pjmedia.com By David Manney
Hello, Belle. It’s been a long time!
Divers have located the wreck of the Lac La Belle, a luxury steamer that vanished in a violent gale in 1872, a discovery that came after nearly six decades of organized searching.
A shipwreck enthusiast and experienced scuba diver from Illinois, Paul Ehorn, led the team that pinpointed the vessel roughly 20 miles offshore between Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin. The team first detected the wreck in October 2022 and publicly announced the identification this February.
Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced Friday that a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn found the Lac La Belle about 20 miles (32 kilometers) offshore between Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin, in October 2022.
Ehorn told The Associated Press in a phone interview on Sunday that the announcement was delayed because his team wanted to include a 3D video model of the ship. Still, poor weather and other commitments kept his dive team from returning to the wreck until last summer.
The Lac La Belle left Milwaukee on October 13, 1872, bound for Grand Haven, Michigan. Captain William Gilcher commanded the ship that, along with passengers, carried barley, pork, flour, and whiskey.
A gale caused massive waves that battered the hull. A quickly spreading leak filled the hold, and when the pumps failed, the vessel sank stern-first into about 300 feet of water.
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