Lake Superior Shipwreck Discovered After 130 Years

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) has announced the discovery of the 172-foot schooner-barge Atlanta, which sank in Lake Superior during a storm on May 4, 1891. The Atlanta was found 35 miles off Deer Park, Michigan, in 650 feet of water.

According to the GLSHS, in order to find the shipwreck more than 2,500 miles of Lake Superior were mapped in the summer of 2021 by Marine Sonic Technology in partnership with the GLSHS using side scan sonar-marine sonic technology.

Because of its time in the frigid depths of Lake Superior, the Atlanta is a wonderfully preserved shipwreck. “It is rare that we find a shipwreck that so clearly announces what it is and the name-board of the Atlanta really stands out,” says Bruce Lynn, executive director of the GLSHS. “It is truly ornate and still beautiful after 130 years on the bottom of Lake Superior.”

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