108-year-old shipwreck rests in 7 feet of water after it was moved 35 years ago

ALPENA, MI – This 108-year-old shipwreck rests under seven feet of water in Lake Huron after it was moved 35 years ago.

The James H. Hall was moved in 1989 to save it from dredging in the area where it sank, according to records kept by the NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. By the time it was moved, dredging had already destroyed the bow of the wooden, three-masted schooner.

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James H. Hall ran aground on a stone crib on Nov. 6, 1916, as it swerved to enter the Thunder Bay River in Alpena, records say. It was carrying a lumber cargo consisting of 81,000 feet of hardwood.

The ship rested at that spot for 73 years before a local historic preservation group refloated it and moved it to a safer location, records say.

"If you were to explore the wreck today, you'd find it consists of a lightly constructed lower bilge that runs 56 feet," according to the marine sanctuary . "The bow is entirely absent due to previous dredging."

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James H. Hall now rests in front of the Alpena Yacht Club at GPS coordinates N45°03.444′ W83°25.764′.

The marine sanctuary has launched a social media campaign dubbed "November Wrecks," in which it is sharing information about all its November shipwrecks on the day they happened.

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, designated in 2000, is a 4,300-square-mile preserve that protects more than 100 historic shipwrecks in Lake Huron off the Michigan coast. It was the first marine sanctuary in the Great Lakes. Shipwrecks are available for recreation, including diving, snorkeling and paddling.