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Information from Michigan Underwater Preserves There are nineteen major shipwrecks in the 276 square miles of the Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve in lower Lake Huron. Although there were never any major communities in this region, ships traveling between Buffalo and western ports such as Duluth, Milwaukee and Chicago made this area a busy place where storms, accidents and fires claimed their share of vessels. Divers can expect to find shipwrecks in a variety of conditions, from intact to very broken up. Visibility in this region is often excellent, with up to 50 feet not uncommon. This Preserve contains many shipwrecks that have yet to be located. When diving in this area, look for debris trails that could lead to important and exciting discoveries. Known ships include the Philadelphia and Albany, which collided in a 1893 accident. The Philadelphia rests upright on the bottom in 130 feet of water. This 236 foot steamer is mostly intact and divers may be surprised to find a cook stove still resting on the deck. The Albany, a 267 foot steel steamer southeast of the Philadelphia, was under tow after the collision when it sank in about 150 feet of water. Both vessels offer excellent diving, but because of the depth, divers should have adequate experience before visiting these sites. Visibility ranges from 5 to 15 feet. Also found here are the Arctic, a steamer which sprang a leak and foundered with no lives lost. The engine is very distinctive. The Dunderburg, a schooner with a very unusual figurehead, was lost after a collision about four miles off of Harbor Beach. Glenorchy was a 365

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