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O ne of the most famous wrecks on the east shore of Lake Michigan is that of the 653-ton sidewheel steamer Alpena, which disappe ...

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This Ohio port city, nestled on the banks of the Maumee River, welcomes visiting boaters with open arms, inviting them in to exp ...

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B oaters can get anywhere from Toledo. But before cruising up the Great Lakes from Lake Erie or heading off to sea via the St. L ...

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The Docks National Museum of the Great Lakes Imagination Station National Museum of the Great Lakes and Col. James M. Schoonmake ...

For boaters, downtown access is easy — and free — via the Portside Docks at Promenade Park, just steps from Imagination Station, ...

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