Historians Discover A 129-Year-Old Tugboat Wreck In Lake Michigan Just Five Minutes Into Their Search
Just minutes into their planned three-day search, two maritime historians discovered the wreckage of the tugboatJohn Evenson42 feet beneath the surface of Lake Michigan, where it sank in 1895. Wisconsin Historical SocietyA 3D model of the full wreckage of the 19th - 100 tugboatJohn Evenson . Built in 1884 , theJohn Evensonwas a steam - powered wooden tugboat that operate on in Lake Michigan . It played a cardinal role in tow ship through the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal in northerly Wisconsin during its 11 - yr life history ....