Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Diamond Head, Pillbox/Bunker

This new, short series are of previously unpublished photo's taken by the blog author before the blog was originally created in 2008. The author visited most of these locations in 2006. Some of the trips were not completed and had to be cut short. The author has yet to return to complete visiting some of the locations.

These photos are from a 2006 Hawaii Vacation trip. Some were taken by the author, some are by his family.

Diamond Head, Pillbox/Bunker:

Previous articles in the series:
Previously Unpublished: Introduction
Previously Unpublished: Joslyn Art Museum
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Birds
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Canine's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Apes and Monkey's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Cat's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Hooved Animal's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Bear
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Other
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Lizard's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Spider
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Aquatics
Previously Unpublished: Blue Star Memorial Highway, 2006
Previously Unpublished: Illinois and Michigan Canal Lock's 14 and 15, LaSalle, Illinois, 2006
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Misc. Photos
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Animals, Goats
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Animals, Horses
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Animals, Big Boar
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Animals, World Super Bull
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Arts and Crafts
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Butter Sculptures
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, 2004 Iowa State Fair Sesquicentennial Globe
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Museum
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Guitar Gus and his Quarter Horse - Shoo
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Sunrise over Lake Red Rock
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Start of Ride
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Wildlife
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, The Gardener
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Scholte Gardens
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Pella's Sun Dial
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Cordova Park Observation Tower
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, The Flight
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Hoaloha
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Waikiki Beach
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Diamond Head, Information and Birds
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Plants, Flowers, and Trees
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Trail
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, From Inside the Rim of the Crater
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, City of Honolulu and Surrounding Communities
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Crater Floor
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Ocean View

Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Diamond Head, Lighthouse

This new, short series are of previously unpublished photo's taken by the blog author before the blog was originally created in 2008. The author visited most of these locations in 2006. Some of the trips were not completed and had to be cut short. The author has yet to return to complete visiting some of the locations.

These photos are from a 2006 Hawaii Vacation trip. Some were taken by the author, some are by his family.

Diamond Head, Lighthouse:

Previous articles in the series:
Previously Unpublished: Introduction
Previously Unpublished: Joslyn Art Museum
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Birds
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Canine's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Apes and Monkey's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Cat's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Hooved Animal's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Bear
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Other
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Lizard's
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Spider
Previously Unpublished: Henry Doorly Zoo, Aquatics
Previously Unpublished: Blue Star Memorial Highway, 2006
Previously Unpublished: Illinois and Michigan Canal Lock's 14 and 15, LaSalle, Illinois, 2006
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Misc. Photos
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Animals, Goats
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Animals, Horses
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Animals, Big Boar
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Animals, World Super Bull
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Arts and Crafts
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Butter Sculptures
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, 2004 Iowa State Fair Sesquicentennial Globe
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Museum
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Iowa State Fair, Guitar Gus and his Quarter Horse - Shoo
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Sunrise over Lake Red Rock
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Start of Ride
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Wildlife
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, The Gardener
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Scholte Gardens
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Pella's Sun Dial
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Tour De Rock Bicycle Ride, Cordova Park Observation Tower
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, The Flight
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Hoaloha
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Waikiki Beach
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Diamond Head, Information and Birds
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Plants, Flowers, and Trees
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Trail
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, From Inside the Rim of the Crater
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, City of Honolulu and Surrounding Communities
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Crater Floor
Previously Unpublished: 2006 Hawaii Vacation Trip, Lighthouse

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

Located at Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on Lake Superior is the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.

Along with the museum is the Whitefish Point Light Station, a former U.S. Coast Guard Station and fog horn station.

Whitefish Point is located at the extreme southeastern end of Lake Superior and is a critical turning point for all vessel traffic entering and leaving this largest of all the Great Lakes.

"Whitefish Point marks the eastern end of a notorious 80-mile stretch of shoreline from here west to Munising, Michigan, known ominously as Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast. Of the 550 known major shipwrecks lying on the bottom of the lake, at least 200 of them are in the vicinity of Whitefish Point. The primary causes of shipwreck here are stress of weather and collision; the 1975 loss of the steamer Edmund Fitzgerald with her entire crew of 29 has become a world-wide legend. The wreck of the Fitzgerald lies just 15 miles northwest of Whitefish Point."

Timeline:
1849 - Established by congress the U.S. Lighthouse Service began operation at Whitefish Point.
1861 - Present light tower constructed during Abraham Lincoln’s administration.
1923 - U.S. Coast Guard established a Lifeboat Rescue Station at Whitefish Point.
1939 - U.S. Lighthouse Service merged with U.S. Coast Guard.
1951 - Coast Guard closed the Lifeboat Rescue Station.
1970 - U.S. Coast Guard took all personnel from site at Whitefish Point.
1973 - Site placed on National Register of Historic Places.No money for restoration at the time.
November 10, 1975 - 15 miles north of Whitefish Point the Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in 500 feet of water with all 29 of the crew. This becomes one of the most famous ship disasters on the Great Lakes.
1980 - Realizing the importance of preserving this important property the township of Whitefish approached the fledgling Great Lakes Historical Society for assistance.
1983 - The Society obtained a License from the Coast Guard in 1983 to commence museum operations.
1985 - The first exhibits opened.
1987 - The present museum building opened.
October 1996 - An act of Congress legislatively transfers full ownership to the Shipwreck Society.
2011 - The light tower is the oldest operating one on Lake Superior.

MUSEUM, FOG HORN STATION, LOOK OUT TOWER, MM DRAKE, COAST GUARD STATION AND LIGHT TOWER:

LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE and LENS EXHIBIT:

OVERVIEW AND UNDERWATER SALVAGE:

 

SHIPWRECK EXHIBITS:

EDMUND FITZGERALD:

WEBSITE: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum- Whitefish Point Light House Station