The final resting place of the 300’ steel steamer, the Western Reserve, has been discovered roughly 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Michigan’s Lake Superior. The cargo ship was missing for 132 years. The final resting place of the 300’ steel steamer, the Western Reserve, has been discovered roughly 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Michigan’s Lake Superior. The cargo ship was missing for 132 years.