Shipwreck Museum Has Closed for the Season   The Shipwreck Museum has now closed for the 2008 season. The museum will open again on May 1, 2009. Please call 800-635-1742 with any questions over the winter.

Historic diving equipment - Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Gallery

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is the only one of its kind dedicated to the perils of maritime transport on the Great Lakes. It is fittingly located at Whitefish Point, Michigan, site of the oldest active lighthouse on Lake Superior.  

Explore the Haunting World of Shipwrecks   Lake Superior. Deceivingly beautiful, yet the big lake's unrelenting fury has earned her the reputation of being the most treacherous of 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. Whitefish Point marks the critical turning point for all ships entering or leaving the lake. The waters that extend west from Whitefish Point along the 80-mile stretch of rugged shoreline have earned the ominous title, "Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast."

Lightkeeper's Quarters   Take a trip back in time on a guided tour of the fully restored 1861 Lightkeepers Quarters. You'll hear first-hand accounts of keepers and their families who manned this side-by-side duplex building while tending the light. The Lightkeepers Quarters features period furnishings, descriptive panels, and artifacts from the days of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Life Saving Service.

Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
 
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum complex is owned an operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Society programs are supported by admissions revenue, museum store sales, and charitable contributions. Get involved, become a member!