Graveyard of the Great Lakes

After the St. Lawrence Seaway was constructed, all inter-lake traffic on Lake Superior went at least near Whitefish Point. Storms that claimed multiple ships include the Mataafa Storm in November 1905 and the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Due to the cold and fresh water, wrecks are often in quite good condition even after centuries underwater. as has a piece on Apple TV. ==A few shipwrecks in the Graveyard of the Great Lakes==

, now on display in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum • 129 • Independence • Lambton • Miztec • John M. Osborn • SS Comet • SS Cyprus • SS D.M. Clemson • SS Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship to ever wreck on the Great Lakes • SS Indiana • SS John B. Cowle • SS John Mitchell • SS M.M. Drake • SS Myron • SS Vienna • SS Western Reserve Another such place is known as "Shipwreck Alley," which is a area of the Lake Huron shoreline that holds an estimated 200 shipwrecks. ==See also==

• Lake Superior Marine Museum Association • A Century-Old Mystery Surfaces From Lake Superior • Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum • National Geographic article, "Road Trip: Shipwreck Coast, Michigan" • Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve • 130 years after it sank, well-preserved wreckage of ship found in Lake Superior • Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum • Graveyard Of The Great Lakes (1988), a YouTube video