- Date
- 2014
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimehistorygeography
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 2014 Beaver Beacon reports that divers investigated a roughly six-foot anchor and 300 feet of chain in about eight feet of water near Beaver Island’s southwest corner. The article presents several hypotheses but does not identify the vessel or date the loss.
Evidence limits
This is a source-documented observation and investigation, not proof of a particular wreck, vessel, or historical explanation.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2014, "A Mystery Ship."Reports a roughly six-foot anchor and 300 feet of heavy chain in about eight feet of water near the Island's southwest corner; the article considers several possible explanations but reaches no conclusion. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held September issue scan confirms the anchor discovery and exploratory dive.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Divers investigate a large unidentified anchor near Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mystery-anchor-2014/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2014, "A Mystery Ship." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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