Media & Press
Where Project GL Has Been Featured.
Coverage of Project GL from newsrooms, campuses, and community publications across the Great Lakes.
- 2026Feature articleThe North Wind
Project GL brings Great Lakes history to U.P. classrooms
Northern Michigan University's independent student newspaper covers Project GL's classroom sessions, the 3D shipwreck models, and the work of connecting present-day shipping to the history of the lakes.
Read the article - 2025Feature articleWMU Department of History, Footnotes, pg. 17
Bringing the Great Lakes Back into Focus: A Regional History Outreach Initiative by Leah Kirchhoff
Western Michigan University's Department of History newsletter features Project GL and the work of bringing Great Lakes maritime history into classrooms and communities across the region.
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From the Mailbag
Thank you, Sandy Knoll Elementary
A few weeks after the visit, a stack of handwritten letters arrived from Sandy Knoll Elementary, filled with notes addressed to Leah of the Great Lakes, a title I'll always cherish.
Thank you, Sandy Knoll Elementary!
Your biggest fan,
Leah of the Great Lakes