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Because life's too short to stay home …, graveyard of the great lakes, for 200 years, a bottleneck on the east end of lake superior has claimed ships and lives..

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In 1816, the first schooner built for Lake Superior shipping also became first to sink. It was called the Invincible, but it was no match for winds whipping off the east end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

The Invincible wreck was the first of hundreds along what become known as the Shipwreck Coast. The last — we hope — was the Edmund Fitzgerald, which went down in 1975 with 29 lives lost.

At Whitefish Point, not far from the Soo Locks, the lake narrows into a funnel where shipping lanes converge, visibility is poor and northwesters reach full fury, building up over 200 miles of open water.

Lake Superior's first lighthouse was built here in 1848, urged on by New York editor Horace Greeley: "Every month's delay is virtual manslaughter," he wrote.

Today, the complex includes the second tower, built in 1861 with keeper's quarters, a 1923 Coast Guard Lifeboat Station crew's quarters and a 1936 fog-signal building.

In 1985, a decade after the wreck of the Fitzgerald, a museum opened.

Today, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is a popular stop on the Circle Tour of Lake Superior. The first thing tourists see when they enter is the Fitz's bell, recovered from 535 feet of water in 1995.

As visitors circumnavigate the museum, they see exhibits that include salvaged artifacts and read like tombstones: The Independence, 1844-1853, lost when its boiler exploded. The Niagara, 1872-1897, overloaded with iron ore and sunk in a storm. The Comet, 1857-1875, rammed by the Manitoba and sunk with 10 lives lost.

As dangerous as storms could be, collisions sunk more boats. The wooden steamer Osborn, 1882-1884, was the fourth boat in a month done in by the steel-hulled passenger liner Alberta, which liked to go faster than it should even in thick fog.

In 1909, the Isaac M. Scott struck the John B. Cowles, with 14 lives lost and licenses of both pilots suspended. The worst loss of life by collision came in 1920, when the Willis King and Superior City confused passing signals and hit each other, with the loss of 29 lives.

Technology and better training eventually improved safety. But not much could be done about the storms.

The last obituary is for the Edmund Fitzgerald, sunk in a vicious November gale, and no one really knows what caused its demise.

Among the theories: The 729-foot boat hit a little-known reef while trying to avoid the storm and damaged its hull.

Its steel and welds were overstressed from its years as a Great Lakes workhorse.

Faulty hatch covers allowed water from 35-foot waves to enter the hold.

It was hit by the Three Sisters, a Lake Superior phenomenon in which two rogue waves strike, followed by a third massive wave that overwhelms the boat as it struggles to recover.

Many experts believe it was all of the above. After an investigation, the Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Board and Lake Carriers Association came to three different conclusions.

The museum campus includes a theater, where visitors watch a short movie about shipwrecks whose opening and closing music was — what else? — "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

They can visit the keeper's quarters, suspended in 1929 with realistic models of keeper Robert Carlson and his family. They can scale the lighthouse tower for a sweeping view of passing boats and the sandy point, covered with driftwood and detritus from storms.

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The white-frame Coast Guard crew's quarters once was an inn, run by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.

In summer, tourists stream past its front yard, sometimes stopping to admire the giant rudder and tiller salvaged from the Drake, which sank in 1901 off Whitefish Point.

"History is not in the past here," a couple from Ontario had written in the guest book. "It is the present that is alive with the people and stories of the past."

Trip Tips: Whitefish Point near Paradise, Mich.

Getting there: It's a little more than an hour west of Sault Ste. Marie, and about 5¼ hours east of Green Bay.

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum : It's open daily from May through October. Admission is $13, $9 for children 5-17. Entrance to the lighthouse tower is an extra $4.

Events: August, Wild Blueberry Festival in Paradise.

Every Nov. 10, the museum holds a service to commemorate the loss of the ship and its crew of 29, ringing the ship's salvaged bronze bell 29 times.

There are many outdoors events at nearby Tahquamenon Falls State Park. For more, see Tales of Tahquamenon .

Where to stay: The neighboring town of Paradise has several motels, including the Paradise Inn, Curley's Motel and the Magnuson Grand, on the lake.

Twenty miles to the southwest, Tahquamenon Falls State Park has a camper cabin and a three-bedroom lodge that sleeps eight. There's also modern and rustic camping.

Dining: In Paradise, the Inn Gastropub & Smokehouse serves sandwiches and burgers.

Whitefish Point Bird Observatory : In spring, thousands of migrating birds are funneled past the point, and naturalists begin to band long-eared and saw-whet owls. In fall, raptors, ducks and shorebirds migrate past the point.

Nearby attractions: Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a popular place to hike and play in the water of the Lower Falls.

For a fun day, hike the 4½-mile River Trail from the Lower Falls to the Upper Falls. Have lunch at the Tahquamenon Falls Brewery & Pub or Big Falls Snacks, then hike back.

