Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic,” the executive director of the Great Lakes ...

The wreckage site of the 300-foot steel steamer ‘Western Reserve’ has been found, according to a Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum ...

Shipwreck found in Lake Superior more than 130 years after boat vanished during family trip - The wreck resulted in the ...

The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ...

An estimated 200 or more ships have sunk in Whitefish Bay ... The ship sank, and more than 300 people died. In Lake Huron, the Daniel J. Morrell also went down during a fierce November storm ...

The only survivor was Wheelsman Harry W. Stewart of Algonac, Michigan. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Sept.

Using a remotely operated vehicle, teams were able to find the wreck of the Western Reserve steamship, which sank on Aug. 30, ...

Minch, the ship's owner, brought his family along on a cruise through Lake Huron with plans to go to ... The weather was cooperative until they reached Whitefish Bay, then the crew dropped anchor ...

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says the Western Reserve broke apart and sank in 600 feet of water during a ...

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

The weather was pleasant through Lake Huron, but when they reached the area of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior, things took a turn. The crew decided to drop anchor and wait out the rough weather ...