Detroit is known as the car capital of the world. Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. Rogers City boasts the world's largest limestone quarry. Elsie is the home of the world's largest registered Holstein dairy herd. Michigan is first in the United States production of peat and magnesium compounds and second … Continue reading Michigan Facts
Lake Michigan
SS Francisco Morazan
DATE OF LAUNCH: June 1922 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 29, 1960, Lake Michigan, off South Manitou Island DATE LOCATED: November 29, 1960 SHIP DETAILS: Francisco Morazan was a 1,442 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1922 as Arcadia by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, for German owners. She was sold in 1934 and renamed … Continue reading SS Francisco Morazan
SS Carl D. Bradley
DATE OF LAUNCH: April 9, 1927 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 18, 1958, Lake Michigan, near Gull Island DATE LOCATED: Spring 1959 SHIP DETAILS: Built in 1927 by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio, Carl D. Bradley was owned by the Michigan Limestone division of U.S. Steel, and operated by the Bradley … Continue reading SS Carl D. Bradley
SS Wisconsin
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1881 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: October 29, 1929, Lake Michigan, near Kenosha, Wisconsin DATE LOCATED: October 29, 1929 SHIP DETAILS: The Wisconsin was built at the Detroit Dry Dock Complex in 1881, a steamer 204 feet long with a beam of 35 feet and a depth of 12 feet. Her design … Continue reading SS Wisconsin
Rosinco
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1916 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: September 19, 1928, Lake Michigan, near Kenosha, Wisconsin DATE LOCATED: September 19, 1928 SHIP DETAILS: Rosinco was a diesel-powered luxury yacht. Originally known as the Georgiana III, the ship was constructed in 1916 by Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington, Delaware, a 95-foot steel-hulled yacht. Uniquely, she … Continue reading Rosinco
SS Plymouth
DATE OF LAUNCH: March 7, 1854 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 9, 1913, Lake Michigan, near Gull Island, Green Bay, Wisconsin DATE LOCATED: not located SHIP DETAILS: Plymouth was built as a steamship in 1854 at the Stephenson & Lafrinier shipyard in Ohio City, Ohio, United States and launched on March 7, 1854. She … Continue reading SS Plymouth
SS Louisiana
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1887 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 9, 1913, Lake Michigan, off Washington Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin DATE LOCATED: November 9, 1913 SHIP DETAILS: The Louisiana was constructed in Marine City, Michigan in 1887, while her engine was built at the Dry Dock Complex in Detroit, Michigan. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE LOSS: On … Continue reading SS Louisiana
Rouse Simmons
DATE OF LAUNCH: August 15, 1868 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 23, 1912, Lake Michigan, off Point Beach, Wisconsin DATE LOCATED: October 1971 SHIP DETAILS: The Rouse Simmons was built in Milwaukee in 1868 by Allan, McClelland, & Company, and named after a Kenosha businessman Rouse Simmons. The schooner was soon purchased by wealthy … Continue reading Rouse Simmons
SS Pere Marquette 18
DATE OF LAUNCH: August 16, 1902 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: September 9, 1910, Lake Michigan, off Sheboygan, Wisconsin DATE LOCATED: July 23, 2020 SHIP DETAILS: Pere Marquette 18 was built for the Pere Marquette Railway Company of Grand Haven, Michigan. The Pere Marquette Railway Company intended to use her for cross lake service on … Continue reading SS Pere Marquette 18
SS Eastland
DATE OF LAUNCH: May 6, 1903 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: July 24, 1915, Lake Michigan, at the south bank of the Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois DATE LOCATED: July 24, 1915 SHIP DETAILS: The ship was commissioned during 1902 by the Michigan Steamship Company and built by the Jenks Ship Building Company of Port Huron, … Continue reading SS Eastland
Principled Thoughts 