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After 1891 Lake Superior shipwreck found, survivor’s letter describes dramatic rescue

ByGreat Lakes Commission

Earlier this month, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) announced the discovery of the wreck of the Atlanta, a schooner-barge that sank in Lake Superior in 1891. Days later, GLSHS found a letter from one of the two survivors. Read the full story by MLive.

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