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Yesterday at 3:19 PM  Expedition leaders say the beam worked loose Tuesday, so a diver eased it to the lake floor

Friday, June 14, 2013  Explorers who have been stationed in Charlevoix are preparing for an expedition on Lake Michigan this weekend.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Dozens of Great Lakes explorers are setting up shop in Charlevoix, getting ready for the expedition of a lifetime.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The permit, issued the the Department of Natural Resources, will allow the team to conduct three small text excavations into the bottomlands.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The recent discovery of the shipwrecked wooden steamer "New York" has stirred up memories for a Traverse City woman who lost her father when his ship went down 53 years ago this month.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The 283' Steamer New York, built in 1879, was discovered in Lake Huron.

Friday, November 09, 2012  7&4 Storm Team Meteorologist Joe Charlevoix interviews Bruce Lynn, Operations Manager of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society about the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Chemical fire burns at site of train derailment near Louisville, hundreds remain evacuated

Monday, September 24, 2012  The new preserve covers about 345 square miles and features 13 identified shipwrecks and three other diving structures.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  The wreck of a vintage schooner from the 1800's has been located 5 miles off the coast of Michigan between Michigan City and St. Joseph, Michigan.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  A man drowned yesterday afternoon while scuba diving north of Point Iriquious.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  If you want to find some of Michigan’s most historical artifacts, you have to look underwater.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  7&4 News reporter Lauren Amstutz hiked to the location where a 50-foot shipwreck piece can finally be seen in it's entirety.

Friday, October 28, 2011  Lake Ann shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson has located what he believes to be 3 uncharted shipwreck sites in the waters off Sleeping Bear Point.  The wrecks are between 15 and 22 feet of water near the point.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  They were detected during an expedition called "Project Shiphunt," which involved scientists and historians from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and five high school students from Saginaw.