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A proposed National Marine Sanctuary
Lake Michigan is uniting Wisconsin

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communities and celebration of their
maritime heritage.

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A sanctuary here would protect 40 nationally significant shipwreck sites.

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

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which stretch up the Lake Michigan Coast tell the story of the expansion of the United States.

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Beneath the waves of the Inland Sea beyond their forts the shadows of steamships and

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schooners which once connected Wisconsin
to the world tell the story of the

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sacrifice that made this expansion
possible. It was here where ships were

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made where immigrants settled and where
the might of Wisconsin's commercial and

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industrial core was forged. Made possible
by a 1200 mile water highway that is the

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Great Lakes. And it is here today 
with the state of Wisconsin and

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NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 
are working together in hopes of shining

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a spotlight on Wisconsin's storied past 
and presenting it on a national stage.