Between the shipwrecks and the discovery of mysterious sinkholes, it was a notable year for both Wisconsin and Lake Michigan.
The alleged Lake Michigan triangle stretches from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Ludington, Michigan, then to Benton Harbor, Michigan.
The Department of Natural Resources wants to establish "submerged land preserves" to better protect historic watercraft or aircraft that are sunk in Lake Michigan.
Read full article: Shifting sand, water again reveal Michigan shipwreck from 1880s WHITEHALL, Mich. – A change in Lake Michigan water levels has revealed a shipwreck from the 1880s that is ...
A total of 780 shipwrecks are believed to be at the bottom of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, according to maritime archeologists at the Wisconsin Historical Society, but only 250 have been identified ...