023. Photo by Bjornberg Photography.
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Winter light: First lit in 1910 and retired by the U.S. Coast Guard in 1969, Minnesota’s Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior is relit a couple of times a year for special occasions. One of those occasions is the memorial for the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on 10 November, 1975. Photo by Steve Simmer.
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For those, like me, who may be in a part of the world where it might be just a wee bit chilly at the moment: summertime sunshine at Sherwood Point Light, Wisconsin, overlooking the waters of Lake Michigan's Green Bay. Photo by Raymond Rauen, Jr.
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Saturday sunrise at Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.
The Point Abino Lighthouse is in the distance. It was built in 1917 after United States Lightship Buffalo (LV-82), built for the United States Lighthouse Service in 1911 and marking the point and it's dangerous shoals, sank in a storm in November, 1913, with the loss of its crew. The Buffalo was recovered in 1915 two miles from where it sank, refurbished and remained in service until 1936. Photo by Brad Wood.
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