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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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