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

The wrath of Lake Superior has claimed countless ships throughout history, including the Edmund Fitzgerald-one of the most famous shipwrecks of the 20th century. But recently, a discovery was made ...

The Western Reserve, an all-steel freighter that sank in 1892, has been found in Lake Superior. The 300-foot freighter has become known for the tragic series of events that unfolded after it sank.

The Western Preserve was split in two and the remains were found at a depth of about 600 feet in Lake Superior, experts said. Photo by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society In 1892, a ...

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. — In August of 1892, Captain Peter G. Minch was taking his family on a summer cruise en route to Two Harbors, Minnesota, on the Western Reserve. Captain Minch, a ...

The Western Reserve, a 300-foot steel steamer, broke in two as it wrecked in 1892 about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point ...

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LAKE SUPERIOR, Mich. (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - The remains of a shipwreck from over 130 years ago were found hundreds of feet beneath Lake Superior. The Western Reserve, one of the first all-steel ...