Whitefish Bay

Whitefish Bay Coordinates: 46°42′8″N 84°47′20″W / 46.70222°N 84.78889°W / 46.70222; -84.78889 is a large bay on the eastern end of the southern shore of Lake Superior between Michigan and Ontario. It is located between Whitefish Point in Michigan, about 10 miles north of Paradise, and the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie on the southeast. On the Ontario side, the bay is bordered by the more rugged, largely wilderness Canadian Shield. The international boundary runs through the bay, which is heavily used by shipping traffic northbound from and southbound to the Soo Locks. The Whitefish Point Light marks the entry of the bay, Ile Parisienne Light is in the middle of the bay, and Point Iroquois Light lies near the mouth of the bay and the approach to the Soo Locks.

After the Soo Locks opened in 1855 and ship traffic increased on Lake Superior, Whitefish Bay was the site of numerous shipwrecks, often due to hazardous weather. The Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve was established to preserve many of the shipwrecks of Whitefish Bay for future generations of sports divers. Known wrecks include the ships Comet, John B. Cowle, Drake, Samuel Mather, Miztec, Myron, Niagara, John M. Osborn, Sagamore, Superior City, and the Vienna.

Whitefish Bay (ship, 2013)

The Whitefish Bay is a self-unloading lake freighter commissioned by Canada Steamship Lines in 2013. The vessel is the third of CSL's Trillium Class ships. Her sister ships are the Baie Comeau, Baie St. Paul and Thunder Bay.

CSL asserts that the new vessels will be more efficient than existing vessels, and will leave less pollution.

Comedian Rick Mercer broadcast a recording of his visit to the Whitefish Bay as it transited the lowest lock on the Welland Canal.

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