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Wreck of the Jennie and Annie washes up on Sleeping Bear Point
About a week ago now I came across this photo by Mark Lindsay. I asked former Park Ranger Bill Herd, and he told me what has since come out in the media. Sleeping Bear Dunes historians believe the schooner fragment, estimated to be about 40-feet long and peppered with twisted metals spikes, is part of the shipÕs bilge keelsons, which the Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archeology says were long timbers running most of the shipÕs length, strengthening the keel.   read more »

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July 6, 2009

Calling all photographers!

Filed under: almanac,fall,internet,Leelanau,travel,webdesign — Leelanau.com @ 10:30 am

Join the NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association) at the Homestead Resort and Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore for their regional event Oct 8 - 11, 2009. Three days of field trips to South Manitou Island, Empire Bluffs, and Port Oneida Rural Historic District and workshops lead by some of the area's photographers, including Robert deJonge, Stacy Niedzwiecki, Steven Huyser-Honig, and Jeff Rabidoux. Some of the topics to be presented include: Shipwreck of the Francisco Morazan, The Bluffs & Perched Dunes, The South Manitou Island Lighthouse, and Point Betsie Lighthouse.

Participants may register for all 3 days, or for individual days. Student discounts will be offered. The Homestead Resort is offering a special price for event participants. For more information, visit the 2009 NANPA Fall Regional Event website.

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