Michael Groh
Steam Barge · Lost 1895 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior
The accident-prone steam barge Michael Groh wrecked near Sand Point, Munising, in November 1895 with 325,000 feet of lumber bound for Cleveland.
Become Captain of Record
The Vessel and Her Loss
The wooden steam barge Michael Groh had a long record of accidents before her last. On November 22, 1895, carrying 325,000 board feet of lumber bound for Cleveland, she wrecked about a mile northeast of Sand Point near Munising. Two sections of her wreckage lie in 10 feet of water three miles west of Miners Castle.
Vessel
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Wood
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Steam (screw)
- Not established
Loss
- November 22, 1895
- Grounding
- About a mile northeast of Sand Point, 3 miles west of Miners Castle
- Lake Superior
- Not established
- Lumber (325,000 board feet)
- Not established
- The guide does not report loss of life.
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Alger Underwater Preserve (State of Michigan)
Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- 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.