For $7 per person, you can rent a rowboat and row over to the Lower Falls, actually two sets of rapids and waterfalls around an island.

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The alger underwater preserve.

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This visually stunning preserve is located on the south shore of Lake Superior near the dive- friendly city of Munising.

In 1988, the Department of Natural Resources declared the area an underwater preserve and enacted laws protecting what is left of the shipwrecks and other underwater natural resources.

The Alger Underwater Preserve was the first preserve established in Michigan and offers several unusual attractions including intact shipwrecks, sea caves and underwater interpretive trails. The sea caves are portions of underwater sandstone cliffs where sandstone has been eroded by waves.

Kayakers can explore the many coves and view shipwrecks in the crystal-clear waters of Lake Superior.

Glass Bottom Shipwreck Tours also offer travelers a chance to discover two shipwrecks of the Alger Underwater Preserve through the clear waters of Lake Superior.

Many of the wreck sites located within the Alger Preserve are protected from Superior’s temperament by Grand Island. Underwater visibility in the Alger Preserve is considered to be among the best in the Midwest. Thirty feet of visibility at a depth of 100 feet is not uncommon.

To help you to appreciate the lakeshore to its fullest, while in town stop by one of the Visitor Information Centers in Munising or Grand Marias, visit NPS.gov/piro or call the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Visitors Center at 906-387-3700.

Shipwrecks in the Alger Underwater Preserve include:

THE BERMUDA – a 150-foot wooden schooner that sank in the spring of 1870 in Murray’s Bay on Grand Island, is a very popular dive site for beginners to advanced divers. Although this wreck lies in only 30 feet of water, it is protected from ice and wave damage by Grand Island. The schooner sits upright with her top deck only 12 feet below the water’s surface.

THE SMITH MOORE – a 260-foot three-masted steamer which sank in the Munising East Channel in July 1889. She rests intact in about 100 feet of water with visibility of 20-40 feet. Divers with intermediate to advanced skills will enjoy this wreck.

THE HERMAN H. HETTLER – a 235-foot wooden steamer, wrecked in November 1926 when she was seeking shelter in Munising Harbor and slammed into a reef. She is located in 30-40 foot depths with outstanding visibility.

THE KIOWA – a grain carrying 251-foot steel bulk freight steamer, was hit by a gale in November 1929. Because she is located at 20-40 foot depths, on a clear day the huge sections of hull are easily visible from the surface.

THE MANHATTAN – a wood-hulled freighter sank in October 1903 and is now in 20-40 foot depths off the east shore of Grand Island.

THE STEVEN M. SELVICK – a 71-foot steel tug, was intentionally sunk off Trout Point in May 1996 in the Alger Underwater Preserve. She is totally intact in 60 feet of water and rises to within 30 feet of the surface. Captain Peter Lindquist of Shipwreck Diving Tours was responsible, in large part, for adding the Steven M. Selvick to the Alger Underwater Diving Preserve.

Chapel Rock Chapel Falls

Chapel Falls is an 80 ft scenic waterfall located within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Park. Its water is derived from Section Creek. There is a long hike to this waterfall – approximately one hour. Located within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Park, this beautiful waterfall is located East of Miner’s Castle. Traveling West on H58 from Munising, MI, you will drive approximately 15 miles. About 1 1/2 miles past Melstrand, MI you will see a sign “Chapel Area” on your left. Stay to the right and follow the signs. You will need to hike approx 3 miles one way from the parking area.

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The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is one of Michigan’s most popular tourism destinations, attracting over 75,000 visitors each year. Museum guests discover the dramatic stories of shipwreck and survival on the Great Lakes at Whitefish Point, a National Historic Site. Whitefish Point is also home to the oldest operating lighthouse on Lake Superior, which has been in operation since 1861…the same year that President Abraham Lincoln took office!

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• Adults: $15.00
• Children 17 and under: $11.00
• Children 5 and under: FREE
• Family, 2 adults and 2 or more children: $50.00

Please Note: All buildings will close at 5:00pm.

A tour of the Shipwreck Museum Campus includes:

• A self-guided tour of the Shipwreck Museum main gallery, which includes a permanent exhibit dedicated to the Edmund Fitzgerald, featuring the ship’s original bell.
• A self-guided tour of the 1923 USCG Surfboat House.
• A self-guided tour of the 1861 USLHS Lighthouse Keeper’s Quarters.
• A 14 minute long Edmund Fitzgerald video documentary, which is viewed in the restored 1923 USCG Motor Lifeboat House.
• And…on Memorial Day Weekend 2023, a new exhibit will open in the 1920 restored U.S. Navy Radio Building.

With members far and wide, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society is a leading professional maritime organization.  GLSHS is dedicated to preserving the history, artifacts and material culture of our Great Lakes. Through research, discovery, and documentation, GLSHS is working to keep alive the spirit of adventure of our maritime past.

