Grand Island Shanty Club

We are community singing group based in Munising, Michigan, where fans of maritime tunes and jolly ditties can carry on the tradition of group song. Most of our repertoire comes from the great age of ocean sail, but we also remember and celebrate our heritage of the Great Lakes and its industries (with the occasional folk or pub song thrown in).

We meet at 7:00pm every first and third Wednesday of the month at East Channel Brewing Company in Munising, MI. All are welcome and we encourage everyone to lead a song or teach us something new!

You can download a copy of their songbook here.

About our berth:  Nestled on the southern shore of Lake Superior, Munising, Michigan has a rich maritime history shaped by treacherous waters. A hub for shipping and trade in the 19th and early 20th centuries, today visitors can view intact shipwrecks in Alger Underwater Preserve. Grand Island, with its unique shape, dramatic cliffs, and two light houses, serves as both protector and refuge. Across the East Channel lies Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, where both dramatic scenery and vestiges of industry are preserved. We celebrate our home and history through song – check out our songbook for historical shanties and GISC originals about our area.