Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

The Western Preserve was split in two and the remains were found at a depth of about 600 feet in Lake Superior, experts said. Photo by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society In 1892, a ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Canada on Aug. 30, a gale came up. With no cargo, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it until it ...

Soon after, they steamed into Lake Superior, but around 9 p.m. “a gale overtook the ship,” causing the Western Reserve to ...

They soon weighed anchor and steamed into Lake Superior, when a gale overtook the ship and at around 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 30, ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Canada on Aug. 30, a gale came up. With no cargo, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it until it ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Canada on Aug. 30, a gale came up. With no cargo, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it until it cracked ...