Along the Great Lakes shoreline there is evidence of how dangerous these vast inland seas could become in a storm.
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Shipwreck on North Manitou Island
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Even with the guiding lights along the shoreline, many ships were lost. The Manitou Passage between the Manitou Islands and the shoreline of Michigan's Lower Peninsula was especially treacherous.
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Portion of shipwreck in water near North Manitou Island
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One clue that a ship (specifically, a steamer that burned coal) has gone down is the presence of coal washing up on land. Along the NW corner of North Manitou Island, I came across handfuls of coal mixed in with zebra mussel shells.
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This wreck was recently exposed near Sleeping Bear Dune
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