News & Events

Contents:

Thunder Bay NMS/UP in the News:

• Press Release - 09/25/01

             New Sanctuary Advisory Council Members Announced

• Press Release - 06/19/00
  Agreement Reached on Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve
  
• Press Release - 12/09/99
  Historic Funding Level Enacted for National Marine Sanctuaries: Announcement Could Bring Greater Opportunities to Thunder Bay

Publications:

• "Beneath the Waves" Newsletter
  
• Fact Sheets & Brochures - Available upon request.
  
• Final Environmental Impact Statement / Management Plan and State of Michigan Business Plan

Maritime Events Around the Great Lakes:

• Tall Ships- Every year the Tall Ships visit the Great Lakes. This year looks to be just as exciting! Check out the Tall Ships schedule to see if they are coming to a port near you!
  
  
• 6th Annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival - Alpena, MI, October 13-16, 2000. Another successful year!! The dates for this years festival have yet to be announced.
  
• 2nd Annual Ghost Ships Festival - Milwaukee, WI, March 23 and 24 2001. Sponsored by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Foundation, Inc.