Shipwreck · Whitefish Point, Michigan

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A wreck in Lake Superior, in Michigan's Whitefish Underwater Preserve, at Whitefish Point. Lost in 1921 (foundered). 7 lives were lost. Michigan law protects its Great Lakes shipwrecks: look, take nothing.

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, schooner, 3-mast
Lost15 May 1921
Built1890
Seabed depth16.8 m (55 ft) below the surface
Position46.8014°N, 85.0750°W (approximate, ±300 m)
Position known fromNOAA's nautical chart
From Whitefish Point grounds10.0 km (6.2 mi), bearing 291° WNW
SourceMichigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council); NOAA ENC US4MI2RS

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Whitefish Point grounds, 10.0 km (6.2 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.