Shipwreck · Mackinac, Michigan

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A wreck in Lake Michigan, in Michigan's Straits Underwater Preserve, at Straits of Mackinac. Lost in 1871 (collision). Michigan law protects its Great Lakes shipwrecks: look, take nothing.

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, bark, 3-mast
Lost11 June 1871
Built1861
Seabed depth25.6 m (84 ft) below the surface
Position45.8042°N, 84.8758°W (approximate, ±100 m)
Position known fromNOAA's nautical chart
From Headlands, Mackinaw City7.6 km (4.7 mi), bearing 284° WNW
SourceMichigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council); NOAA ENC US4MI1ND

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Headlands, Mackinaw City, 7.6 km (4.7 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.