Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book ...
Rough weather conditions on 30 August 1892 caused the cargo ship to break in two and sink to the bottom of Lake Superior.
The Western Reserve ship has been located by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society in Lake Superior — the largest ...
Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just in Lake Michigan.