Lower Lake Michigan Water Levels Reveals Shipwreck From 1800s
Shipwreck from the late 1800s revealed as Lake Michigan s water levels recede.
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On Sunday, March 14, 2021, Kerri Eriskin decided to head to the shoreline near the White Lake channel in Muskegon County.
I wasn’t sure what I was seeing when we visited on Sunday, but researched it later and found an article from MLive in 2018. It was pretty exciting to see remnants of the late 1800s. ~Kerri Erskin
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Courtesy of Kerri Erskin
Courtesy of Kerri Erskin
Buried beneath Lake Michigan and not seen since 2018, the scow schooner Contest was once again revealed. The scow schooner Contest was built in 1863 in Holland, Michigan, and was lengthened at Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1872. The Contest spent her time on western Lake Michigan loaded with cordwood, posts, ties, stone, and general merchandise. Her ports of call were usually Kenosha to the south and Door County to the north; Bailey s harbor, Jac
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