Lake Superior Whitefish Point Michigan
by Evie Carrier
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Lake Superior Whitefish Point Michigan
Artist
Evie Carrier
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Photograph - Standard Print
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Lake Superior is known for it's shipwrecks at the point. According to shipwreck historian Frederick Stonehouse, the southern shore of Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Michigan, and Whitefish Point is known as the "Graveyard of the Great Lakes" and more ships have been lost around the Whitefish Point area than any other part of Lake Superior. These shipwrecks are now protected by the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was the last major shipwreck on Lake Superior, sinking 15 nautical miles (17 mi) from Whitefish Point on November 10, 1975.
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June 22nd, 2013
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