Whitefish Bay

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Whitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of Lake Superior between Michigan, United States; and Ontario, Canada. It is located between Whitefish Point in Michigan and Whiskey Point along the more rugged, largely wilderness Canadian Shield of Ontario. The international border runs through the bay, which is heavily used by shipping traffic northbound from and southbound to the Soo Locks. It was previously known as Tequamenon Bay in vintage maps and surveyor documents from the 18th and 19th centuries, named for the prominent Tahquamenon River whose mouth feeds into the bay. The Whitefish Point Light marks the entry of the bay, Ile Parisienne Light is in the middle of the bay, and Gros Cap Reefs Light lies near the outlet of the bay and the approach to the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Whitefish Point Lighthouse is the oldest active light on Lake Superior. Part of the lighthouse station houses the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. It holds artifacts from the shipwrecks listed below...

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