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TheGraveyard of the Great Lakes comprises the southern shore ofLake Superior betweenGrand Marais, Michigan, andWhitefish Point, thoughGrand Island has been mentioned as a western terminus.[1] More ships havewrecked in this area than any other part of Lake Superior.[2][3][4]
Over 200 wrecks are in the area ofWhitefish Point of the 550 wrecks in Lake Superior. For a distance west ofWhitefish Bay, there are nonatural harbors in which ships can "ride out" storms.[5] Also, as late as the 20th century,weather prediction was "a haphazard process, very imprecise and unreliable."[6] A ship might have no idea of the weather into which it was sailing, or the weather coming at it.
These shipwrecks are now protected by theWhitefish Point Underwater Preserve.
After theSt. Lawrence Seaway was constructed, all inter-lake traffic onLake Superior went at least near Whitefish Point.
Storms that claimed multiple ships include theMataafa Storm in November 1905 and theGreat Lakes Storm of 1913.
Due to the cold andfresh water, wrecks are often in quite good condition even after centuries underwater.[5]
Adocumentary has been made, about the Graveyard of the Great Lakes,[7] as had a piece onApple TV.[8]
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Another such place is known as "Shipwreck Alley," which is a 448-square-mile (1,160 km2) area of theLake Huron shoreline that holds an estimated 200 shipwrecks.