Some estimates put the total number of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes as high as 10,000, but Jensen thinks a more conservative number is between 4,000 or 5,000. In Wisconsin, where maritime ...

This Ohio museum reveals Great Lakes shipwreck stories through immersive exhibits, artifacts, and unforgettable history.

What was the largest missing shipwreck in the Great Lakes has been found. The S.S. James Carruthers wrecked in Lake Huron during the catastrophic White Hurricane of 1913, which claimed at least 250 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, was among Great Lakes disasters attributed to "the gales of November," as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago this month, the gales of November swallowed the SS Edmund Fitzgerald along with her crew of 29 men, one of the ...

Dive into Great Lakes mysteries with VR shipwreck tours, a lost steamer reveal and hands‑on adventures in Manitowoc March 6-7.

The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwrecks in Great Lakes history, but it's just one of hundreds of vessels lost to these waters. For researchers, these wrecks are a ...

Modern day freighters are massive - the Edmund Fitzgerald stood more than 700 feet long and weighed over 13,000 tons. Today’s ships are designed off the back of generations of shipping on these inland ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The 144-year-old shipwreck of a rare sailing vessel that typically wasn’t used for long voyages on the Great Lakes has been found in deep water off Lake Ontario’s New York shore, ...

The 125-foot long, three-masted ship was classified as a “bark;" it sank while completing its assigned purpose of transporting stone.