<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2dIdW8_0tpLsSeI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2dIdW8_0tpLsSeI00" width="1500" height="844" >ALPENA, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- There are more than 6,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.You can learn about nearly one hundred shipwrecks in Lake Huron and view them through a glass bottom boat .The Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena offers tours of 'Shipwreck Alley'.Along with the tours you can also explore a museum, where you can feel the power of a Lake Huron storm while you walk on the deck of a life-sized schooner.The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary stretches from Alcona to Cheboygan counties.All 200 reported shipwrecks still haven't been found in the 4300 square miles of the sanctuary.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2w9eRm_0tpLsSeI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2w9eRm_0tpLsSeI00" width="648" height="365" ><figcaption>Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Map (NOAA)</figcaption></figure>The shipwrecks that can be viewed make the perfect setting to engage students on the history of the Great Lakes.“We have a fabulous scholarship grant opportunity for our third grade ‘Get Into Your Sanctuary’ program, which highlights every third grader in Alpena Public Schools and several other schools in the county," said Sophie Stuart, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. “We’re getting them near, in, on and under the water, if possible, to experience the Sanctuary in as many ways as we can.”The cold, fresh water of the Great Lakes preserves shipwrecks right where they are, allowing for groundbreaking research.Seeing the shipwrecks also leaves a lasting impression for students taking part in the tours.“We give the community something that is free and engaging, to constantly be teaching them about what is going on in the Sanctuary. We have shipwreck research that’s been done previously, and then our active shipwreck research and scientific research is being incorporated into our exhibits, as well," explained Stuart.Admission to the museum is free.You can book tours on the glass bottom boat on the Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary website.</div></body>

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ALPENA, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- There are more than 6,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. You can learn about nearly one hundred shipwrecks in Lake Huron and view them through a glass bottom boat . The Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena offers tours of 'Shipwreck Alley'. Along with the...