Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
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The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located at the Whitefish Point Light Station 11 miles (18 km) north of Paradise in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The light station property was transferred to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS), the Michigan Audubon Society (MAS), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1996. The three entities share governance of the site. The museum is operated by the GLSHS. The museum exhibits artifacts from shipwrecks from the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve and the bell from the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.[3][4] Admission to the museum includes a tour of historic buildings with displays that interpret the Great Lakes maritime, United States Coast Guard, and US Life-Saving Service history.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum | |
Location | Whitefish Point Light |
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Nearest city | Shelldrake, Michigan |
Coordinates | 46°46′14″N 84°57′24″W |
Area | 8.27 acres (3.35 ha) |
Built | 1985 |
Architectural style | Iron pile lighthouse |
NRHP reference No. | 73000947[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 28, 1973 |
Designated MSHS | February 22, 1974[2] |