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The Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve is a 148-square-mile (380 km 2) state preserve in and around the Straits of Mackinac. The preserve is divided in two by the Mackinac Bridge . The waters of the preserve include the waters offshore from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace , as well as all or part of the shorelines of Bois Blanc Island ...
The wreck of Cedarville lies in the Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve in water around 110 feet (34 m) deep, although the highest point of the hull is around 35 feet (11 m) below the surface and the cabins of the ship are around 75 feet (23 m) underwater. [35] Expert divers are able to enter the ship, as most parts remain fairly undamaged. [2]
A schooner barge in 95 feet (29 m) of water; wreck discovered in September 2017. Hilda: Wrecker. House boat Located in Chaumont Bay James H. Shrigley: A coal barge on Wautoma Shoals in shallow water. J.W. Langmuir: 7 October 1875 The schooner sank with a load of Lumber off Gallo Island. Katie Eccles: Ran aground near Kingston on Lake Ontario ...
There was no record of her passing through the Straits of Mackinac, so for years it was assumed she had foundered somewhere in Lake Michigan In 1986 the Windiate was discovered by divers, at a depth of 185 feet (56 m), in Lake Huron, near Alpena, Michigan, farther east than expected. The wreck is unique in that her cargo is still secure in her ...
The Straits of Mackinac, taken April 10, 2022 during Expedition 67 of the International Space Station. For a higher resolution photo taken the same day, see File:ISS067-E-7703 Straits of Mackinac.jpg .
Michigan Underwater Preserves. Michigan Underwater Preserves or Michigan Bottomland Preserves are protected areas of the Great Lakes on Michigan's coast. The thirteen designated areas, comprising a surface area of over 7,000 square miles (18,000 km 2), are considered to be "Underwater museums" and serve to protect concentrations of shipwrecks, unique geologic features and other submerged sites ...
Description: Northern Lake Michigan, taken April 10, 2022 during Expedition 67 of the International Space Station; view includes the Straits of Mackinac at the upper right, Grand Traverse Bay at center-right, and Green Bay at the lower left.
The wreck was rediscovered by divers in 1980. The five persons killed in the sinking are memorialized by the vessel's wreck, which now forms part of the Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve. [1] The five people who perished aboard the SS Eber Ward are: James Perry, watchman; John Leubrath, fireman; John Hern; Kinney McKay, deckhand; unnamed ...