Midwest

Michigan researchers discover eerie 1909 shipwreck at bottom of Lake Superior

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May 5, 2024

Michigan researchers discover eerie 1909 shipwreck at bottom of Lake Superior

Historians in Michigan recently announced that a shipwreck dating back more than a century has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior.

The Adella Shores, a wooden steamship built in 1894, was carrying salt to Duluth, Minnesota, when it mysteriously disappeared on May 1, 1909.

None of the ship’s 14 sailors were ever heard from again, according to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS), located in Paradise, Michigan.

The vessel’s name came from the company that built it, which was Shores Lumber Company, and the owner’s daughter — who was named Adella.

ANCIENT SHIPWRECKS, ARTIFACTS DATING AS EARLY AS 3000 BC UNCOVERED BY UNDERWATER RESEARCHERS

The GLSHS waited until the 115th commemoration of the ship’s disappearance before announcing that the wreck was discovered a few years ago.

The ship was spotted in the summer of 2021 thanks to the GLSHS’s side-scan sonar system.

The Adella Shores was named after the shipowner’s daughter, who was named Adella (inset, left). (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society)

Researchers found the remains of the ship’s boiler, its cargo hold, its port bow and more on the bottom of Lake Superior.

Although debris was found, there was no sign of the sailors’ remains.

Bruce E. Lynn, executive director of the GLSHS, told Fox News Digital that shipwrecks in the Great Lakes were more common than one might expect.

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“There are a variety of reasons for this, and the weather was often a prime factor,” he said.

“The lakes create their own micro-climates and conditions can change extremely quickly.”

The Adella Shores was spotted in the summer of 2021 thanks to the GLSHS’s side-scan sonar system. (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society )

“Weather reporting was not as accurate as it is today, and ships like the Adella Shores could get caught in situations, very quickly, that they were unable to safely get out of,” Lynn added.

“Reduced visibility caused problems, too, and vessel collisions were not uncommon. There were far more ships operating.”

The Adella Shores sank two times before the fatal 1909 incident. Lynn said ice caused the ship to sink twice at docks, but a storm most likely caused the final shipwreck.

“Ships like the Adella Shores didn’t have radar or GPS … so they would often sail ‘blind’ through low visibility situations, sometimes leading to collision.”

The Adella Shores’ port bow was found during the underwater search. (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society )

Lynn said that there are between 6,000 and 10,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. Many have not been discovered yet, but officials from the GLSHS have found 12 in the past three years.

As to why the shipwreck wasn’t revealed until this week, historians say that such discoveries require years of research.

“People often ask us why we wait so long to release shipwrecks that we find,” Corey Adkins, GLSHS communications director, said in a press release.

“Every one of these stories is important and deserves to be told with the utmost honor and respect.”

“GLSHS has had some banner years of discovery … and a lot of research goes into each press release, ensuring that we tell the story accurately,” Adkins added.

A cargo winch from the Adella Shores was spotted at the bottom of Lake Superior. (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society )

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society was founded in 1978 by “a group of divers, teachers and educators to commence exploration of historic shipwrecks in eastern Lake Superior, near Whitefish Point in Michigan’s scenic Upper Peninsula,” says the organization on its website.

The nonprofit group runs two museum sites on historic properties: The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point Light Station, Whitefish Point; and the U.S. Weather Bureau Building, Soo Locks Park, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.

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Indiana

Indiana’s Curt Cignetti cashes in on title run with 8-year extension worth $13.2 million per year

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March 2, 2026

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Indiana’s Curt Cignetti cashes in on title run with 8-year extension worth .2 million per year

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is cashing in on his first national championship run — even more than initially expected.

Athletic department officials announced Monday that the two-time national coach of the year has signed a memorandum of understanding on an eight-year contract extension, paying him an annual average of $13.2 million — or an increase of about $1.6 million per year from what school officials said Cignetti would earn when he first agreed to the extension in October.

