Episode 249: The sinking of the Sea Wing

It was a hot and muggy summer day as the steamboat Sea Wing carried passengers down the Mississippi River for what was to be a lovely excursion to the National Guard settlement near Lake City, MN. And it was ... until the storm hit. Videos: The Sea Wing Disaster So Minnesota: Haunted history of the Sea Wing disaster Sea Wing Disaster on KSMQ's "Off 90" (Sponsored by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment) Articles and books: Shipwrecked on Lake Pepin: The Sea Wing disaster Historic Disasters in Southeast Minnesota, by Steve Gardiner The Sea Wing disaster killed 98, yet the tragedy is little known beyond Red Wing