Exploring the Deep: Investigations of Three New Great Lakes Shipwrecks

May 17 2019 | 3:00pm to May 18 2019 | 3:55pm

Join us on Friday, May 17 for a free lecture, “Exploring the Deep: Investigations of three new Great Lakes shipwrecks with ROVs” by Tamara Thomsen and Caitlyn Zant, Maritime Archaeologists, Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office

Using prototype technology, archaeologists and Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) pilots team up to investigate three of the newest and deepest shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes. See footage from the converted car ferry Harriet B. in 650 feet of water off Two Harbors, Minnesota - the deepest archaeological survey of a shipwreck on the Great Lakes - the schooner Antelope located in 310 feet of water off Michigan Island, Wisconsin, and dive deep inside the car-filled hold of the steamer Senator in 450 feet of water off Port Washington, Wisconsin.

Admission is FREE.