Watch for news about the restarting of our Whale Watching Trips in July 2025.*
New site scheduled to launch July 2067
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 2025 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 2025.
* The exact date of our first trip will be somewhat dependent on the results of the November 2024 election. It is our hope that with Harris in the White House we will be able to obtain the funding necessary to get all of our vessels running and working to a reasonable level of safety.
I would like to say, that as a whale myself I do not appreciate you humans thinking we are just what you would call a “tv show”. When we flip through the air it’s not for attention, we are trying to slash you and flood your boat so you will leave us alone! Most of you think that we make our clicks, whistles, and pulsed calls to sing for you, but really it’s to tell you to get off our property! This is utterly unacceptable I hope you will see to it that it will NOT happen again. Thank you very much,
-LB
I am interested in joining the Grand Haven Whale Watching Team, and I have a young beluga whale that needs a home. Would it possibly be possible to rehabitate it into Lake Michigan? If so, please notify me as soon as humanely possible. I greatly approve of your awe inspiring website!
Hello!!! I love whale watching and I will support you in every way🐟🐟🐟🎣🎣🎣🍣🍣🍣!
What a great business! I think the benefits of whale watching, compared to, say, jackolope feeding or bear tickling, is far superior (get what I did there?). What a great business! I sure would like to do it again, i had a great time. What a great business! And in Lake Michigan, home of the lake! What a unique opportunity! What a brilliant structure! I simply can not literally wait for whale rIDinG, i sure will sure will be the very first centimeter in that line! What a great business! I may sound repetitive, but one really doesn’t mince words here. Whales in Lake Michigan, people! How audacious! How extravagant! How behemoth! How simply, utterly, horrendously, bodaciously superfluously bodacious! It is truly a miracle.
This website is life changing! I never knew that whales lived in Lake Michigan! Then last week I went to grand haven and took a tour and saw 3 whales! Thank you so much. Also I also watched the iceberg races in the lake!
Whales do not live in Michigan but it’s a good joke
There are not whales in Lake Michigan.
Nice freakin try, if you guys did your research whales could never live in lake michigan.
You seem to have a lot of knowledge about the topic. Are you an oceanographer? Please consider joining our team. You can find out more information about available openings by visiting the Staff Directory under the About Us menu item.
Fellow Michiganders and whale watching alumni,
I love what everyones doing in support of these amazing creatures. Our monthly donation to support the orphan ground hogs in South Alabama has now been reallocated to support the salination efforts in the whale watching areas near Holland. If there any left over funds, please put it to help close out the ongoing boating lawsuits.
On a side note, if you happen to have some research hours left over for the engineering and biology interns out of MSU, we soundly believe the bay area south of Mackinac Island would be a perfect area to research re-homing the Orcas. This is due mostly to the current between the islands and close proximity to the salmon runs.
I would suggest you stay away from Holland salination efforts. They are not associated with the more scientifically-based project of Grand Haven Whale Watching. Some have suggested that Holland’s efforts are a ploy of the Dutch to kill off local fish population so more people will turn to Rusk, Wilhelmina Peppermints and Windmill Cookies as a way to supplement their diets.
It is encouraging to see the progress you are making in your whaling ventures. I am concerned that scarce resources may be diverted from my efforts to increase and sustain unicorn habitat.
In my younger days growing up on Lake Michigan we used to watch submarine races in the summer and iceberg races during the winter months.
Can’t wait to load my jackalopes in the trailer and head north to see the whales.
Hello Lem,
Thanks for your efforts to build the unicorn population in Michigan. I have been very concerned about the future of our state’s Unicorn population. The good news is that there appears to be about 5.5 million on COVID recovery dollars available to this cause as part of the Biden administration’s effort to help us recover from the disastrous Trump reign of terror over our efforts.