This story comes to us from reader Denette Maslach after 11-year-old Chelsea Ellard stumbled upon a mystery on Lake Superior:
This past Labour Day long weekend 11-year-old Chelsea Ellard, of Thunder Bay, found a little wooden three masted schooner marooned on a small island on Lake Superior.
This island is located within a group of islands known as The Susies.
The island is situated near the US border between Grand Portage and the Pigeon River Border Crossing. (N 47 degrees 58.718 W 89 degrees 35.287)
The sailboat was hand carved with very distinct designs carved on the hull, a rock for a keel and birchbark for sails.
But where did it sail from? Who carved this beautiful little vessel?
Wherever it originated, it must have travelled many miles as The Susies are a considerable distance to any port.
Can you help solve the mystery?
If you have any information, please let Chelsea know!
