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Adella Shores

Steam Screw · Lost 1909 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior

The wooden steamer Adella Shores vanished with all fourteen crew in an ice-strewn Lake Superior gale in 1909; she was found in 650 feet of water in 2021.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Built at Gibraltar, Michigan, in 1894, the 195-foot wooden steamer Adella Shores belonged to the Shores Lumber Company and was named for the owner's daughter. In spring 1909 she was upbound for Duluth with salt, following the steel steamer Daniel J. Morrell through heavy ice. Rounding Whitefish Point, both met a fierce northeast gale, and the Shores, two miles astern, was never seen again. All fourteen crew were lost. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society found her in 2021.

Vessel

Built: 1894
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam (screw)
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: May 1, 1909
Cause: Not established
Location: More than 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point, in over 650 feet of water
Water: Lake Superior
Voyage: Duluth, Minnesota
Cargo: Salt
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 14
Master: Not established