Hundreds of shipwrecks lay at the bottom of Lake Michigan. In this online presentation, we will explore the history, archaeology and public interpretation of two significant Wisconsin shipwrecks, Niagara (1856) and Phoenix (1847). Both shipwrecks reside within the recently designated Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary and are part of the new “Wisconsin’s Shipwreck Coasts” exhibit at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc.

The program will be given by Executive Director Kevin Cullen, who has spent the last two decades working in the field of archaeology – both on land and underwater - on three continents and throughout the United States. Since 2022, he has served as a Sanctuary Advisory Council member for the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.