Shipwreck · Whitefish Point, Michigan

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A wreck in Lake Superior, in Michigan's Whitefish Underwater Preserve, at Whitefish Point. Lost in 1901 (collision). Michigan law protects its Great Lakes shipwrecks: look, take nothing.

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, bulk freighter
Lost2 October 1901
Built1882
Seabed depth15.2 m (50 ft) below the surface
Position46.7765°N, 85.0989°W (approximate, ±300 m)
Position known fromOne rough record: approximate
From Whitefish Point grounds11 km (6.9 mi), bearing 275° W
SourceMichigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Whitefish Point grounds, 11 km (6.9 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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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.