A Wisconsin father and daughter are getting the credit for discovering what’s thought to be a 150-year-old shipwreck in Lake Michigan.
Tim Wollak and his six-year-old daughter, Henley, were out fishing near Green Bay back in August when the sonar detector picked up an unusual ping. He posted the pics to social media, where it caught the attention of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The society says it’s a wooden three-masted sailing ship and while it hasn’t been confirmed, it seems likely its the George L. Newman. That ship was lost in 1871 carrying a load of lumber while trying to make its way through thick smoke from a wildfire. A search is planned of the site next year.
