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Invasive mussel destroying Great Lakes shipwrecks
Headline from Fox2 Detroit, on the newest of 2 developments
The frigid fresh water of Lake Michigan used to be relied on to keep Great Lakes shipwrecks in pristine condition. But the quagga mussel has different ideas.
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Historians race against time — and invasive species — to study Great Lakes shipwrecks
The Great Lakes' frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archaeologists finally discovered them.
Thousands of historic shipwrecks nestled in the American Great Lakes are at risk due to an explosion of invasive mussels which have proliferated over the last 30 years.
Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.
An invasive mussel is destroying shipwrecks deep in the depths of the lakes, forcing archeologists and amateur historians into a race against time to find as many sites as they can before the region touching eight U.S.
The frigid fresh water of Lake Michigan used to be relied on to keep Great Lakes shipwrecks in pristine condition. But the quagga mussel has different ideas.
The invasive quagga mussels, which produce acid that corrodes metal, have spread throughout the lower Great Lakes, placing once-well-preserved shipwrecks in jeopardy.
The creatures have covered virtually every shipwreck and downed plane in all of the lakes except Lake Superior, archaeologists say. The mussels burrow into wooden vessels, building upon themselves …
