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Michigan’s Atlantis – the Search for Copper Island
Michigan’s Atlantis – the Search for Copper Island
Michigan’s Atlantis – the Search for Copper Island
The lost continent of Atlantis is one of the world's great mysteries. Michigan once was thought to have its own 'Atlantis' a mythical island in the middle of Lake Superior called Copper Island. Explorers in the 1700s told stories of an island said to be somewhere in Lake Superior that held a huge amount of copper...
Discover Isle Phelipeaux, Michigan’s Phantom Island of Lake Superior
Discover Isle Phelipeaux, Michigan’s Phantom Island of Lake Superior
Discover Isle Phelipeaux, Michigan’s Phantom Island of Lake Superior
If you went looking for Isle Phelipeaux in Lake Superior on a map today, you won't find it. However the phantom island was once thought to exist near Isle Royale. The map above was produced in 1744 and titled Map of the Lakes of Canada - you can see the entire map here in the collection of Michigan State University...