Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

But what we do know is remarkable. How many shipwrecks are still not found? Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just ...

Rough weather conditions on 30 August 1892 caused the cargo ship to break in two and sink to the bottom of Lake Superior.

but when they reached the area of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior, things took a turn. The crew decided to drop anchor and wait out the rough weather, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society ...

While Lake Michigan has the most shipwrecks, and Lake Erie has the highest density, Lake Superior has, perhaps, the most famous. There are nearly 600 vessels scattered across the bottom of Lake ...

The Great Lakes, which include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, have seen numerous shipwrecks due to their harsh weather conditions. Around 200 ships have sunk ...

According to the historical society, there have been 500 to 600 shipwrecks in Lake Superior since the 1850s, including the well-known Edmund Fitzgerald – which in 1975 hit the bottom with such ...

The wreckage of the Western Reserve has been discovered resting in the waters of Lake Superior 132 years after sinking during *** storm. In its heyday, the Western Reserve was billed as one of the ...