Mysteries of the Deep: 5 Strange Things Found at the Bottom of Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan, the biggest freshwater lake in the US, is a huge body of water with many mysteries hidden deep beneath.

One of the many amazing facts about Lake Michigan is that it has a long history of eerie legend, ranging from the well-known UFO sightings in the mid-1990s, when hundreds of people called 911 to report what they thought were UFOs over the Great Lake, to underground ruins that eerily resemble a North American Stonehenge.

At the bottom of this lake, divers and researchers have found a number of odd and intriguing items over the years. Come along as we examine five of the most enigmatic discoveries made underwater in Lake Michigan.

An Entire Ship of Nash Cars

On its journey from Milwaukee to Detroit, the S.S. Senator sank, taking 268 Nash automobiles with it as it plunged to the bottom of Lake Michigan.

While the ship itself was discovered in 2005, these vehicles, which are worth 3.8 million dollars in today’s currency, are lost to the sea forever.

The tragedy happened in 1929, shortly after the stock market crashed, which would have been extremely painful given the loss of so much priceless inventory.

The Marquette struck the S.S. Senator during a period of intense sea fog, only 15 miles from Wisconsin.

Michigan Stonehenge

Many things lay beneath the surface of Lake Michigan, but the so-called Lake Michigan Stonehenge is among the most remarkable and intriguing.

It is believed that this ancient relic dates back at least 10,000 years, placing its formation right in the heart of the last Ice Age. However, no one is certain who made it or why.

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The structures may be the product of shifting glaciers and changing terrain, but they may also have been placed there on purpose.

That’s the big question: why? Although we may never know the solution, you can try to solve the mystery at Lake Michigan’s Stonehenge if you have the courage and scuba diving abilities to go deep.

More than 100 aircraft from World War II

Although shipwrecks are frequently discovered in the Great Lakes’ bottom, airplanes are a another matter entirely, but there are several of them scattered over Lake Michigan.

Over the course of several years during World War II, several pilots lost their aircraft in the waters of Lake Michigan while participating in a training exercise.

Many of these planes have been recovered after 1980, so recovery is still likely.

The reason so many of aircraft went down could be down to the fact that they were piloted by less experienced pilots, but it could also be the enigmatic Lake Michigan Triangle (more on that later).

A Huge Crucifix

Nestled deep within Lake Michigan sits a massive crucifix, one of the most bizarre objects ever discovered at the bottom of the Great Lakes.

Originally meant to be a gravestone, this enormous marble cross has a fascinating past. It was placed there on purpose after being damaged and rejected by the boy’s family, for whom it was meant, in contrast to many of the other strange discoveries on this list.

Given how many people have perished in the vast lake, the crucifix’s placement in Lake Michigan seems fitting as a memorial to all those lost at sea.

1,500 Shipwrecks

For hundreds of years, there have been hundreds and hundreds of ships at the bottom of Lake Michigan.

Their sinkings and disappearances are made all the more terrible when you realize that each of these ships must have carried several dozen victims.

Furthermore, we continue to find more and more of them, so we have likely only touched the surface of what is out there.

The S.S. Francisco Morazan, which went down in 1960 due to severe weather, and the Lady Elgin, which killed 300 people, are two significant wrecks.

Reference: The Travel