When the GTBUP is not out searching in Grand Traverse Bay, they're usually researching information online with the links to the left.
A bottomlands survey of Grand Traverse Bay will be conducted in the latter part of May through September, 2008 with specific interests from the deepest part of both bays to the shallows. Multi-beam technology will be used.
History was made in Grand Traverse Bay over the Memorial Day weekend 2007!
With top of the line acoustic technology (MS1000 Sector Scan with tilt-head, profile, and imaging combined) provided by Kongsberg Mesotech, Brian Abbott, geophysicist and engineer from Nautilus Marine Group, joined Dr. Mark Holley, Ph.D. in Underwater Archaeology, members of the GTBUPC and NMC students for two and a half days of sector-side scanning in Grand Traverse Bay. To facilitate this survey, a very generous donation of a Barrington 26’ pontoon boat was provided by Dockworks, Inc., out of Eastport/Central Lake. Thank you!
To view some of these images, click on the name of the site. (Elmwood, AJ Rogers, Metropolis, Tramp & Tramp2, Wood Pile). More information will be posted when the post analysis is complete. We'll also post a collection of our images in the “Photos” section of the web site, so please check back often! All images are protected under copyright laws and are the property of Nautilus Marine Group and GTBUPC. Please contact webmaster for redistribution.
Images of significant interest will be analyzed, and findings will be posted later in the season. View the complete list of historical shipwrecks documented to date. View the map and read the Summary of Underwater Cultural Heritage. (courtesy, Ken Vrana, President of Archeology & Maritime Heritage International and Professor of Underwater Archeology, NMC). If you would like to be a support diver on these survey trips, please contact Dr. Mark Holley. We will always need a few divers on these local trips in the Grand Traverse Bay!
Shipwrecks within G.T. Bay
