GLIN==> Live Webcasts from Thunder Bay Shipwreck (July 14)

*Press Release:

NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to Host Live Webcasts from the
Shipwreck /Montana/*

Armchair archeologists across the globe can experience the thrill and
excitement of undersea exploration during a series of "Live Dive" webcasts
July 14 from NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.  Viewers in
several predetermined locations will also be able to interact live with the
sanctuary dive team.  Audiences will learn how marine archaeologists
document shipwrecks and work to preserve them for future generations

Through support from a NOAA's Preserve America Initiative Grant, Sanctuary
archeologists will invite the public along as they explore in real-time the
shipwreck of the /Montana/, a wooden freighter from the late 1800s that 
burned
and sank in Thunder Bay. Today, the /Montana /is one of over 200
well-preserved submerged historic sites in "Shipwreck Alley," an area of
northern Lake Huron known for extreme weather and dangerous shoals.

Viewers will be able to interact live with divers 70 feet below the 
research
vessel RV Storm by submitting email questions atwww.immersionlearning.org
<http://www.immersionlearning.org/>   . Three webcasts will take place from
the wreck throughout the day, exploring the maritime history and 
archaeology
of the site. Each program will highlight different themes including
underwater research techniques, diving technology, and the study of Great
Lakes health and ecology through NOAA observation platforms.

In partnership with Immersion Learning, a division of Sea Research
Foundation Inc., the live webcasts will air Wednesday, July 14 at 10 a.m.,
12:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. EST on the Immersionlearning.org Web site, as 
part of
a sanctuary initiative to provide greater access to America's underwater
treasures. Additional information, including lesson plans and activities 
for
students can be found on Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary's Web site
www.thunderbay.noaa.gov <http://www.thunderbay.noaa.gov/>   .

In addition to the webcasts on Immersion Learning available to anyone via
the internet, audiences will be able to watch the programs at four venues
around the country that will take part in extended interaction with the 
dive
team: the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena, Mi; Ann Arbor
(Michigan) Hands-on Museum, Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Museum, and
Mokupapapa (Hawaii) Discovery Center.

Along with NOAA Preserve America and Immersion Learning, the project being
conducted in partnership with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Maritime Heritage Program, the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research 
Lab, the
Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum, and the National Association of 
Black
Scuba Divers.

Contact:  Cathy Green, Thunder Bay NMS, 989-356-8805 ext. 10

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