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252-foot wooden paddle steamer rammed and sunk by the schooner Augusta on September 8, 1860 off Highwood, Illinois. Around 300 lives were lost. Today, she lies in 60 feet (18 m) of water. [109] [110] 36: Lakeland (steam screw) Shipwreck: Lakeland (steam screw) Shipwreck: July 7, 2015 : 6 mi. E. of Sturgeon Bay Canal
The Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve was established in 1987 to protect and conserve shipwrecks and historical resources on 376 square miles (970 km 2) of Lake Superior bottomlands in Whitefish Bay and around Whitefish Point, Michigan.
Michigan: November 1943 While removing grain from the stranded Riverton at the northwest end of Hope Island near Midland, Ontario, high winds blew her into shallow waters grounding her in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water. Minnedosa Canada: 20 October 1905 Sank while in tow, near Harbor Beach, Michigan; Nine crew and passengers lost. Monohansett
After 1970 the ship was saved as an attraction in Chicago. Later, she was moved to Hammond, IN, where the ship was going to be used as a casino. The Clipper was named a National Historic Landmark in 1989. The Clipper was brought back to Muskegon MI, in 1997 to be used as a museum and banquet/convention center where she sits today.
The Ironton’s captain and six sailors clambered into a lifeboat but it was dragged to the bottom before they could detach it from the ship in a 1894 disaster. Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron ...
Michigan Shipwreck Research Association (MSRA) is an American non-profit corporation based in Holland, Michigan. [1] Formed in 2001 by the former directors of the committee which originally established the Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve , their stated purpose is to "Preserve Michigan’s Submerged Maritime History."
The Milwaukee sunk 137 years ago after colliding with another ship on Lake Michigan when a sudden fog engulfed the ships. ... Michigan, in 360 feet of water. The ship wouldn’t be seen again ...
The shipping losses in or near the Passage are due to storms, heavy seas and navigation. The shallow waters make it easy for divers doing such wreck diving activities for the remains of lost ships. A historic lighthouse, the DeTour Reef Light, today protects continuing freight traffic through this waterway.