1 00:00:00,834 --> 00:00:03,302 [Josh] On this episode of Expedition X. 2 00:00:04,771 --> 00:00:08,173 - [man] Ready? - My team dives into Lake Superior's deadly 3 00:00:08,175 --> 00:00:10,109 Shipwreck Coast. 4 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:14,713 Where treacherous waters have claimed hundreds of ships 5 00:00:14,715 --> 00:00:16,949 and countless lives. 6 00:00:17,450 --> 00:00:20,319 I wonder why in this area, particularly? 7 00:00:20,321 --> 00:00:22,488 I guess there's just something in the water here. 8 00:00:22,490 --> 00:00:25,758 [Josh] There are those who believe this tragic history 9 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,961 has led to haunting sights and sounds. 10 00:00:28,963 --> 00:00:30,629 Not just at the shore, 11 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:32,765 but now, over the lake. 12 00:00:32,767 --> 00:00:34,566 [Eric] That is the craziest thing ever. 13 00:00:34,568 --> 00:00:36,835 [Josh] To find out what's hovering above. 14 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:38,837 I saw something that I cannot explain. 15 00:00:38,839 --> 00:00:42,941 Phil and Jess will have to search what lies beneath. 16 00:00:43,843 --> 00:00:46,545 And what their investigation uncovers... 17 00:00:46,547 --> 00:00:50,382 - You had a ghost ship. - is downright terrifying. 18 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:54,620 - Is there anyone here? [gasps] - [device beeps] 19 00:00:54,622 --> 00:00:56,321 - [Phil] What the [bleep]. - Oh, my God. 20 00:00:57,090 --> 00:01:00,059 Graveyard of the Great Lakes. 21 00:01:00,527 --> 00:01:02,728 My name is Josh Gates. 22 00:01:02,730 --> 00:01:07,199 In my travels, I've experienced strange things that defy logic 23 00:01:07,201 --> 00:01:09,401 and made me question everything. 24 00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:10,869 Oh, my God. 25 00:01:10,871 --> 00:01:14,073 Now, I've put together a team to investigate 26 00:01:14,075 --> 00:01:16,508 the stranger side of the unknown. 27 00:01:16,543 --> 00:01:18,410 Let's go. 28 00:01:18,412 --> 00:01:22,981 Phil Torres is a scientist who hunts for rational explanations. 29 00:01:25,985 --> 00:01:28,954 Jessica Chobot's paranormal research 30 00:01:28,956 --> 00:01:31,123 has made her a true believer. 31 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:33,425 Let's go. 32 00:01:33,427 --> 00:01:35,694 Together, we're searching for answers 33 00:01:35,696 --> 00:01:40,399 - What is that? - To the world's most extraordinary mysteries. 34 00:01:40,401 --> 00:01:43,969 This is Expedition X. 35 00:01:46,906 --> 00:01:49,341 All right, Jess and Phil, you are in luck. 36 00:01:49,343 --> 00:01:50,709 I am so excited about this. 37 00:01:50,711 --> 00:01:54,113 I am sending you to a place that I have always wanted to go. 38 00:01:54,115 --> 00:01:56,949 - Lake Superior. - How would you know that? 39 00:01:56,951 --> 00:01:57,983 She's looking at the notes on your desk. 40 00:01:57,985 --> 00:01:59,885 - Chobot. - Sorry. 41 00:01:59,887 --> 00:02:01,920 - Don't go through my stuff. - Well, clean your desk. 42 00:02:01,922 --> 00:02:04,590 - Look, she's got a point. - All right, 43 00:02:04,592 --> 00:02:08,794 not just Lake Superior, technically below the surface of Lake Superior. 44 00:02:08,796 --> 00:02:11,063 And the reason it's on my bucket list is that 45 00:02:11,065 --> 00:02:12,764 of all the great lakes, it is the largest, 46 00:02:12,766 --> 00:02:15,667 it is the deepest, it is the coldest and the bottom 47 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:17,402 is littered with shipwrecks. 48 00:02:17,404 --> 00:02:21,140 But the shipwrecks here are just the beginning. 49 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:28,814 Majestic Lake Superior is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth. 50 00:02:28,816 --> 00:02:31,750 It covers nearly 32,000 square miles 51 00:02:31,752 --> 00:02:36,855 and plunges 1300 feet at its deepest point. 