DULUTH ‐ The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior, ...

Trump’s menacing overtures are so concerning that U.S. Congressman Seth Magaziner of Rhode Island last week introduced the No ...

Summer brings crowds of vacationers, road-trippers, and weekend warriors escaping the Twin Cities, while winter welcomes a ...

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...

In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes.

The wreckage of the Western Reserve has been discovered resting in the waters of Lake Superior 132 years after ... (The discovery) is another way for us to keep this history alive.” ...

No, the lake didn't suddenly shrink, nor did the city beyond the horizon teleport closer. The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends ...

Owner Peter Minch was so proud of her that he brought his wife and young children aboard for a summer joyride in August 1892.As the ship entered Lake ... is another way for us to keep this history ...