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Welcome to Inland Seas Online—a new virtual feature publishing stories from back issues of  Inland Seas©. For 75 years, Inland Seas© has been the cornerstone of the Great Lakes Historical Society, and now the National Museum of the Great Lakes! This award-wining journal is why we have members in all 50 states and within 5 countries world-wide. We look forward to updating this page with new posts regularly as a way to continue our mission to preserve and make known the history of the Great Lakes.

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Peter White – Winter 1974

May 29, 2023
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A Great Lakes Cruise – Greek Style – Fall 1974

May 22, 2023
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Architectural Accuracy and the Artists – Summer 1974

May 15, 2023
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Rescue in ’86 – Spring 1974

May 8, 2023
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Early Lake Captains, Revenue Cutters, and Politics – Winter 1973

May 1, 2023
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Rails Across the Water – Fall 1973

April 24, 2023
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Sir George Gibbons, Canadian Diplomat and the Boundary Waters Treaty – Summer 1973

April 17, 2023
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By Canoe to Lake Superior in 1838 – Spring 1973

April 10, 2023
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Last Trip of the BRUCE MINES, November 1854 – Winter 1972

April 3, 2023
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A Brief History of the Split Rock Lighthouse – Fall 1972

March 27, 2023
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Full Ahead! Emergency Flank! – Summer 1972

March 24, 2023
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Newest Member of the Coast Guard’s Great Lakes Fleet – Spring 1972

March 20, 2023
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The Day It Rained Ink: Air Pollution In Detroit, 1762 – Winter 1971

February 20, 2023
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Mermaids: A Monster in Lake Superior, 1782 – Fall 1971

February 13, 2023
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The Butchers, the Bakers, the Paint and Thing Makers – Summer 1971

February 6, 2023
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Ice Breaking on the Great Lakes, Winter 1971 – Spring 1971

January 30, 2023
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The Perils of Late Navigation on the Great Lakes – Winter 1970

January 23, 2023
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NONSUCH Sails Again- Fall 1970

January 16, 2023
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Ports of Entry and Collectors of Customs in Upper Canada, 1797-1841 – Summer 1970

January 9, 2023
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Painting Commemorates Lewis Cass – Spring 1970

January 2, 2023
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The Green Bay Mystery Schooner – Winter 1969

August 22, 2022
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The Era of Pig Iron in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan-Fall 1969

August 15, 2022
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How Yachts Became Standardized – Summer 1969

August 8, 2022
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William Watts: Immigrant Miller – Spring 1969

August 1, 2022
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The Wreck of the MONTICELLO – Winter 1968

July 25, 2022
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CAPT C.D. SECORD, Will They Find your Golden Rivets? – Fall 1968

July 18, 2022
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A Lake Superior Lifesaver Reminisces – Summer 1968

July 11, 2022
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Early Exploration of Lake Erie and Lake Huron – Spring 1968

July 4, 2022
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The Christopher Columbus – Winter 1967

June 27, 2022
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The Return of an Unfortunate Friend – Fall 1967

June 20, 2022
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A History of Cedar Point – Summer 1967

May 30, 2022
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Turret Boats – Spring 1967

May 2, 2022
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Marblehead Lifesaving Station – Winter 1966

April 25, 2022
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The Last Trip of the J.F. CARD – Fall 1966

April 18, 2022
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Early Traverse City News Via Lakes Vessels – Summer 1966

April 11, 2022
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The Wreck of the INDEPENDENCE – Spring 1966

April 4, 2022
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Memories of the Cleveland Ice Yacht Club – Winter 1965

March 28, 2022
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Crossing Lake Michigan – Fall 1965

March 21, 2022
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Imperial’s Ice Flight – Summer 1965

March 14, 2022
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The Coast Guard Comes to Lake Superior: 1874-1875 – Spring 1965

March 7, 2022
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Great Lakes Driftwood Schooner-Scows – Winter 1964

February 28, 2022
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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Visits Lake Superior – Fall 1964

February 21, 2022
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Sault Ste. Marie Ferries – Summer 1964

February 14, 2022
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Collision Off the Pierhead – Spring 1964

February 7, 2022
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Tug Boat Racing on Lake Ontario – Winter 1963

January 31, 2022
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An old building that is symmetrical with twin towers in the center.

Fayette – Fall 1963

August 15, 2021
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First Ship to Shore Communication – Summer 1963

August 8, 2021
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Sattelite image of Lake Erie

The Water Levels of Lake Erie – Spring 1963

August 1, 2021
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Allis-Chalmers: Great Lakes Arsenal of Democracy During World War I – Winter 1962

July 25, 2021
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Large yacht pulled up to a long gangway. The yacht is the Britannia.

From Trading Post to Seaport – Fall 1962

July 18, 2021
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Four images showing the receding glaciers 14000 - 3000 years ago

The Great Lakes in Ancient Times and a Glimpse into the Future – Summer 1962

July 11, 2021
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The large round shape of a side wheel steamer wheel box with hogging arches curved above it.