52 00:02:36,857 --> 00:02:39,725 Storms on Lake Superior can be even more dangerous 53 00:02:39,727 --> 00:02:41,560 than on the open ocean. 54 00:02:41,562 --> 00:02:43,996 Freshwater is less dense than salt water 55 00:02:43,998 --> 00:02:46,732 with heavy winds, waves can build up faster. 56 00:02:46,734 --> 00:02:50,402 Waves nearly 30 feet high. 57 00:02:50,404 --> 00:02:53,639 On the ocean, captains can navigate around storms, 58 00:02:53,641 --> 00:02:56,108 but even on a lake this big. 59 00:02:56,110 --> 00:02:59,378 Sometimes the only option is to sail through them, 60 00:03:00,813 --> 00:03:03,081 often with deadly results. 61 00:03:04,317 --> 00:03:06,485 1816, 62 00:03:06,487 --> 00:03:09,688 the first commercial trade vessel goes down in Lake Superior. 63 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:12,958 A wooden ship with the ironic name Invincible 64 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,995 sinks just two miles off Michigan's Whitefish Point. 65 00:03:17,430 --> 00:03:19,298 Over the next century and a half, 66 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:23,468 Lake Superior swallows an estimated 550 vessels 67 00:03:23,470 --> 00:03:27,439 and takes the lives of thousands of sailors and passengers. 68 00:03:27,441 --> 00:03:30,842 Most of the bodies are never recovered. 69 00:03:30,844 --> 00:03:35,247 The lake's rough waters hiding a literal ship graveyard. 70 00:03:37,083 --> 00:03:39,484 Perhaps, the lakes most storied victim 71 00:03:39,486 --> 00:03:41,720 is the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. 72 00:03:41,722 --> 00:03:46,592 In 1975, the mighty freighter carrying 26,000 tons 73 00:03:46,594 --> 00:03:49,595 of iron ore leaves Superior, Wisconsin, 74 00:03:49,597 --> 00:03:51,530 heading toward Detroit, Michigan. 75 00:03:51,532 --> 00:03:53,498 A fierce storm batters the ship 76 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:56,602 and the Fitzgerald tragically sinks. 77 00:03:56,604 --> 00:04:00,472 All 29 crew members are lost and to this day, 78 00:04:00,474 --> 00:04:04,009 the wreckage lies just north of Whitefish Point. 79 00:04:04,644 --> 00:04:07,679 Unpredictable winds, navigation hazards, 80 00:04:07,681 --> 00:04:10,549 and no safe harbors make the area around 81 00:04:10,551 --> 00:04:12,918 Whitefish Point particularly treacherous. 82 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,821 It has claimed at least 240 ships, 83 00:04:15,823 --> 00:04:18,423 more than any other part of the lake. 84 00:04:18,425 --> 00:04:21,393 Earning it the nickname the Shipwreck Coast. 85 00:04:23,463 --> 00:04:26,131 And the tragedy along this rocky stretch 86 00:04:26,133 --> 00:04:29,101 has led some to believe the coastline is haunted. 87 00:04:30,603 --> 00:04:33,805 Over the years, stories have swirled about 88 00:04:33,807 --> 00:04:37,676 strange apparitions, unexplained sounds and voices, 89 00:04:37,678 --> 00:04:39,778 and not just on shore, 90 00:04:39,780 --> 00:04:43,448 divers have even reported such things under the water. 91 00:04:43,450 --> 00:04:45,884 But now, there's something new. 92 00:04:45,886 --> 00:04:48,754 Claims of mysterious lights hovering over 93 00:04:48,756 --> 00:04:51,490 the churning waters off Whitefish Point. 94 00:04:51,492 --> 00:04:54,893 And they've been caught on camera. 95 00:04:54,895 --> 00:04:58,163 [man] Now, there's two, that is the craziest thing ever. 96 00:04:58,998 --> 00:05:01,133 [Josh] So, what's causing the lights? 97 00:05:01,135 --> 00:05:03,568 Could they somehow be connected to 98 00:05:03,570 --> 00:05:04,436 the shipwrecks below? 99 00:05:04,438 --> 00:05:07,172 And the biggest question of all. 100 00:05:07,174 --> 00:05:12,110 What on earth is going on at Lake Superior's deadly Shipwreck Coast? 