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Awards and Accolades
- 1998 - Listed in USA Today as one of the top ten Lighthouse Attractions in the United States
- 1997 - Society Executive Director winner of Charles Follo Award given by the
Historical Society of Michigan for outstanding contributions to preserve the history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- 1996 - National Geographic Magazine - Feature article in January issue - "Requiem for the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Thomas L. Farnquist, Executive Director
- 1994 - Nominated and received two Emmy Awards for the video documentary "Fitzgerald"
- 1993 - Keep Michigan Beautiful Award winner
- 1991 - Outstanding Group/Organization from the North Central Association of
RC&D, U.S. National Resource Conservation Service
- 1988 - Nominated for 5 and winner of 2 Emmy Awards for "Graveyard of the Great Lakes," produced in conjunction with WJRT-TV 12 in Flint, Michigan
- 1988 - National Iris Award nominee for "Graveyard of the Great Lakes," produced in conjunction with WJRT-TV 12 in Flint, Michigan
- 1987 - Listed in Detroit Free Press as one of the top ten attractions in Michigan
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