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Best
Exhibition on Great Lakes Regional Culture in 2003
"Schooner in the Sand: Unlocking the Secrets of a
Great Lakes Shipwreck." Michigan Historical Museum,
Michigan Historical Center, Lansing, 2002. Director: Phil Kwiatowski.
This exhibition highlighted the excavation of a small, unidentified
Great Lakes fishing schooner found in 1990 at the mouth of the Millecoquins
River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The landowners of this site,
the Hiawatha Sportsmen's Club, donated the artifact collection to
the Office of the State Archaeologist of Michigan. These artifacts
formed the core around which an engaging and interactive exhibit
was built. The exhibit told two stories: how this ship and its cargo
represented the early history of travel, trade and daily life on
the Great Lakes, and how archaeology and historical research can
help unlock the mysteries and stories of the region's maritime past.
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