GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- All aboard! The community is invited to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy's 'open ship' event this Saturday. Once a year the academy opens their ...

TRAVERSE CITY — You usually see the Great Lakes Maritime Academy boat in the water in Traverse City, but now you can get a chance to go aboard. Every year, the ‘State of Michigan’ opens up ...

Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy will be hosting the annual “Open Ship” open house from 1 to 4 p.m. at Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes campus ...

Patrick Nelson has worked on the SS Badger for more than 20 years. He now steers the ship, while his wife Nicole works as a ...

He attended classes at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan. He also attended Grand Valley State University, where he earned a bachelor’s ...

Northwestern Michigan College has The Great Lakes Maritime Academy, which has some U.S. Navy affiliations. Macomb Community College has a “huge workforce contract” related to building new Navy ...