report about the mysterious lake machigan triangle in about 120 words
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When you think of Lake Michigan, what comes to mind? Possibly a clear blue mass with picturesque sail boats? Or shimmering skyscrapers reflected in the mysterious blue waters? One thing that most people probably do not think of is the expanse of deadly waters hidden with in responsible for numerous disappearances. The mystery of the Lake Michigan Triangle has baffled researchers for decades. Since people have braved the waters, the Great Lakes have swallowed up more than a thousand ships. Of those, 150 are still unexplained mysteries- the vessels and passengers disappeared without a trace. Scientists and other researchers have tried to crack the code on why this keeps happening, but the expanse in which these disappearances occur is larger than you would expect. As they dive deeper trying to find answers, they uncover more questions lying beneath the surface. Disappearances, a mysterious underwater Stonehenge, and what may be an inland Bermuda Triangle dubbed the “Lake Michigan Triangle” may all have been to blame.Other notable shipwrecks include the SS Rouse Simmons, a ship built in 1868 that was primarily used to haul lumber across Lake Michigan. It would sink on November 22, 1912, carrying a load of Christmas trees from Michigan to Chicago. The SS Appomattox, one of the largest ships to sail Lake Michigan at 319 feet, was used to haul iron ore and coal all over the Midwest. It would fall into some bad luck on November 2, 1905, however, as it would run aground near Milwaukee due to smog from steam smoke produced by ships at bay. Between 1927-1949 the SS Carl D. Bradley was the largest ship on Lake Michigan at 639 feet. Dubbed “Queen of the lakes” (a term coined for the largest ship on the lakes) the ship was used as an icebreaker and freighter to haul limestone from Lake Superior and Lake Huron to Lake Michigan’s deep water ports.
On November 18, 1958, the Carl D. Bradley was returning from Gary Indiana heading north in upper Lake Michigan when a massive Gail storm hit. The storm battered the massive freighter until the hull began to crack in two. It would sink “Titanic style” into Lake Michigan, landing in two pieces that would jut upwards from the bottom of Lake Michigan. Perhaps the most tragic however, is the story of the Lady Elgin. The Lady Elgin, was a 252 foot wood hull steamship. Mostly a passenger ship, the ship would also haul domestic cargo as well from time to time. The ship would soon become famous as on September 8, 1860, the ship would collide with the much smaller, 129 foot schooner, named Augusta. The Augusta would sail back to harbor relatively unscathed but the Lady Elgin would eventually and continue to take on water until she finally could not bear any more weight and would begin to sink. This would result in the most open water deaths on the Great Lakes, around 300 people would lose their life.
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