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Who Owned the 140-Year-Old Lake Michigan Ghost Ship? Wreck Found After Eluding Searchers for Decades

The wreck of the 'ghost ship' F.J. King, lost in Lake Michigan for nearly 140 years, has finally been found — here's who owned it and why it eluded searchers for decades.

International Business Times UK · Sep 16, 2025

Scientists confirm there are 40 huge craters at the bottom of Lake Michigan

Scientists confirm there are 40 huge craters at the bottom of Lake Michigan

Researchers recently surveyed the bottom of Lake Michigan after spotting strange circles on the lakebed in 2022. New observations show the circles are craters, but how they formed remains unclear.

LiveScience · Sep 27, 2024

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

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Shipwreck hunters discover a schooner's 142-year-old remains in Lake Michigan

Built in 1867, the Trinidad was plagued with structural issues and sank nearly a century and a half ago. Historians intend to nominate it for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

WEKU · Sep 4, 2023

Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline

The Trinidad, a 140-foot-long vessel that carried grain and coal, sank in May 1881 about 120 miles north of Milwaukee. The crews possessions and deck gear are still present.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 3, 2023

‘It’s like a time capsule’: 19th-century shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan

Schooner Trinidad hailed as ‘significant shipwreck’ after successful sonar search reveals well preserved vessel

The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2023

Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline

Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s long-ago possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin’s coastline

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

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