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Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: 18335 N Whitefish Point Road Paradise MI USA 49768
  • Telephone Number: +
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is on the northeastern portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on Whitefish Point which forms the northern end of Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior. Situated literally at the end of the road about 10 miles north of Paradise, Michigan, the museum is located on the site of Whitefish Point Lighthouse, the oldest active light on Lake Superior. The museum complex utilizes part of the old Coast Guard facility and features artifacts retrieved from local shipwrecks, including the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, and the following wrecks from the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve: *Comet*John B. Cowle*Samuel Mather*Myron*Niagara*John M. Osborn*Sagamore*'*ViennaWhitefish Point is a popular spot for ship watchers, bird watchers and rock collectors.