101 00:05:15,948 --> 00:05:17,382 So, intrigued? 102 00:05:17,384 --> 00:05:18,817 - Absolutely intrigued. - Yeah. 103 00:05:18,819 --> 00:05:21,920 Natural phenomenon can occur over big bodies of water 104 00:05:21,922 --> 00:05:23,922 that may seem mysterious at first, 105 00:05:23,924 --> 00:05:26,591 but ultimately have a natural explanation, 106 00:05:26,593 --> 00:05:29,628 like, sailors would claim to see lights 107 00:05:29,630 --> 00:05:31,763 and buzzing over the top of the ship's mast 108 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:33,498 - during thunderstorms. - St. Elmo's fire. 109 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:35,867 - Exactly. - I love that movie. 110 00:05:35,869 --> 00:05:37,969 - It's some of Demi Moore's best work. - Mm-hmm. 111 00:05:37,971 --> 00:05:39,938 - Haven't seen the movie. - Oh, my... 112 00:05:39,940 --> 00:05:41,673 - how is it possible? - But... 113 00:05:41,675 --> 00:05:44,042 - You've got to get out more. - But, regardless, 114 00:05:44,044 --> 00:05:45,610 this shows that a lot of these things 115 00:05:45,612 --> 00:05:49,681 can start mysterious, but we can figure out what it actually is. 116 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:53,618 - Jess? - I mean with that much pain, tragedy, and death. 117 00:05:53,620 --> 00:05:56,088 Yeah, I think that part of the lake is haunted. 118 00:05:56,090 --> 00:05:57,756 No surprise here the two of you disagree. 119 00:05:57,758 --> 00:06:00,425 Your mission is to get to Whitefish Point. 120 00:06:00,427 --> 00:06:04,296 Investigate what's going on around and above the lake. 121 00:06:04,298 --> 00:06:07,032 Can you prove it's paranormal activity, Jess, or Phil, 122 00:06:07,034 --> 00:06:10,068 what is the real world rational explanation? 123 00:06:10,070 --> 00:06:11,536 - You ready for this? - Ready. 124 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:13,038 Aye aye, Captain. 125 00:06:14,507 --> 00:06:17,576 Phil and Jess leave New York and fly 780 miles 126 00:06:17,578 --> 00:06:20,912 to Marquette on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 127 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:24,416 From there, it's a two and a half hour drive to Whitefish Point. 128 00:06:25,718 --> 00:06:27,619 [Phil] it is so beautiful, you used to live here, right? 129 00:06:27,621 --> 00:06:31,623 I kinda, I lived in the Lower Peninsula. 130 00:06:31,625 --> 00:06:34,726 This is the Upper Peninsula, so this is considered the "UP" 131 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:36,895 so everybody that lives up here, 132 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:38,697 - they call themselves Yoopers. - I love that. 133 00:06:38,699 --> 00:06:40,399 Yeah. 134 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:42,634 [Phil] Such a beautiful place. So many shipwrecks. 135 00:06:42,636 --> 00:06:45,804 [Jessica] I wonder why in this area, particularly. 136 00:06:45,806 --> 00:06:47,939 The fact that they just had to rely on single lighthouses 137 00:06:47,941 --> 00:06:49,641 on shore and not GPS 138 00:06:49,643 --> 00:06:51,676 and all the mapping data that we have today. 139 00:06:51,678 --> 00:06:55,046 - I don't know. - I guess there's just something in the water here. 140 00:06:56,349 --> 00:06:58,784 - [Jessica] Oh, wow. - [Phil] Ooh. Look at that. 141 00:06:58,786 --> 00:07:01,853 - Yeah, you can see why they call them Great Lakes. - [Phil] Oh, yeah. 142 00:07:01,855 --> 00:07:03,922 I mean, with this lake you might even say 143 00:07:03,924 --> 00:07:05,957 - Don't do it, dude. - It's superior. 144 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:08,160 - Oh, my God. - I did it. 145 00:07:10,363 --> 00:07:14,166 [Phil] The shipwreck coast runs along Lake Superior's southern shore. 146 00:07:14,168 --> 00:07:16,735 The 80 mile strip of land that ends at Whitefish Point 147 00:07:16,737 --> 00:07:19,571 extends nearly 10 miles into the water. 