DULUTH ‐ The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior, ...

Another Kewaunee County shipwreck was given special distinction this month when the schooner Margaret A. Muir was placed on ...

The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ship's wheelsman, was the only survivor ...

The ship wasn’t seen again until diligent explorers with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society found the wreckage off ...

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After the wreckage of the Western Reserve was found 132 later, the family of the lone survivor is sharing their story.

Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a ...

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society used a remotely controlled vehicle to discover the rusty Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship sunk by a storm more than 130 years ago.

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...

In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes. The society announced the find Saturday at the annual Ghost Ships Festival in Manitowoc, ...

In the Great Lakes, NOAA monitors lake, weather and climate conditions, conducts scientific research and safeguards ...