If you are looking for a ghostly adventure, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula does not disappoint. The museum and the 1861 lighthouse and other buildings are located on the shores of Lake Superior, which is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Superior was originally named Lake Gitche Gumee (Gitch-ee Goo-mee) by the Ojibwa First Nation’s tribe who described the lake as a “big great sea.”
A Museum of Lost Souls
The Shipwreck Museum offers details of the ships that sank in Lake Superior over the years. Some were lost in collisions with other vessels, while others sank during heavy storms. The museum contains descriptions and stories of the ships and men that were lost, including the first recorded schooner ship, the Invincible, which sunk in 1816. There are pieces of actual equipment in the museum that you can touch. There are even items from the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in turbulent waters with 29 souls on board in 1975.
As I walked through that solemn place and touched some of the items there, I began to feel overwhelmed, sick to my stomach, and light headed. I sat down abruptly outside on a nearby bench for 30 minutes as I found myself unsteady on my feet.
An Ancestral Invite to the Past
The Upper Peninsula (UP) is an interesting place. It offers miles of uninterrupted natural terrain between its towns and views of beautiful clear water along the way. It feels as if you have taken a step back in time, especially as cellphone connectivity is intermittent and stores and other signs of civilization are few and far between. The UP represents the original home of the Anishinaabe, which were Algonquian-speaking First Nations tribes that inhabited much of the region years ago.
“Anishinaabe means ‘Original people’. It is a collective name for groups of indigenous people who live in the US and Canada. Anishinaabe people are comprised of several Algonquian tribes including Potawatomi, Algonquin, Ojibway, Mississauga, Nipissing, Saulteaux, Ottawa, and Oji-Cree communities. These communities have a common origin and they share cultural values and traditions. Anishinaabe people were commonly found in the Subarctic region and the Great Lakes region.” – https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/who-are-the-anishinaabe-people.html
The Anishinaabe are ancestors on my mother’s side. Oddly, I learned about the connection when I was sitting on the Indian Seats on Sawnee Mountain in Cumming, Georgia one day where I was surprised to hear the word Anishinaabe spoken in my mind. I confirmed the information later with family records and discussions with my uncle, who researched the family’s history. The Anishinaabe ancestors gave me psychic gifts and healing channel capabilities.
If I didn’t know better, I might think the visit to the UP was my ancestors planting the idea in my head so I would visit.
Mackinac Island and a Prophetic Dream
In addition to visiting the UP, I visited Mackinac Island by ferry and took a carriage tour. I was stunned to discover that the entrance to an Ojibwe sacred burial site, Skull Cave, was allegedly demolished by the city in recent years to stop teenagers from crawling inside the cave and “partying” there. Since then, I’ve not been able to find written evidence the cave was destroyed. The site contained the remains of Native Americans from the 1700s. As we passed by the cave’s entrance I heard the words “All of Turtle Island is sacred,” inside my head. Later I discovered the Anishinaabe named Mackinac island, “Mitchimakinak,” which translates to “Big Turtle.” I saw a large snapping turtle hidden beneath nearby ferns as I was walking – just to reiterate the point I suppose.
That night as I slept, I had a prophetic dream of a severe storm. As it turned out, the storm was hundreds of miles away in Atlanta, where my neighbor’s house was hit by a lightening strike. A second strike hit one of my towering trees in the backyard, but did not set it on fire. Thankfully, everyone next door was OK, although the family’s electronics did not fair so well. I am hopeful my tree will recover too.
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