1903 R. Kanters Shipwreck on the shore of Lake Michigan

According to details on the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association’s website, the 1873-built R. Kanters was named after Rokus Kanters, a marine contractor and former mayor of Holland, Mich. who was part-owner of the ship. The ship operated for many years out of Holland and Grand Haven R. Kanters, a double-masted wooden schooner blew ashore and became stranded south of Manistique in a gale on September 7, 1903. No loss of life was reported as a result of the wreck, and the ship was left to break apart in the elements -- only to be discovered emerging from storm-blown sand in March 2020 more than a century later.