Divers began opening an underwater pit Saturday at a remote site in northern Lake Michigan that they say could be the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French ...

A shipwreck hunter says debris in Lake Michigan may be the remains of the Griffin, a vessel commanded by the 17th-century French explorer La Salle.

A debris field at the bottom of Lake Michigan may be the remains of the long-lost Griffin, a vessel commanded by a 17th-century French explorer, said a shipwreck hunter who has sought the wreckage ...

Le Griffon went missing in September 1679. Since then, there have been 22 claims made of its discovery. ... Explorer Robert de La Salle came from France with one goal in mind.

The Griffin - or Le Griffon - was a sailing ship built on the Niagara River in the 1670s French explorer Robert de La Salle hoped to use it to find the Northwest Passage to China and Japan; ...

An explorer who has spent decades seeking a 17th century shipwreck in Lake Michigan says his team has located a debris field that may be ... The French explorer La Salle ordered the Griffin built.

La Salle sailed the Griffon through the Great Lakes and crossed into Lake Michigan in an effort to reach the mouth of the Mississippi River, Baillod said. But the explorer ran out of money, so he ...

Le Griffon was one of the first European commercial vessels to sail the Great Lakes. Construction began in 1679, and it launched in August of that year.. La Salle, then in his mid-thirties, was the ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — The most mysterious of all shipwrecks doesn't exist at the bottom of distant oceans or seas. Instead, it's lost somewhere in the Great Lakes. French explorer Robert de La Salle ...

Divers begin Lake Michigan search for La Salle's ship, Griffin. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 36°F. Monday, January 22nd 2024 Digital Replica Edition. Home Page. Close Menu.

A debris field at the bottom of Lake Michigan may be the remains of the long-lost Griffin, a vessel commanded by a 17th-century French explorer, said a shipwreck hunter who has sought the wreckage ...