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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

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Established
  
2000

Nearest city
  
Alpena

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Location
  
Lake Huron (Alcona, Alpena, and Presque Isle counties, Michigan)

Area
  
4,300 sq mi (11,000 km)

Governing body
  
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Management
  
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Similar
  
Great Lakes Maritime, Rockport State Park, Besser Museum for Northe, Negwegon State Park, Lake Huron

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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Huron, within the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It protects an estimated 116 historically significant shipwrecks ranging from nineteenth-century wooden side-wheelers to twentieth-century steel-hulled steamers. There are a great many wrecks in the sanctuary, and their preservation and protection is a concern for national policymakers. The landward boundary of the sanctuary extends from the western boundary of Presque Isle County to the southern boundary of Alcona County. The sanctuary extends east from the lakeshore to the international border. Alpena is the largest city in the area.

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Map of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Michigan, USA

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HistoryEdit

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in 2000. It became the thirteenth overall and first on the Great Lakes. Original boundaries followed that of Alpena County to 83 degrees west longitude totaling 448-square-mile (1,160 km2). In 2014 it was expanded to 4,300-square-mile (11,000 km2). The marine sanctuary contains many shipwrecks, such as the hull of package freighter SS Pewabic.

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage CenterEdit

Tied to the sanctuary is the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. The museum, located in Alpena on the Thunder Bay River, features exhibits about local shipwrecks and the Great Lakes, an auditorium, an archaeological conservation lab, and education areas.

References

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Wikipedia