The James Carruthers was one of a dozen ships that sank during the "White Hurricane" that swept across the Great Lakes in November 1913. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In November 1913, a massive ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LAKE HURON — On a sunny, summer Sunday morning, perfect for being on the water, David Trotter, skippered his 32-foot boat, the ...
ALPENA, MI – This early freighter’s steel hull proved brittle when it tore apart on a Lake Huron reef in 1906. The nearly 300-foot steamer Grecian was in service from 1891 until June 15, 1906, ...
On a brutal November night on Lake Huron, massive waves and hurricane-force winds battered the aging freighter Daniel J. Morrell. Then, without warning, the 600-foot ship suddenly cracked in half, ...
PRESQUE ISLE, MI – Thick fog hung over Lake Huron on June 18, 1905. The 414-foot steamer Etruria was sailing northbound. The 545-foot freighter Amaza Stone was speeding southbound. The two ships ...
HARBOR BEACH, Mich. – Dramatic video captured a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter airlifting someone off a large freighter on Lake Huron. According to authorities, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter was sent from ...
In November 1913, a massive winter storm swept through the Great Lakes. Nicknamed the “White Hurricane,” the blizzard caused one of the largest inland maritime disasters in United States history, ...