The Algoma Shipwreck: Lake Superior’s Deadliest Passenger Disaster

On November 7, 1885, the passenger steamer Algoma was wrecked in a violent storm on Lake Superior, just yards from shore near Isle Royale. Built as a modern marvel of steel, speed, and electric light, the Algoma was supposed to represent the future of Great Lakes travel. Instead, she became the scene of the deadliest passenger disaster in Lake Superior history.

In this episode of Lake Effect, we tell the haunting story of the Algoma shipwreck—a disaster of darkness, snow, navigational error, and unimaginable human loss. Passengers and crew fought for survival as the ship smashed against the rocks, broke apart in the storm, and left families across the region waiting for news that would change their lives forever.

This is not just the story of a wreck. It is the story of modern confidence colliding with the raw power of Lake Superior.

Podcast Theme: "Storm Warnings" by Gary Aho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gEb-lvcEWk

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Видео The Algoma Shipwreck: Lake Superior’s Deadliest Passenger Disaster канала Lake Effect: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes