Sooooooooooooooooo I'm sure you just scrolled past my Wife's Birthday Post (well I'd wager you did because it is like 2 articles up ^^) but Here's something that I'd like to talk about because it is friggin cool.
But to reiterate-- I just found out recently that MICHIGAN HAS AN UNDERWATER STONEHENGE!!!! Yeah that's right! aaaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm michigan classic fashion there's a fun twist that keeps the destination from being oversaturated by tourists-- It is underwater in Lake Michigan :-)
That's right lords and Lasses, we got ourselves our own monolithic structure so SUCK IT ENGLAND! (except you Leanne, much love)
In 2007, a team of underwater archaeologists stumbled upon a pattern of rocks that appeared to be arranged in a geometric formation. Unlike the well-known Stonehenge in England, which consists of massive stones stacked in a circular pattern, the stones in Lake Michigan are not stacked but seem to form a distinct shape. This has led to speculation about their origins. (Michigan4u.com)
"There’s an outer ring of stones, about 40 feet in diameter, and an inner ring about 20 feet in diameter, both made of local granite. They stand 40 feet below the water’s surface, and the stones are some 9,000 years old, making this one of the oldest structures ever discovered in North America. At that time, said Holley, the lake bed was dry. Stonehenge would not be erected for another 4,000 years." (Artnet.com)
Per usual, I'm late to the party on finding this out, almost 20 years late to be precise, but this is nifty. Obviously these were placed here in a time that the area wasn't submerged in water (hearsay says about 1000-10,000 years). I've read several articles while doing some diligence to post this and there are conflciting opinions on the structure, its age, and its intent (as such things tend to have). Sounds like it is decently accessible to at about 40ft underwater, although I'll be honest I could discern the legality of visiting it. One article was talking about how research was difficult due to restrictions but didn't really elaborate.
"Looking for shipwrecks in this area, which was a busy 19th- and 20th-century maritime trade route, Mark Holley, professor of underwater archaeology at Northwestern Michigan University, first came across a rock that he said bears a prehistoric carving of a mastodon. On further investigation, he discovered a Stonehenge-like arrangement of ancient stones. " (Artnet.com)
As I read more and more too I am realizing that the discovery has been sensationalized a bit to garner media traffic (big shocker there) and clicks on said articles which is sad. There are varying reports though, some say they think it could be a hearding route for Hunting Parties of a certain tribe, some think it could be related to the stars like stonehenge. There are also similar marking close by that may or maynot be related (which is a fancy way of saying "we don't know" without actually saying it.... Either way, this destination just made my bucket-list.
"It's not the only stone circle in the area. On nearby Beaver Island, there are several groups of stones with carvings — some have holes; others have lines and groups of feathers, according to the Beaver Island online site. One theory says the stones were placed there more than 1000 years ago — that's just hearsay though. Some believe the stones arrived there from a glacial deposit or that Native Americans used the materials for ceremonies. To date no carbon analysis has been done. Seems like these archaeological sites all remain" (
GRUNGE.com)
One thing I forgot to mention is that this resides in an area of Lake Michigan known as the "Lake Michigan Triangle" which again....michigan has its own BERMUDA triangle (suck it geography!), and similar strange occurances happen within this area:
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