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

While Lake Michigan has the most shipwrecks, and Lake Erie has the highest density ... By the time Western Reserve reached Whitefish Bay, however, the weather had started to turn rough.

I picked up the first tin, smoked Lake Erie whitefish, at Neighborly in Wicker Park (it’s also available at Sunset Foods and All Together Now). The product website provides recipes for dips ...

Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, have seen numerous shipwrecks due to their harsh weather conditions. Around 200 ships have sunk in Whitefish Bay, the same place where the Western Reserve broke apart.