148 00:07:19,573 --> 00:07:22,274 Creating a treacherous bottleneck that ships 149 00:07:22,276 --> 00:07:25,010 entering or leaving the lake have to pass through. 150 00:07:26,879 --> 00:07:28,747 Check out the Whitefish lighthouse. 151 00:07:28,749 --> 00:07:31,483 [Jessica] Wow, that's cool. 152 00:07:31,485 --> 00:07:33,985 - I think it's still in use, right? - Yeah. 153 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,762 We arrive at Whitefish Point to meet Erik Rintamaki. 154 00:07:43,764 --> 00:07:46,031 - He's right down there. - [Jessica] Yeah, I see him. 155 00:07:46,033 --> 00:07:49,601 [Phil] As a lifelong local and gem and mineral expert. 156 00:07:49,603 --> 00:07:51,403 - Hey, how's it going? - Hello. 157 00:07:51,405 --> 00:07:53,438 Eric leads groups to this beach at night 158 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,408 to search for the region's signature Yooperlite rock. 159 00:07:56,410 --> 00:07:59,211 An unusual stone rich in fluorescent sodalite 160 00:07:59,213 --> 00:08:01,446 that he actually discovered 161 00:08:01,448 --> 00:08:03,582 right here on the shore of Lake Superior. 162 00:08:03,584 --> 00:08:05,550 And it was on one of those Yooperlite hunts 163 00:08:05,552 --> 00:08:08,920 that Eric witnessed something astonishing. 164 00:08:08,922 --> 00:08:11,656 - You can see how the sandbar goes way out here. - Mm-hmm. 165 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:12,924 So right at the tip of that sandbar, 166 00:08:12,926 --> 00:08:14,593 that's where the light hovered. 167 00:08:14,595 --> 00:08:16,495 All I can tell you is I saw something 168 00:08:16,497 --> 00:08:19,865 absolutely incredible that I cannot explain. 169 00:08:19,867 --> 00:08:21,867 We seen the video, what are we missing from that 170 00:08:21,869 --> 00:08:23,802 - that you experienced? - Well, 171 00:08:23,804 --> 00:08:26,938 I happen to be doing a tour out here one night. 172 00:08:28,574 --> 00:08:29,741 Just about to get off the beach, 173 00:08:29,743 --> 00:08:32,043 we were trying to find our last stone of the evening. 174 00:08:32,945 --> 00:08:34,913 And one of the participants in the tour 175 00:08:34,915 --> 00:08:36,748 tugged on my shoulder and said, "Eric, 176 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:40,051 what are those lights back there behind us?" 177 00:08:40,053 --> 00:08:44,256 I turned around, lights hovering in the sky. 178 00:08:44,258 --> 00:08:49,394 So I took my cell phone out and started recording a video. 179 00:08:49,396 --> 00:08:52,097 [Erik] Look, now there's two, now there's two again. 180 00:08:52,099 --> 00:08:54,933 This is the craziest thing I've ever seen in my life 181 00:08:54,935 --> 00:08:57,669 and I watched them till 2:50, 2:55 in the morning. 182 00:08:57,671 --> 00:09:00,772 So almost two hours. 183 00:09:00,774 --> 00:09:03,675 And a ship happened to be coming through the shipping channel 184 00:09:03,677 --> 00:09:06,378 and the ship slowly went right underneath. 185 00:09:07,013 --> 00:09:08,847 It's got to be right above the ship. 186 00:09:08,849 --> 00:09:11,850 That is the craziest thing ever. 187 00:09:11,852 --> 00:09:14,686 On the Internet, I get thousands of comments 188 00:09:14,688 --> 00:09:15,654 of what it was. 189 00:09:15,656 --> 00:09:17,889 The most popular ones were Chinese lanterns, 190 00:09:17,891 --> 00:09:20,792 something from the government and St. Elmo's fire. 191 00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:22,127 Could they have been flares? 192 00:09:22,129 --> 00:09:25,397 - No, a flare, a flare wouldn't last for two hours. - Uh-huh. Oh. 193 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:27,566 A Chinese lantern wouldn't stay in position for two hours. 194 00:09:27,568 --> 00:09:29,968 I'm wondering, could it have been Coast Guard? 195 00:09:29,970 --> 00:09:31,670 Could it be someone's drone flying around? 