Shipwreck · Mackinac, Michigan
Colonel Ellsworth
A wreck in Lake Michigan, in Michigan's Straits Underwater Preserve, at Waugachance Point. Lost in 1896 (collision). Michigan law protects its Great Lakes shipwrecks: look, take nothing.
Open in the viewer from By boat at Waugoshance Shoal →
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, schooner, 3-mast |
|---|---|
| Lost | 2 September 1896 |
| Built | 1861 |
| Seabed depth | 24.4 m (80 ft) below the surface |
| Position | 45.8043°N, 85.0167°W (approximate, ±100 m) |
| Position known from | An agency's record of where it was placed or found |
| From By boat at Waugoshance Shoal | 8.3 km (5.2 mi), bearing 88° E |
| Source | Michigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From By boat at Waugoshance Shoal, 8.3 km (5.2 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- DolphinShipwreck · 33.5 m · 2.3 km
- New Shoal Number 1Shoal · 4.2 m · 2.8 km
- Temperance IslandIsland · 4.8 km
- Waugoshance IslandIsland · 5.0 km
- Canisteo (lost 1880)Shipwreck · 4.6 m · 5.1 km
- New Shoal Number 2Shoal · 5.4 m · 5.9 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.