Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve


The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve was established to promote conservation of the submerged historical resources in Lake Huron near Port Sanilac, Michigan. The Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve spans a total of of Lake Huron. The Michigan Underwater Preserve Council oversees activities relating to all of Michigan's Underwater Preserves.
The preserve is open to scuba divers.

History

was originally a lumberjack settlement on the shore of Lake Huron named "Bark Shanty Point." In 1857 the village was renamed to Port Sanilac, as it is in Sanilac County and Sanilac Township, Michigan. Local legend attributes the name to a Wyandotte Indian Chief named Sanilac. Local landmarks include the Port Sanilac lighthouse and a twenty-room Victorian mansion built in 1850 by a horse-and-buggy doctor, Dr. Joseph Loop. There are numerous shipwrecks located near Port Sanilac.
Site nameTypeSankDepthCoordinates
Charles A. StreetWooden SteamerJuly 20, 190810'
Charles S. PriceSteel FreighterNovember 9, 191375'
ChecotahWooden SchoonerOctober 30, 1906117'
City of GenoaWooden SteamerAugust 26, 191164'
Colonel A. B. WilliamsWooden Schooner186480'
Eliza H. StrongWooden SteamerOctober 26, 190422'
F.B. GardnerWooden SteamerSeptember 15, 190455'
John BreedenWooden SchoonerJuly 21, 189955'
City of MilwaukeeWooden SchoonerNovember 5. 1875165'
Mary Alice B.Steel TugboatSeptember 5, 197592'
CanisteoWooden SteamerOctober 25, 192098'
New YorkWooden SteamerSeptember 1856117'
North StarSteel FreighterNovember 25, 190896'
Queen CitySteel SteamerAugust 18, 186345'
ReginaSteel CanalerNovember 9, 191377'
SportSteel Hulled TugDecember 13, 192045'