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The Wreck of the Steamer "Lakeland"

Special | 58m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Tamara Thomsen shares photos and videos of the shipwrecked steamer “Lakeland.”

Aired 02/01/2017 | Rating TV-G

University Place

The Wreck of the Steamer "Lakeland"

Special | 58m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Tamara Thomsen shares photos and videos of the shipwrecked steamer “Lakeland.”

Tamara Thomsen, Maritime Archaeologist at the Wisconsin Historical Society, explains the events surrounding the sinking of the steamer “Lakeland” in Lake Michigan on December 3, 1924. The ship sank in 200 feet of water under mysterious and suspicious circumstances with a cargo of automobiles on board. Thomsen shares photos and videos of the wreck as it appears to divers today.

Aired 02/01/2017 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

The Wreck of the Steamer "Lakeland"

Special | 58m 17sVideo has Closed Captions

Tamara Thomsen, Maritime Archaeologist at the Wisconsin Historical Society, explains the events surrounding the sinking of the steamer “Lakeland” in Lake Michigan on December 3, 1924. The ship sank in 200 feet of water under mysterious and suspicious circumstances with a cargo of automobiles on board. Thomsen shares photos and videos of the wreck as it appears to divers today.

Aired 02/01/2017 | Rating TV-G

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