Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point |
49768 Paradise, MI, United States of America (USA) (Michigan ) |
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18335 N. Whitefish Point Road
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| Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
Museum typ
Exhibition
Navy / Watercraft
- Lamps and Light
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Opening times
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May – October: 10am-6pm daily | ||||
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Status from 08/2016
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Adults: $13; Children 5-17: $9 | ||||
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| Homepage | www.shipwreckmuseum.com | ||||
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| Description | Shipwreck Museum Building – Explore the Haunting World of ShipwrecksLake 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.”Shipwreck Video TheatreAfter a self-guided tour of the Shipwreck Museum, visitors experience a 20-minute video presentation called Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald, now syndicated internationally by the Discovery Channel. This video tells the story of the most famous of Great Lakes Shipwrecks and the 1995 recovery of her bell at the request of surviving family members – fervently displayed in the Museum Building as a memorial to her lost crew of 29 men.Lightkeepers Quarters – 1861Take a trip back in time on a 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, extensive exhibits and artifacts from the days of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Life Saving Service.Our experienced tour guides will direct you as you climb the stairs to the second floor, where you may enter the unique covered passageway to the base of the Light Tower’s stairway – that lightkeepers have climbed time after time for nearly 150 years. As the Whitefish Point Light Tower is still a fully operating U.S. Coast Guard Aid to Navigation. Visitors are allowed to stand in the tower base and look upwards at the wrought iron spiral staircase. The U.S. Coast Guard now allows the Shipwreck Museum to take small guided groups up inside the Light Tower. Guests may climb up the spiral staircase to the lantern room and step outside onto the walkway. Guests may not enter the top level of the Light Tower where the LED light is located. The view from the Tower is spectacular. On clear days you can see the mountains of Canada, Whitefish Bay and down the North shore of Lake Superior. You can sign up for a Tower Climb at our Shipwreck Museum building. We ask for a small donation and you will sign a Tower Climb Waiver. Please note, sturdy shoes are required and guests should be 8 years and older. Your donation goes towards our Tower Restoration Fund and is used to maintain the tower structure. |
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