E.R Williams

This schooner was lost in a storm in 1895 on the 22nd of September. It happened on the mouth of the Green Bay near St. Martin’s Island. The schooner was bound from Escanaba for Toledo in tow of steamer Santa Maria. Her lights just disappeared to her tow steamer. Her crew abandoned in the yawl and spent a harrowing night on the open lake. Later they were picked off Summer Island by the steamer Osceola. The next day the wreck of the Williams was located off the island by her masts sticking up above the surface. The wreck is intact upright with several artifacts. It is usually buoyed in the summer. The E.R. Williams lies in 105’ of water about two miles northwest of Summer Island. It makes a great dive with lots to see and explore. Visibility is usually 20’. This is said to be one of the nicest dives in Delta County. Lies in about 32 m; sank 1895.