Divers say the L.R. Doty, which sank in Lake Michigan 112 years ago, has been found intact. The wooden ship went down in stormy weather in October 1898. It had been the largest wooden ship unaccounted for.
Preserving History
For the last one hundred years or so,
It's been at the bottom of the lake.
After all these years of looking,
Searchers finally got a break.
It was taking corn to Canada
When it was hit by nasty weather.
The crew aboard, plus their two cats
All lost their lives together.
There are no plans to bring her up,
The ship is just too old.
She'll stay preserved forever now
In water deep and cold.
© 2010 Jim Gordon
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