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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]] 
 + 
 +===== Vessels ===== 
 + 
 +* [[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]] 
 + 
 +===== Maritime Organizations ===== 
 + 
 +* [[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]] 
 + 
 +===== Maritime Museums ===== 
 + 
 +* [[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]] 
 + 
 +===== Maritime People =====
  
 * [[people:thomas_farnquist|Thomas Farnquist]] * [[people:thomas_farnquist|Thomas Farnquist]]
-* [[musical_artist:gordon_lightfoot|Gordon Lightfoot]] +* [[people:gordon_lightfoot|Gordon Lightfoot]] 
-* Great Lakes Mariners +* [[people:ernest_mcsorley|Ernest McSorley]] 
-* Ship Captains and Explorers+* [[people:jesse_cooper|Jesse Cooper]] 
 +* [[people:jacques_marquette|Jacques Marquette]] 
 + 
 +===== Maritime Communities ===== 
 + 
 +* [[cities:sault_ste_marie|Sault Ste. Marie]] 
 +* [[locations:whitefish_point|Whitefish Point]] 
 +* [[cities:marquette|Marquette]] 
 +* [[cities:alpena|Alpena]] 
 +* [[cities:muskegon|Muskegon]] 
 +* [[cities:grand_haven|Grand Haven]] 
 +* [[cities:escanaba|Escanaba]]
  
-==== Maritime Culture ====+===== Maritime Culture =====
  
-* [[the_wreck_of_the_edmund_fitzgerald|The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald]] +* [[history:maritime:the_wreck_of_the_edmund_fitzgerald|The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald]] 
-* Great Lakes Folklore +* [[history:maritime:great_lakes_folklore|Great Lakes Folklore]] 
-* Maritime Memorials +* [[history:maritime:mariners_church_of_detroit|Mariners' Church of Detroit]] 
-* Maritime Museums+* [[history:maritime:great_lakes_songs|Great Lakes Songs]]
  
-===== Michigan Maritime Regions =====+===== Maritime Disasters =====
  
-* [[chippewa_county|Chippewa County]] +* [[history:maritime:great_lakes_storm_of_1913|Great Lakes Storm of 1913]] 
-* [[sault_ste_marie|Sault Ste. Marie]] +* [[history:maritime:white_hurricane|White Hurricane]] 
-* Eastern Lake Superior +* [[history:maritime:edmund_fitzgerald_disaster|Edmund Fitzgerald Disaster]]
-* Straits of Mackinac +
-* Detroit River Corridor+
  
-===== Did You Know? =====+===== Maritime Archaeology =====
  
-* More than 6,000 known shipwrecks have occurred on the Great Lakes. +* [[history:maritime:underwater_archaeology|Underwater Archaeology]] 
-* The Soo Locks are the only direct water connection between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes. +* [[history:maritime:shipwreck_preservation|Shipwreck Preservation]] 
-* Whitefish Point is often called the "Graveyard of the Great Lakes." +* [[history:maritime:sonar_mapping|Sonar Mapping]] 
-* The Edmund Fitzgerald remains one of the most famous shipwrecks in North American history. +* [[history:maritime:deep_water_exploration|Deep Water Exploration]]
-* Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state.+
  
-===== Related Portals =====+===== National Parks and Protected Areas =====
  
-* [[history:start|History Portal]] +* [[parks:pictured_rocks_national_lakeshore|Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore]] 
-* [[infrastructure:start|Infrastructure Portal]] +* [[parks:isle_royale_national_park|Isle Royale National Park]] 
-* [[counties:start|Counties Portal]] +* [[parks:sleeping_bear_dunes_national_lakeshore|Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore]] 
-* [[locations:start|Locations Portal]] +* [[parks:thunder_bay_national_marine_sanctuary|Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary]]
-* [[military:start|Military History Portal]]+
  
-{{tag>portal maritime_history great_lakes shipping shipwrecks navigation michigan}} 
  
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