HARRISVILLE, MI – A massive schooner was claimed by Lake Huron during a blinding November snowstorm 130 years ago, records ...

The John Schuette, launched May 3, 1875, was named after a Manitowoc businessman who was at the time a state senator.

The vessel length was 137 feet; beam, 26 feet; depth of hold, 10 feet. The 289-ton schooner was launched on May 3, 1875, and named for Manitowoc businessman John Schuette, who was a state senator ...

ROGERS CITY, MI – This two-masted schooner collided with another ship on Oct. 23, 1868, and quickly sank to the bottom of Lake Huron, according to records. 156 years later, the F.T. Barney is ...