Two shipwrecks found in Lake Superior help finish the 109-year-old story of the 'darkest day in lumber history'

Wed, 04/12/2023 - 18:30

An image of the shipwreck identifying the boat as property of Edward Hines Lumber Company — An image of one of the wrecked ships found in Lake Superior with the name of Edward Hines Lumbar Company on the side.
(Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society via AP)

Michigan researchers found two shipwrecks in Lake Superior. They hope the discovery will help find a third.
The ships disappeared as storms swept through while they were hauling lumber across the lake in 1914.
Scientists are the first people to lay eyes on the ships in 109 years.

CHICAGO (AP) — Michigan researchers have found the wreckage of two ships that disappeared into Lake Superior in 1914 and hope the discovery will lead them to a third that sank at the same time, killing nearly 30 people aboard the trio of lumber-shipping vessels.