Of the 550 recorded shipwrecks on Lake Superior, more than 200 happened near Whitefish Point.

When a ship rounds this sandy corner of the eastern U.P., it turns towards the "shipwreck coast," where hurricane-force winds can produce waves up to 30 feet tall. Especially when November comes around.

There’s one wreck that looms largest in Michigan memory. The legend lives on: in song and ceremony.