Long-lost shipwreck discovered in waters of Lake Michigan by boater searching satellite photos

AWisconsinboaterwhohuntsforsunkenwreckswithsatellitephotosdiscoveredashipthissummerthatcrashedandwentdownnearthecoastofLakeMichigannearly140yearsago. MattOlson,theownerofDoorCountyAdventureRafting,wasscoutingimagesofthelakewhenhespottedwhatwouldlaterbeconfirmedasthelong-lostFrankD.Barker,a137-footvesselbuiltin1867. In1887,themerchantshipdesignedfortransportinggrainwasoncoursefor Escanaba,Michigan,whenbadweatherstruck,causingtheshipbecamestrandedonnearbySpiderIsland. Subsequenteffortstopulltheboatoutfailedanditsunkonlyabout24feettothebottom,whereitlayuntilOlson’skeeneyespotteditmorethanacenturylater.  Althoughitwassoshallow,themostlikelyreasonittooksolongtoidentifythewreckwasbecauseearlynewspaperaccountsplaceditclosertoSpiderIslandthanitactuallyendedupbeing.  ‘Whenwepulledtheboatoverit,wecou