Whitefish Point

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Alex Nimick was a 298' wooden steamer.  The ship started taking on water and sunk off Crisp Pt.  There are very large timbers and well as some machinery at this site.  The site is located about 1.5 miles W of Vermillion Pt.

Comet was a wooden hulled steamer that sunk after it collided with the Manitoba.  The hull is mostly intact.  The wreck is located about seven miles SE of Whitefish Pt.

Eureka was a schooner-barge that was 138' long.  The ship was in tow and broke loose in a storm.  There is very little left of this wreck but it is located six miles north of Vermillion.

Indiana was a steamer that began leaking and sunk off of Crisp Point.  Much of the equipment on the wreck has been salvaged by museums leaving little for divers to see at this site.  The location of what remains is north of Crisp Point.

John B. Cowle was a steel steamer that was 420' and sank when it was struck by the Isaac M. Scott.  The ship sank in very deep water.  Anyone diving this wreck must be capable of very advanced diving.   It is located about one mile NW of Whitefish Pt.

John Mitchell was a steel hulled bulk freighter that was 420' long.  It was built in 1907 at St. Clair, MI.  The ship was struck by the freighter Mack and sank.  The ship lies upside down but the cargo holds and cabins are accessible.  It is located about three miles WNW of Whitefish Pt.

Miztec was a schooner barge that was 194' long.  It sank during a spring storm.  Wreckage is scattered.  It is located about four miles WNW of Whitefish Pt.

M.M. Drake was a 201' steamer.   It started taking on water and sank.  Wreckage is scattered and located about 1/2 mile North of Vermillion Point.

Myron was a lumber-hooker that was 186' long.  It was built in 1888 in Grand Haven, MI.  The ship sank in a storm in 1919.  The wreck is scattered but there is machinery, timbers and equipment to explore.  The remains are located about one mile WNW of Whitefish Pt. 

Neshoto was a 284' steamer that was built in 1889.  The ship's crew was blinded by forest fire smoke during a storm.  The ship sunk after swinging broadside to the waves.  Timbers and pieces of the machinery are the only thing left of the wreck which lies about 2.5 miles NE of Crisp Point.

Niagara was a 205' three masted schooner-barge that was built in Tonawands, N.Y. in 1873.  The ship capsized in heavy seas.  The remains of the wreck are located about two miles off Vermillion Pt.

Osbourne was a 178' wooden steamer.   The Osbourne sunk after being struck by the Alberta.  Once the Osbourne was discovered much of the equipment was salvaged for a museum.  The wreck is upright and generally intact.  It is located about 3.5 miles NW of Whitefish Pt.

Panther was a wooden steamer that was 249' long.  It was struck by the steamer James Hill in a fog.  The ship is broken up on the bottom.  It is located about 4 miles SW of Whitefish Pt.

Sadie Thompson is a barge that lies on its side on the bottom with a derrick attached.  It is located about six miles south of Whitefish Pt.

Samuel Mather was a wooden steamer that was 246' long.  The Brazil struck the Samuel Mather in fog.  Pressure did not build up due to the ship sinking slowly.  The ship is intact and upright with cabins to explore. The deck can be reached at about 155'.  It is located about eight miles North of Pt. Iroquois. 

Superior City was a steel freighter that was 429' long.  It sunk after a collision with the Willis L. King.  The deck of the ship is at 215' making this an advanced dive.  The bottom is 260'.   It is located in Whitefish Bay about five miles SE of the Point.

Vienna was a wooden steamer that sunk after being struck by the Nipigon.  The ship lies on the bottom in an upright position.  The deck of the ship can be reached at about 110'-120' with much to explore.  Other areas to explore are the intact engine and well as the bow cabins.   The wreck is located about 1.5 miles SE of Whitefish Pt.

Zillah was a steamer that was 202' long.   The ship sank after the cargo shifted in heavy seas and capsized.  The wreck is upright and intact but very deep.  This is an advanced dive with the deck at 230'.   It is located about four miles S. of Whitefish Pt.

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