Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Aquatic protected area in Michigan, USA}}

'''Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve''' is a [[United States National Marine Sanctuary]] on [[Lake Huron]]'s [[Thunder Bay (Michigan)|Thunder Bay]], within the [[Northern Michigan|northeastern region]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It protects an estimated 116 [[List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes|historically significant shipwrecks]] ranging from nineteenth-century wooden side-wheeler [[paddle steamer]]s to twentieth-century [[steel]]-[[Hull (ship)|hulled]] [[Steamship|steamers]]. There are a great many wrecks in the sanctuary, and their preservation and protection is a concern for [[United States Government]] policymakers.<ref>[http://www.oceancommission.gov/meetings/sep24_25_02/gray_testimony.pdf Statement of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Director] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715071456/http://oceancommission.gov//meetings/sep24_25_02/gray_testimony.pdf |date=2007-07-15 }}</ref> The landward boundary of the sanctuary extends from the western boundary of [[Presque Isle County, Michigan|Presque Isle County]] to the southern boundary of [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]]. The sanctuary extends east from the lakeshore to the [[Canada–United States border|international border]]. [[Alpena, Michigan|Alpena]] is the largest city in the area.