Two 100 Year Old Shipwrecks Found in Lake Superior

Both vessels sank during a storm in November 1914—but a third is still missing On November 18, 1914, three ships transporting lumber across Lake Superior encountered a fierce storm. Amid heavy snowfall, strong winds and massive waves, the vessels—the steamship C.F. Curtis, which was towing the schooner barges Selden E. Marvin and Annie M. Peterson—sank to the bottom of the lakebed, taking the lives of all 28 crew members. Now, researchers with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society say they’ve located two of the doomed vessels, the Curtis and the Marvin. The Peterson’s location is still a mystery.