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

It was a real deep mystery. Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book on a caper that has endured for over a ...

The Western Reserve, a steel steamer that sank in Lake Superior in 1892, has been found. The shipwreck was located by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using marine sonic technology.