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Group thinks it has found proof of 10,000-year-old, Ice Age culture in Straits of Mackinac
October 15, 2020 - A team of nonscientists may have inadvertently confirmed the most important finding in Great Lakes archaeology in at least a decade. The group, made up mostly of Native American tribal citizens, utilized a remote-operated underwater vehicle in the Straits of Mackinac to take a look at Enbridge's Line 5 oil and natural gas pipelines on the lake bottom.
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An Atlantis might wait beneath the Great Lakes. And a group of nonscientists might have the proof.
October 14, 2020 - DETROIT — A team of nonscientists may have inadvertently confirmed the most important finding in Great Lakes archaeology in at least a decade. The group, made up mostly of Native American tribal citizens, utilized a remote-operated underwater vehicle in the Straits of Mackinac to take a look at Enbridge's Line 5 oil and natural gas pipelines on the lake bottom.
Prehistoric Underwater Structure Beneath Lake Michigan & Lake Huron
I think this discovery, which is referenced within the article you posted, is even more interesting. It’s hypothesized to be a caribou drive lane, currently under 120 feet of water. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/lakehuron-arch/research/pre-historic-archaeology-on-the-alpena-amberly-ridge/sites/the-drop-45-site/ More on reddit.com
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February 8, 2024How did the Great Lakes get their names?
Their "modern" names are early English and French translations of Algonquin and Iroquoian names. Lake Superior and Lake St. Clair comes from European names and not translations. Lake Ontario: Ontarí:io Wendat (Iroquoian), "Great Lake" Lake Erie: Erielhonan Iroquoian, "Long-Tail", it is named after the Iroquoian Erie tribe whom lived along the eastern and southern shores. Lake St. Clair: Named after St. Claire of Asisi by the French. Called Waawiyaataan(ong) by the Mississaugas, "(at) the whirlpool" Lake Huron: French name for the Wendat. Karegnondi "Freshwater Sea" or "Lake" in Wendat. Naadowewi-gichigami "Iroquois' Sea" or Gichi-aazhoogami-gichigami "Great Crosswaters Sea" in Ojibwe (Anishinaabeg) Lake Michigan: Mishi-gami Ojibwe, "Large Water" or "Large Lake". Another name is Ininwewi-gichigami Ojibwe, "Illinois' Sea"; named after the Illinois Confedeation, Illiniwek. Lake Superior: Lac Supérieur French, "Upper Lake"; Anishinaabewi-gichigami Ojibwe, "Anishinaabe's Great Sea" Note: The lakes have many different names in all of the Native American peoples of the Great Lakes, as well as French and English names and translations. If I missed anything or put any wrong information/names in, please lmk! Edit: Spelling More on reddit.com
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Michigan’s Underwater Stonehenge: Ancient Lake Huron Mystery
Authentic Native American rock carvings in Michigan confirm the region’s long history of symbolic stonework. ... From geology to anthropology to folklore, the site stimulates discussion across disciplines. The site has appeared in TV shows, podcasts, and YouTube documentaries covering unexplained phenomena and underwater archaeology.
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Native American Canoes Discovered in Wisconsin Lake Reveal 5,200 Years of History - GreekReporter.com
November 19, 2025 - The discovery of ancient Native American canoes in a Wisconsin lake is offering a rare glimpse into more than 5,000 years of Indigenous history. Archaeologists have uncovered 16 watercraft beneath the surface of Lake Mendota, revealing one of ...
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Wikipedia
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Underwater panther - Wikipedia
1 month ago - Mishipeshu calls Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior its home and is a powerful creature in the mythological traditions of some Indigenous North American tribes, particularly Anishinaabe, the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi, of the Great Lakes ...
National Geographic Education
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Ancient Hunting Camp Found Beneath Lake Huron – National Geographic Education Blog
February 12, 2019 - Map by NOAA GLERL ... The USA Today article reports that 9,000 years ago, water levels in Lake Huron were about 76 meters (250 feet) lower than they are today. The shallower lake exposed a hilly ridge where ancient Native Americans hunted caribou.
MDPI
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Naandamo: Indigenous Connections to Underwater Heritage, Settler Colonialism, and Underwater Archaeology in the North American Great Lakes
June 24, 2025 - Building relationships takes time, and community engagement is often not cited as an academic research “product”. Furthermore, within the context of the United States, the ethics of research for cultural knowledge in inundated landscapes will likely involve the same Tribal Historic Preservation Officers who are currently inundated from the significant Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) requirements that are also their responsibility. In acknowledgment of these challenges, here we address ethical considerations for submerged site research. As two tenured Anthropologists at a United States university on the Great Lakes, we outline topics relevant to the region, and by incorporating settler colonialism as a methodology of understanding, we seek to infuse this viewpoint into inundated landscape studies—using the Great Lakes as a case study.
