Sand Point Lighthouse was built in 1867 and once served as a residence for the officer-in-charge of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Escanaba.

More than 50 history projects across the State of Michigan are splitting nearly $1 million in grant funding from the America250MI History Grant Program.

The J.C. Ames tugboat, sunk in 1923, was recently found in the waters of Lake Michigan near Manitowoc, Wisconsin. (Source: Wisconsin Historical Society) President Donald Trump’s “big ...

The J.C. Ames tugboat, sunk in 1923, was recently found in the waters of Lake Michigan near Manitowoc, Wisconsin. (Source: Wisconsin Historical Society) ...

Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Archaeologist Tamara Thomsen said that the society confirmed that Christopher Thuss found the wreck of the J.C. Ames. Thuss was fishing in Lake Michigan off ...

(Tamara Thomsen/Wisconsin Historical Society via AP) MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin angler fishing in the fog this week discovered the wreck of an abandoned tugboat submerged in the waters of Lake ...

Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Archaeologist Tamara Thomsen said that the society confirmed that Christopher Thuss found the wreck of the J.C. Ames. Thuss was fishing in Lake Michigan off ...

CHARLEVIOX, MI – This Lake Michigan lighthouse is among several ... This year’s seven awardees include the Charlevoix Historical Society for its many projects, including the restoration ...

Resting below the surface of Lake Michigan ... departed from Thompson, Michigan in the state’s Upper Peninsula en route to Chicago. The ship encountered a bad storm, and according to a report from the ...