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Shipwreck Found After 112 years in Lake Michigan

By Lisa HolewaJun 25th 2010 – 11:23AM
Great Lakes Shipwreck Research / AP

Great Lakes Shipwreck Research / AP

MILWAUKEE (June 25) -- With divers down more than 300 feet in the frigid waters of Lake Michigan, the boat crew's hearts sank when a red lift bag came shooting up the mooring line with a note attached. The last time that happened, a diver was dead underwater, said Brendon Baillod, who was leading the expedition earlier...

Background on L.R. Doty

The L.R. Doty was a Great Lakes steamship launched in May 1893 at West Bay City, Michigan, and last seen afloat October 25, 1898 north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during a violent storm on Lake Michigan, with winds reaching .

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