DATE OF LAUNCH: 1874 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: October 2, 1901, Lake Superior, near Grand Marais, Michigan DATE LOCATED: July 2021 SHIP DETAILS: The Michigan was built as a three-masted schooner in 1874. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE LOSS: On October 1, 1901, the M.M. Drake headed into a storm on Lake Superior with her consort, … Continue reading Michigan
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SS M.M. Drake
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1882 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: October 2, 1901, Lake Superior, between Vermillion Point and Whitefish Point, Michigan DATE LOCATED: October 6, 1901, rediscovered 1978 SHIP DETAILS: The M.M Drake was constructed in 1882 in Buffalo, New York as a wooden steam barge and named for the line superintendent of her building … Continue reading SS M.M. Drake
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