Underwater Archeology Presentation by Dr. Mark Holley

Please mark your calendars for the July 12th presentation in the Community Meeting Room, at the Leelanau County Government Center, by Dr. Mark Holley, What’s In The Bay Anyway? This is an amazing presentation of the work done by underwater archaeologists from Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) and divers from the Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve Council. Sites surveyed, using acoustic technology, include a 10,000 year old petroglyph, turn of the century shipwrecks and large deposits of cultural debris from the 1930’s and 1950’s.

A Social Gathering will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by the 7:00 p.m. presentation. Please RSVP and feel free to forward this invitation to anyone you think may be interested in attending.

Thank you, Kristin Smith, Senior Planner
ksmith@co.leelanau.mi.us

Leelanau County Planning Department
8527 E. Government Center Dr. Suite 108
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
(231)256-9812

Tonight's Seminar: "Underwater Adventure into the Past"

Suttons Bay, January 13, 2010

The Inland Seas Education Association will present a seminar that focuses on the underwater mapping of a drowned river channel at 7:00pm on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay. The seminar, "The Norwood Project: Underwater Adventure into the Past," will be presented by Luke Clyburn, president of the Noble Odyssey Foundation. This seminar is free and open to the public.The Noble Odyssey Foundation (NOF) research team is a group of scientists from local universities and museums and divers that undertake submarine and coastal research projects under the direction of Captain Luke Clyburn, who also serves as the Director of the NOF. In 2004, John Zawiskie of the Cranbrook Institute of Science and Scripps Univeristy marine biologist Dr. Elliot Smith directed the underwater mapping of the geology of the sill at the mouth of Grand Traverse Bay. This led to the creation of the first geologic map of the bottom sediments and bedrock in that part of the lake basin and documentation of a drowned river channel cut through lake bottom clay at depths of up to 150 feet. This is a relict channel from the low stand period that formed when the current lake floor was a land area, sometime between 10,000 and 7,500 years ago.Luke Clyburn will show the DVD that chronicles the preparation for and the fieldwork during this expedition. Afterwards, he will discuss the implications of such work and how the Noble Odyssey strives to bring together young people, adults, and scientists interested in developing and supporting underwater research projects to enhance public understanding of Great Lakes science and history.

Happy New Year - Almost

Well this is it, the last day of 2010. I hope it was a good year for you. It was for ISEA. Here are two ways to end the year on an up note:
1. Click here to make a year-end donation to Inland Seas!
2. Check out the beautiful underwater photos of Grand Traverse Bay taken by freediver Chris Morley.

Happy New Year, and be careful driving tonight. Tom Kelly