In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...
The wreckage site of the 300-foot steel steamer ‘Western Reserve’ has been found, according to a Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum ...
Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail ...
Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered the wreckage of “The Western Reserve” that sank 132 years ago in Lake ...
Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a similar fate.
According to the GLSHS, near the end of August 1892, he decided to take family members on a cruise through Lake Huron and ...
The weather was pleasant through Lake Huron, but when they reached the area of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior, things took ...