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• Free Admission to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Complex
• 20% discount on all regular priced items in the Shipwreck Coast Museum Store at Whitefish Point, the U.S. Weather Bureau Building in Sault Ste. Marie and our online store, excluding gift certificates
• The Society’s official newsletter, The Shipwreck Journal

How to get to Whitefish Point

Practically surrounded by Lake Superior shoreline, we are located about an hour north of the Mackinac Bridge and only 20 minutes from the mighty Tahquamenon Falls State Park .

From the Straits of Mackinac

Follow I-75 north to Rt. 123 (Exit #352), which is the Newberry, Tahquamenon Falls exit. Follow this route through Trout Lake (be sure to take the right turn in Trout Lake to stay on M-123), crossing M-28. Follow M-123 all the way to Paradise, Michigan. Once in Paradise, continue north on Whitefish Point Road for 11 miles to the Whitefish Point Light Station. Travel Time = approximately 1 hour, 20 minutes

From Sault Ste. Marie

Follow I-75 south to M-28 west. Take M-123 north to Paradise, Michigan. Once in Paradise, continue north on Whitefish Point Road for 11 miles to the Whitefish Point Light Station. All roads are well paved and maintained by the State/County. Travel Time = approximately 1 hour, 10 minutes

From Newberry and Tahquamenon Falls

Follow M-123 east and turn left at the stoplight in Paradise, Michigan 11 miles north to Whitefish Point. Travel Time = approximately 50 minutes from Newberry and approximately 20 minutes from Taquamenon Falls.

Scenic Route from Sault Ste. Marie

Follow I-75 to exit 392, I-75 Business Spur east. Turn right at the second stop light for “Mackinac Trail” US-2. Follow this road southwest for approximately 3 miles to 6 mile road. Turn right at 6 mile road, a cemetery will be on your right. Follow this road through the towns of Brimley and Bay Mills, past the Point Iroquois Lighthouse. Scenic Whitefish Bay will be on your right. Follow this same shore road (Curley Lewis Memorial Highway) until it meets M-123, and then turn right on M-123. Keep going north to Paradise, Michigan. Once in Paradise, continue north on Whitefish Point Road for 11 miles to the Whitefish Point Light Station. All roads are well paved and maintained by the State/County.

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Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located on Whitefish Point, Paradise in Michigan’s Chippewa County. The museum’s campus includes the museum building, the 155 year operating Whitefish Point Light Tower , light keepers quarters, the Surfboat House and gift shop. Take a self guided tour of the Museum building and exhibits of the haunting world of shipwrecks and the stories of the sailors and ships that were lost to Superior’s dangerous waves. The famous Edmund Fitzgerald’s recovered bell is displayed as a memorial to those lost on the ship. During your tour you can watch a 20 minute video presentation entitled Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald . There are also guided tours with exhibits of the 1861 Lightkeepers quarters and the 1923 Surfboat House. You can also climb the 56 steps to the top of the Light Tower. With so much to explore it’s easy to see why this museum sees over 75,000 visitors every season!

Hours of operation: May 1 – Oct 31 – 10:00am – 6:00pm

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Located off the coast of Lake Superior near Munising, Michigan, the Grand Island Shipwrecks make great spots for snorkeling, scuba diving, or glass bottom boat tours.  Lake Superior is infamous for its history of taking ships of varying sizes down to the depths.  The Pictured Rocks Lakeshore is no different.  30 different ships are known to have gone down near Grand Island and the surrounding waters with only about half of those wrecks accounted for.  One of the best wrecks to view is the Bermuda.

The Bermuda

A 150 foot schooner, this ship foundered and sank in Murray Bay on Grand Island in the spring of 1870.  The two-masted Bermuda was designed to trade through the old Welland Canal between Lakes Ontario and Erie. Launched at Oswego, New York in April 1860, she was 136 feet in length, 26 feet in beam and 11 feet, 9 inches in depth. Her early years were spent in the grain trade between Lakes Michigan and Ontario. When the demand for iron ore increased, she shifted to carrying ore down from Marquette, Michigan.

On September 21, 1870 she left the lower lakes for Marquette with a cargo of general supplies and arrived without any incidents. After loading 488 tons of ore she departed on October 14, but was caught in a gale off Grand Marais, MI. The pounding of the waves caused her to start leaking and her captain brought her to shelter in Munising Bay where she reportedly filled and sank.

Thirteen years later, in October 1883, the Bermuda was successfully raised and towed into Murray Bay. Once in the bay however, the lifting chains apparently slipped and the schooner settled on the bottom again. More than 120 tons of ore were able to be unloaded before the the Bermuda once again sank. In June of 1960 local scuba divers extensively salvaged much of the remaining ore cargo for souvenirs for a regional rock and mineral show.

