Shipwreck · Mackinac, Michigan
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A wreck in Lake Michigan, in Michigan's Straits Underwater Preserve, at Waugachance Pt.. Lost in 1869 (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, 2-mast |
|---|---|
| Lost | 6 July 1869 |
| Built | 1862 |
| Seabed depth | 33.5 m (110 ft) below the surface |
| Position | 45.8189°N, 84.9958°W (approximate, ±100 m) |
| Position known from | An agency's record of where it was placed or found |
| From By boat at Waugoshance Shoal | 10 km (6.3 mi), bearing 79° 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, 10 km (6.3 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Colonel EllsworthShipwreck · 24.4 m · 2.3 km
- New Shoal Number 1Shoal · 4.2 m · 4.4 km
- Fred McBrierShipwreck · 31.7 m · 5.9 km
- Temperance IslandIsland · 6.9 km
- Waugoshance IslandIsland · 7.2 km
- Canisteo (lost 1880)Shipwreck · 4.6 m · 7.3 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.