GPS Location: N45°18.694' W83°16.737'
Depth: 200 Feet
Wreck Length: 296 Feet Beam: 40 Feet
Gross Tonnage: 2304 Cargo: Light
Built: 1890 by Globe Iron Works at Cleveland, Ohio
Wrecked: May 30, 1895
Description: Sister of the Grecian, the giant steel freighter Norman was run into and sunk off Presque Isle by the Canadian steamer Jack. The Normans hull is broken just forward of the boiler house with the majority of the ship listing hard to port. A yawl boat sits on the lake bottom just off the amidships section. Click here to read more about the Norman.
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Enjoy diving the wrecks of Thunder Bay, but always respect the past. State and federal laws prohibit removing or disturbing artifacts. Future generations are depending on us to leave historic shipwrecks intact. Please take only pictures and leave only bubbles. Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck List
The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary maintains seasonal moorings at many shipwreck sites. Available from May to September, the moorings make for safer diving and also protect shipwrecks from anchor damage. Sanctuary regulations require vessels to use moorings when present. Mooring Buoy Interactive Map
Things To Do
Scuba Diving or Snorkeling