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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Quagga mussels, native to Russia and Ukraine, were discovered in the Great Lakes in 1989, around the same time as their infamous cousin species, zebra mussels. Scientists believe the creatures arrived via ballast dumps from transoceanic freighters making their way to Great Lakes ports. They consume so many nutrients at such high rates they can render portions of the murky Great Lakes as clear as tropical seas. After 30 years of colonization, quaggas have displaced zebra mussels as the dominant mussel in the Great Lakes.

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☆ A Ship That Sank in 1881 Is Found Nearly Intact in Lake Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Orlando Mayorquin | More About Orlando Mayorquin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On the early morning of May 11, 1881, Capt. John Higgins and his eight-man crew scurried onto a lifeboat and caught a final glimpse of their schooner, Trinidad, as it disappeared into the icy waters of Lake Michigan. After 142 years, its wreckage has finally been discovered. Trinidad was built at Grand Island, N.Y., in 1867 and was used as a cargo ship in the lucrative grain trade between Milwaukee, Chicago and Oswego, N.Y., according to a news release. “A lot of these schooners were built for one thing,” Mr. Baillod said in a phone interview on Friday evening.

Persons: John Higgins, Brendon Baillod, Robert Jaeck, Baillod, Mr, ” Locations: Trinidad, Lake Michigan, Algoma, Wis, Grand, N.Y, Milwaukee, Chicago, Oswego

☆ Shipwreck hunters found a schooner that sank in 1881 intact in Lake Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Maritime historians found a schooner that sank in 1881 intact in Lake Michigan. Brendon Baillod and Robert Jaeck found the shipwreck of the 156-year-old vessel back in July. The vessel is so well-preserved that its crew's possessions are still present. Baillod and Jaeck found the vessel by reading historical accounts of the shipwreck by survivors, then deploying side-scan sonar to track its location more accurately. AdvertisementAdvertisementLake Michigan shipwrecks are often found intact due to the lake's cold and fresh waters, which tend to preserve many items found onboard the sunken vessels.

Persons: Brendon Baillod, Robert Jaeck, Jaeck Organizations: Service, Lake Michigan —, Associated Press, AP, Wisconsin Historical Society and University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute Locations: Lake Michigan, Wall, Silicon, Wisconsin, Trinidad, Milwaukee, Chicago, Oswego , New York, Sturgeon, Port Huron, Algoma, Ontario, Canada, Michigan

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