Madeira Shipwreck
On November 28, 1905, the Madeira was making one of its routine trips on Lake Superior, the undertow of the steamer William Edenborn. The Madeira found itself in the middle of a violent storm. Winds were blowing around 70 to 80 miles per hour with swells significantly larger than ships of the time could handle. The captain of the steamer that was towing the Madeira quickly realized he could not fight it. Resulting in them cutting the Madeira loose. Shortly after the Madeira had been cut loose, it crashed into the cliff named Gold Rock (pictured above). One of the crewmen [...]
