Annie Coleman
Schooner · Lost 1879 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior
The schooner Annie Coleman ran ashore in fog west of Grand Marais in 1879 and broke up; her crew walked some 70 miles to Marquette.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
On July 19, 1879, the roughly 100-foot wooden schooner Annie Coleman ran ashore in fog west of Grand Marais on Lake Superior's remote south shore and broke up. Her crew faced a 70-mile walk along the wilderness coast to reach Marquette. Hull pieces on the beach at the Hurricane River have been attributed to her, but she more likely lies buried in sand closer to Grand Marais.
Vessel
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- Wood
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Loss
- July 19, 1879
- Grounding
- West of Grand Marais, Michigan
- Lake Superior
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- No deaths are reported; her crew walked about 70 miles to Marquette.
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Munising, Michigan
No pin: the wreck has not been located or the position is only approximate.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)
Based on a Great Lakes shipwreck researcher's published inventory; the books and records it draws on were not independently inspected.
Brendon Baillod, Great Lakes Shipwreck Research — Shipwrecks of the Munising Area (total losses)
Full researcher inventory read (built from Stonehouse, Wolff, Marshall and others).
