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

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

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 ...

EERIE footage shows the moment explorers discovered the 132-year-old wreck of a cargo ship that took down 27 souls, including the owner’s family. The ill-fated ship that snapped in half ...

Annie Dennis was in her office at Pewabic Pottery in Detroit when an email alert popped up on her screen. News outlets were reporting that the Western Reserve, a freighter that sank in the middle of ...

Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society By Simon J ... found itself in the middle of a gale in Lake Superior. Capt. Peter G. Minch, a millionaire shipping magnate traveling with his family ...

The wrath of Lake Superior has claimed countless ships throughout history, including the Edmund Fitzgerald-- one of the most famous shipwrecks of the 20th century. But recently, a discovery was ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan ... In July, explorers from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society pinpointed the Western Reserve off Michigan’s ...

Minch. The voyage to escape the heat ended in disaster along a stretch of Michigan now known as Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast that killed 27 and left only one survivor. Its resting place 600 ...