196 00:09:31,672 --> 00:09:33,438 I have no clue. 197 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,507 Did anybody else report seeing those lights that night? 198 00:09:35,509 --> 00:09:37,709 Afterward, I've had a lot of people tell me, 199 00:09:37,711 --> 00:09:39,678 "Oh, I saw the same thing, I saw the same thing." 200 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:41,613 - But... - That same night or other nights? 201 00:09:41,615 --> 00:09:44,049 - Uh, same night and other nights. - Okay. 202 00:09:44,717 --> 00:09:47,552 Cause look, it's almost touching the... oh, jeez. 203 00:09:47,554 --> 00:09:49,821 I'm a little intrigued by the idea 204 00:09:49,823 --> 00:09:50,722 that they're ghost lights, especially since 205 00:09:50,724 --> 00:09:52,857 there are so many shipwrecks. 206 00:09:52,859 --> 00:09:56,428 And shipwrecks where there weren't necessarily any survivors, too. 207 00:09:56,430 --> 00:09:59,230 I don't know, I can't tell you what it is. 208 00:10:00,933 --> 00:10:02,734 [Jessica] For centuries, there have been legends of ghost lights 209 00:10:02,736 --> 00:10:04,636 the world over. 210 00:10:04,638 --> 00:10:06,805 From the Will-o'-the-wisps of English folklore 211 00:10:06,807 --> 00:10:10,508 and the Luz Mala or bad light in South America 212 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:14,279 to reports across the US of lights hovering in the sky. 213 00:10:14,281 --> 00:10:15,747 Phil thinks the lights people are seeing here 214 00:10:15,749 --> 00:10:18,550 might be some sort of optical illusion. 215 00:10:18,552 --> 00:10:21,953 But given the long, tragic history of Whitefish Point, 216 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:24,489 I think it's possible the lights could be a manifestation 217 00:10:24,491 --> 00:10:26,758 from the other side. 218 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,161 From those who lost their lives in one of the many shipwrecks here. 219 00:10:30,763 --> 00:10:32,197 But which shipwreck? 220 00:10:32,199 --> 00:10:36,167 And why are these lost souls making themselves visible now? 221 00:10:36,736 --> 00:10:37,569 Ready, boys? 222 00:10:37,571 --> 00:10:39,904 If the lights reappear tonight, 223 00:10:39,906 --> 00:10:43,041 I want to capture our own high definition video 224 00:10:43,043 --> 00:10:43,408 for analysis. 225 00:10:43,410 --> 00:10:44,909 Already nervous. 226 00:10:44,911 --> 00:10:47,145 So I'm setting up a surveillance camera 227 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:48,179 at the top of the lighthouse. 228 00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:50,248 Spiral staircase hell. 229 00:10:50,750 --> 00:10:51,816 [pants] 230 00:10:51,851 --> 00:10:53,885 Where we'll have an unobstructed view of the lake. 231 00:10:53,887 --> 00:10:55,687 I'm thinking we should point the camera out 232 00:10:55,689 --> 00:10:57,255 - right up over here. - Okay. 233 00:10:59,191 --> 00:11:01,092 All right, looks like we're good. 234 00:11:05,398 --> 00:11:07,065 Is there a vessel? 235 00:11:07,067 --> 00:11:10,268 [Josh] I've arranged for Phil and Jess to meet with Captain Darryl Ertel. 236 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:12,737 - Hi. - Hello. 237 00:11:12,739 --> 00:11:16,007 A seasoned shipwreck researcher who's been navigating these waters 238 00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:17,809 for more than 25 years. 239 00:11:17,843 --> 00:11:19,978 Let's go. 240 00:11:23,182 --> 00:11:25,550 Recently while positioned over the wreck of a ship 241 00:11:25,552 --> 00:11:26,685 called the Myron. 242 00:11:26,687 --> 00:11:30,088 Darryl experienced something he can't explain. 