Early on Sept. 30, 1893, the Margaret A. Muir schooner, carrying cargo of bulk salt, cleared the narrow Straits of Mackinac on its way down Lake Michigan toward Chicago’s port. As the crew rounded Michigan and steered south, the ship encountered relentless 50-mile-an-hour winds.

For nearly two hours the Muir braved the strong winds and high waves, which broke over the vessel’s decks, but eventually the ship was overcome by the storm and began to fall apart. Captain David Clow and his crew of six barely made it out alive, steering a lifeboat through high waves to the Wisconsin shore.

The only life lost on the Muir was the captain’s loyal dog. In his grief, Captain Clow, who was 71 years old and had survived at least three earlier shipwrecks, swore off sailing. The Muir joined thousands of other ships claimed by the stormy waters of the Great Lakes in the 19th century.

Now, over 130 years after the Muir was lost, the ship has finally been found.

On May 12, three volunteer scientists from the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association, an organization that helps preserve Wisconsin’s underwater history and hunts for shipwrecks, found the remains of the ship using sonar technology.

The ship was discovered just a few miles off the entrance to Algoma Harbor in Wisconsin, where hundreds of recreational fishing boats pass each year.