On November 17, 1886, a violent blizzard hit the Great Lakes, resulting in one of the deadliest storms on record for ships. By the end of the storm, over twenty five ships would be wrecked in total with a large number of crews and passengers lost.
This cache commemorates:
Belle Cross
The steamer went aground in a blizzard opposite China Beach on November 17, 1886.
Source: Belle Cross