Buried beneath the Great Lakes in deadly waters is a graveyard of sunken ships waiting to be discovered. In his book, Shipwreck Hunter, author Gerald Volgenau takes his readers on an underwater safari with firsthand accounts from divers who have turned the hobby of shipwreck hunting into a lifetime’s passion.

George Thompson peered out the window of his Keewahdin Beach cottage, straining to see beyond the crashing breakers through the dense smoke that hovered over the lake.