This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Icebound exhibit recalls 1885 SS Michigan wreck at Tri- Cities Museum
A seasonal exhibit at the Tri- Cities Historical Museum chronicles the 1885 icebound voyage of the steamship SS Michigan on Lake Michigan. The display covers the crew’s ice trek to shore, rescue attempts, and the ship’s discovery in 2005 with sonar, featuring lectures by shipwreck historians through September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Tri- Cities
Grand Haven
Saugatuck
Arctic
George Sheldon
Allegan County
Sheldon
Craig Rich
Ottawa County
Ric Mixter
Great Lakes
Valerie van Heest
Lizzie Throop
Matthew Daley
Grand Valley State University
Lake Erie
Rich Brauer
J.H. Hartzell
Spring Lake District Library
E. Exchange St
Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates
Holland
Becky Vargo
Tribune