![]() The picture is of the rudder from the M. M. Drake and was taken at the Shipwreck Museum which is at Whitefish Point in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. M. M. Drake
On October 2, 1901, the steamer M. M. Drake, was towing the schooner-barge
Michigan when they ran into a storm. The Michigan took on water and signaled
the Drake for help. The Drake dropped the tow line and circled back to
help. A wave slammed the ships together, knocking over the stack on the
Drake and smashing the cabins. The crew of the Michigan climbed to the
Drake and the Michigan disappeared. With no stack on the Drake, the fires
soon went out and the ship was without power. The crew signalled for help
and were answered by the Northern Wave and the Crescent City. All but one
member of the Drake and Michigan crews were rescued.
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