Civil War-era ships found in Marine Sanctuary | News, Sports, Jobs
jriddle@thealpenanews.com Courtesy Photo The intact bulk of the Augustus Handy, a vessel that sank in rough waters off northern Michigan in the first weeks of the Civil War, looms in the waters of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary after being rediscovered this summer as seen in this photo provided by explorers Mark Gammage and Joe Van Wagnen. ALPENA — Decades after they gave up the adventure of searching for shipwrecks, two underwater explorers with Alpena roots made a thrilling find in the waters of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Longtime friends Mark Gammage and Joe Va...
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