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The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Michigan off the coast of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It protects 38 known historically significant shipwrecks ranging from the 19th-century wooden schooners to 20th-century steel-hulled steamers, as well as an estimated 60 undiscovered shipwrecks.
Pages in category "Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
One of the largest wooden ships ever built, she mostly carried iron ore east on the Great Lakes and returned with coal. Ran aground in a fog bank in November 1905. [68] Part of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS; boundary enlarged November 16, 2015. 6: Arctic Shipwreck (tug) Arctic Shipwreck (tug) June 22, 2018
Her remains lie about 9.5 miles off the Algoma shore, partially embedded about 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The wheel on the deck of the wreck of the Trinidad, photographed during ...
The search for shipwrecks at the bottom of Lake Michigan yielded something scientists weren’t quite expecting: massive craters.. In 2022, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
A combination of sand movement and knowing who to contact if a shipwreck is seen are likely why so many were discovered. More than 3 times as many shipwrecks were discovered in Lake Michigan last ...
On July 8, 1975 Barge No.12 sank due to unknown reasons off Presque Isle, Michigan. [10] [11: Not listed Bay City: Wooden schooner 1857 1902 11 feet (3.4 m) On November 29, 1902 the Bay City was driven against a pier in Alpena, Michigan and abandoned.
Wisconsin's shipwreck sanctuary installed 19 mooring lines with buoys that will make it easier for scuba divers to locate Lake Michigan shipwrecks.