Wreck found along 'outlandishly' remote stretch of Lake Superior shore

WRECK1103c11 -- — Diver Nick Lintgen explores the bow of the wrecked J.S. Seaverns in July; an anchor is visible at left. The Seaverns, which sank in Lake Superior near Michipicoten Harbor, Ontario, in 1884, was discovered this summer. (Image from video by Ken Merryman)

By Andrew Krueger

November 02, 2016 07:00 PM

WRECK1103c6 -- The wheel of the J.S. Seaverns rests on the starboard side of the ship, amid what may be the remains of the pilothouse, where the ship sank in 1884 on Lake Superior near Michipicoten Harbor, Ontario. The wreck was discovered in July 2016. (Photo by Nick Lintgen)

1/5: The wheel of the J.S. Seaverns rests on the starboard side of the ship, amid what may be the remains of the pilothouse, where the ship sank in 1884 on Lake Superior near Michipicoten Harbor, Ontario. The wreck was discovered in July 2016. (Photo by Nick Lintgen)

2/5: Dishes can be seen on shelves inside the wreck of the J.S. Seaverns in Lake Superior. (Image from video by Ken Merryman)

WRECK1103c4 -- Stacks of dishes can be seen in the wreck of the J.S. Seaverns in Lake Superior. The 130-foot package steamer sank in 1884. (Photo by Nick Lintgen)

3/5: Stacks of dishes can be seen in the wreck of the J.S. Seaverns in Lake Superior. The 130-foot package steamer sank in 1884. (Photo by Nick Lintgen)

The remains of a heating stove and other debris can be seen on the deck of the wrecked J.S. Seaverns. The wreck is in Lake Superior near Michipicoten Harbor, Ontario. (Photo by Nick Lintgen)

4/5: The remains of a heating stove and other debris can be seen on the deck of the wrecked J.S. Seaverns. The wreck is in Lake Superior near Michipicoten Harbor, Ontario. (Photo by Nick Lintgen)

WRECK1103c3 -- The freighter J.S. Seaverns is pictured at dock at Muskegon, Mich., in this undated photo. (Photo from the C. Patrick Labadie Collection / Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Alpena, Mich.) MANDATORY CREDIT

5/5: he freighter J.S. Seaverns is pictured at dock at Muskegon, Mich., in this undated photo. (Photo from the C. Patrick Labadie Collection / Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Alpena, Mich.)

By Andrew Krueger

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