American Union

Date Built:1862 Builder: Ira Lafrinier
Construction: Wooden Schooner Owners:
Dimentions: 186x25x12 543gt, 516nt Cargo:

Condition: Center board and box, Large timbers, lots of wire rigging

Location:
Depth: 6-12'
Date of Loss: May 19, 1894

GPS: N45 21.415 W83 35.379

Type of Loss: Grounding Loss of Life: None
Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!

"BLOWING A GALE AT ALPENA"

The Schooner AMERICAN UNION Thought to be a total loss on the reef at Thompson's Harbor. Huge waves swept over her all day yesterday. Wreckers had been working on her for thirteen days. It is still blowing a gale from the North and it is bitter cold. It is feared that the crops are badly injured.

Excerpted, (Duluth Evening Herald, May 19, 1894)

Sources: Swayze, LaBadie