This is one of the more exceptional of the Grand Island shipwrecks to visit due to its depth and well preserved appearance.  Her top deck is only 12 feet below the surface of Lake Superior.  While many wrecks tend to deteriorate when this close to the surface, the Bermuda stays in remarkable condition down to this day.  The wreck is marked with a buoy as noted in the photo to the left.  You are welcome to take your own boat out for snorkeling or scuba diving.  Another option is to take one of the glass bottom boat tours out of Munising, MI to see this wreck and the various others in the area.  Learn more at  shipwrecktours.com

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Travel info, lake superior cruises and boat tours in michigan’s u.p..

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is home to the world’s largest body of freshwater in the entire world — Lake Superior. Covering approximately 31,700 square miles and reaching depths of over 1,300 feet, visitors and U.P. locals alike are drawn to this massive attraction. Its miles of beach shoreline are popular destinations in the summer for a refreshing dip in its chilly waters. Come fall, locations along the coast are filled with award-winning, breathtaking fall color. But the exploration doesn’t stop there. See this Great Lake’s natural waters, shipwrecks and explore its expansiveness with these Lake Superior cruises and boat tours!

Pictured Rocks Cruises

An awe-inspiring natural phenomena — this cruise along the southern shore of Lake Superior by the world famous Pictured Rocks is sure to be a highlight of your vacation.

Extending almost 20 miles eastward from Munising, the complete colorful expanse of forest-topped rocks can only be seen by boat. Miner's Castle, Battleship Rock, Indian Head, Lover's Leap, the Color Caves, Rainbow Cave and Chapel Rock are only a few of the breathtaking sights which can be seen from the water. Miss Munising, Miner's Castle, Pictured Rocks, Grand Island and the Miss Superior vessels were built especially for the Pictured Rocks trips and are equipped for your comfort and relaxation to further enhance this delightful 2 ½-to-3-hour narrated cruise. Boats run through early October.

Riptide Ride

Mix thrill and sightseeing all in one! The Riptide Ride goes at high speeds with 360-degree spins and hairpin turns, but you also get to cruise alongside 25 miles of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore along Grand Island. The 90-minute tour includes photo op stops and narration of the lakeshore’s colorful rock formations, two lighthouses and cascading waterfalls. This up close view is not one you want to miss. 

Glass Bottom Shipwreck boat tours

One of the most extraordinary adventures that you’ll ever experience, this two-hour, narrated tour gives you the history and an unbelievable perspective on the shipwrecks from decades past. Viewing through glass wells on the bottom of the boat, you’ll see two actual shipwrecks pass only feet below and ancient relics that rest on Superior’s cold, rock bottom.

Above the water, visitors will see beautiful rock formations and historic landmarks like the famous East Channel Lighthouse . 

Grand Island Cruises

Enjoy a 2.5-hour scenic cruise around Grand Island. The Cruise is located 3 miles west of Munising on Highway M-28 next to the Duck Pond Restaurant and Beer Garden. Open Memorial weekend through the end of September, this scenic cruise includes historic lighthouses, waterfalls, sea caves and a history of the scenic Grand Island National Recreation Area. Plus, your ticket includes a complimentary meal from the Duck Pond Eatery and Beer Garden which you can bring on the tour.

Isle Royale Ferries

Isle Royale National Park is a remote destination surrounded by Lake Superior. It’s the perfect place to go to reconnect with nature. However, it takes some planning to visit since you can only reach it by seaplane or ferry. There are two ferries if you choose that route. The Ranger III journeys a six-hour, one-way trip from Houghton, or you can opt for a shorter ride just over three hours long from Copper Harbor aboard the Isle Royale Queen IV .

The gorgeous views begins when you depart. As you approach the island, you can actually feel its warmth and smell the earth and vegetation. For ferry users who do not often travel long distances over water, this experience is quite unique and memorable.

Keweenaw Boat Tours

Experience the ultimate tour of the Keweenaw Waterway that only Keweenaw Boat Tours can provide. Choose from a variety of options! 

Jacobsville Lighthouse and Sandstone Cliffs

The Lighthouse Cruise is a popular option that includes the historic Jacobsville Lighthouse and stunning sandstone cliffs that were formed millions of years ago.

Superior Sunset Cruise

This awe-inspiring tour is for those who prefer an evening ride. It’s an an ideal choice to savor the scenic beauty while enjoying the sunset over Lake Superior. 

The Keweenaw Adventure

Brand new for 2023, this tour takes you from Lac La Belle to Keystone Bay, at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This tour showcases a remote section of the Keweenaw Peninsula that can only be witnessed by boat. 

Each tour lasts for approximately 2.5 hours, and there are restrooms available along the way. The Keweenaw Explorer, a 25-foot cabin cruiser, has a bathroom onboard, and you can bring your own snacks and drinks. As this is a private tour, your booking party will be the only party on the boat!

Soo Locks boat tours

When you visit Sault Ste. Marie, you can choose to watch freighters passing through the Soo Locks, or you can take a tour through them yourself! There are two touring companies to choose from. 