The DART was the Target – Spring 1962

July 4, 2021
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All Around the Mulberry Bush – Winter 1961

June 27, 2021
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Clevelander fire tug fighting a dock fire

Fire Fighting Ships – Fall 1961

June 20, 2021
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Pipes of multiple sizes and colors in a semi-dark passageway

Color and Color Psychology on Shipboard – Summer 1961

June 13, 2021
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Pencil sketch of young man with hair over his ears, head and shoulders, Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens on Lake Erie – Spring 1961

June 6, 2021
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A sketch of two Great Lakes steamboats from the 1860s

The Steamboat KINGSTON: Was She Rebuilt into the Steamboat BAVARIAN – Winter 1960

May 30, 2021
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By Road, Rail, Canal and Lake – Fall 1960

May 23, 2021
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Whaleback Passenger boat with damage to forward cabins

Harbor Disaster – Summer 1960

May 16, 2021
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Two Rhinos at the Basel Zoo bath in 2015

Rhinos on the Seaway – Spring 1960

May 9, 2021
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The Foundering of MANASOO and HIBOU – Winter 1959

May 2, 2021
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The Arks of Absalom Shade – Fall 1959

April 25, 2021
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Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW – Summer 1959

April 18, 2021
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Captain Dobbins and His Lifeboat – Spring 1959

April 11, 2021
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Michilimackinac – Winter 1958

April 4, 2021
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The Ore and Coal Exchange – Fall 1958

March 28, 2021
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The EDMUND FITZGERALD – Summer 1958

March 17, 2021
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The New England Transportation Company – Spring 1958

March 13, 2021
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The Loss of the BANNOCKBURN – Winter 1957

March 8, 2021
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The First Lighthouses on Lake Ontario near Kingston – Fall 1957

February 27, 2021
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Weather and the Great Lakes – Summer 1957

February 21, 2021
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The Last of the Sidewheelers – Spring 1957

February 15, 2021
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A German Traveller Visits the Soo in 1855 – Winter 1956

February 8, 2021
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Eye Witness Reports of the Burning of the NIAGARA- Fall 1956

February 1, 2021
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Sarnia from the Port-Side – Summer 1956

January 25, 2021
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The J.H. SHEADLE in the Great Storm of 1913 – Spring 1956

January 18, 2021
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Cruising Down the River – Winter 1955

January 11, 2021
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Ships and Shores – Fall 1955

January 4, 2021
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The Soo Locks – One Hundred Years Ago – Summer 1955

December 26, 2020
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By Land and Sea – Spring 1955

December 18, 2020
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Lincoln and the Great Lakes Seaway – Winter 1954

December 14, 2020
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The Discovery and Exploration of the Ancient Sheguiadah Site, Manitoulin Island – Fall 1954

December 7, 2020
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The Pulpwood Fleet – Summer 1954

November 30, 2020
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ROUSE SIMMONS and the Port of Chicago – Winter 1987

November 20, 2020
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Singapore: Michigan’s Imaginary Pompeii, Part 2 – Spring 1954

November 16, 2020
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Singapore: Michigan’s Imaginary Pompeii – Winter 1953

November 9, 2020
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In Grandpa’s Wake – Fall 1953

November 2, 2020
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The Spirits of ’26 – Summer 1953

October 26, 2020
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McDougall’s Dream: The Whaleback – Spring 1953

October 20, 2020
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A Voyage into the Past on the J.T. WING – Winter 1952

October 12, 2020
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An Unknown Visit of an Unknown Painter on the Great Lakes – Fall 1952

October 7, 2020
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John Island’s Stolen Sawmill – Summer 1952

August 24, 2020
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Waters Astern – Spring 1952

August 17, 2020
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St. Lawrence Steamboat Days – Winter 1951

August 10, 2020
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The Devil and Champlain – Fall 1951

August 3, 2020
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Southern Divines on the Great Lakes and at Niagara Falls – Summer 1951

July 30, 2020
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Wooden Ship Building – Spring 1951

July 20, 2020
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The Location of British Fort Sandusky – Winter 1950

July 13, 2020
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An 1860 Vacation Jaunt – Fall 1950

July 6, 2020
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The Story of the Schooner HERCULES – Summer 1950

June 29, 2020
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National Museum of the Great Lakes
1701 Front Street
Toledo, Ohio 43605
United States of America
Phone: (419) 214-5000
Url: www.nmgl.org

HOURS

Monday – Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Closed on Tuesdays: November 1 - April 30

Museum is Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve
SS Col James M. Schoonmaker and Tug Ohio
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The National Museum of the Great Lakes reveals the varied and fascinating history of our treasured Great Lakes, which make up 84% of all of the fresh water in North America. Come explore the history of the world's greatest natural resource—from canoes and schooners to early steamers and freighters—some of which ply the mighty Maumee River right next to the Museum.
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