243 00:11:31,123 --> 00:11:33,458 - We were out searching the other day. - Uh-huh. 244 00:11:33,460 --> 00:11:36,027 We were coming home. 245 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:40,031 And we went over the Myron and as we went over the Myron, 246 00:11:40,033 --> 00:11:44,936 the radar was showing a reflection off our port bow 247 00:11:44,938 --> 00:11:46,538 and, but there was nothing there. 248 00:11:46,540 --> 00:11:48,039 What do you mean, so you saw something 249 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:49,741 that looked like a ship on your radar? 250 00:11:49,743 --> 00:11:51,876 Yeah, like this is a ship right there. 251 00:11:51,878 --> 00:11:54,746 - [Jessica] Yeah. - But it showed one off to our port bow, 252 00:11:54,748 --> 00:11:57,082 but there's just nothing out there. 253 00:11:57,084 --> 00:12:01,119 The screens all started flashing and fading in and out. 254 00:12:03,856 --> 00:12:05,857 You had a ghost ship. 255 00:12:05,859 --> 00:12:08,259 [Phil] And that was right over the Myron. 256 00:12:09,061 --> 00:12:10,695 [Josh] November, 1919. 257 00:12:10,697 --> 00:12:13,765 The wooden steamship SS Myron 258 00:12:13,767 --> 00:12:16,801 leaves Munising, Michigan, bound for Buffalo, New York 259 00:12:16,803 --> 00:12:18,236 with 18 aboard. 260 00:12:19,772 --> 00:12:24,743 Two hours after leaving port, they get caught in a heavy storm. 261 00:12:24,745 --> 00:12:28,613 60 mile an hour gale winds, accumulating snow 262 00:12:28,615 --> 00:12:31,916 and pounding waves rip open the ship at the seams 263 00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:33,785 and take her to the bottom of Lake Superior 264 00:12:33,787 --> 00:12:36,121 in just four minutes. 265 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:39,758 Rescue workers from the nearby lifesaving station 266 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:41,826 attempt to save the crew, 267 00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:45,396 but the sailors freezing hands can't grip the line. 268 00:12:45,398 --> 00:12:49,300 17 bodies are eventually recovered, frozen to death. 269 00:12:51,871 --> 00:12:54,606 Could the tragedy of the Myron somehow be related 270 00:12:54,608 --> 00:12:57,008 to the strange phenomenon reported here? 271 00:12:57,010 --> 00:13:00,311 To try to answer that, my team has their work cut out for them. 272 00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:02,313 - Oh, we can see it. - [Jessica] Yeah. 273 00:13:02,315 --> 00:13:04,449 - [Phil] That's it, right? - [Josh] I've arranged for Darryl 274 00:13:04,451 --> 00:13:06,584 and some cutting edge equipment to support 275 00:13:06,586 --> 00:13:09,687 their investigation above and below the surface. 276 00:13:09,689 --> 00:13:12,023 Well, it's part of it, that's just the part 277 00:13:12,025 --> 00:13:15,260 we were over the top of, that's the engine and boiler there. 278 00:13:15,494 --> 00:13:16,761 Crazy. 279 00:13:16,829 --> 00:13:19,864 [Phil] As the sonar gives us a digital view of the Myron, 280 00:13:19,866 --> 00:13:22,200 we prepare to make a dangerous dive 281 00:13:22,202 --> 00:13:24,736 to see her up close and personal. 282 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:25,804 Drop it. 283 00:13:33,779 --> 00:13:36,848 The water here is below 40 degrees, meaning, 284 00:13:36,850 --> 00:13:39,184 I'll need this specialty dry suit, 285 00:13:39,186 --> 00:13:39,984 so I don't freeze to death. 286 00:13:39,986 --> 00:13:43,788 All right, straps look good. You good. 287 00:13:43,790 --> 00:13:46,891 If the Myron is somehow to blame for the strange lights and sounds 288 00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:47,992 people have encountered here, 289 00:13:47,994 --> 00:13:50,428 then I believe there must be an environmental 290 00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:52,730 or biological explanation. 291 00:13:52,732 --> 00:13:55,934 I'm hoping to find some answers in the depths below. 