Famous Soo Locks Boat Tours

Operating since 1959, Famous Soo Locks Boat Tours offers a variety of cruises aboard its iconic yellow and blue tour boats. Experience a 90-minute tour through the Soo Locks, the world’s largest parallel locking system that resolves the 21-foot variance between Lake Huron and Lake Superior. During the summer months, the lighthouse cruise is a memorable, educational and relaxing maritime adventure. 

Original Soo Locks Boat Tours

Experience locking through the Soo Locks followed by a cruise right alongside the massive Great Lakes freighters on the beautiful St. Mary's River.

Experience our other boat-based tours

Once you finish exploring Lake Superior, consider some of these boat tours, ferries and other cruises around the Upper Peninsula!

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Shipwrecks of Lake Superior: 7 Famous Ships Lost in the Waters of the Lake

A video entitled “A Ghost Ship Appears on Lake Superior” was posted on YouTube 2 days ago, and has been making waves (pun intended) ever since. It shows a mysterious silhouette of something that resembles a ship, releasing a frenzy of speculation as to what it might be. Here it is, in case you haven’t already seen it:

Following are 7 of the most famous shipwrecks of Lake Superior , each with its own ghost story.

1. SS Bannockburn, a.k.a. “The Flying Dutchman of Lake Superior”

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SS Bannockburn was a Canadian steel-hulled freighter that disappeared on November 21st, 1902. Its loss is one of the biggest mysteries on Lake Superior, with no trace of the missing vessel ever to have been discovered. Since her disappearance, many sailors claimed to have seen her running without lights during stormy weather.

The ship was lost in the middle of the lake, and all 21 people on board lost their lives. The Bannockburn, which was 245 feet (75 meters) long, and 40 feet (12.2 meters) wide, was on her way from Port Arthur to the Soo with a load of wheat, but disappeared without a trace sometime after 11:00 PM on November 21st.

She had been launched 9 years prior her disappearance, in 1893, and had quite an unusual profile for a freighter. On her voyages hauling grains for the Montreal Transportation Company, captains from other ships could recognize the Bannockburn before they could even read her nameplate. The ship had become a common sight on the Great Lakes.

What’s interesting about the Bannockburn is the fact that she had 2 major incidents before she sank. In April 1897, the ship ran aground on the rocks near Snake Island light. Even though no lives were lost, she was badly damaged. Several months later, in October 1897, on her way to Kingston carrying grain, she struck the wall of the Welland Canal and took 9 feet of water.

On November 20th 1902, one day before her final voyage, the ship ran aground shortly after leaving Fort William, and turned back to port. Having suffered no apparent damage, the Bannockburn recommenced her journey on November 21st 1902.

The ship was later spotted by the famous Captain James McMaugh of the Algonquin, who estimated that the Bannockburn was 80 miles off Keweenaw Point and 40 miles off Isle Royale. Later that night, as a strong winter storm began on Lake Superior, the Bannockburn was spotted at about 11:00 PM by the passenger steamer Huronic, never to be seen again. On November 30th 1902, the ship was declared lost.

However, this doesn’t mean that the Bannockburn wasn’t allegedly sighted afterwards. Easily identifiable by her profile, it’s hard to mistake it for another ship. While some of the sightings are clearly just stories, others are not that easy to dismiss, and have been reported in regional newspapers.

One such story was that of the ore freighter Walter A. Hutchison, shortly after World War 2. When the crew saw the Bannockburn just a hundred yards away coming straight at them, the captain tried to put some distance between the Walter A. Hutchison and the Bannockburn, and steered to the northeast. The Bannockburn went past Walter A. Hutchison safely, only to run aground and disappear. If the captain of the Walter A. Hutchison hadn’t changed course, the ship could have easily be destroyed by the rocks.

2. SS Western Reserve

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The SS Western Reserve was a propeller that was lost on August 30th 1892 off Deer Park, Michigan.The ship was 301 feet long, had a beam of 41 feet, and was one of the first lake freighters made out of steel plate. Out of the 27 people on board, only one man survived, wheelsman Harry Stewart, who managed to make land on a desolate stretch of shoreline between Grand Marais and Deer Park.

At the time of the incident, the ship was heading to Two Harbors, Minnesota, for a load of iron ore. During a relatively mild gale, she broke in two and sank. Steward’s report on the ship’s metal fatigue led to the conclusion that the Western Reserve had been improperly built using brittle steel contaminated phosphorus and sulfur. Her loss due to hull failure caused a great deal of controversy and ultimately led to the creation of new laws for the testing of steel used in shipbuilding.

The owner of the ship, the famous financier Peter Minch, was onboard the ship with his family when it went down. Strangely, Captain Truedell of the Great Lakes Life-Saving Service dreamed about the accident in great detail before it happened. As a matter of fact, he dreamed it in such detail, that he recognized the body of Peter Minch when he found it washed up on shore.

The ship still makes ghostly apparitions around Deer Park, where Lake Superior produces gigantic waves, in all seasons of the year. It is said that on warm, calm nights the sounds of voices and laughter can be heard across the gentle waves.

