Shipwreck Found at the Bottom of Lake Michigan After Nearly 150 Years

The steamer Lac La Belle, which was carrying passengers and cargo, sank in a storm in 1872. Eight people died when one of its lifeboats capsized.
Smithsonian Magazine

This Luxury Steamer Disappeared on a Stormy Night in 1872. Nearly 150 Years to the Day, It Was Found at the Bottom of Lake Michigan

The "Lac La Belle" was discovered 20 miles off the coast of Wisconsin in 2022 after a fisherman offered shipwreck hunters a mysterious clue ...
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One of Lake Michigan’s most sought-after missing ships, the Lac La Belle, discovered after nearly 150 Years

The passenger steamer had vanished into the depths of Lake Michigan during a stormy night in October 1872, and nearly 150 years later, Paul Ehorn has discovered the ship with its hull upright and ...