Episode 47 - Sea Wing
Jan 23, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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Episode description
In July 1890, a relaxing day trip turned tragic when the sternwheeler Sea Wing sank on Lake Pepin, taking with it scores of passengers - the majority of whom hailed from nearby Red Wing, Minnesota.
Sources:
Johnson, Frederick L. "Unlocking the Mysteries of the Sea Wing"
Kinkenberg, Dean. "The Sea Wing Disaster"
Pierce County, WI - The Sea Wing Disaster
Sea Wing Disaster, 1890
Shipwrecked on Lake Pepin: The Sea Wing Disaster
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