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-====== Maritime History ====== 
 ====== Maritime History Portal ====== ====== Maritime History Portal ======
  
-{{:history:great_lakes_freighter.jpg?1200|Maritime History of Michigan}}+{{:history:great_lakes_freighter.jpg?1200|Michigan Maritime History}}
  
-Welcome to the **Maritime History Portal**, a collection of articles documenting the ships, waterways, ports, lighthouses, maritime industries, shipwrecks, and people that shaped Michigan's relationship with the Great Lakes.+===== About Maritime History =====
  
-Michigan's history is inseparable from water. Surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes and possessing more freshwater coastline than any other state, Michigan has long served as a center of navigation, commerce, shipbuilding, fishing, exploration, and maritime innovation.+Michigan's maritime history spans thousands of years, from Indigenous navigation and trade networks to modern international shipping across the Great Lakes. The state possesses more freshwater coastline than any other state and has played a central role in exploration, commerce, shipbuilding, navigation, military operations, fisheries, maritime safety, and Great Lakes transportation.
  
-From Indigenous canoe routes and French exploration to modern ore carriers and international shipping, the Great Lakes remain among Michigan's most important economic and cultural resources.+This portal serves as the primary index for maritime history articles within Michipedia.
  
-===== Featured Topics =====+===== Great Lakes =====
  
-==== Great Lakes ====+* [[Geography:waterways:lake_superior|Lake Superior]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:lake_michigan|Lake Michigan]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:lake_huron|Lake Huron]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:lake_erie|Lake Erie]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:lake_ontario|Lake Ontario]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:lake_st_clair|Lake St. Clair]]
  
-* [[lake_superior|Lake Superior]] +===== Rivers and Waterways =====
-* [[lake_michigan|Lake Michigan]] +
-* [[lake_huron|Lake Huron]] +
-* [[lake_erie|Lake Erie]] +
-* [[lake_st_clair|Lake St. Clair]]+
  
-==== Maritime Infrastructure ====+* [[Geography:waterways:st_marys_river|St. Marys River]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:detroit_river|Detroit River]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:st_clair_river|St. Clair River]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:tahquamenon_river|Tahquamenon River]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:grand_river|Grand River]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:muskegon_river|Muskegon River]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:kalamazoo_river|Kalamazoo River]] 
 +* [[Geography:waterways:saginaw_river|Saginaw River]]
  
-* [[soo_locks|Soo Locks]] +===== Maritime Infrastructure =====
-* [[st_marys_river|St. Marys River]] +
-* [[willow_run_airport|Willow Run Airport]] +
-* Great Lakes Ports +
-* Shipping Channels+
  
-==== Shipwrecks ====+* [[infrastructure:soo_locks|Soo Locks]] 
 +* [[infrastructure:poe_lock|Poe Lock]] 
 +* [[infrastructure:macarthur_lock|MacArthur Lock]] 
 +* [[infrastructure:davis_lock|Davis Lock]] 
 +* [[infrastructure:weitzel_lock|Weitzel Lock]] 
 +* [[infrastructure:sabin_lock|Sabin Lock]] 
 +* [[infrastructure:great_lakes_shipping_channels|Great Lakes Shipping Channels]]
  
-* [[edmund_fitzgerald|SS Edmund Fitzgerald]] +===== Lighthouses =====
-* [[arthur_m_anderson|SS Arthur M. Anderson]] +
-* Lake Superior Shipwrecks +
-* Great Lakes Maritime Disasters+
  
-==== Maritime Landmarks ====+* [[locations:whitefish_point_light_station|Whitefish Point Light Station]] 
 +* [[locations:old_mackinac_point_lighthouse|Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse]] 
 +* [[locations:big_sable_point_lighthouse|Big Sable Point Lighthouse]] 
 +* [[locations:point_betsie_lighthouse|Point Betsie Lighthouse]] 
 +* [[locations:crisp_point_lighthouse|Crisp Point Lighthouse]] 
 +* [[locations:fort_gratiot_lighthouse|Fort Gratiot Lighthouse]]
  
-* [[whitefish_point|Whitefish Point]] +===== Shipwrecks =====
-* [[whitefish_point_light_station|Whitefish Point Light Station]] +
-* [[great_lakes_shipwreck_museum|Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum]] +
-* Lighthouses of Michigan+
  
-==== Maritime People ====+* [[maritime_history:shipwrecks:edmund_fitzgerald|SS Edmund Fitzgerald]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:shipwrecks:western_reserve|Western Reserve]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:shipwrecks:daniel_j_morrell|SS Daniel J. Morrell]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:shipwrecks:carl_d_bradley|SS Carl D. Bradley]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:shipwrecks:cedarville|SS Cedarville]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:shipwrecks:kamloops|SS Kamloops]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:shipwrecks:henry_b_smith|SS Henry B. Smith]]
  
