George
Schooner · Lost 1893 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior
The 200-foot schooner George lost her sails in an 1893 snowstorm and ran aground at Pictured Rocks; all nine aboard rowed a yawl to Grand Island.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Bound for Marquette with 1,330 tons of coal, the 200-foot schooner George ran into an intense snowstorm in a typical fall gale. The wind ripped her sails off, and on October 24, 1893, she ran aground near Mosquito Beach at Pictured Rocks. All eight crewmen and one woman survived by rowing a yawl to Grand Island. About 120 feet of her hull lies in 15 feet of water.
Vessel
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- Wood
- 200 ft
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Loss
- October 24, 1893
- Storm
- At the mouth of a cove near Mosquito Beach, Pictured Rocks
- Lake Superior
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- Coal (1,330 tons) for Marquette
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The Wreck Today
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- Alger Underwater Preserve (State of Michigan)
Position
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- Munising, Michigan
No pin: positions in the park guide are incomplete or inconsistent.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)
Based on the National Park Service's Pictured Rocks shipwreck guide; original period records were not independently inspected.
National Park Service — Shipwrecks of Pictured Rocks
Full park shipwreck guide read.
