This article explores the origins and persistence of the Great Lakes Triangle myth, comparing it to the famous Bermuda Triangle.
Discover more about the ' Bermuda Triangle ' of the Great Lakes and why some think ships have gone missing there.In the 1950s, an urban legend about the Atlantic Ocean surfaced. According to the lore, a mysterious area formed a triangle from Bermuda to South Florida down to Puerto Rico. Called the Bermuda Triangle , the region was supposedly where ships, planes, and people mysteriously disappeared.The myth persists and has even sparked a belief that other waterways are cursed.
Since the 1990s, the Great Lakes have also been rumored to have their own mysterious triangle.The idea of a Great Lakes Triangle began as Americans’ interest in the Bermuda Triangle was proving to be profitable. “It was first mentioned in 1975 in a newspaper article that jokingly said that some people refer to a Michigan Triangle,” says Brendon Baillod, president of the Wisconsin Underwater Archeological Association. There had been an instant bestselling book. It was written by a retired linguist and paranormal hobbyist who skeptics felt played with the truth. One called it Others said it relied on unsubstantiated reports and faulty science. Nevertheless, it sold 14 million copies and was translated into 32 languages and claimed there were planes and vessels that disappeared in a mysterious triangle within the Great Lakes. The triangle was said to be located between Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior. Interest in the Great Lakes Triangle enjoyed, and the chatter of a paranormal passage in Lake Michigan simmered down until the 1990s. Then, Baillod says Chicago River tour guides began speaking of it during boat tours. Robert Crowe was a tour guide whose company specialized in Chicago-area supernatural tours. Crowe mostly did bus tours, but he expanded to include boat tours. Part of his talk included a description of the Great Lakes Triangle, which he continued until he died in 2012. Baillod says it was a “fun ghost story”
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