Mystery Hunting: The Lake Michigan Triangle
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We are all familiar with the Bermuda Triangle. It is a stretch of ocean where many lives have been lost and mysteries born. But given Michigan is surrounded by a massive amount of water, it should be no surprised that the Great Lakes boasts its own triangle full of unusual events.
THE START OF THE MYSTERY
Similar to the Bermuda Triangle, Lake Michigan’s Triangle is a large area of water with points that connect to Ludington, Benton Harbor, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The origin of the triangle is shrouded in mystery, too, with its exact origin unknown, but Author Jay Gourley made it popular with his 1977 book, The Great Lakes Triangle.
The book makes some bold claims, declaring Lake Michigan’s Triangle has more unexplained events per unit area than the Bermuda Triangle. While Gourley had some interesting theories about the triangle—some based in science and others more paranormal in nature—mysteries do abound in the waters.
From ships being found sunken in unusual ways like Rosabelle.
In 1921, the ship was found overturned and floating in Lake Michigan with no sign of the eleven people who had set sail in the ship. The hull showed signs of damage due to a collision, but no other ships reported an incident and a second damage ship was never found. The incident unnerved many people because the Rosabelle had been rebuilt after another wreck in the 19th century that bore resemblance to the one in 1921.
To strange disappearances like that of Captain George R. Donner.
In 1937, Captain Donner was sailing the O.M. McFarland though the icy waters. After successfully navigating through a dangerous stretch, he retired to his cabin. Hours later, as the ship nears Port Washington, the crew go to wake him, but he doesn’t respond. Since his door locks from the inside, the break it down and find the cabin empty. A search of the ship yielded no signs either. To this day, the disappearance is unsolved.
And unusual weather events that defy nature.
Winds can pick up suddenly, making it hard for vessels to navigate. Another strange phenomenon many sailors experienced were blocks of ice falling from a clear and cloudless sky. They often saved the blocks to prove what they witnessed was true as the experience was so surreal they felt no one would believe them without evidence.
The list of strange disappearances, wrecks and crashes, and mysteries goes on and on. I may have to revisit this topic to share more because I’ve only tapped the tip of the iceberg of the Lake Michigan Triangle. The mysteries hidden in the water go deep and far.
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I wanna know more about the ship Rosabelle. Sounds like a good story!
This really makes me want to go out on the lake. I never claimed to be smart.