The process of designating Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan coast as a sanctuary began in 2015 after former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker asked the federal government to consider it.

The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary has hooked up permanent mooring lines with buoys to help divers easily spot 19 shipwrecks they can explore.. With the help of the U.S. Coast ...

A map of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Michigan. The sanctuary covers 962 square miles, spanning Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Ozaukee counties and is home ...

NOAA designates part of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan as sanctuary for shipwrecks June 26, 2021 A scuba driver looks at the wreckage of the Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner lost with all hands ...

Federal officials have designated a huge swath of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan coastline as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect historic shipwrecks in the area, Gov. Tony Evers’ office ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Federal officials plan to designate a huge swath of Wisconsin's Lake Michigan coastline as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect historic shipwrecks in the area. Gov. Tony ...

SHEBOYGAN - Supporters of the proposed Wisconsin-Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary, from which outgoing Gov. Scott Walker withdrew support last March, hope the project may get new life after ...

So far this year, only one shipwreck has been confirmed in Wisconsin's Lake Michigan waters. Shipwreck hunters found the wreck of the Margaret A. Muir, a 130-foot, three-masted schooner, near Algoma.

The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is one of 15 marine sanctuaries in the country. Here's what to know. Wisconsin’s national marine sanctuary is a museum beneath the water.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Federal officials plan to designate a huge swath of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan coastline as National Marine Sanctuary to protect historic shipwrecks in the area. Gov. Tony ...