Marquette

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Arctic was a 237' sidewheel steamer.   It was lost in a fog when it struck rocks.  The wreckage is very scattered on the rocks.  Wreckage lies at different depths along the boulders.  The wreckage is located in shallow water at the northernmost of the Huron Island.

Charles J. Kershaw was a wooden steamer that was 223' long.  The schooners Moonlight and Henry A. Kent were in tow that evening.  They were cut loose and they finally drifted ashore on a beach.   The Kershaw was broken up on a reef.  Large sections of the ship still remain.   The ship rests about two miles south of Marquette on a reef.  Small artifacts can also be found on the reef.

D. Leuty was a 179' wooden steamer.   The ship ran aground on the reef outside Marquette Harbor during a snowstorm.   A large piece of the hull remains as well as the rudder.  The remains lie about 250 yards off Marquette's Lighthouse Point. 

DeSoto was a wooden bark that was built in 1856.  A severe storm broke the ship loose from the dock and ran her aground on a beach on the south end of Marquette harbor.  The wreckage is in shallow water with the 480 tons of iron ore cargo still in the hold. 

George Nester was a schooner-barge that was 207' long.  Sections of the hull are scattered but small artifacts still remain.  The remains are located near the lighthouse on Huron Island.

George Sherman was a wooden schooner that was 140' long.  The ship was caught in a storm near Shot Point.   The wreckage is scattered but three pieces of the hull remain as well as scattered smaller pieces.  The wreck is located east of Marquette on the east side of shot point. 

F-106B Plane was a fighter plane from the K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base.  It lost power and crashed into the lake.   The pilot parachuted to safety.  Most of the wreckage was salvaged but small pieces may be found in the sand.  It is located near the Shiras steam plant in Marquette.

Florida was a schooner that collided with the docks of Whetstone Brook in a storm.  The few remains that are left are located at the mouth of Whetstone Creek in Marquette Harbor.

J.H. Sheadle was a steel ore freighter that was leaving the dock when the stern of the ship struck the reef.  The rudder was lost as well as a broken bucket from the propeller.  The ship was salvaged and all that remains are the rudder, broken bucket and iron ore that was dumped during salvage.  The wreckage is located between picnic rocks and Presque Isle about a quarter mile offshore near the green buoy. 

Queen City was a schooner that was blown ashore in a storm.  The wreckage lies in shallow water and is often covered by shifting sand.  The wreck is only 150' offshore of Chocolay Beach. 

Southwest was a schooner that ran aground in fog and smoke.  The remains of the wreck lie in about 100' of water with pieces of the hull scattered.  Many artifacts can be found around the wreck site.   One of the anchors as well as the windlass still remain.  The wreckage is located SE of the easternmost Huron Island.

Superior and Marion L were fish tugs.  The bare hull of the Marion L and the Hulk of the Superior remain at the Association Dock.  There is boat traffic in the area to be aware of.  Diver Down flags should always be flown.  The wrecks are located near Thill's dock in Marquette's lower harbor.

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