Shipwreck Tours

Narrated Tours of Lake Superior Shipwrecks in a Glass Bottom Boat Lake Superior Shipwreck Scuba Diving Glass Bottom Boat Shipwreck Tours  1204 Commercial St. Munising, MI 49862

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Touch The Past on an Exciting Glass Bottom Boat Adventure

Come Aboard! Discover the shipwrecks of the Alger Underwater Preserve through the clear waters of Lake Superior, and the rock formations of Grand Island. Visibility in this part of Lake Superior can be up to 50'.

History comes alive as you hear about these turn of the century wrecks with our narrated tour of these Lake Superior shipwrecks. Explore three of these shipwrecks aboard the Miss Munising or the Fireball, both 60' Coast Guard Certified vessels equipped with specially designed viewing areas.

You will also view Grand Island's East Channel Lighthouse and the original settlement on the island, some of the oldest buildings on the south shore of Lake Superior. Enjoy the beauty of the rock formations on the shoreline of Grand Island. Fun for the entire family.

Cruise around Grand Island on the Miss Munising and enjoy the majestic rock formations of the Grand Island National Recreation Area. The 13,000 acre island features undeveloped wilderness and remains like it was during the fur trading days of the Hudson Bay Company. See the Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse. Price is the same as our standard shipwreck tour cruise. Please call for departure times and reservations.

The Bermuda, a 135 foot wooden schooner foundered and sank in the spring of 1870 in Murray Bay on Grand Island. Her top deck is just 12 feet below the water's surface where she has remained for 140 years. The wreck is intact, remarkable condition for a shallow wreck.

The Old Scow Schooner, a 150' section of the wooden schooner lies close to shore along the Grand Island thumb. This was a cheaply built vessel with a flat bottom, flat sides, and a square bow and stern. Historical research has not found any record of a scow schooner meeting her end near Grand Island.

In November of 1926, the Herman H. Hettler was seeking shelter in Munising Harbor when she slammed into a reef. The Hettler, built in 1890, was bound for Duluth carrying a cargo of 1,100 tons of bulk table salt. The 210' wooden steamer was driven far up on the reef and a storm then carried off the upper works and sank the stern.

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Underwater wreck photo courtesy of Tom Buchkoe

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