lake superior wreckage

Lake Superior, Shipwreck

Shipwreck from 1892 found on bottom of Lake Superior

In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 aboard at the time surviving. The ship was lost to Lake Superior until 2024.

The New York Times · 2d

A Groundbreaking Ship That Sank in Lake Superior in 1892 Is Discovered

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale in 1892 with a sole survivor.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 1d

Historic Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered 600 Feet Beneath the Surface of Lake Superior

In August 1892, the Western Reserve was sailing across Lake Superior when it got caught in a late summer storm. The 300-foot vessel was roughly 60 miles north of Whitefish Point when a powerful gale swept in and broke up the ship,

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See 132-year-old shipwreck found in Lake Superior

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered the wreckage of “The Western Reserve” that sank 132 years ago in Lake ...

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132 years after shipwreck that left single survivor, vessel found

The only survivor was Wheelsman Harry W. Stewart of Algonac, Michigan. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Sept. 3, 1892, when Stewart reached shore, he walked 12 miles to the nearest life ...

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Ghost ship found after 132 years in the murky depths of 'Shipwreck Coast'

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

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Researchers Finally Solve the Mystery of Disappearance of Gilded Age Businessman and His Family on Lake Superior in 1892

The wreckage site of the 300-foot steel steamer ‘Western Reserve’ has been found, according to a Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum ...

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