130 Year Old Ship Wreck Discovered In Lake Superior
On May 4, 1891, the schooner-barge Atlanta was heading up Lake Superior with a load of coal. It went down in heavy gales. It hasn't been seen since, until now.
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On May 4, 1891, the schooner-barge Atlanta was heading up Lake Superior with a load of coal. It went down in heavy gales. It hasn't been seen since, until now.
On May 4, 1891, the schooner-barge Atlanta was heading up Lake Superior with a load of coal. It went down in heavy gales. It hasn't been seen since, until now.
On May 4, 1891, the schooner-barge Atlanta was heading up Lake Superior with a load of coal. It went down in heavy gales. It hasn't been seen since, until now.
At 650 feet deep, the wreck isn't accessible to divers.
August 22, 2014 We asked Great Lakes photographers to send us some of their favorite or toughest Great Lakes shots and a bit of a story behind the picture. This image and explanation are by David Marvin. Most people have never heard of the Crisp Point Lighthouse, much less ever visited it. It stands on the Lake Superior shore fourteen miles west of Whitefish Point, connected to the rest of the world by only a winding seasonal gravel road. Originally, Crisp Point housed only a lifesaving station, starting in 1876.