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| See a new exhibit created by the Maritime Preservation Program |
| Interactive Resource, Historical Essay, Slide Show |
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| Learn about how the Lucerne sank in the Chequamegon Bay in 1886 |
| Brief description of the sinking of the Lady Elgin which was carryinh about 300 Milwaukeeans. |
| Learn about the meaning of "disasters in Wisconsin" and the various tragedies the state endured. |
| A Frenchman's Disastrous Expedition |
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| Learn about explorer Robert de La Salle's iron-handed chief lieutenant, Henri de Tonty, and what resulted in the worst winter of his life. |
| Learn about how archaeologist explore underwater shipwrecks |
| Learn how artifacts are conserved after they have been excavated from their underwater resting places |
| Discover how sunken ships are found |
| Learn how archaeologists document their discoveries when they are examining a shipwreck |
| Underwater Archaeology |
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| Learn about the importance of lighthouses on the shores of the Great Lakes. |
| Underwater Archaeology |
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| Learn about why there were so many shipwrecks in the 1800s off Wisconsin's shores. |
| Speakers Bureau |
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| Tamara Thomsen is a WHS Historic Preservation member and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
| Speakers Bureau |
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| Caitlin Zant is a WHS Historic Preservation member and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
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| John Odin Jensen is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
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