Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve.

Paradise - White Fish Point, Michigan - Lake Superior

The 376 square mile Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve offers diving experiences in Lake Superior on a variety of shipwrecks. Excellent visibility is one of the benefits of diving Whitefish. Divers can usually expect 30-50 feet of visibility at 100 feet, and greater visibility at deeper depths. July and August are the best months to visit this preserve because weather patterns are most stable. There are few protected areas in this region of Lake Superior and the nearest U.S. Coast Guard Station is about an hour away so boaters must exercise extreme caution.

Divers using their own boats will find launches at Whitefish Point, Little Lake Harbor, Tahquamenon Bay, Brimley State Park, and Bay Mills.

Divers and non-divers alike will enjoy a visit to this area because of the wilderness scenery, expansive beaches, Tahquemenon Falls State Park, and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum located at the tip of the point. The Museum offers divers an opportunity to learn about the rich maritime heritage of the region.

• Miztec
• Location : About 4 miles west-northwest of Whitefish Point.
• Type : 194 Ft. Wooden schooner-barge.
• Loran : 31156.9/47561.2
• Lat/Lon : xx xx.xx/yy yy.yy
• Depth : 50 feet.
• Visibility : 10-40 feet, sand bottom helps keep the visibility good.
• Tips : This is more of a debris field. Ship is broken up by the ice flows in the winter.

• Myron
• Location : About 1 mile west-northwest of Whitefish Point.
• Type : 186 Ft. Wooden lumber hooker.
• Loran : 31142.5/47566.2
• Lat/Lon : xx xx.xx/yy yy.yy
• Depth : 45-50 feet.
• Visibility : 15-40 feet, sand bottom helps keep the visibility good.
• Tips : This is more of a debris field. Ship is broken up by the ice flows in the winter.

• Sadie Thompson Barge
• Location : About 6 miles south of Whitefish Point.
• Type : ??? Ft. steel barge.
• Loran : 31150.3/47619.8
• Lat/Lon : xx xx.xx/yy yy.yy
• Depth : 50-100 feet.
• Visibility : 10-40 feet.
• Tips : Barge rests on its side with a derrick attached to one side of the vessel.

• Vienna
• Location : About 1.5 miles southeast of Whitefish Point.
• Type : 165 Ft. wooden steamer.
• Loran : 31135.9/47661.4
• Lat/Lon : xx xx.xx/yy yy.yy
• Depth : 115 to deck, 140 to the bottom.
• Visibility : 10-30 feet.
• Tips : Very popular dive site. Check out the bow section. Ship is upright.

• J.M. Osborne
• Location : About 3.5 miles northwest of Whitefish Point.
• Type : 178 Ft. wooden steamer.
• Loran : 31149.5/47528.2
• Lat/Lon : xx xx.xx/yy yy.yy
• Depth : 145 - 165.
• Visibility : 20-40 feet.
• Tips : Ship is upright and mostly intact.

• Samuel Mather
• Location : About 8 miles north of Point Iroquis, 15 miles southeast of Whitefish Point.
• Type : 246 Ft. wooden steamer.
• Loran : 31086.7/47734.8
• Lat/Lon : xx xx.xx/yy yy.yy
• Depth : 75 ft. to the mast, 155 ft. to the deck, 180 ft. to the bottom.
• Visibility : 10-30 feet.
• Tips : Ship os upright and intact, bow section is still on the wreck.

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