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DNR: Alewife fish in Lake Michigan dying in masses like they used to
Read full article: DNR: Alewife fish in Lake Michigan dying in masses like they used toHistory is repeating itself in Lake Michigan: The alewife fish is washing up on the shores in a widespread “die-off” event that used to happen frequently in the past.
‘Our miracle’: Michigan girl goes home after surviving Beaver Island plane crash
Read full article: ‘Our miracle’: Michigan girl goes home after surviving Beaver Island plane crashAn 11-year-old girl who survived a Michigan plane crash that killed her father and three other people has been released from a rehabilitation hospital.
Beaver Island plane crash survivor’s mom: Dad’s embrace shielded daughter
Read full article: Beaver Island plane crash survivor’s mom: Dad’s embrace shielded daughterThe mother of an 11-year-old girl who was the sole survivor of a plane crash on Michigan’s Beaver Island that killed her father and three others believes her husband protected her from more serious injuries by holding her tightly as the plane went down.
Authorities begin identifying Beaver Island plane crash victims
Read full article: Authorities begin identifying Beaver Island plane crash victimsThe victims of a deadly plane crash on Michigan’s Beaver Island include a real estate agent and a couple who were planning to open a winery and vineyard there.
Take a trip to the most remote brewery in Michigan - but only by plane or boat
Read full article: Take a trip to the most remote brewery in Michigan - but only by plane or boatIf you want to visit this Michigan brewery, youll need to find a boat -- or a plane. Beaver Island has an interesting history, to say the least. Heres some background from the Beaver Island Boat Company:There are vague historical references to Beaver Island in the early 1600s but the first specific reference was made by Father Francis Xavier de Charlevoix who explored the Great Lakes in the 1720s. Its one of the only places in the United States to ever have a king! 1856 daguerreotype of James Strang, taken on Beaver Island.
History buff finds ships that sank in 1878 in Lake Michigan
Read full article: History buff finds ships that sank in 1878 in Lake MichiganIn this Aug. 24, 2019, photo provided by John Janzen, diver John Scoles maneuvers around the wreckage of the schooners Peshtigo and St. Andrews, lost in 1878 near Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan. (John Janzen via AP)DETROIT - A diver and maritime history buff has found two schooners that collided and sank into the cold depths of northern Lake Michigan more than 140 years ago. It had been believed the ships sank in 1878 farther to the east in the Straits of Mackinac in Lake Huron. But only one ship could be found and that was thought to be the St. Andrews. This Aug. 24, 2019, photo provided by John Janzen, shows part of the wreckage of the schooners Peshtigo and St. Andrews, lost in 1878 near Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan.