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Shipwreck / Maritime

Le Griffon Disappearance Site

Lake Michigan (Northern), Lake Michigan (offshore) County — Northwest Michigan

Shipwreck / Maritime Moderate Activity

History & Paranormal Activity

Le Griffon was the first full-sized sailing ship on the Great Lakes, launched in 1679 by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. It vanished on its maiden return voyage — the first ship lost on the Great Lakes. No wreckage has ever been conclusively identified despite over 340 years of searching. The oldest unsolved mystery on the Great Lakes.

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ghost shipwreck legend

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Location

45.5000°N, 85.8000°W