The MSRA Store

MSRA and the Joint Archives of Holland bring you a newly re-mastered DVD version of a rare documentary on the "Queen Of The Great lakes -- The S.S. South American. The "south", along with the S. S. North American and the Alabama, spent many years in Holland taking tourists on excursions throughout the Great Lakes. $23.50 (includes S & H)

MSRA's most exciting video documentary! This awesome tale includes a complete, live-action re-enactment of the final days of one of west Michigan's most famous passenger steamers. The S. S. Michigan's crew braved the elements before rescuing themselves 41 days later. This updated 2006 DVD includes exciting underwater video of the newly discovered wreck of the S. S. Michigan!  $23.50 (includes S & H)

MSRA & NUMA team up to search for a DC-4 airliner lost over Lake Michigan in 1950 with the loss of 58 persons. The search for Northwest Airlines Flight 2501 led to the surprise discovery of a ship that wasn't supposed to exist -- the Great Lakes car ferry Ann Arbor no. 5. Just how this vessel ended up embedded on the bottom of Lake Michigan proved as much a mystery as the plane crash itself. Join MSRA as they solve the mystery of the Ann Arbor no. 5.  $23.50 (includes S & H)

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See the story of the tragic loss of Northwest Airlines Flight 2501 on 23 June 1950 and the efforts over 50 years later by Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates to locate the remains of the lost DC-4 airlines. 58 people lost their lives when Flight 2501 plunged into Lake Michigan on a stormy Friday night in 1950. Join MSRA as they team up with author and shipwreck discoverer Clive Cussler's NUMA organization to solve the mystery.  $23.50 (includes S & H)

The H. C. Akeley was located in deep water n May 2001. It was the first significant shipwreck discovered by MSRA and its partners. This video tell of the search for the Chicora, which led to the discovery of the Akeley, well south of her suspected location. MSRA teams up with NOAA, the US Coast Guard and the University of Michigan to survey and document this historic shipwreck.  $23.50 (includes S & H)

MSRA discovered the Mystery Wreck at 40 Fathoms during the 2004 search for the S. S. Michigan off Holland, Michigan. This 200 foot long steel shipwreck led MSRA on a voyage of discovery -- proving that not every shipwreck is where it's supposed to be and that if you search long and hard enough, you're going to find everything -- no matter how significant or insignificant!  $23.50 (includes S & H)

One of the grandest pleasure yachts ever to cruise the Great Lakes now lie at the bottom of Lake Michigan in just 50 feet of water near South Haven. Just how this play toy of the rich and famous ended up sunk with the loss of three men is a tale of intrigue and reminds viewers of a cardinal rule of boating -- always stay with your vessel until it sinks!  $23.50 (includes S & H)