School officials released the document Cignetti signed Feb. 4.

He joins Georgia coach Kirby Smart and LSU coach Lane Kiffin as the only active Football Bowl Subdivision coaches to receive paychecks of $13 million or more. The payouts could be even higher if Cignetti earns bonuses for winning Big Ten or national coach of the year honors in addition to playoff appearances and conference titles. The 64-year-old Cignetti already has said he hopes to retire at Indiana.

The new deal calls for a base salary of $500,000 per year through the 2033 season and a $1 million retention bonus on Nov. 30 of each year, starting this fall. The remaining portion of the $105.6 million will be collected from outside, promotional and marketing income.

Cignetti initially agreed to an eight-year extension worth $92.8 million — an annual average of $11.6 million — but university officials agreed to modify the deal as the Hoosiers remained undefeated and pursued the first football national championship in school history.

It’s the third time Cignetti has received a raise since he took over the losingest program in FBS history in November 2024. All he’s done since arriving is produce the two best seasons in school history while becoming one of college football’s fan favorites for his quick quips and unique facial expressions. Players have embraced him, too, telling many of their favorite Cignetti tales.

Just ask tight end Riley Nowakowski, who recounted his favorite Cignetti story during the recent NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.

“I think (Alberto Mendoza) was in the game, and he pulled like four runs in a row,” Nowakowski said, referring to last season’s victory over Illinois. “He kept pulling it, kept pulling it, kept pulling it, and then after the fourth time, it was a terrible read. So in the middle of the game, (Cignetti) tells our coach, ‘Get (Alberto) over here.’ Bert’s like, ‘What, it’s the middle of a game, what are you doing?’ And (Cignetti) goes, ‘We’re not paying you to run the ball, hand the ball off, right? We’re up like 70 points, but he’s pissed off, yelling at Bert, and (Cignetti) just turned back at me and gave me one of his little smiles, and he was just like, ’You like that now?’”

Cignetti wasted no time delivering on his promise to win after leading James Madison to the most successful transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to the FBS.

The son of Hall of Fame coach Frank Cignetti and a former Alabama assistant led Indiana to a school record 11 wins and its first College Football Playoff appearance in his first season with the Hoosiers.

Last season, he outdid that mark by producing the first 16-0 mark in major college football since the 1890s. The Hoosiers also won their first outright Big Ten crown since 1945, beat Miami on its home field to claim the national title and shed the label of having the most all-time losses in FBS history.

Mendoza’s older brother, Fernando, also became the first Indiana player to win the Heisman Trophy and is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in April’s NFL draft.

The reward: A record nine players, including Mendoza and Nowakowski, attended the recent combine in Indianapolis while Cignetti got another pay raise and school officials continued to invest heavily in keeping the coach’s staff together.

Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan and defensive coordinator Bryant Haines each agreed to three-year contract extensions worth about $3 million per year in December, making them two of the highest-paid assistants in the FBS. Haines won this year’s Broyles Award, which goes to the nation’s top assistant coach.

Indiana will begin next season with the longest winning streak (16) and longest home winning streak (15) in the FBS. Cignetti has never lost a home game with the Hoosiers, who open defense of their league and national titles at home against North Texas on Sept. 5.

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Where Iowa State basketball stands in NCAA Tournament bracketology

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March 2, 2026

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Where Iowa State basketball stands in NCAA Tournament bracketology

We’re heading down the homestretch.

Iowa State men’s basketball has two regular-season games left, followed by the Big 12 Tournament.

Iowa State enters the final week of the regular season with a 24-5 overall record and an 11-5 mark in Big 12 action.

The Cyclones have a NCAA Tournament resume-bolstering opportunity on Monday, March 2 with a road game against Arizona, before wrapping up the regular-season on Saturday, March 7 against Arizona State.

Plenty can still change with bracketology from now until Selection Sunday on March 15, but here is where experts are projecting Iowa State to land in the NCAA Tournament entering the final week of the regular season: