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Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine
Sanctuary in Lake Michigan is uniting lakeshore

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communities in celebration of their maritime
heritage. The sanctuary protects 36 nationally

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significant shipwreck sites.

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The historic ports of Two Rivers, Manitowoc,
Sheboygan, and Port Washington have been safe

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havens for Lake Michigan mariners since the
early 1800s, and served as gateways for westward

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expansion of the United States.

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Beneath the waves of the inland sea beyond
their ports, the shadows of steamships and

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schooners that once connected Wisconsin to
the world tell the story of some of the many

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sacrifices that made this expansion possible.

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It was here where ships were made, where immigrants
settled, and where the might of Wisconsin’s

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commercial and industrial core was forged
… made possible by the 1200-mile water highway

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that is the Great Lakes.

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And it is here today where the state of Wisconsin
and NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

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are working together to shine a spotlight
on Wisconsin’s storied past, and present

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it on a national stage.