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    Shipwreck found at bottom of Lake Michigan almost 140 years later

    by Amelia Neath Mar 28, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Michigan Shipwreck Research Association

    Local explorers have found the remains of a steamship that lay at the bed of Lake Michigan for around 137 years, using clues in newspaper clippings to discover the wreck.

    Explorers from the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association (MSRA) made the remarkable discovery of the Milwaukee, a steamship that disappeared into the depths of the lake in 1886 after it collided with another ship around 40 miles from Holland, Michigan, where it now lies in 360 feet of water.

    The 135-feet-long ship

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