Great Lakes Maritime Academy
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College is located on West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. The academy was established in 1969 as a Maritime college to train men and women to be licensed mariners on ships of unlimited tonnage or horsepower; including research vessels, cruise ships, freighters, tankers and more.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State Theatre and Bryant Park.
State Theatre
Movie theater
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The State Theatre is a movie theater in Traverse City, Michigan. In its current iteration, it is operated by the Traverse City Film Festival, and presents a year-round schedule of film and live performances. State Theatre is situated 3,300 feet west of Great Lakes Maritime Academy.
City Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Opera House is located at 106–112 Front Street in Traverse City, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. City Opera House is situated 1 mile west of Great Lakes Maritime Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boardman Neighborhood Historic District and Traverse City.
Boardman Neighborhood Historic District
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The Boardman Neighborhood Historic District is a residential historic district in Traverse City, Michigan, United States, roughly bounded by State Street, Webster Street, Railroad Avenue, and Boardman Avenue.
Traverse City
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Traverse City is a scenic city on the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. Directly north of Traverse City, the Old Mission Peninsula splits the Grand Traverse Bay in two, with a beautiful windswept landscape and great views of the bay on either side.
Central Neighborhood Historic District
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The Central Neighborhood Historic District is a residential historic district, roughly bounded by 5th, Union, 9th, and Division Streets in Traverse City, Michigan.
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
- Type: School
- Description: public college in Traverse City, Michigan
- Categories: maritime college and education
- Location: City of Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.76493° or 44° 45′ 54″ northLongitude
-85.60681° or 85° 36′ 25″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Operator
Northwestern Michigan CollegeOpen location code
86PPQ97V+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 11298216256OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolGeoNames ID
4994599Wikidata ID
Q5599470
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In Other Languages
“Great Lakes Maritime Academy” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “グレートレイク海事大学”
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