193' long and 67' wide, Ste. Claire is currently docked at Riverside marina. She was designed to carry 2,500 passengers with her massive 1,2000-horsepower triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine. Learn about Ste. Claire’s historic beginnings and where our project is now. Detroit, Michigan

The Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum is a maritime museum that specializes in memories not just artifacts. It is located in Rogers City, in Michigan's lower peninsula. In the heart of the inland seas known as the Great Lakes, you'll find a place where the rich history of that great waterway comes to life. The generations of men and women who risked life itself to sail and make their livings on these waters are enshrined and remembered here as are their uniforms, personal possessions, navigational and other maritime tools, all waiting to paint vivid memories of life on the Great Lakes for you and your family. Rogers City, Michigan

The Great Lakes Maritime Institute, Inc. promotes interest in the Great Lakes; preserves items related to their history; encourages building of scale models of lake ships, small craft and racing boats and furthers programs of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, repository of the Institute's holdings. Detroit, Michigan

A maritime museum in upper peninsula Michigan on Whitefish Point, dedicated to the perils of maritime transport on the Great Lakes. Throughout the museum gallery visitors see dramatic shipwreck legends come to life. Artifacts and exhibits tell stories of sailors and ships who braved the waters of Superior and those who were lost to her menacing waves. The bell of the famous Edmund Fitzgerald is displayed in the museum as a memorial to her lost crew. Paradise, Michigan

The United States Coast Guard ICEBREAKER MACKINAW WAGB-83 is known as the “Queen of the Great Lakes” and "The Largest Icebreaker on the Great Lakes". She was built as part of the war effort during World War II to meet the heavy demands of war materials and transportation during the winter months. Decommissioned in 2006, she now resides at her namesake home of Mackinaw City, Michigan, and is open for public tours, educational tours, overnight encampments and group events. Informative displays and tour guides will tell you the story of the Mackinaw’s 62-year career of breaking ice on the Great Lakes and serving as a goodwill ambassador throughout the region. While aboard you will visit the Mess Deck, Captains Quarters, Bridge, Engine Room, Ward Room, Sick Bay and so much more. Mackinaw City, Michigan

The Leelanau Historical Society was launched in 1957 by a group of residents dedicated to collecting and preserving Leelanau's history. Today, the collections and archives contain more than 13,000 items. Visitors to the museum learn about Leelanau life and maritime history from exhibits, educational programs and publications. Leland, Michigan

The Marine Historical Society of Detroit, a non profit organization founded in 1944 provides a focal point for individuals and organizations interested in and concerned with the history of the Great Lakes and its maritime heritage. Detroit, Michigan

Maritime Heritage Alliance exists to preserve, interpret, share and promote the maritime heritage of the Great Lakes. Traverse City, Michigan

Our aim is to protect and preserve the maritime history of Marquette and interpret it against Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. The Museum features a large Lighthouse Lens Collection. Marquette, Michigan

Experience the rich maritime heritage of the Great Lakes by visiting Michigan's most distinguished institution of maritime research, preservation and education. Five separate buildings offer a variety of engaging opportunities for the Museum visitor including permanent and changing exhibits on Michigan maritime history, a center for the teaching of boat building and related maritime skills, and a regionally renowned research library. Waterfront festivals and events are complemented by the hustle and bustle of a modern harbor and vast sandy beaches in one of west Michigan's most picturesque shoreline communities. South Haven, Michigan

Explore Great Lakes shipwrecks with Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates. Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, whose mission is to preserve and promote Michigan's submerged maritime history. The organization's work includes research and documentation of submerged cultural resources and the creation of educational resources.

The Michigan underwater preserve system was created in 1980 by legislation supported and largely drafted by Michigan sport divers. They took action to preserve Michigan's shipwrecks for later generations. The legislation imposes stiff penalties for disturbing shipwrecks and their artifacts. Since 1980, Michigan's underwater preserve system has grown to occupy more than 2300 square miles of Great Lakes bottomland in twelve distinct underwater preserves. They protect some of the region's most sensitive and historic underwater resources. The Michigan Underwater Preserve Council, Inc. (MUPC) will support the collective mission of Michigan's Underwater Preserves by speaking as their unified voice, offering collective communication, and promoting and advocating on their behalf to help maintain Michigan's rich underwater history. MUPC will also encourage the responsible discovery, preservation, education and visitation of historic resources on Michigan's bottomlands through SCUBA diving, snorkeling and other means. St. Ignace, Michigan

The Port Huron Museum preserves and illuminates the stories of Michigan and the Great Lakes, through the lives and experiences of local people. Offering the Huron Lightship Museum and the Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE Museum. The HURON was the last lightship on the Great Lakes when it was retired from active service in 1970. Fort Gratiot Lighthouse is Michigan's Oldest Lighthouse. Established in 1814, military Fort Gratiot, named after General Charles Gratiot, was established to guard the juncture of Lake Huron and the St. Clair River. With a surge of vessel traffic on Lake Huron in the early 1800s, the need for a Light Station to guide vessels through the water way became very important. In 1823 Congress approved the funds to build the first lighthouse in Michigan and the second oldest on the Great Lakes. Port Huron, Michigan

Built in 1930 and launched in 1931, the steamship City of Milwaukee is the last traditional railroad car ferry on the Great Lakes. She was built and operated by the Grand Trunk Railroad until 1978. She then sailed for the Ann Arbor Railroad before retirement in 1981. The S.S. City of Milwaukee is a National Historic Landmark museum, permanently moored on Manistee Lake. This vessel provides guided tours, museum exhibits, facility rentals and the acclaimed Ghost Ship haunted attraction in October. Manistee, Michigan

Welcome to the online home of the Steamship S. S. Milwaukee Clipper. We are the proud caretakers of this great ship which is listed as a Historical National Landmark. With this honor comes the responsibility to restore and maintain this ship, the oldest passenger ship on the Great Lakes. We ask you to visit this website, and plan a visit to our ship. We also encourage you to join us in maintaining this ship. We always need volunteers who can work on her, donations of materials to improve her, and funds to maintain her. Muskegon, Michigan

Walk where heroes walked, right in downtown Muskegon! History jumps out at you from every deck and every corner. Discover LST 393's outstanding wartime record as you tour a nationally renowned veterans museum with artifacts and displays honoring those who served America and fought for the freedoms we enjoy today. The USS LST 393 Veterans Museum is a Michigan non-profit corporation, created to restore and preserve USS LST 393. LST 393 is one of only two LST's (Landing Ship Tank) remaining from 1,051 built during WWII. Muskegon, Michigan

Spend the night aboard one of USS SILVERSIDES Submarine Museum's historic vessels and watch history come alive. Walk the decks, take command of the bridge and sleep in the berths where brave men once served our country. Truly an unforgettable experience for any group, the overnight encampment program is well suited for scouting and youth groups as well as family or adults-only events. A variety of other programs are also available. Muskegon, Michigan

The West Michigan Underwater Preserve covers about 345 square miles, and extends along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan from a point between Grand Haven and Holland north to the northern boundary of Ludington State Park. Its waters adjoin the West Michigan lakeshore communities of Grand Haven, Muskegon, Whitehall, and Pentwater. The preserve is home to several ships lost in storms on Lake Michigan, as well as other underwater structures and natural features.