Watch for news about the restarting of our Whale Watching Trips in July 2025.*
For the first time ever, Midwestern audiences will have an opportunity to see whales in the wild.
As part of a special partnership between the Sea Watch Conservatory and Great Lakes Awareness Foundation along with a special grant from the Foundation for Oceanographic Awareness, we are pleased to announce the successful importation of a small but thriving whale population in Lake Michigan between Grand Haven and Holland, Michigan. See red circle on the chart below for information about the general area of the whale barrier and whale location.
For the protection of both the whales and boaters, unauthorized vessels are not allowed in this area as per regulations of the US Corp of Nautical Engineers.
During the summer of 2025 you will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to see these beautiful creatures up close thanks to the efforts of Grand Haven Whale Watching.
Your support during our first year will help us expand. Watch for opportunities to Ride the Whales in September 2025.
* The exact date of our first trip will be somewhat dependent on the results of the November 2024 election. It is our hope that with Harris in the White House we will be able to obtain the funding necessary to get all of our vessels running and working to a reasonable level of safety.
Nice freakin try, if you guys did your research whales could never live in lake michigan.
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Fellow Michiganders and whale watching alumni,
I love what everyones doing in support of these amazing creatures. Our monthly donation to support the orphan ground hogs in South Alabama has now been reallocated to support the salination efforts in the whale watching areas near Holland. If there any left over funds, please put it to help close out the ongoing boating lawsuits.
On a side note, if you happen to have some research hours left over for the engineering and biology interns out of MSU, we soundly believe the bay area south of Mackinac Island would be a perfect area to research re-homing the Orcas. This is due mostly to the current between the islands and close proximity to the salmon runs.
I would suggest you stay away from Holland salination efforts. They are not associated with the more scientifically-based project of Grand Haven Whale Watching. Some have suggested that Holland’s efforts are a ploy of the Dutch to kill off local fish population so more people will turn to Rusk, Wilhelmina Peppermints and Windmill Cookies as a way to supplement their diets.
It is encouraging to see the progress you are making in your whaling ventures. I am concerned that scarce resources may be diverted from my efforts to increase and sustain unicorn habitat.
In my younger days growing up on Lake Michigan we used to watch submarine races in the summer and iceberg races during the winter months.
Can’t wait to load my jackalopes in the trailer and head north to see the whales.
Hello Lem,
Thanks for your efforts to build the unicorn population in Michigan. I have been very concerned about the future of our state’s Unicorn population. The good news is that there appears to be about 5.5 million on COVID recovery dollars available to this cause as part of the Biden administration’s effort to help us recover from the disastrous Trump reign of terror over our efforts.