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  • Venus (1872)

    Explore the wreck of the Venus, a schooner lost in a storm on Lake Huron in 1887. Discover its history and the maritime challenges of the Great Lakes.

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  • Havanna (1871) (Rubble wreck)

    Explore the wreck of the Havanna, a two-masted schooner that sank in 1887, located approximately 6 miles north of St. Joseph, Michigan.

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  • Pulaski US 29455

    Explore the wreck of the Pulaski, a wooden three-masted schooner lost in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1887.

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  • Charles L, Hutchinson (Butcher’s Boy) US 125951

    Explore the wreck of the Charles L. Hutchinson, a wooden schooner-barge lost in Lake Erie during a gale in 1887. No lives were lost in this maritime incident.

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  • Albion (Bristol) C 73960

    Explore the wreck of the Albion, a wooden steambarge lost in 1887, located northeast of Grindstone City in Lake Huron.

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  • Ada E. Allen US 74066

    Explore the history of the Ada E. Allen, a wooden steambarge lost to fire in 1887 near Bois Blanc Island, Lake Erie.

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  • David Provost US 6284

    Explore the wreck of the David Provost, a wooden schooner that sank in 1887 during a storm in Lake Huron. The crew survived, but the vessel remains lost.

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  • Mona US 16442

    Explore the wreck of the scow-schooner Mona, lost in a storm on Lake Huron in 1887. No lives were lost, but the vessel remains uncharted.

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  • D. Foster (1885)

    Explore the remains of the D. Foster, a wooden excursion vessel lost to fire after a collision in 1887.

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  • J.A. Smith US 45966

    Explore the wreck of the J.A. Smith, a wooden scow barge lost in a storm in 1887, located in the Straits of Mackinac.

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