Luxury steamer that sunk in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago has been found
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The wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale nearly 150 years ago has been discovered, searchers announced last week, completing a quest that began nearly 60 years ago. In:
The wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale nearly 150 years ago has been discovered, searchers announced last week, completing a quest that began nearly 60 years ago.
Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the world, revealed Friday that a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehron found the wreck of the Lac La Belle in October 2022. It was found about 20 miles offshore between Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Ehron, whose interest in the Lac La Belle dates back decades, told the Associated Press on Sunday that the announcement of the discovery was delayed because the team wanted to include a three-dimensional video model of the ship but poor weather and other commitments kept his dive team from going back down to the wreck until last summer.
The Lac La Belle was one of the most popular steamers on Lake Michigan. The massive 217-foot ship was built in 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio and spent most of her early years running from Cleveland to Lake Superior before an unfortunate collision sank her in 25 feet of water in the St. Clair River in 1866. She was raised in 1869 and had to be completely reconditioned, the group said.
Milwaukee's Englemann Transportation Company purchased the ship and ran her in the passenger trade to Grand Haven, Michigan.
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