Explore the thousands of preserved shipwrecks in the Great Lakes with maritime archaeologist Caitlin Zant.

Read full article: Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior Shipwreck hunters have discovered ... have been shining a light on the Great Lakes for centuries. With more than 3,200 ...

Also known as the "witches" of November, they occur between mid-October and mid-December, when storm tracks collide over the Great Lakes ... for roughly half of the shipwrecks.

The couple now live together in California with two ... up to 25 feet high battered the freighter, according to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. “We’re holding our own, going along like ...

The educated guess is, that about 6,000 shipwrecks litter the bottom of our Great Lakes. Each one’s story can help us learn from Michigan’s past. But what if one could help change the future?

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located about an hour north of the Mackinac Bridge or an hour and half west from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and only 20 minutes from Tahquamenon Falls State Park.

“And you can’t bank on the Great Lakes being happy and peaceful this time of year,” Lusardi said So, what more is there to know about the gales of November ? What lake has the most shipwrecks?

The 729-foot-long Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975, taking down its entire 29-member crew, according to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The disaster even has a song dedicated to ...

According to data compiled by Baillod and other Great Lakes maritime historians, Lake Michigan accounted for 26.5% of all shipwrecks, closely followed by Lake Huron at 26.1% and Lake Erie at 23.8%.