Shipwreck · Whitefish Point, Michigan

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A wreck in Lake Superior, in Michigan's Whitefish Underwater Preserve, at Emerson MI. Lost in 1892 (burned). Shallow enough to see by snorkel or kayak, the DNR notes. Michigan law protects its Great Lakes shipwrecks: look, take nothing.

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TypeShipwreck, propeller, wood freighter
Lost30 April 1892
Built1867
Seabed depth3 m (10 ft) below the surface
Position46.5212°N, 85.0390°W (approximate, ±300 m)
Position known fromOne rough record: approximate
SourceMichigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council)

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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.