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Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Margaret A. Muir Western Reserve Lake Michigan Shipwrecks J.C. Ames Wreck

132-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Superior

The Western Reserve, a pioneering all-steel cargo ship, sank in 1892 during a storm, taking 27 lives and leaving only one survivor.

130-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Michigan

156-year-old schooner found intact in Lake Michigan with artifacts still onboard