Podcast Episode
SS Lafayette Shipwreck: Lost in the Mataafa Storm on Lake Superior
About this episode
In November 1905, the steamer Lafayette and the massive barge Manila were caught in the deadly Mataafa Storm on Lake Superior. Lost in darkness and snow, Captain D. P. Wright tried to steer toward the safer Wisconsin shore, only to hear breakers ahead. Discover the dramatic wreck, desperate escape, and remarkable survival story of the SS Lafayette on Minnesota’s North Shore.