There are two wrecks in Marquette’s Underwater Preserve that boast easy access from Mattson Lower Harbor Park. They are the Marion L. and the Superior. They lie next to Thill’s dock just south and the Association dock. Unlike many of the other wrecks in the preserve, they actually resemble the ships that they once were….
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Another local wreck in Marquette’s Underwater Preserve is the D. Leuty. She went down with her cargo of logs in a fall blizzard on Halloween of 1911 while trying to make safe harbor in Marquette. Her remains are close to shore, just north of the lighthouse. Don’t let the wreck’s proximity to the beach fool…
Scuba diving in Marquette wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Cove at Presque Isle Park, or “The Island” as locals call it, in north Marquette. One could make many dives here at the Island and still not see everything there is to see. This 323 acre forested peninsula boasts multi-use trails for hiking,…
I recently received this light from OrcaTorch, a Chinese manufacturer that specializes in personal lighting gear, including several models for Scuba diving. They sent it to me to review for my YouTube channel. The light arrived in December when most divers up north are drying out for the winter, but couldn’t wait to unbox it….
December 21, 2017 DonLost with all hands November 9th, 1913 during one of the fiercest storms ever recorded in the Great Lakes, the 525 ft steel freighter HB Smith was recently discovered in deep water north of Marquette. More than a dozen ships were lost in that terrific gale with a loss of more than 250 sailors. Though…
December 21, 2017 DonAnother of the many shipwrecks in Marquette’s Underwater Preserve, is the schooner Florida. This two masted schooner was lost with one life in a November Blizzard in 1886. Some of her remains can be found among the shifting sands in shallow water near the ruins of the old shipping docks in Marquette. Many ships met…
December 3, 2017 DonOne of our many dive-able wrecks in Marquette’s Underwater Preserve, is the Charles J. Kershaw. It is located near the rock cut on US HWY 41 near Harvey. The Kershaw foundered in a September storm in 1895 on Chocolay reef with the Moonlight and Kent in tow (pictured). The wreckage of the Kershaw can be…