Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, Michigan, United States
5.0 (129 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Alpena Military Museums
Went on a bus tour. Nice break from the ride
The Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center is a visitor center for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, featuring exciting exhibits for all ages. The exhibit, "Exploring the Shipwreck Century", includes a full-size replica of a wooden Great Lakes schooner and a shipwreck where visitors can walk the decks, feel a Great Lakes storm, and touch the massive timbers of the boat resting on the lake bottom -without getting wet!
Address
500 W Fletcher St, Alpena, MI 49707-1806
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Website
http://thunderbay.noaa.gov/maritime/glmhc.html
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 2:17
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5.0 based on (129 reviews)
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5kayakgirl1110 5:00 PM Sep 20, 2014
Nice display of Maritime history
It was very interesting to do the tour (Free)!! Going onto the ship makes you actually feel like it's in the water! Great job designing and building it!!! Rooftop garden is really pretty and interesting to learn about, I wish I could have one!!! All the shipwrecks and history was interesting to read, what a hard life it was back then!!! So glad I'm living in today's modern world and only have to read the stories. So tragic but good to learn about our history. A definite stop for couples and families. There is a nice pathway for walking and viewing the gardens and ??, it was a tad too chilly for us Floridians to venture too far, next time we'll go in Summer and do the entire walk, looking forward to our next visit!!!
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5CarolShafto 5:00 PM Nov 3, 2014
Thunder Bay on Land
The Maritime Heritage Center is a world class museum that houses not only artifacts of the shipwrecks of Thunder Bay but is an extraordinary family experience. There is a full scale replica of a ship that lets you explore in an interactive way. There are scale models of many of the shipwrecks. Two floors of exhibits show art works and the history of the Bay and the region. Science on the Sphere is an amazing exhibit that allows visitors to see a number of different documentaries on a revolving globe that fills a room - with seating all around. People come from all over the world to see this wonderful Heritage Center. There is something for everyone - from the history buff to my 3 year old grandson who just loves going onto the ship and then sliding down the shoot-slide to exit. Allow a couple of hours for a family fun day out. It's free...
