Sleeping Bear Dunes shipwrecks spotted by helicopter patrol
LEELANAU COUNTY, MI — A Northern Michigan Coast Guard helicopter crew on routine patrol captured some excellent images of the shipwrecks that dot the waters off Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The Traverse City-based crew posted six photos on Facebook showing the various underwater wreck fragments visible this week through the clear, blue water of Lake Michigan now the winter ice has melted.
RisingSunShipwreck.jpgThe wooden steamer Rising Sun wrecked off Pyramid Point in October 1917. Remains of the wreck are visible in the shallow water.Courtesy | National Park ServiceThe shallow wrecks dot the water between Sleeping Bear Point and Leland, according to the Coast Guard. The area is part of the Manitou Passage, an underwater preserve between the dunes and the Manitou islands with numerous 19th-century wrecks and submerged docks from former dune towns.
Nice write up and images at the link.