Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks and airplane wreckage before invasive mussels destroy sites

By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archaeologists finally discovered them. Now, an invasive mussel is destroying shipwrecks deep in the depths of the lakes, forcing archeologists and amateur historians into a race against …

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes' frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archeologists finally discovered them.

Quagga mussels are destroying almost all Great Lakes historic shipwrecks

The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archaeologists finally discovered them. Now, an invasive mussel is destroying shipwrecks deep in the depths of the lakes, forcing archeologists and amateur historians into a race against time to find as many sites as the…

Historians Race to Find Great Lakes Shipwrecks Before Quagga Mussels Destroy the Sites

Michigan's state maritime archaeologist is pushing to raise more pieces of a World War II plane flown by a Tuskegee airman.

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Great Lakes' frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archaeologists finally discovered them.

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards.