Whale Watching On Lake Michigan

Watch for news about the restarting of our Whale Watching Trips in July 2023.

For the first time ever, Midwestern audiences will have an opportunity to see whales in the wild.

As part of a special partnership between the Sea Watch Conservatory and Great Lakes Awareness Foundation along with a special grant from the Foundation for Oceanographic Awareness, we are pleased to announce the successful importation of a small but thriving whale population in Lake Michigan between Grand Haven and Holland, Michigan.  See red circle on the chart below for information about the general area of the whale barrier and whale location.

For the protection of both the whales and boaters, unauthorized vessels are not allowed in this area as per regulations of the US Corp of Nautical Engineers.

During the summer of 2023 you will have a  once-in-a-generation opportunity to see these beautiful creatures up close thanks to the efforts of Grand Haven Whale Watching.

Your support during our first year will help us expand.  Watch for opportunities to Ride the Whales in September 2023.

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  1. My daughter would like to hold her sweet sixteen birthday party on your excursion ship. Are there any options where Lois and her friends can actually pet a whale?

    • We do offer options for touching the whales. We ask that you bring your own latex gloves because there can not be direct contact between the whales and human flesh. Please contact our director of experiential learning for details about our great petting experiences.

    • One more thing — we do not allow glitter during these parties since it is so hard to clean off the deck. Please keep that in mind when planning. We can accommodate birthday parties as small as two people (in case your daughter does not have many friends) or as large as 250 people if she is a special little princess.

    • We do not sell them … but we do offer adoption and sponsorship programs. Please let us know how much you are willing to spend to support our cause.

    • As a clarification, we do not currently have any dolphins at the Grand Haven location. However, we do have plans for the future. We have a grant request pending with NOAA through as made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act that passed in 2022. If we get this funding, you should expect to see dolphins, giant squid and aquatic ligers at our new Duck Lake location in 2032.

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