Shipwrecks of Great Lakes: The Niagara

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The approximate 6,000 ships that have succumbed to raging storms attest to the power of the Great Lakes. As I traveled, writing and compiling information for my three-volume travel series, Exploring Michigan's Coasts, I heard or read the tales left behind by those ill-fated ships. They add a somber, but compelling backdrop to Michigan’s waterways. 

The Niagara went down on September 24, 1856. She was built in 1846, and during her decade of sailing, she earned a legacy t...