Time Traveling Timepiece: Watch from Lake Michigan's deadliest shipwreck returned to family after 165 years

Watch from Lake Michigan's deadliest shipwreck returned to family

On September 8, 1869, the Lady Elgin, a sidewheel steamer, collided with another ship north of Chicago, with over 300 people losing their lives as a result.

Time Traveling Timepiece: Watch from Lake Michigan's deadliest shipwreck returned to family after 165 years

Lake Michigan usually does not like to give back what it takes, but now, 165 years after sinking to the lake bottom during the Great Lakes' deadliest shipwreck, a solid gold pocket watch claimed by the lake in the region's deadliest shipwreck is making its way back home to the owners family.On September 8, 1869, the Lady Elgin, a sidewheel steamer, collided with another ship north of Chicago, with over 300 people losing their lives as a result. …

Ten Years After Her Death, Her Grandson Makes a Stunning Discovery

A fisherman off the coast of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, recently uncovered the resting place of a long-lost vessel that vanished nearly a century and a half ago. The wreck was identified as the Lake Shore, a 19th-century schooner that sank in 1887. The discovery ties into a remarkable family story that spans generations. A Forgotten Schooner and a Chance Discovery On the surface, it was a typical day on the water for Christopher Thuss, a local fisher…