Wreckage of 300-foot ship missing for 132 years found in Lake Superior
The Western Reserve, a 300-foot steel steamer, broke in two as it wrecked in 1892 about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point ...
Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior more than 130 years ago
Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail ...
Wait, why can we see Michigan lights across the lake? It's called a superior mirage
No, the lake didn't suddenly shrink, nor did the city beyond the horizon teleport closer. The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends ...
Ship lost in gale 130 years ago found in Lake Superior
The discovery confirms what the ship's lone survivor said happened. The cargo ship broke in two the night of Aug. 30, 1892..
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Millionaire’s shipwreck, one of Great Lakes' first all-steel vessels, found 600 feet deep in Lake Superior
After a harrowing night at sea for the owner's family and crew members packed into a lifeboat, there was only one survivor.
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Researchers find 1892 Western Reserve shipwreck under Lake Superior
brought his family aboard for a trip through Lake Huron and Lake Superior to Two Harbors, Minn. They encountered rough water conditions after passing through the Soo Locks and entering Whitefish Bay.
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Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago
As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Canada on Aug. 30, a gale came up. With no cargo aboard, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it ...
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Historic all-steel ship that went down in Lake Superior 132 years ago, killing 27, finally found
The roughly 80-mile stretch of water between Munising and Whitefish ... so much so that it has become known as Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast. Any ship traveling to or from the big lake ...