The Griffon Shipwreck
A ship that has been missing since 1679 may lie 100 feet underwater near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A legal fight over rights to the wreck so far have prevented anyone from confirming whether a shipwreck near Poverty Island in northern Lake Michigan is indeed the fabled Griffon.
The state of Michigan, shipwreck explorer Steve Libert, The Field Museum of Chicago, and the French government are trying to reach a settlement that will allow researchers to determine if the Griffon has at last been found.
The ship is one of the most enduring legends of the Great Lakes. Built in 1679 near Niagara, N.Y., it was the ship of French explorer Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. The ship, loaded with furs, supposedly sank in a storm that same year after bringing La Salle to Green Bay. Shipwreck guide.
March 24, 2006 6:39 AM | Category: Boats