Shipwrecks aren’t just Up North. 5 shipwrecks in Michigan waters close to Lansing
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Shipwrecks aren’t just Up North. 5 shipwrecks in Michigan waters close to LansingReporter joins Great Lakes divers at what may be Le Griffon shipwreck
I went skin-diving in Lake Michigan over wreckage that my guides say is the oldest shipwreck in the Great Lakes. Watch my video to see what I saw. . .
Anestimated6,000boats,shipsorothervesselshavesunkintheGreatLakes,withabout1,500oftheminMichigan’swaters.TheAmaranthandtheFrancieareamongfivewrecksthatarewithina90-minutedriveofLansing.LANSING—TheshipsAmaranthandtheFranciearesubmergedinLakeMichiganbutareclosertoLansingthanothershipslosttotheGreatLakes.
Anestimated6,000boats,shipsorothervesselshavesunkintheGreatLakes,withabout1,500oftheminMichigan’swaters.Theirtaleshaveinspiredballadsandamateurexpeditions,andmanyremainlostsomewhereinthelakes.MostshipwrecksalongMichigan’scoasts—offtheshoresofLakeMichiganandLakeHuron—arenorthofMt.Pleasant,withconcentrationsaroundtheStraitsofMackinac.
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