Ininwewi Gichigami-The big western lobe of the great Lake Michigan-Huron. Created by the ripping apart of a couple tectonic plates @lakemichigan13.bsky.social
October 15-17, 1880 was called the Big Blow up topside damaged, sunk or wrecked about 116 vessels including the SS Alpena that sank enroute from Grand Haven to Chicago losing about 80 humans onboard. The passenger manifest went down with the ship ๐๐
My hopes for an all Lake Michigan World Series have been dashedโน๏ธ
But Iโm hearing noise right now coming over the water from Milwaukee.
Do me proud @Brewers
This one goes out to the new @MDNR_Fisheries Survey Vessel Steelhead that was commissioned Weds in Charlevoix. More science for the Great Lakes ๐๐๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ
133 years ago this morning the 3 masted schooner Margaret A Muir sank in a storm while en route from Bay City to South Chicago with a load of salt. Only fatality was Captainโs dog.
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