Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve
- Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve
The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve was established to promote conservation of the submerged historical resources in Lake Huron near Port Sanilac, Michigan. The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve expands a total of 163 square miles of Lake Huron. The Michigan Underwater Preserve Council oversees activities relating to all of Michigan's Underwater Preserves.
The preserve is open to scuba divers.
History
Port Sanilac was originally a lumberjack settlement on the shore of Lake Huron named "Bark Shanty Point." In 1857 the village was renamed to Port Sanilac, as it is in Sanilac County and Sanilac Township, Michigan. Local legend attributes the name to a Wyandotte Indian Chief named Sanilac. Local landmarks include the Port Sanilac lighthouse (burning kerosene from its opening in 1886 until its electrifcation in 1924) and a twenty-room Victorian mansion (now a museum) built in 1850 by a horse-and-buggy doctor, Dr. Joseph Loop. There are numerous shipwrecks located near Port Sanilac.
ee also
*Michigan Underwater Preserves
External links
* [http://www.michiganpreserves.org/sanilac.htm Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve Official Website]
* [http://www.thegreatlakesdiver.com/ MV Great Lakes Diver - Dive Charter Operator]
* [http://www.fourfathomsdiving.com/ Four Fathoms - Dive Charter Operator]
* [http://www.rectecdivecharters.com/sanilac.html Rec Tec - Dive Charter Operator]
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