Education and Outreach

Education and outreach programs provide educators, students and the interested public with opportunities for virtual historic time travel into the submerged hulls of Thunder Bay shipwrecks. There are many exciting ways the sanctuary staff and volunteers bring the cultural resources hidden beneath Lake Huron’s waves to the public and into the classroom.

Also visit The National Marine Sanctuaries Education site - Education resources and free Education Network

Encyclopedia of the National Marine Sanctuaries - Photos, streaming video and important biological information for over 100 marine species from each of the Marine Sanctuaries in the United States

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary offers the public opportunities to learn about seafaring on the Great Lakes aboard replicas of historic sailing vessels and also has exciting ways to bring the cultural resources hidden beneath Lake Huron’s waves to the public and schools. 

Classroom presentations, lessons, and activities highlighting the maritime history and nautical archaeology reach out to the younger generation.

Public events like the Thunder Bay Maritime Festival reconnect the community with its Great Lakes past.

Click on any of the following to learn more about these new programs:

• Telepresence (Immersion Presents - partner website)
  The sanctuary in partnership with Immersion Presents, the Institute for Exploration, the Institute for Archaeological Oceanography, and NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration, will feature live video broadcasts on a regular basis. These live broadcasts will highlight expedition researchers and will chronicle the exploration and discovery of our underwater cultural treasures. The sanctuary will also facilitate online and in-building content to support these expeditions. Contact Cathy Green (cathy.green@noaa.gov) for more information, or go to www.immersionpresents.org for more details.

• ROV Competition (High School and Junior High competition)