See the new exhibit on the Great Lakes and explore the historic Mather’s cargo holds, pilot house, guest quarters, and engine ...

It just reinforces how dangerous the Great Lakes can be any time of year ... Many believe the state-of-the-art ship should have been able to stand up to the weather and waves, Lynn said.

Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society By Simon J. Levien On Aug. 30, 1892, the Western Reserve, a state-of-the-art ship en route to Minnesota, found itself in the middle of a gale in Lake Superior.

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society first ... and many believe the state-of-the-art ship should have been able to stand up to the weather and waves at the time, Lynn said.

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.