-* [[thomas_farnquist|Thomas Farnquist]] +===== Vessels =====
-* [[gordon_lightfoot|Gordon Lightfoot]] +
-* Great Lakes Mariners +
-* Ship Captains and Explorers+
  
-==== Maritime Culture ====+* [[maritime_history:vessels:arthur_m_anderson|SS Arthur M. Anderson]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:vessels:ss_badger|SS Badger]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:vessels:ss_milwaukee_clipper|SS Milwaukee Clipper]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:vessels:ss_city_of_milwaukee|SS City of Milwaukee]] 
 +* [[maritime_history:vessels:ss_keewatin|SS Keewatin]]
  
-* [[the_wreck_of_the_edmund_fitzgerald|The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald]] +===== Maritime Organizations =====
-* Great Lakes Folklore +
-* Maritime Memorials +
-* Maritime Museums+
  
-===== Michigan Maritime Regions =====+* [[organizations:great_lakes_shipwreck_historical_society|Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society]] 
 +* [[organizations:lake_carriers_association|Lake Carriers' Association]] 
 +* [[organizations:great_lakes_commission|Great Lakes Commission]] 
 +* [[organizations:great_lakes_observing_system|Great Lakes Observing System]] 
 +* [[organizations:united_states_life_saving_service|United States Life-Saving Service]]
  
-* [[chippewa_county|Chippewa County]] +===== Maritime Museums =====
-* [[sault_ste_marie|Sault Ste. Marie]] +
-* Eastern Lake Superior +
-* Straits of Mackinac +
-* Detroit River Corridor+
  
-===== Did You Know? =====+* [[locations:great_lakes_shipwreck_museum|Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum]] 
 +* [[locations:dossin_great_lakes_museum|Dossin Great Lakes Museum]] 
 +* [[locations:michigan_maritime_museum|Michigan Maritime Museum]]
  
-* More than 6,000 known shipwrecks have occurred on the Great Lakes. +===== Maritime People =====
-* The Soo Locks are the only direct water connection between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. +
-* Whitefish Point is often called the "Graveyard of the Great Lakes." +
-* The Edmund Fitzgerald remains one of the most famous shipwrecks in North American history. +
-* Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state.+
  
-===== Related Portals =====+* [[people:thomas_farnquist|Thomas Farnquist]] 
 +* [[people:gordon_lightfoot|Gordon Lightfoot]] 
 +* [[people:ernest_mcsorley|Ernest McSorley]] 
 +* [[people:jesse_cooper|Jesse Cooper]] 
 +* [[people:jacques_marquette|Jacques Marquette]]
  
-* [[history:start|History Portal]] +===== Maritime Communities ===== 
-* [[infrastructure:start|Infrastructure Portal]] + 
-* [[counties:start|Counties Portal]] +* [[cities:sault_ste_marie|Sault Ste. Marie]] 
-* [[locations:start|Locations Portal]] +* [[locations:whitefish_point|Whitefish Point]] 
-* [[military:start|Military History Portal]]+* [[cities:marquette|Marquette]] 
 +* [[cities:alpena|Alpena]] 
 +* [[cities:muskegon|Muskegon]] 
 +* [[cities:grand_haven|Grand Haven]] 
 +* [[cities:escanaba|Escanaba]] 
 + 
 +===== Maritime Culture ===== 
 + 
 +* [[history:maritime:the_wreck_of_the_edmund_fitzgerald|The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald]] 
 +* [[history:maritime:great_lakes_folklore|Great Lakes Folklore]] 
 +* [[history:maritime:mariners_church_of_detroit|Mariners' Church of Detroit]] 
 +* [[history:maritime:great_lakes_songs|Great Lakes Songs]] 
 + 
 +===== Maritime Disasters ===== 
 + 
 +* [[history:maritime:great_lakes_storm_of_1913|Great Lakes Storm of 1913]] 
 +* [[history:maritime:white_hurricane|White Hurricane]] 
 +* [[history:maritime:edmund_fitzgerald_disaster|Edmund Fitzgerald Disaster]] 
 + 
 +===== Maritime Archaeology ===== 
 + 
 +* [[history:maritime:underwater_archaeology|Underwater Archaeology]] 
 +* [[history:maritime:shipwreck_preservation|Shipwreck Preservation]] 
 +* [[history:maritime:sonar_mapping|Sonar Mapping]] 
 +* [[history:maritime:deep_water_exploration|Deep Water Exploration]] 
 + 
 +===== National Parks and Protected Areas ===== 
 + 
 +* [[parks:pictured_rocks_national_lakeshore|Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore]] 
 +* [[parks:isle_royale_national_park|Isle Royale National Park]] 
 +* [[parks:sleeping_bear_dunes_national_lakeshore|Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]] 
 +* [[parks:thunder_bay_national_marine_sanctuary|Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary]]
  
-{{tag>portal maritime_history great_lakes shipping shipwrecks navigation michigan}} 
  
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