Author: Museum Studies Program

Our National Marine Sanctuaries, Protecting America’s Underwater Treasures: A Survey of Michigan’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve

Preserved by the cold freshwater on which they once served, more than 200 shipwrecks are believed to rest in Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The sheer number of shipwrecks is impressive. However, it is their excellent state of preservation and what they...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to…  Alexandra Creola (MSP17) was awarded a Fulbright Research Award to conduct research in Italy in 2020-2021. The title of her project is “Roman Nymphs and the Underworld: Landscape, Religion, and Identity in Southern Italy.” Her research involves spending nine months in southern Italy, working...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to… Joe Cialdella (MSP09)  who participated in a podcast a few months ago with a story from his recently published book: ”Motor City Green: A Century of Landscapes and Environmentalism in Detroit”

Museums at Noon event – January 29

Our National Marine Sanctuaries, Protecting America’s Underwater Treasures:  A Survey of Michigan’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Speaker:       Stephanie Gandulla, Maritime Archaeologist and Research Coordinator, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary  When:           12:00 pm on Friday, January 29 Where:          Online...