Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve
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The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve was established to promote conservation of the submerged historical resources in Lake Huron
near Port Sanilac, Michigan
. The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve spans a total of 163 square miles (422.2 km²) of Lake Huron
. The Michigan Underwater Preserve Council
oversees activities relating to all of Michigan's Underwater Preserves.
The preserve is open to scuba divers
.
settlement on the shore of Lake Huron
named "Bark Shanty Point." In 1857 the village was renamed to Port Sanilac, as it is in Sanilac County and Sanilac Township, Michigan
. Local legend attributes the name to a Wyandotte Indian Chief named Sanilac. Local landmarks include the Port Sanilac lighthouse (burning kerosene from its opening in 1886 until its electrifcation in 1924) and a twenty-room Victorian mansion (now a museum) built in 1850 by a horse-and-buggy doctor, Dr. Joseph Loop. There are numerous shipwrecks located near Port Sanilac.
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
near Port Sanilac, Michigan
Port Sanilac, Michigan
Port Sanilac is a village in Sanilac Township, Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 658 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve spans a total of 163 square miles (422.2 km²) of Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
. The Michigan Underwater Preserve Council
Michigan Underwater Preserve Council
The Michigan Underwater Preserve Council or MUPC is a private, non-profit, volunteer driven organization that oversees activities relating to all of Michigan's Underwater Preserves...
oversees activities relating to all of Michigan's Underwater Preserves.
The preserve is open to scuba divers
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
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History
Port Sanilac was originally a lumberjackLumberjack
A lumberjack is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to a bygone era when hand tools were used in harvesting trees principally from virgin forest...
settlement on the shore of Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
named "Bark Shanty Point." In 1857 the village was renamed to Port Sanilac, as it is in Sanilac County and Sanilac Township, Michigan
Sanilac Township, Michigan
Sanilac Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,609 at the 2000 census. The village of Port Sanilac is within the township.-Geography:...
. Local legend attributes the name to a Wyandotte Indian Chief named Sanilac. Local landmarks include the Port Sanilac lighthouse (burning kerosene from its opening in 1886 until its electrifcation in 1924) and a twenty-room Victorian mansion (now a museum) built in 1850 by a horse-and-buggy doctor, Dr. Joseph Loop. There are numerous shipwrecks located near Port Sanilac.
| Site name | Type | Sank | Depth | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A. Street | Wooden Steamer | July 20, 1908 | 10' | 43°35.50′N 82°27.50′W |
| Charles S. Price | Steel Freighter | November 9, 1913 | 75' | 43°09.174′N 82°21.174′W |
| Checotah | Wooden Schooner | October 30, 1906 | 117' | 43°36.107′N 82°28.170′W |
| City of Genoa | Wooden Steamer | August 26, 1911 | 64' | 43°08.78′N 82°22.31′W |
| Colonel A. B. Williams | Wooden Schooner | 1864 | 80' | 43°36.235′N 82°30.805′W |
| Eliza H. Strong | Wooden Steamer | October 26, 1904 | 22' | 43°15.709′N 82°30.581′W |
| F.B. Gardner | Wooden Steamer | September 15, 1904 | 55' | 43°31.63′N 82°31.77′W |
| John Breeden | Wooden Schooner | July 21, 1899 | 55' | 43°12.640′N 82°26.240′W |
| City of Milwaukee | Wooden Schooner | November 5. 1875 | 165' | |
| Mary Alice B. | Steel Tugboat | September 5, 1975 | 92' | 43°22.309′N 82°26.301′W |
| Canisteo | Wooden Steamer | October 25, 1920 | 98' | 43°14.142′N 82°18.292′W |
| New York | Wooden Steamer | September 1856 | 117' | 43°36.23′N 82°28.272′W |
| North Star | Steel Freighter | November 25, 1908 | 96' | 43°23.954′N 82°26.524′W |
| Queen City | Steel Steamer | August 18, 1863 | 45' | 43°09.124′N 82°25.711′W |
| Regina CSL Regina The SS Regina was a steel canaler built for the Canada Steamship Lines and home ported in Montreal, Quebec. Named after Regina, Saskatchewan, the Regina had a tonnage of and a crew of 32.... |
Steel Canaler | November 9, 1913 | 77' | 43°20.434′N 82°26.787′W |
| Sport | Steel Hulled Tug | December 13, 1920 | 45' | 43°16.003′N 82°27.892′W |