Sonar images: Shipwreck claimed 27 on Lake Superior in 1892
According to the GLSHS, near the end of August 1892, he decided to take family members on a cruise through Lake Huron and Lake Superior to Two Harbors, Minn. Conditions were good until the vessel reached Whitefish Bay, where rough weather developed, prompting the crew to drop anchor for a while.
Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book ...
The wreckage site of the 300-foot steel steamer ‘Western Reserve’ has been found, according to a Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum ...
Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.
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 ...
Owner Peter Minch was so proud of her that he brought his wife and young children aboard for a summer joyride in August 1892. As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan ...
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DULUTH ‐ The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior, ...
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