Sunday

12:00 pm

Arrive Detroit Metro Airport for Charter Bus to Alpena (optional)

Check into College Park Apartments (or alternate accommodation)

5:00 – 6:00

Welcome and Introduction, Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

6:00

Reception, Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Monday

Morning

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Exploring the Shipwreck Century

Interactive Session: Using site-based resources to engage students. Dr. John Jensen, Sea Education Association, ACC; Cathy Green, TBNMS, ACC

Interactive Session: Translating site-based resources into classroom cues. Dr. Jensen, C. Green

Lunch

Lunch

Afternoon

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Shipwrecks and Sanctuaries

Presentation: The Many Meanings of Shipwrecks. Dr. Jensen, Jefferson Gray, TBNMS

Telepresence Presentation: Exploring the Shipwrecks of Thunder Bay. Dr. James P. Delgado, NOAA Maritime Heritage Program (this session will take place in the GLMHC telepresence distance learning theater).

Dinner

Dinner on your own.

Tuesday

Morning

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Historical Contexts and Technological Developments on the Great Lakes

Presentation: The Great Lakes: from the Atlantic World to the Industrial Heartland. Dr. Jensen

Presentation: The evolution of Great Lakes ships though the landmark wrecks of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. C. Patrick Labadie, TBNMS; Russ Green, TBNMS

Lunch

Lunch

Afternoon

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Understanding and Exploring Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Presentation: Dangerous convergence: where, how, and why ships wrecks at Thunder Bay. Dr. Roderick Mather, University of Rhode Island; Dr. Jensen

Practicum: Practicum in shipwreck archaeology. C. Green, Wayne Lusardi, Tane Casserley, TBNMS

Evening

Besser Museum of Northeast Michigan

Museum Tour highlighting maritime collections

Dinner in the one-room schoolhouse

Planetarium Show on Celestial Navigation

Wednesday

Morning

Alpena County Library: Special Collections

Exploring Shipwrecks though the Primary Sources of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Research Collection

Archival Research: Primary Sources in the Study of Great Lakes Shipwrecks. Dr. Jensen, C. Green, T. Kurt Knoerl, George Mason University; Jamin Wells, University of Delaware

Hands-On Group Research Exercises: same instructors

Lunch

Lunch

Afternoon

Various near-shore or beach shipwrecks in and around Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (locations determined by individual interest and ability)

Exploring a Historic Shipwreck

Individual wreck exploration onshore or in-water: Snorkeling optional, gear provided by Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.  Dr. Jensen, C. Green, R. Green, Wells, Knoerl, Lusardi

Evening

Presque Isle Lighthouses

Exploring Presque Isle Lighthouses

Historic Site Tour: “Life of a Lighthouse Keeper:” Old and New Presque Isle Lighthouses

Thursday

Morning

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Learning though Shipwrecks – The Pewabic: History, Memory, Archaeology, and Material Culture

Presentation: Pewabic: The ship and her loss – the salvage, archaeology, memory, and historical landmark. Dr. Jensen, Labadie, C. Green

Hands-On Session: Marine archaeology conservation lab tour: introduction to artifact conservation.  Lusardi

Practicum: Working with artifacts – the material culture of the passenger steamer Pewabic. Lusardi, Jensen, Wells, Knorel

Lunch

Lunch

Afternoon

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Learning from Disaster

Workshop Project Development: Learning from disaster. Dr. Jensen and C. Green facilitate

Presentation and Moderated Discussion: Learning from disaster. Dr. Jensen and C. Green

Evening

Optional Dinner at Fletcher Street Microbrewery

Friday

Morning

Glass-bottom boat dock – behind Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Discover Thunder Bay by Ship I

Field Experience: Visiting the Historic Shipwrecks of Thunder Bay (be prepared to spend the day aboard ship). Dr. Jensen, C. Green, R. Green, Lusardi, Wells

Lunch

Box lunch aboard ship – or on Thunder Bay Island (weather dependent)

Afternoon

Aboard Glass-bottom boat

Discover Thunder Bay by Ship II

Field Experience: Continued exploration of Thunder Bay: shipwrecks as touchstones to the Past. (aboard ship).  Arrive dock no later than 4:30pm.

Evening

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Closing Evening Events

Presentation: Final Plenary Session. All

Discussion: Final Discussion of Individual Projects. All

Survey Distribution

Barbeque Dinner

Saturday

Morning

Depart Alpena

Final reports and surveys completed by all participants

Depart Alpena for Detroit Airport.  Bus departs from College Park Apartments 10:00am, arriving at Detroit International Airport, 2:00pm.