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 Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society

Dedicated to Preserving our Shipwrecks and Maritime History
"From Prevention to Preservation"



HomeGLSPS 25 Year Anniversary


 

Let's Celebrate!!




 

GLSPS 25th Anniversary

 




 

The GLSPS FIRST Emerged in 1996

 

 

  • Accolades:
  • Programs and Projects- Over 200 Sponsored and Completed
  • National Register of Historic Places - We shared efforts in 10 nomination Projects.
  • Totally Restored from scratch the Research Vessel RV Preservation and is still in operation after 14 years.
  • Stabilization Projects – Underwater Construction - 3 – Major Projects.
  • Joined in the development of displays for 10 Museums and Maritime Public Facilities.
  • Facilitated 2 - Access Projects. (Hesper and Madeira along the North Shore of Lake Superior) In collaboration with the DNR. 
  • Maintain Shipwreck Mooring's for 3 shipwrecks
  • PIB Program – Completed over 10 projects Above and Below Water.
  • S.S. Meteor - 16 years and counting on the largest Project the GLSPS ever had.
  • Published 3-books
  • Shipwreck Presentations Around the Great Lakes.  Mostly conducted by Ken Merryman, Phil Kerber and a few others.
  • 21- Successful Shipwreck shows
  • 3D Photogrammetry Image Database (New in 2020)

If you have any comments of questions, please feel free to contact us at, info@glsps.org