The Trinidad’s wheel is seen in this image taken 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The Trinidad was sailing toward Milwaukee on May 11, 1881, when it began taking on water.
The Trinidad's wheel is seen in this image taken 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The Trinidad was sailing toward Milwaukee on May 11, 1881, when it began taking on water. Wisconsin Historical Society
The Trinidad’s wheel is seen in this image taken 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The Trinidad was sailing toward Milwaukee on May 11, 1881, when it began taking on water.

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Stunning 1881 shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan

Maritime historians have discovered a well-preserved schooner called The Trinidad 10 miles off the coast of Algoma, Wisconsin.

The Trinidad's wheel is seen in this image taken 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The Trinidad was sailing toward Milwaukee on May 11, 1881, when it began taking on water. Wisconsin Historical Society
By Brenda Ruiz

The ship was built in 1867 to ferry coal, iron and grain between the East Coast and Milwaukee and Chicago. Historians say it’s among the best-preserved shipwrecks in Wisconsin waters.

Reset learns more about the life and demise of the Trinidad and what light it sheds on the 1880s on the Great Lakes from one of the men who discovered the ship.

GUEST: Brendon Baillod, maritime historian

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The Trinidad’s wheel is seen in this image taken 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The Trinidad was sailing toward Milwaukee on May 11, 1881, when it began taking on water.
The Trinidad's wheel is seen in this image taken 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The Trinidad was sailing toward Milwaukee on May 11, 1881, when it began taking on water. Wisconsin Historical Society
The Trinidad’s wheel is seen in this image taken 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The Trinidad was sailing toward Milwaukee on May 11, 1881, when it began taking on water.

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Stunning 1881 shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan

Maritime historians have discovered a well-preserved schooner called The Trinidad 10 miles off the coast of Algoma, Wisconsin.

The Trinidad's wheel is seen in this image taken 270 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan. The Trinidad was sailing toward Milwaukee on May 11, 1881, when it began taking on water. Wisconsin Historical Society
By Brenda Ruiz

The ship was built in 1867 to ferry coal, iron and grain between the East Coast and Milwaukee and Chicago. Historians say it’s among the best-preserved shipwrecks in Wisconsin waters.

Reset learns more about the life and demise of the Trinidad and what light it sheds on the 1880s on the Great Lakes from one of the men who discovered the ship.

GUEST: Brendon Baillod, maritime historian

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