The Whitefish Point museum holds the ship's bell, and hosts an annual ceremony at which family members gather to remember the ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so ...

In honor of the 50th year since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum will host two ...

A bit of wood poking out of the sand. A piece of metal under the waves. You may have stumbled upon a washed-up shipwreck. An estimated 6,000 vessels have been lost on the Great Lakes with ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwrecks in Great Lakes history, but it's just one of hundreds of vessels lost to these waters. For researchers, ...

Ask any Michigan child to name two famous shipwrecks and, chances are, they’ll say the Titanic and the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The step-grandson of a famous Great Lakes shipwreck finder recently ...

The F.J. King's wheel sits on the bottom of Lake Michigan just off the ship's stern. - Tamara Thomsen/Wisconsin Historical Society A “ghost ship” that sank in Lake Michigan nearly 140 years ago and ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left ...