3. The Hudson

The Hudson was a propeller that sank near Keweenaw Point on September 16th, 1901, while carrying flax and wheat in an outbound trip from Duluth. The ship, which was built in 1888 in Detroit, was 288 feet long and was one of the most recognizable ships on the Great Lakes. She capsized in a terrific gale, probably because her cargo shifted, as flax especially was prone to do. She was never seen again after her disappearance.

The Hudson also has its own legend. Allegedly, a tugboat captain and his mate were near Keweenaw Point on September 16th sometime in the late 1940s, when they saw a rusty ship, covered in brown slime, heading directly towards them. The tug captain managed to avoid the crash and supposedly boarded the ship to see if it was in distress, only to be “greeted” by the apparitions of the Hudson’s helmsman and captain. They proceeded to explain the tug captain that the ship and the crew were damned to relive the sinking of the ship each year on September 16th. Warning him to get off, he leaped from the ship and swam back to the tug boat in the icy, frigid waters.

4. SS Henry B. Smith

The SS Henry B. Smith was a massive steel-hulled freighter, 525 feet long, 55 feet wide, and 31 feet high. The ship was lost near Marquette, Michigan, on November 9th or 10th 1913, during the Great Lake Storm, one of the biggest storms ever recorded on the Great Lakes. She was on an outbound trip to Cleveland, carrying iron ore. All 25 people onboard the ship died in the sinking.

After the ship vanished, she became a highly sought-after “ghost wreck” for a century. The shipwreck of the SS Henry B. Smith was finally found in 2013, 100 years after she disappeared, in 535 feet of water offshore from Marquette.

5. SS Emperor

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The SS Emperor was an enormous steel ore steamer 525 feet in length, which sank during a storm in 1947, killing 12 people onboard, including the captain and the first mate. At the time of her launch in 1910, she was the largest Canadian freighter ever built.

On the night of June 3rd, 1947, the Emperor left Thunder Bay, Ontario, carrying 10,429 tons of iron ore. At midnight, the captain turned the ship over to his first mate. Because the first mate had been in charge with loading the cargo only a few hours earlier, it is very probable that fatigue contributed to the mate’s failure to notice the error in the ship’s heading. The Emperor ran aground on the north side of Canoe Rocks at 5:15 on June 4th.

The wreck is very popular among recreational divers, who sometimes tell strange stories from their excursions. In 1988, one diver reported seeing the ghost of a crewman lying back in his bunk. Another one said he came across a ghostly crewman working in the engine room, while other divers reported hearing engine noises.

6. SS Kamloops

SS Kamloops was a freighter that was part of the fleet of the Canada Steamship Lines, which sank on December 7th, 1927, 3 years after its launch. All 22 people onboard the SS Kamloops disappeared with the ship. The Kamloops was last seen on December 6th steaming towards Isle Royale, heavily coated in ice.

For the next 50 years, SS Kamloops was considered one of the Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes. The shipwreck was finally found on August 21st 1977, northwest of Isle Royale, by a group of sport divers. The cause of the ship’s sinking is still a mystery.

The shipwreck is also known for its ghost stories. Some divers reported that its permanent resident, a preserved body in the engine room referred to as “Grandpa”, followed them around in the engine room. Could it be just the water currents combined with the creepy atmosphere? Probably, but more than a few divers have been really scared by the effect.

7. SS Edmund Fitzgerald

SS Edmund Fitzgerald is the largest ship ever to have sunk on the Great Lakes. With a massive length of 729 feet, at the moment of her launch on June 7th 1958, she was the largest ship on the Great Lakes. She sank on November 10th, 1975, and the entire crew of 29 people lost their lives.

The ship was a real workhorse for 17 years, carrying iron ore from mines near Duluth to Detroit, Toledo, and other ports around the Great Lakes. She set seasonal haul records 6 times, breaking her own previous records several times in the process.

She started her final voyage from Superior, Wisconsin, on November 9th, 1975. By the next day, the Fitzgerald was caught in a severe storm with near hurricane-force winds, and waves 35 feet in height. She sank shortly after 7:10 PM, about 17 miles from Whitefish Bay in Canadian waters, near the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. No distress signals were sent. The wreck was found 4 days later, on November 14th, 1975. The ship was supposedly sighted by a commercial vessel 10 years later.

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Lake Superior shipwreck Adella Shores, missing since 1909, finally found

The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead.

But historians, sometimes can find where her shipwrecks ended up.

The Adella Shores — a wooden steamship loaded down with salt that vanished in 1909 as it rounded Whitefish Point during a fierce, Lake Superior gale — has been located, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Societ y said Wednesday, as part of its efforts to find thousands of missing vessels.

By tradition and state law, the ships must remain in the deep water but when found their tales can be told.

