Annie M. Peterson
Schooner-Barge · Lost 1914 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior
The lumber barge Annie M. Peterson vanished with the steamer C.F. Curtis in a 1914 Lake Superior storm; she is the one wreck of the three still missing.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1874, the schooner barge Annie M. Peterson was towed out of Baraga, Michigan, in November 1914 by the Hines Lumber steamer C.F. Curtis, along with the barge Selden E. Marvin, all loaded with lumber for Tonawanda. On November 18 the three were caught by howling winds, snow squalls and huge seas, and none was seen again; 28 lives were lost. The Curtis and Marvin have since been found, but the Peterson is still missing.
Vessel
- 1874
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- Wood
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- Towed (sail-rigged)
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Loss
- November 18, 1914
- Storm
- Eastern Lake Superior off Grand Marais (wreck not located)
- Lake Superior
- Baraga, Michigan → Tonawanda, New York
- Lumber
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- No one survived from the three vessels; 28 lives were lost in total, and the split between them is not given.
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Grand Marais, Michigan
No pin: the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society does not publish wreck positions.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)
Based on the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society's discovery report; original period records were not independently inspected.
Full discovery report read.
NOAA Sanctuary Nomination — Shipwreck Coast, Lake Superior (Michigan): shipwreck table
Build and loss years, vessel type and general loss area from the nomination's wreck table.