292 00:14:06,779 --> 00:14:09,147 - Is everybody good? - Yeah. 293 00:14:09,149 --> 00:14:10,448 [all] Good. 294 00:14:15,921 --> 00:14:16,955 Copy. 295 00:14:31,136 --> 00:14:33,271 [diver speaking] 296 00:14:44,850 --> 00:14:46,117 Copy. 297 00:15:09,074 --> 00:15:12,110 [Josh] As Phil begins his investigation of the Myron. 298 00:15:12,678 --> 00:15:14,879 [Darryl] Drop it. 299 00:15:14,881 --> 00:15:17,615 [Josh] Darryl and the team launch a remote operated vehicle 300 00:15:17,617 --> 00:15:19,050 or ROV. 301 00:15:19,052 --> 00:15:24,122 This $250,000 robot is state of the art technology. 302 00:15:26,058 --> 00:15:27,959 Okay, going down. 303 00:15:29,895 --> 00:15:31,195 That's good. Stop. 304 00:15:35,367 --> 00:15:38,102 [Josh] More maneuverable than any human diver, 305 00:15:38,104 --> 00:15:42,040 It also has the ability to send a video signal to the surface. 306 00:15:42,042 --> 00:15:43,841 It'll be an extra set of eyes on Phil, 307 00:15:43,843 --> 00:15:46,411 in case he runs into any trouble. 308 00:15:49,214 --> 00:15:52,050 Describe what you're seeing. How's it down there? 309 00:15:54,586 --> 00:15:57,989 [Phil speaking] 310 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:01,993 Wow, look at that. That is so cool. 311 00:16:20,612 --> 00:16:23,081 There they are. 312 00:16:28,954 --> 00:16:32,857 That's like, look how small they are compared to just 313 00:16:32,859 --> 00:16:36,160 a section of what's left of the ship. 314 00:16:38,864 --> 00:16:41,933 [Phil speaking] 315 00:16:57,916 --> 00:17:00,852 [Jessica] That's kind of crazy because it's been down there 316 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:03,221 for over 100 years. 317 00:17:04,123 --> 00:17:07,025 It's legitimately frozen in time. 318 00:17:08,093 --> 00:17:09,394 How cold is it? 319 00:17:24,676 --> 00:17:26,544 He said most of the damage that he's coming across 320 00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:29,447 is all damage from the original shipwreck. 321 00:17:35,487 --> 00:17:38,089 [Phil] Some divers have claimed to see strange shadows 322 00:17:38,091 --> 00:17:40,958 and hear unexplained noises while diving around 323 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:42,393 the Myron. 324 00:17:42,828 --> 00:17:46,397 Sights and sounds that have been attributed to the paranormal. 325 00:17:47,766 --> 00:17:50,368 The more logical culprit, fish. 326 00:17:50,370 --> 00:17:53,638 Lake Superior is home to about 80 species of fish 327 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:57,942 including trout, salmon, walleye, sturgeon, and pike. 328 00:17:58,210 --> 00:18:01,312 But strangely, I don't see any down here. 329 00:18:09,822 --> 00:18:13,758 Another possible explanation for the reports of strange sounds 330 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,693 is the deterioration and the slow collapse 331 00:18:15,695 --> 00:18:17,829 of the wreck itself. 332 00:18:17,831 --> 00:18:19,363 Even though I'm freezing my butt off right now, 333 00:18:19,365 --> 00:18:22,567 Lake Superior is actually getting warmer every year. 334 00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:26,037 And warmer waters create more hospitable conditions 335 00:18:26,039 --> 00:18:28,673 for invasive organisms like zebra mussels 336 00:18:28,675 --> 00:18:31,476 that are known to wreak havoc on shipwrecks, 337 00:18:31,478 --> 00:18:35,046 but I'm not seeing any evidence of that on the Myron. 338 00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:54,699 As for the lights, people have reported above the surface here. 339 00:18:54,701 --> 00:18:57,502 The only thing that could even possibly glow down here 340 00:18:57,504 --> 00:19:00,638 are mineral rich rocks like Eric's Yooperlites, 341 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,974 but I have a hard time believing that has anything 342 00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:05,309 to do with the lights he recorded on camera. 