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  • Four Brothers (1870)

    Explore the wreck of the Four Brothers, a lumber schooner lost in a gale on Lake Michigan in 1892. All crew survived the incident.

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  • Odd Fellow (1881)

    Explore the wreck of the Odd Fellow, a wooden scow-schooner lost in a gale near Northport, Michigan in 1892. No lives were lost.

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  • W.H. Gilcher US 81326

    Explore the wreck of the W.H. Gilcher, a steel freighter lost in Lake Michigan during a violent gale in 1892, with all crew members perishing.

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  • A.P. Nichols (1861)

    Explore the wreck of the A.P. Nichols, a three-masted schooner lost in a storm in 1892, located in the treacherous waters of Lake Michigan.

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  • Ostrich (1856)

    Explore the wreck of the Ostrich, a wooden schooner that succumbed to a fierce storm in Lake Michigan in 1892, claiming the lives of its crew.

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  • James L. Allison US 77034

    Explore the story of the JAMES L. ALLISON, a sidewheel steam dredge lost in a storm in 1892, and its role in Great Lakes maritime history.

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  • J.E. Gilmore (1867)

    Explore the wreck of the J.E. Gilmore, a historic three-masted schooner lost in Lake Michigan’s treacherous waters.

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  • Birdie US 3143

    Explore the wreck of the Birdie, a two-masted schooner lost in a storm in 1892, now a part of Lake Huron’s maritime history.

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  • M.C. Springer US 91936

    Explore the remains of the M.C. Springer, a 19th-century schooner lost in Milwaukee Harbor, offering insights into local maritime history.

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  • City of Sturgeon Bay (1883)

    Explore the remains of the City of Sturgeon Bay, a wooden steamer lost in a storm in 1892, likely serving as a lightship near Escanaba.

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