Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book ...
Scuba diver and historian Dan Fountain visited the center Wednesday to discuss how he worked with the Great Lakes Shipwreck ...
Rough weather conditions on 30 August 1892 caused the cargo ship to break in two and sink to the bottom of Lake Superior.
Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just in Lake Michigan.
Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.