Shipwreck Alley

Features January/February 2015

From wood to steel, from sail to steam, from early pioneers to established industry, the history of the Great Lakes can be found deep beneath Thunder Bay
(Courtesy Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary/NOAA)
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Defiance emerged from a dense fog in the early morning hours to an unexpected sight: John J. Audubon, one of a fleet of new, fast sailing ships, closing in. Because of its speed and the tight Lake Huron sailing lanes, Audubon couldn’t avoid a collision. The ships ultimately sank within miles of each other, but no lives were lost.

Three men are sitting on the aft deck of RV Storm, a 50-foot research vessel bobbing gently on Lake Huron on a clear, warm July morning. They’ve more or less dis

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