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Whitefish Point in the region of Michigan is a town located in United States - some 675 mi or ( 1087 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Whitefish Point is now 03:06 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Detroit " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Cheboygan, Flint, Grand Rapids, Newberry, and Paradise. When in this area, you might want to check out Cheboygan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Whitefish Point ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
The Whitefish Point Bird Observatory (WPBO) is located in Chippewa County, Michigan, USA, adjacent to the Whitefish Point Unit of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge. It operates as a non-profit, affiliate education and research facility of the Michigan Audubon Society. The Society and the WPBO together have recorded over 300 species of birds at Whitefish Point.
Located at 46.77 -84.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
SS Vienna (1873)
The SS Vienna was built in 1873 during the era when steamers were built with sail rigging. She had a 19 year career marked with maritime incidents including sinking when she was just 3 years old. She sank for her final time in fair weather in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior after she received a mortal blow when she was inexplicably rammed by the steamer Nipigon.
Located at 46.74 -84.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
SS John B. Cowle (1902)
The SS John B. Cowle (1902) was one of the early Great Lakes bulk freighters known as "tin pans". She was the first of two ships named for prominent Cleveland, Ohio citizen and shipbuilder, John Beswick Cowle. On her maiden voyage in 1909, the Isaac M. Scott rammed the Cowle in heavy fog off Whitefish Point. The Cowle sank in 3 minutes, taking 14 of her 24 man crew with her. Artifacts from her wreck were illegally removed in the 1980s.
Located at 46.74 -84.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
SS Myron
The SS Myron was a wooden steamship built in 1888. She spent her 31 year career as lumber hooker towing schooner barges on the Great Lakes. She sank in 1919 in a Lake Superior November gale with the loss of all her crewmen but her captain who was found drifting on wreckage near Ile Parisienne. Her tow, the Miztec, survived. The Myron defied the adage that Lake Superior "seldom gives up her dead” when all 17 crewmembers were found frozen to death wearing their life jackets.
Located at 46.81 -85.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
SS Superior City
The SS Superior City was considered a pioneer vessel at her launching in 1898. She was the largest vessel ever built on freshwater at that time. She sailed the Great Lakes for twenty-two years until she sank after a collision in 1920 with the steamer Willis L. King in Whitefish Bay of Lake Superior that resulted in the loss of 29 lives. Controversy was immediate over the collision. It was subsequently ruled that the captains of both ships failed to follow the “rules-of-the-road”.
Located at 46.73 -84.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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