The Shores was one of the many ships classified as missing in the Great Lakes, and shipwreck hunters now know it went to the "bottom of Lake Superior" on May 1, 1909. There were no survivors. When the ship vanished, the society said, "some debris was found, but no bodies."

In a twist, the ship it was following, a larger, steel steamship, the Daniel J. Morrell, also sank — decades later.

The find is significant, not just for history, but because it allows distant relatives of the ship's 14 crew members to finally, and definitively, know their loved one’s final resting place: 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula, under 650 feet of icy water.

The only names that are known of the crew is the captain: Holmes. The crew records, historical society officials said, we aboard the ship and appear to be lost, but the find might spur relatives who, through family lore, to contact the shipwreck museum.

One estimate puts the number of Great Lakes shipwrecks at more than 6,000, some dating to the 17th century.

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Fred Stonehouse , a maritime historian and author of "Went Missing," said that the Shores reveals a “very poignant and fascinating story,” and the "folks that are out there actively hunting for shipwrecks, like the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, are helping to" tell it.

They keep looking, Stonehouse added, for the ones that are not yet found.

One of the most famous modern Great Lakes shipwrecks is the Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter that also sank in Lake Superior in 1975 during a terrible gale. Its crew of 29 men perished, but the memory of them was immortalized by folk singer Gordon Lightfoot , who described the storm-tossed ship as "bone to be chewed."

The Shores — which was headed to Duluth, Minnesota — left the dock and was never seen again until 2021, when the wreck hunters – Darryl Ertel, the society’s director of marine operations, and his brother, Dan, spotted it using a side-scan sonar system.

"I pretty much knew that had to be the Adella Shores when I measured the length of it because there were no other ships out there missing in that size range," Darryl Ertel said, adding that as soon as he maneuvered the remote-operated vehicle toward it he "could see the design of the ship" and it matched the Shores.

The society, however, said it spent several years corroborating its findings with other historical records before announcing the ship had been found.

The 195-foot, 735-ton ship was built in Gibraltar, owned by the Shores Lumber Co., and named after the owner’s daughter, Adella.

Adella’s sister, Bessie, christened the ship with a bottle of water instead of champagne because the family that owned the ship was strict about alcohol consumption, and some sailors might have considered the change to the tradition a "bad luck omen."

The Shores had sunk twice before in shallow waters but was refloated each time.

On April 29, 1909, the ship was following the Morrell, through a thick ice floe. The Morrell was plowing a path through the ice, but near Whitefish Point, both ships were caught in a storm. The Shores fell behind, lost sight of the Morrell.

And then it vanished.

The captain of the Morrell , the historians said, theorized that the smaller ship may struck the ice.

As it turns out, the 603-foot long Morrell, which was built in 1906, and new when the Shores sank, broke up in 1966 during a ferocious storm on Lake Huron. The tragedy took the lives of 28 of the 29 crew aboard. The lone survivor, Dennis Hale , died in Ohio in 2015 at 75.

A watchman inside the pilot house, Hale was 26 when the Morrell sank off the coast of Port Hope.

Hale and three of his crewmates managed to climb into a small life raft, but they froze to death before they could be rescued. Hale wrote a book about his experience, "Shipwrecked: Reflections of the Sole Survivor," and said telling his story was a kind of therapy for him.

"I think somehow I give people a little hope in life, that life is a struggle," Hale reportedly said years later of his November ordeal on the lake. "But if you have faith and determination you can go through life and come out ahead."

It is unclear how much the wreckage of the Shores can reveal about the ship's — and crew's — last moments on the lake, but the more than a century-old mystery about where the ship went down finally has been solved.

Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or [email protected].

VIDEO: Ship that 'went missing' 112 years ago in Lake Superior discovered in 650 feet of water

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has discovered a wooden steamship called "Adella Shores" that went missing in 1909.

According to the society, the "Adella Shores" went missing on May 1, 1909 in the area of Whitefish Point. They use "went missing" to describe a vessel that left the dock and was never seen again.

They found "Adella Shores" more than 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in over 650 feet of water.

The 195-foot ship was built in 1894 in Gibraltar, Michigan and was a 735-ton wood steamer owned by the Shores Lumber Company. According to the society, it was named after the owner's daughter, Adella, and his other daughter, Bessie, christened the ship with a bottle of water instead of champagne, which many sailers would have seen as a bad omen.

The society said the "Adella Shores" had her share of trouble, and sank twice in shallow waters but was refloated and put back into service.

On April 29, 1909, the ship was bound for Duluth with a load of salt. It was following the larger steel steamship, "Daniel J. Morrell," through thick ice flow. At both rounded Whitefish Point, they were met with a fierce gale. The "Shores" went two miles out of sight and it was never seen again.

There were 14 crew members on board, and their bodies were never recovered.

According to the society, in the summer of 2021, GLSHS Director of Marine Operations, Darryl Ertel and his brother Dan were running grids with the Marine Sonic Technology and found the target.

