Wisconsin Fisherman Finds 152-Year-Old Missing Shipwreck, Keeps Fishing
The Wisconsin Historical Society believes the wreck is a ship that sunk in 1871 during the deadliest wildfire in US history, the Great Peshtigo Fire.
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The Wisconsin Historical Society believes the wreck is a ship that sunk in 1871 during the deadliest wildfire in US history, the Great Peshtigo Fire.
In an unexpected twist during a casual fishing trip, a family's sonar detection, initially thought to be an octopus, turns out to be a historic shipwreck missing since 1871 in Lake Michigan.
Tim Wollak and his daughter Henley, from Peshtigo, Wisconsin, made the find earlier this summer
Tim Wollak and his daughter Henley, from Peshtigo, Wisconsin, made the find earlier this summer
A father and his daughter who were fishing on Lake Michigan were surprised when their sonar discovered what they thought was an octopus lurking ben...