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City of Bangor was a 444' ship.   Most of the ship has been salvaged so little remains are left to dive.  The remains are in about 15' of water approximately 4 miles west of Keweenaw Pt.

City of St. Joseph Transport was a steel barge that was 254' in length.  The transport was also a steel barge. The Transport lies about 110 yards in toward shore from the wreck of the City of St. Joseph.   Waves and ice have flattened a lot of the wreckage. The wrecks are located about a 1/4 mile from the mouth of Little Grand Marais Harbor. 

City of Superior was a 190' Steamer.  There are very few remains of this wreck.  Small pieces of the hull can be found scattered around.  It is located near the Copper Harbor Lighthouse.

Colorado was a wooden steamer that was 254' long.  It was built in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1867.  Ice has crushed a lot of the wreck and the remains are scattered with those of the Fern.  A lot of time can be spent exploring the debri field.  The location is on Sawtooth Reef near Eagle River.

Fern was a tugboat that was 65' long.   The tug was lost in a storm with all of the crew.  This wreck is a wide debri field mixed with wreckage of the Colorado.  It is located on Sawtooth Reef near Eagle River.

Gazelle was a 158' sidewheeler that sunk after hitting rocks trying to enter Eagle Harbor.  Portions of the wreck were salvaged.  This is a good starter wreck.  It is located at the Eagle Harbor entrance. 

James Pickands was a wooden steamer that was 232' long.  It ran aground after encountering thick smoke from a forest fire.  A storm came through and broke the ship in two.  Wreckage from the Colorado and Fern can also be found scattered around this site.  The wreck is located on Sawtooth Reef at the opening of Eagle River.

John Jacob Astor was a brig that was 78' in length.  It is one of the oldest wrecks in the Keweenaw Peninsula.   Small pieces of the hull and timbers can be found at this site.  It is located at Fort Wilkins Dock.

Langham caught fire and burned to the waterline.  Boilers, engines and machinery are intact at the wreck site as well as much of the hull.  The wreck is located in Bete Grise Bay.

Mesquite was a U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender that was 180'.  In 1989 while removing a buoy the ship ran aground off Keweenaw Pt.  The ship was removed and sank in Keystone Bay for sport divers.   Many artifacts are still on the wreck.  The wreck is located in Bete Grise Bay.

Scotia was a steamer that was built in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1873.  The Scotia's remains are scattered around the site.  The wreck is about 100' from shore.

Tioga was a steel freighter that measured 285' in length.  She was built in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1885.  The pilot house of the ship has been removed.  The rest of the wreck has been crushed by ice but is scattered around and interesting.  The wreck is located on Sawtooth Reef.

Traveller was a sidewheeler that was 199' in length.  The ship was built in 1852 in Newport, MI.  The ship burned and sank NW of the life boat house in Eagle Harbor.

Wasaga was a Canadian Steamer that was 238' in length.  The ship burned to the waterline and sunk.  Portions of the ships keel can be found around the wreck site. 

William C. Moreland was a steel steamer measuring 580' in length.  Only the flattened bow remains because the stern was salvaged and connected with a new bow.  There is a wide debri field with fascinating remains.  The wreck is located on Sawtooth reef across from the mouth of Eagle River.

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