Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes.

The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ship's wheelsman, was the only survivor ...

Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a ...

Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just in Lake Michigan.

They announced the landmark find at the Wisconsin Underwater Archeological ... when it arrived at Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay. The wind picked up and the weather shifted. Minch initially wanted ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan and ... at the annual Ghost Ships Festival in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. “There’s a number of concurrent stories that make ...

The landmark find was officially announced at the Wisconsin Underwater Archeological ... As it passed the Iroquois Lighthouse in Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay later that day, the weather shifted ...