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Schooner in the Sand pages—

• Schooner in the Sand

• What's a Schooner?

• The Discovery

• When Was the Wreck? — Clues

• Schooners in History

• Things to Do

• At the Michigan Historical Museum

Teacher's Guide [PDF]

Schooner in the Sand

More than 150 years ago a schooner was wrecked near the Lake Michigan shore at Naubinway. Wind and waves brought sand that buried the ship. This Time Traveler follows the people who discovered and studied it to learn about life in Michigan in the 1830s.

Click on a topic on the left to learn more about this mystery shipwreck.

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"Schooner in the Sand" originally appeared in the Lansing State Journal on January 9, 2002, as part of the Lansing Newspapers In Education (NIE) program.