Anna C. Minch: Lost in the Armistice Day Storm

In this episode of Lake Effect, we tell the tragic story of the Anna C. Minch, a Great Lakes freighter lost on Lake Michigan during the devastating Armistice Day Storm of November 11, 1940. The Anna C. Minch had survived decades of collisions, groundings, storm damage, and close calls. But when hurricane-force winds, blinding snow, and towering waves swept across the Great Lakes, the freighter vanished just miles from safety. This episode explores the Minch’s final voyage, the mystery of how she broke apart, the lives of the crew who were lost, and the remarkable story of Anna C. Minch, the woman whose name the ship carried. Was she an unlucky ship? Or simply a good ship asked to survive one storm too many? 3D renderings attributed to Andrew Goodman and Ken Merryman of 3DShipwrecks.org. #AnnaCMinch #Shipwreck #LakeMichigan #GreatLakes #ArmisticeDayStorm #GreatLakesShipwrecks #MaritimeHistory #lakeeffect