Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

	Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Michigan State Historic Site
	Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum complex
	Location within the state of Michigan Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum (the United States)
Location	Whitefish Point Light
Nearest city	Shelldrake, Michigan
Coordinates	46°46′14″N 84°57′24″W
Area	8.27 acres (3.35 ha)
Built	1985
Architectural style	Iron pile lighthouse
NRHP reference No.	73000947
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1973
Designated MSHS	February 22, 1974

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located at the Whitefish Point Light Station 11 miles (18 km) north of Paradise in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The light station property was transferred to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS), the Michigan Audubon Society (MAS), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1996. The three entities share governance of the site. The museum is operated by the GLSHS. The museum exhibits artifacts from shipwrecks from the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve and the bell from the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Admission to the museum includes a tour of historic buildings with displays that interpret the Great Lakes maritime, United States Coast Guard, and US Life-Saving Service history.

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