Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago

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Original Load Date Feb. 16, 2026, 8 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 16, 2026, 8 a.m.
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MADISON, Wis. -- Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago. Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced Friday that a team led by Ill...