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Earth Is Blue

Our planet is an ocean planet: Earth is Blue. The National Marine Sanctuary System protects some of the most iconic underwater places throughout the United States, but we can't do it without you. No matter where you are, the ocean and Great Lakes are in your hands. We hope the images of Earth Is Blue inspire you to help care for our ocean and to spread the word that Earth isn't green - it's blue.

Aerial of Manitowoc shoreline with Manitowoc North Breakwater Lighthouse in the foreground

The wreck of Henry Gust resting on the bottom as a diver swims over

The Rouse Simmons wreck is surveyed by divers. Credit: Tamara Thomsen/Wisconsin Historical Society

Maps

Map of the Wisconsin-Lake Michigan shoreline showing the sanctuary boundaries — Map of Wisconsin's mid Lake Michigan shoreline showing the sanctuary boundaries, which encompasses 962 square miles and includes 36 known shipwreck sites.

A map and reference guide for the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary showing shipwreck mooring buoy coordinates in Lake Michigan. The left side features a map outlining the sanctuary boundary from Two Rivers down to Port Washington, plotting various shipwreck sites like America, Rouse Simmons, Vernon, and others. The right sidebar lists the exact latitude and longitude coordinates for each mooring buoy from north to south, alongside a legend explaining different buoy types. — Shipwreck mooring buoy coordinates map and shallow water marker buoy coordinates map

A diver swims over the two masted schooner, Walter B. Allen — A diver swims over the two masted schooner *Walter B. Allen*, sunk in 1880.Credit: Tamara Thomsen, Wisconsin Historical Society

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