USCG Sector Northern Great Lakes

Sector Northern Great Lakes’ area of responsibility encompasses 1,850 miles of shoreline and 560 miles of international maritime border with Canada. Sector has oversight of a Marine Safety Unit (MSU), two Aids to Navigation Teams (ANT), and seven year round and two seasonal Coast Guard Stations. The Coast Guard Stations conduct and support all Coast Guard missions.

Sector Northern Great Lakes, renamed from Sector Sault Sainte Marie in 2023, was originally established on June 27, 2005, when Group Sault Sainte Marie and the Marine Safety Office combined, is responsible for all missions on Lake Superior, the St. Marys River, northern Lake Michigan, and northern Lake Huron. It reports to the Ninth Coast Guard District, located in Cleveland, Ohio, which is responsible for all Coast Guard operations throughout the five Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway, including 6,700 miles of shoreline and 1,500 miles of the border with Canada.

Struck in a brass alloy, with durable enamel in the bold colors and 3D UV print.