Introduction
Michigan Shipwrecks
The Great Lakes have provided transportation for Michigan's inhabitants for hundreds of years. Thousands of vessels from canoes to car ferries and steamers to modern ore boats have sailed these "inland seas" and unknown numbers still remain - settled on the lakes bottom in watery graves. An estimated 6,000 vessels were lost on the Great Lakes with approximately 1,500 of these ships located in Michigan waters.
This page can be accessed as www.michigan.gov/shipwrecks
Related Links
- Michigan Underwater Preserves Council
- Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
- A Diver's Guide to Michigan Underwater Preserves
- 'Sunken Treasure' educational video from the Michigan Underwater Preserves Council
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve
- Great Lakes Shipwreck Research
- Michigan Lighthouse Alliance
- National Guidance: Best Management Practices for Preparing Vessels Intended to Create Artificial Reefs
- Maritime Related Reference Collections
- Michigan History Center
- The Library of Michigan
- National Archives at Chicago