Atlas Obscura
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How the Great Lakes Formed—And the Mystery of Who Watched It Happen - Atlas Obscura
August 7, 2025 - Along with the other AAR hunting sites the team has identified, these structures are unique in the Great Lakes region—though similar hunting sites exist in the Arctic. “Nobody had any idea that people were using that hunting architecture in the Great Lakes,” says Lemke. “It’s only because it’s underwater that those hunting structures are preserved.
Acuaonline
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Underwater Archaeology in the Great Lakes: Working with the Community and a New Program : Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology
In addition to the features themselves, artifacts and preserved organic remains have been recovered. There are 9,000 year old rooted trees on the bottom of Lake Huron – evidence of the past dry land landscape. Team members, students, parents, and NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary ...
PubMed Central
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Ancient Discovery Beneath Lake Huron Reveals a Lost Civilization Older Than the Great Lakes
February 21, 2025 - Today, the exact locations of these underwater sites remain secret, both to protect them from looters and to honor the wishes of Indigenous tribes who consider them sacred. As scientists continue their research, the discoveries beneath the Great Lakes challenge what is known about early North American civilizations, revealing a world that existed long before the lakes themselves.
Nafws
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Great Lakes Region Tribes - Native American Fish and Wildlife Society
January 25, 2022 - NAFWS President Menominee Tribe Natural Resources · Game Warden Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin
Ohio History Connection
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Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron - Ohio History Connection
June 9, 2025 - The researchers located what they believe to be caribou-hunting structures and camps used by the early hunters of the period. “This is the first time we’ve identified structures like these on the lake bottom,” said John O’Shea, curator ...
Smithsonian Magazine
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Archaeologists Are Finding Dugout Canoes in the American Midwest as Old as the Great Pyramids of Egypt
December 24, 2024 - Other states seem to be taking inspiration from Wisconsin—Minnesota, Michigan and others have started cataloging their own canoe archives—while the Society for American Archaeology devoted a symposium last year entirely to the humble dugout. Unlike many artifacts, canoes offer an inviting point of entry to the past, Rosebrough says. “People have a lot of trouble connecting to spear points,” she says. But people know canoes, and they know lakes—and it’s bracing to recognize that those depths might hold the ultimate sunken treasure.
National Geographic
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An Indigenous ‘metropolis’ may be hidden under this Wisconsin lake | National Geographic
August 8, 2025 - One hundred seventy-five years ago, Indigenous sites blanketed the American Midwest like stars blanket the sky—there were some 15,000 burial mounds scattered across Wisconsin alone. European settlers largely destroyed these sites as they moved west across the continent in the 19th and 20th centuries, leaving cornfields and courthouses in their stead. ... But there’s one part of ancient America that remained mostly untouched by the destructive force of modern settlement: underwater. A lake in the middle of Wisconsin’s capital city exemplifies this world, turning up incredible artifacts spanning thousands of years.
Wikipedia
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Great Lakes - Wikipedia
3 days ago - A few small cruise ships operate on the Great Lakes including some sailing ships. Sport fishing, commercial fishing, and Native American fishing represent a U.S.$4 billion a year industry with salmon, whitefish, smelt, lake trout, bass and walleye being major catches.
BBC
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The ancient US discovery predating the pyramids
February 24, 2026 - A series of millennia-old canoes are being unearthed from the bottom of a lake in Wisconsin, spurring a renewed interest in Indigenous culture.
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The Mysterious Prehistoric Underwater Structure Beneath Lake Michigan - Arkeonews
February 6, 2024 - The exact location of the “Stonehenge-like” structure in Lake Michigan is still a mystery. In order to show the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa tribes respect for their ancestral heritage and to prevent the site from being inadvertently destroyed, Dr. Holley was kind enough to notify them of his discovery. ... Tags: Ancient Underwater Structure, Chippewa tribe, Dr. John O’Shea, Dr. Mark Holley, Drop 45 Drive Lane, Featured, Grand Traverse Bay, Great Lakes, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, University of Michigan in News
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Ten Native American Canoes Found In Lake Span 4,500 Years Of History | IFLScience
May 30, 2024 - Underwater image of a dugout canoe from Lake Mendota taken in 2021. Image credit: Tamara Thomsen/Wisconsin Historical Society · “We are excited to learn all we can from this site using the technology and tools available to us, and to continue ...
Iron I
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Indians in the Great Lakes region
The first inhabitants of the Great Lakes basin arrived about 10,000 years ago. They had crossed the land bridge from Asia or perhaps had reached South America across the Pacific Ocean. Six thousand years ago, descendants of the first settlers were using copper from the southern shore of Lake ...