Hundreds of shipwreck artifacts to be on display for the first time in new Wisconsin Maritime Museum exhibit
MANITOWOC – Stormy seas left many pieces of history at the bottom of the Great Lakes in the form of hundreds of shipwrecks.
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum’s newest exhibit, “Wisconsin’s Shipwreck Coasts,” features more than 100 artifacts from Wisconsin shipwrecks dating back to the mid-1800s, including personal items, family heirlooms and cargo salvaged in the 1970s.
Many of the treasures in this 3,000-square-foot permanent exhibit are on public display for the first time.
Experience firsthand accounts from pioneer shipwreck explorers and learn about how underwater archaeologists today use state-of-the-art technology to document and preserve this submerged history for future generations.
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Interactive displays, videos and imagery bring these shipwrecks to life.
The exhibit also includes a section about the history of the Manitowoc lighthouse and the original Fresnel lens that was recently restored.
The museum partnered with the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and Philip Ross Industries for the project.
The exhibit opens to the public May 31 at the museum, 75 Maritime Drive.
For information, go to wisconsinmaritime.org or call 920-684-0218.
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This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Wisconsin Maritime Museum hosts Great Lakes shipwreck exhibit
