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Historical Essay

Lighthouses and Lifesaving

Underwater Archaeology
Learn about the importance of lighthouses on the shores of the Great Lakes.
Historical Essay

A Brief History of Man-Made Lighting

From Whaling to Coal Burning
Discover how man-made lighting has become a common part of our everyday lives.
Historical Essay

Underwater Archaeology: Learning from Sunken Ships

Learn about how archaeologist explore underwater shipwrecks
Historical Essay

Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks Everywhere

Underwater Archaeology
Learn about why there were so many shipwrecks in the 1800s off Wisconsin's shores.
Historical Essay

The Door County Photographs of Ferdinand Hotz - Image Gallery Essay

Explore images from the Hotz collection that depict Door County, Wisconsin at the turn of the 20th century.

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