The 133-foot steamer Rising Sun, bound for Benton Harbor, MI, after departing High Island (near Beaver Island) ran aground in Lake Michigan just off Pyramid Point on October 29, 1917, during a blinding snowstorm.Produced by <a href="https://hsmichigan.org/publications/michiganhistory/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michigan History Magazine</a>

The 133-foot steamer Rising Sun, bound for Benton Harbor, MI, after departing High Island (near Beaver Island) ran aground in Lake Michigan just off Pyramid Point on October 29, 1917, during a blinding snowstorm. Produced by Michigan History Magazine

The 133-foot steamer Rising Sun, bound for Benton Harbor, MI, after departing High Island (near Beaver Island) ran aground in Lake Michigan just off Pyramid Point on October 29, 1917, during a blinding snowstorm.Produced by <a href="https://hsmichigan.org/publications/michiganhistory/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michigan History Magazine</a>

The Rising Sun Shipwreck

Michigan History Moment™ is a weekly three-minute radio program that focuses on people, places, and events in Michigan’s past. The program is written and recorded by Michigan History magazine and the Historical Society of Michigan staff. 
Michigan History Moment airs on radio stations throughout the state including 89.7FM-WLNZ.

Education

History

Michigan History Moment™ is a weekly three-minute radio program that focuses on people, places, and events in Michigan’s past. The program is written and recorded by Michigan History magazine and the Historical Society of Michigan staff. Michigan History Moment airs on radio stations throughout the state including 89.7FM-WLNZ.

Share The Rising Sun Shipwreck

Sign up to save your podcasts

The Rising Sun Shipwreck

The Rising Sun Shipwreck