Shipwreck · Sleeping Bear, Michigan
Montauk
A wreck in Lake Michigan, in Michigan's Manitou Underwater Preserve, at North Manitou Island. Lost in 1882 (stranded). Michigan law protects its Great Lakes shipwrecks: look, take nothing.
Open in the viewer from Ferry dock, South Manitou Island →
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, schooner |
|---|---|
| Lost | 24 November 1882 |
| Built | 1863 |
| Seabed depth | 10.7 m (35 ft) below the surface |
| Position | 45.1590°N, 85.9918°W (approximate, ±300 m) |
| Position known from | One rough record: approximate |
| From Ferry dock, South Manitou Island | 18 km (11 mi), bearing 26° NNE |
| Source | Michigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Ferry dock, South Manitou Island, 18 km (11 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- SupplyShipwreck · 3 m · 3.0 km
- North Manitou IslandIsland · 5.5 km
- William T. GravesShipwreck · 6.1 m · 12 km
- Alva BradleyShipwreck · 8.2 m · 13 km
- North Manitou ShoalsShoal · 4.8 m · 15 km
- H.D. MooreShipwreck · 3.7 m · 15 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.