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| Location: | The location of the wreck has not been found. On November 20, 1883 the tug <i>Maytham</i> happened onto a field of wreckage including parts of the <i>Manistee's</i> superstructure approximately forty-five miles northeast of Ontonagon, Michigan. Later, the freighter <i>Osceola</i> found wreckage and portions of the <i>Manistee's</i> cargo off of the Apostle Islands. The tug <i>Swain</i> found more wreckage off of Eagle River. The rudder and barreled flour came ashore near Copper Harbor. The west shore of Keweenaw Point was littered with miscellaneous items such as beds, tables, buckets, and food many of which had <i>Manistee's</i> name on it. |
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| Ship Master: | Captain John Mckay. |
| Body of water: | Lake Superior |
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