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Narrated Tours of Lake
Superior Shipwrecks Glass Bottom Boat
Shipwreck Tours |
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Phone: (906) 387-4477 or E-mail for information
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 two of these shipwrecks aboard the Miss Munising or the Shipwreck Express, both Coast Guard Certified vessels equipped with specially designed viewing areas.
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Guests looking through the viewing glass
as they get a full narration of what exactly they are looking at. |
This is the Shipwreck Bermuda from looking over the side of the boat on a calm day. Imagine what it looks like through the glass! |
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.
The tour is a two-hour fully narrated excursion of two shipwrecks, Bermuda (1860-1870) and Herman H. Hettler (1889-1926) on the bottom of the Lake with the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the backgr
ound. Enjoy a close-up view of the historic East Channel Lighthouse and colorful rock cliffs and caves of Grand Island.
See the Herman Hettler, the Bermuda, and thefamous East Channel Lighthouse.
Shipwreck
Tour: 2024 - Scheduled Daily Departures - 2024 |
| Memorial Weekend, May 25 & 26: 10AM, 1PM, 4PM |
| May 27 - June 15: 10AM & 1PM |
| June 16 - June 30: 10AM, 1PM, 4PM |
| July 1 - August 23: 10AM, 11:30AM, 1PM, 2:30PM, 4PM |
| August 24 - August 30: 10AM, 1PM, 4PM |
| Labor Day Weekend, August 31 & September 1: 10AM, 11:30AM, 1PM, 2:30PM, 4PM |
| Sept 2 – Sept 30: 10am & 1pm |
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2024 Shipwreck Tour Fares:
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and the mysterious old Scow Schooner from our glass bottomed boats. The boat passes
the old East Channel Lightfhouse, |
A closer look at our glass bottom boats. |
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.
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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Open Water Certification Required &Dash; Must have your own Gear &Dash; Tanks and Weights are available for rent We will escort you on our 6 passenger boat, Hannah Marie, with head, indoor cabin, heat and hot water or the Wreck Express, a 38' delta that can accommodate 12 divers, and maybe a few extra riders, for some great diving for all experience levels in the M unising Alger Underwater Preserve. The Wreck Express has a head (bathroom), large indoor cabin space, heat, a chase zodiac, oxygen on board, and easy access in and out of the water from the back platform. Each trip includes two different shipwreck sites, normally one deep and one shallow. Cost is $100 per diver. We must have two divers to make a dive trip go. Contact: |
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Specialty Cruises Available for Group Gatherings. Call or e-mail for information.
Please check our website at www.shipwrecktours.com
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Underwater wreck photo courtesy of Tom Buchkoe