The cargo schooner, which sank in 1893 and only was found last year, is especially notable because of its ties to Wisconsin ...

Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this ...

DULUTH ‐ The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior, ...

After the wreckage of the Western Reserve was found 132 later, the family of the lone survivor is sharing their story.

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...

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

The agency has been spearheading efforts to map the bottom of all the Great Lakes ... Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary ...

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes.

From shipwrecks to collisions, fires, and explosions, these tragedies can have far-reaching effects on society, including leading to improved maritime safety regulations and procedures.

The crew decided to drop anchor and wait out the rough weather, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society ... Stewart of Algonac, Michigan. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on ...