Lake Michigan shipwreck discoveries announced

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HOLLAND -- Michigan shipwreck experts say a "treasure trove of history" in the form of a wood-hulled cargo ship has been discovered off South Haven nearly 80 years after it went to the bottom of Lake Michigan.

Well-preserved remains of the SS Hennepin, a Milwaukee-built, 208-foot-long vessel that sank during an Aug. 18, 1927, storm, has been found by Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates, a Holland group that searches for and documents shipwrecks in state waters.

The group also reported Friday a barge found near Port Sheldon Township and a schooner near Saugatuck.

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