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This site is hosted, and maintained by the Thunder Bay Underwater Preserve Council.
The Thunder Bay Underwater Preserve Council is a non-profit group comprised of a group of dedicated divers, and volunteers who's purpose is to encourage the preservation and stewardship of submerged maritime heritage resources in and around The Thunder Bay Underwater Preserve / Marine Sanctuary. To promote recreational and technical diving, also tourism through out Northeast Michigan.

Also to support dive related activities, field operations, education and outreach programs of the Thunder Bay Underwater Preserve / Marine Sanctuary.


The Underwater Preserve / Marine Sanctuary currently encompass 448 square miles of Lake Huron surrounding Alpena, Michigan. 

The waters around the Underwater Preserve / Marine Sanctuary are commonly known as “Shipwreck Alley” due to bad weather, thick fog, and numerous rocky shoals which have led to the sinking of many ships, most of which have been well preserved, with the exception of the shallow wrecks which have succumbed to the ravages of winter ice, and wave action, however the deeper wrecks look as if they could be floated off the bottom, and continue their voyage.

Kayakers and snorkerlers are able to take full advantage of our shallow wrecks, the wrecks throughout the Preserve / Marine Sanctary vary in depth from 6 feet to 200+ feet in depth, the area around Alpena has numerous sinkhole formations, with some that are accessible to divers.

The TBUPC members volunteer at numerous dive, and sportsmen shows, NOAA’s annual ROV competition, and Maritime Heritage Festival both held annually in Alpena.

Contrary to some misinformation, we have numerous Charters running out of Alpena, please click here Charter Operators to see our local operators.

Also located at Alpena Regional Medical Center are two state of the art Hyperbaric chambers


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