Shipwreck · Mackinac, Michigan

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A wreck in Lake Michigan, in Michigan's Straits Underwater Preserve, at Waugachance Point. Lost in 1887 (stranded). Shallow enough to see by snorkel or kayak, the DNR notes. Michigan law protects its Great Lakes shipwrecks: look, take nothing.

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, schooner-barge
Lost8 September 1887
Built1864
Seabed depth3.7 m (12 ft) below the surface
Position45.7593°N, 84.9546°W (approximate, ±300 m)
Position known fromOne rough record: approximate
From Headlands, Mackinaw City14 km (8.6 mi), bearing 257° WSW
SourceMichigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Headlands, Mackinaw City, 14 km (8.6 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Nearby

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.