SOUTH HAVEN, MI -- The remains of the steamer the Joseph P. Farnan, which was lost in an inferno on Lake Michgian in 1889, have been discovered, a shipwreck research group announced today.
The ship, which had been abandoned 17 miles west of South Haven, was discovered last year, according to Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates, which is based in Holland, Mich.
The organization said today that it worked with noted author Clive Cussler's National Underwater and Marine Agency in making the discovery.
Courtesy of MSRAAn image of the side of the Joseph P. Farnan shipwreck on the lake floor.
The steamer was headed from St. Joseph to Escanaba on July 20, 1889 when a fire started in its engine room.
The ship's captain, Loren G. Vosburgh, his wife, Belle, and the 10 crew members abandoned the vessel 17 miles west of South Haven. All of them survived.
When the steamer was last seen, it was "engulfed from stem to stern by a roaring inferno," according to a press release from Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates.
Valerie van Heest and Craig Rich, the co-founders of the MSRA, will present the story of the Farnan as part of their annual show "Mysteries and Histories Beneath the Inland Seas."
The show is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 25 at the Knickerbocker Theater in downtown Holland.
The ship, which had been abandoned 17 miles west of South Haven, was discovered last year, according to Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates, which is based in Holland, Mich.
The organization said today that it worked with noted author Clive Cussler's National Underwater and Marine Agency in making the discovery.
Courtesy of MSRAAn image of the side of the Joseph P. Farnan shipwreck on the lake floor.
The steamer was headed from St. Joseph to Escanaba on July 20, 1889 when a fire started in its engine room.
The ship's captain, Loren G. Vosburgh, his wife, Belle, and the 10 crew members abandoned the vessel 17 miles west of South Haven. All of them survived.
When the steamer was last seen, it was "engulfed from stem to stern by a roaring inferno," according to a press release from Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates.
Valerie van Heest and Craig Rich, the co-founders of the MSRA, will present the story of the Farnan as part of their annual show "Mysteries and Histories Beneath the Inland Seas."
The show is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 25 at the Knickerbocker Theater in downtown Holland.
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