Created on Tuesday, May 7 2013; Written by Marisa McKay

Some local fifth graders go to apply what they’ve been learning in the classroom to real world scenarios this afternoon aboard the glass bottom boat. The Lady Michigan is a tour boat specially designed to help residents view Thunder Bay’s many shipwrecks in an up close and personal way. Bu today, the boat was transformed into a research vessel where students used ROV’s, underwater cameras, and other mechanism to learn more about the eco-system near the many artificial reefs in Alpena’s waters.

Created on Tuesday, June 11, 2013