American Union

Date Built:1862 by Ira Lafrinier
Construction: Wooden Schooner
Date of Loss:May 19, 1894 Length: 186x25x12 543gt, 516nt

Type of Loss: Grounding

Cargo:

Depth: 6-12'

 Loss of Life: None

Condition: Center board and box, Large timbers, lots of wire rigging

Location: SW on reef in Thompson's Harbor

Loran:

Lat/Lon: N45 21.415 W83 35.379

Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!

"BLOWING A GALE AT ALPENA" The Schooner AMERICAN UNION Thought to be a total loss on the reef at Thompson's Harbor. Huge waves swept over her all day yesterday. Wreckers had been working on her for thirteen days. It is still blowing a gale from the North and it is bitter cold. It is feared that the crops are badly injured.
Excerpted, (Duluth Evening Herald, May 19, 1894)
Sources: Swayze 1999; McConnell; LaBadie