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Behind the shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now September 15, 2023

A 150-year-old schooner that sank in 1881 was finally discovered in Lake Michigan.

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Service held for last survivor of ’58 Great Lakes shipwreck

by The Associated Press August 3, 2021
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Shipwreck Life: How fish and other aquatic species utilize Great Lakes shipwrecks

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 8, 2020November 9, 2025
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History buff finds ships that sank in 1878 in Lake Michigan

by The Associated Press September 26, 2019

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