“I pretty much knew that had to be the  Adella Shores when I measured the length of it, because there were no other ships out there missing in that size range”, said Ertel. “As soon as I put the ROV down on it for the first time, I could see the design of the ship and I could match it right up to the Adella Shores ”.

“People often ask us why we wait so long to release shipwrecks that we find” recalls GLSHS Content/Communications Director, Corey Adkins. “Every one of these stories is important and deserves to be told with the utmost honor and respect. GLSHS has had some banner years of discovery…and a lot of research goes into each press release, ensuring that we tell the story accurately”.

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Shipwreck hunters find steamer that went missing in 1909 on lake superior.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has found another ship that infamously “went missing” on Lake Superior.

Hunters announced Wednesday that the Adella Shores has been found more than 110 years after it was lost.

The 195-foot wooden steamer is approximately 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point and 650 feet below the surface.

Some legends say the ship carried some bad luck from the start of its life. According to the GLSHS, the Adella Shores was owned by the Shores Lumber Company, a family that abstained from alcohol. When christening the new ship, the family broke tradition and used a bottle of water instead of champagne or wine, allegedly giving the ship a bad omen. The ship sank twice in shallow waters over its first 15 years before being refloated and returned to service.

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But the Adella Shores never returned after departing for Duluth on April 29, 1909. The GLSHS says the ship was following the larger Daniel J. Morrell through a thick ice flow while they rounded Whitefish Point. The Shores was reportedly two miles behind and out of sight when a sharp gale swept in.

The Adella Shores was never seen again, and all 14 crew members were lost. Some debris from the ship was eventually found, but no bodies were recovered.

Darryl Ertel, the GLSHS Director of Marine Operations, was “running grids” out on Lake Superior in 2021 when side-scan sonar picked up a target.

“I pretty much knew that had to be the Adella Shores when I measured the length of it, because there were no other ships out there missing in that size range,” Ertel said in a news release . “As soon as I put to ROV down on it for the first time, I could see the design of the ship and I could match it right up to the Adella Shores.”

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Corey Adkins, the Communications Director for the GLSHS, says the Adella Shores is another chapter in the Great Lakes turbulent history.

“Every one of those stories is important and deserves to be told with the utmost honor and respect,” Adkins said in a statement. “GLSHS has had some banner years of discovery … and a lot of research goes into each press release, ensuring that we tell the story accurately.”

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The Detroit News won three national journalism awards, including first place in political coverage, in the 90th annual National Headliner Awards that were announced Monday.

Lansing reporter Craig Mauger won first place for best political coverage for several stories, including one that described a recording of former President Donald Trump pressuring two Republican election officials in Wayne County not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, said contest judges.

The Headliner Awards is one of the oldest and most prestigious annual journalism contests in the nation.

On a Nov. 17, 2020, phone call, which also involved then Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Trump told GOP Wayne County canvassers Monica Palmer and William Hartmann they'd look "terrible" if they signed the documents after they first voted in opposition and then later in the same meeting voted to approve certification of the county’s election results, according to recordings of the meeting reviewed by The News.

The story marked the first time Trump's comments in the meeting had been revealed publicly.

Other stories by Mauger revealed the extent of a scheme by false electors in Michigan, said judges of the contest sponsored by the Press Club of Atlantic City.

“(The stories) contributed to the country’s understanding of Trump’s efforts to change the results in the Electoral College,” the judges wrote.

In other categories, Carol Thompson, The News' environmental reporter, won third place for best environmental writing by an individual or team in a top-20 media market.

Thompson wrote a five-part series, “ Guarding the Great Lakes ," that investigated the impact of climate change on each of the five Great Lakes.

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Another found that the effects of a warming atmosphere could re-release old toxic material that has been stored on the landscape and send it straight to the warming water of Lake Superior, meaning the pollutants are more likely to get into the food chain.

In another category, Detroit News courts reporter Kara Berg won third place for best newspaper series in a top-20 media market.

Berg wrote a special report about how Michigan children were dying from abuse and neglect, and how families believed the state Child Protective Services wasn’t doing enough to prevent the deaths.

Berg's stories recounted how Trinity Chandler and 370 other Michigan children died from abuse or neglect in the past 10 years and was among the 33 children in 2020 who died of child abuse or neglect when their parents had a previously investigated complaint by CPS within the past two years.

Trinity, a Holly 3-year-old, was dying when a caseworker visited her on a Friday in December 2020 and saw fresh injuries. But the case worker's supervisors told her to wait over a weekend to notify centralized intake of Trinity's new injuries, according to state documents, and Trinity died the next day.

Experts blame overworked caseworkers, inadequate treatment options for substance abuse and too many children being taken from their homes, clogging up the system and putting them at risk of being hurt or neglected in foster homes.

The national awards follow The Detroit News being named Michigan's Newspaper of the Year by the Michigan Press Association and the MPA awarding Berg a Wade H. McCree Advancement of Justice Award for her reporting on troubles at CPS.

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