The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve was established to promote conservation of the submerged historical resources in
Lake Huron
Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the lake is derived from early French ex ...
near
Port Sanilac, Michigan. The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve spans a total of of
Lake Huron
Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the lake is derived from early French ex ...
. The
Michigan Underwater Preserve Council oversees activities relating to all of Michigan's Underwater Preserves.
Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve
Michigan Underwater Preserve Council
The preserve is open to scuba divers
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. The word ''scuba'' is an acronym for ...
.
History
Port Sanilac
Port Sanilac is a village in Sanilac Township, Michigan, Sanilac Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 567 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
This village was or ...
was originally a lumberjack
Lumberjack is a mostly North American term for workers in the logging industry who perform the initial harvesting and transport of trees. The term usually refers to loggers in the era before 1945 in the United States, when trees were felled us ...
settlement on the shore of Lake Huron
Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the lake is derived from early French ex ...
named "Bark Shanty Point." In 1857 the village was renamed to Port Sanilac, as it is in Sanilac County
Sanilac County ( ) is a county located in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 40,611. The county seat is Sandusky. The county was created on September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on ...
and Sanilac Township, Michigan
Sanilac Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,301 at the 2020 census. The village of Port Sanilac is within the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...
. Local legend attributes the name to a Wyandotte Indian Chief named Sanilac. Local landmarks include the Port Sanilac
Port Sanilac is a village in Sanilac Township, Michigan, Sanilac Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 567 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
This village was or ...
lighthouse (burning kerosene from its opening in 1886 until its electrification in 1924) and a twenty-room Victorian mansion (now a museum) built in 1850 by a horse-and-buggy doctor, Dr. Joseph Loop. There are numerous shipwrecks located near Port Sanilac
Port Sanilac is a village in Sanilac Township, Michigan, Sanilac Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 567 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
This village was or ...
.
See also
*Michigan Underwater Preserves
Michigan Underwater Preserves or Michigan Bottomland Preserves are protected areas of the Great Lakes on Michigan's coast. The thirteen designated areas, comprising a surface area of over , are considered to be "Underwater museums" and serve to p ...
References
External links
MV Great Lakes Diver - Dive Charter OperatorFour Fathoms - Dive Charter Operator
Lists of coordinates
Marine parks of Michigan
Protected areas of Sanilac County, Michigan
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