Shipwrecks off the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

The James McBride, the 121 foot brig ran aground during a storm on October 19, 1857. is seen in this undated photo, lie in 5 to 15 feet of water near Sleeping Bear Point.

During a recent routine patrol an aircrew captured a photo of a handful of the many shipwrecks along the Lake Michigan shoreline. This photo is of a wreck taken near Sleeping Bear Point northeast along the shoreline to Leland.

The Rising Sun, a 133 foot long wooden steamer stranded just north of Pyramid Point on October 29, 1917, is seen in this undated photo, she went to pieces and her wreckage now rests in 6 to 12 feet of water.

The James McBride, the 121 foot brig ran aground during a storm on October 19, 1857. is seen in this undated photo, lie in 5 to 15 feet of water near Sleeping Bear Point.