Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book on a caper that has endured for over a century.

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

The final resting place of what was once the "safest ship afloat" was discovered after 132 years. Only one man, a wheelsman from Algonac, Michigan, survived.

Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic,” said Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society Executive Director Bruce Lynn.

The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ...

Shipwreck found in Lake Superior more than 130 years after boat vanished during family trip - The wreck resulted in the deaths of 27 people ...

The shipwreck, broken in two ... The ship sank, and more than 300 people died. In Lake Huron, the Daniel J. Morrell also went down during a fierce November storm, killing 29 and leaving just ...

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

In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...