3 Strange Mysteries from the Lake Michigan Triangle

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  @BigOldBoats · 3 years ago · pinned

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  @Zopakinator · 3 years ago

  Most of the people dying in Lake Michigan overestimate their ability and underestimate her treachery. No real mystery to that; My wife and I were in the lake today and it went from no waves to 6 footers in a heartbeat. Also, it&apos;s Mackinac is pronounced Mack-in-aw. Much love for the videos!

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  @Spike-sk7ql · 3 years ago

  Living on Lake Erie, about an hour west of Cleveland, the storms on these lakes are nothing to mess with. It can be a beautiful day, and in 5 minutes that can change drastically. Just this last weekend, we started off with a beautiful Saturday, and then severe storms rolled in instantaneously. This isnt even saying anything about what happens in November. Thats a whole different animal when a cold front moves in. You dont want to be out on the lake when severe storms are in the area. Could you imagine how it was when we couldnt predict weather beyond &quot;its raining outside&quot; or &quot;its sunny and hot&quot;?

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  @getbuzyordie · 3 years ago

  Boat man has returned

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  @erika6504 · 3 years ago

  As someone who learned to sail on the Great Lakes, it was drilled into me that ocean sailors coming to our lakes often have difficulty managing to sail well, and that Great Lakes sailors often have no problems on the oceans (besides tides). &nbsp;I sailed on the ocean once, and the waves were larger, but more regular and easier to manage.<br><br>Many of the early wrecks are likely from ocean sailors thinking the Lakes are simply freshwater oceans. &nbsp;They’re not. &nbsp;The waves ricochet off shores and make for chaotic, short-interval waves. &nbsp;And as others have mentioned, storms can appear suddenly out of clear blue skies and wreck havoc.<br><br>I love the Great Lakes, and I love sailing on them. &nbsp;But they are weird. &nbsp;And easily underestimated.

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  @larryreese6146 · 3 years ago

  I have a friend who sailed the great lakes most of his life. According to him they&apos;re more treacherous than the ocean. Shifting cargo when a ship is caught in a sudden squal can break a ship in half. The sudden violent weather, the topography of the lake floor, a forgotten detail, carelessness, just plain bad luck and a ship is lost. Those lakes are littered with unlucky mishaps.

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  @Jimmy-yf3yp · 3 years ago (edited)

  I live in Manitowoc. Last year I was out fishing early in the morning and had to call the police on some stumbling drunks near the two rivers pier. They were daring each other who would jump in the pitch black water first. The next week, two people drowned by the manitowoc pier after jumping in drunk. While the water can be dangerous, it’s the drunks that are the real problem.

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  @tammysims8716 · 1 year ago

  Finally, I found the superior, no pun intended, narrator. No bombarding background noise. Respectful narration with consideration to the stories of the lost souls at The Great Lakes. Thank you.

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  @alistairwreathens5719 · 3 years ago

  I grew up on Lake Erie. And let me just say. The Great Lakes hold beauty and horror. Speaking just to what’s known, the undertow within the lakes are quite terrifying.

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  @MemoriesPGBLtd · 2 years ago

  My Dads cousin disappeared in Lake Michigan in the mid 1950&apos;s. He was a red cross certified lifeguard. They never found him.

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  @marklambert4793 · 2 years ago

  And those summer time water temperatures disappear in heartbeat, when a thunderstorm blows up off the lake.<br>When the storm comes in, it churns the water out of the shallows into the deeper parts of the lake.<br>And it’s replaced by water that’s just above freezing 🥶,<br>even in August.<br>Born and raised on Lake Michigan.<br>And I have heard enough experiences to fill many volumes.

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  @TheLenaweeTrekker · 3 years ago

  Ok, the very first time I visited Lake Michigan at Silverbeach in St. Joe, my Dad warned me &quot;Do Not To Swim Out To Far!&quot; He made it totally clear that there is an under tow in that area of the lake that will pull you out to the middle of the lake. <br><br>I thought this was something old people told there kids to get them to behave better. Well, there is an under tow, and you can feel it. My Dad was right. I swam back to shore and was beat when I can ashore. <br><br>You must have respect for the Lakes, or they will do away with you real fast.

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