343 00:19:24,796 --> 00:19:25,997 Got hypothermia yet? 344 00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:28,533 Oh, my God, it was incredible. 345 00:19:28,535 --> 00:19:31,035 Well, why don't we get you guys warm? 346 00:19:33,338 --> 00:19:35,806 [Jessica] With Phil unable to come up with any biological 347 00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:39,744 or environmental reasons for the strange activity reported here. 348 00:19:39,746 --> 00:19:42,747 It's time to put my theory to the test. 349 00:19:42,749 --> 00:19:44,815 I believe it's possible that the tragic deaths 350 00:19:44,817 --> 00:19:47,952 of the Myron sailors could be causing 351 00:19:47,954 --> 00:19:50,588 both the lights in the sky and the strange sights 352 00:19:50,590 --> 00:19:52,924 and sounds reported below the surface. 353 00:19:52,926 --> 00:19:54,525 I'm not letting you get out of this, 354 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,127 you're gonna contribute. 355 00:19:56,129 --> 00:19:58,963 Without any scientific explanations to offer, 356 00:19:58,965 --> 00:20:02,066 Phil's getting drafted into the ghost hunt. 357 00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:04,769 So I'm going to drop the hydrophone down, 358 00:20:04,771 --> 00:20:07,405 I'll ask the questions for the EVP. 359 00:20:07,407 --> 00:20:09,740 I want you to listen in on the headphones and let me know 360 00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:10,675 if you hear anything weird. 361 00:20:10,677 --> 00:20:13,611 - Okay. - So these are for you, sir. 362 00:20:13,613 --> 00:20:16,914 I'm conducting an underwater call and response session 363 00:20:16,916 --> 00:20:19,350 using a highly sensitive recording device called 364 00:20:19,352 --> 00:20:20,718 a hydrophone. 365 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,521 I'm gonna start recording, so we get everything right away. 366 00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:25,923 The hydrophone can record audio underwater, 367 00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:28,125 that we can't hear from the surface. 368 00:20:28,127 --> 00:20:30,328 - Can you hear anything? - Nothing. 369 00:20:32,998 --> 00:20:34,131 - Yeah. - Yeah? Okay. 370 00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:37,001 My hope is that my questions will get the attention 371 00:20:37,003 --> 00:20:38,703 of any spirits remain here and will pick up 372 00:20:38,705 --> 00:20:40,938 their responses. 373 00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:44,175 To avoid any noise pollution, we kill the engine. 374 00:20:45,844 --> 00:20:49,413 - Good? All right, here we go. Ready? - [Phil] Engine off. 375 00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:04,795 Are there any sailors with us right now? 376 00:21:04,830 --> 00:21:07,198 [water splashing] 377 00:21:10,102 --> 00:21:13,304 Did you freeze to death when the Myron went down? 378 00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:18,209 [water splashing] 379 00:21:19,544 --> 00:21:21,379 What's your name? 380 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:29,253 Are you causing the lights to appear over Lake Superior? 381 00:21:30,822 --> 00:21:32,590 Did you hear something? 382 00:21:32,592 --> 00:21:34,091 I thought I just heard some low humming. 383 00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:35,393 Engine's still off here, right? 384 00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:38,062 Yeah, engine's off. You heard humming? 385 00:21:44,803 --> 00:21:48,239 Are you causing the lights to appear over Lake Superior? 386 00:21:49,775 --> 00:21:51,742 Did you hear something? 387 00:21:51,744 --> 00:21:52,843 I thought I just heard some low humming. 388 00:21:52,845 --> 00:21:53,978 Engine's still off here, right? 389 00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:57,081 Yeah, engine's off. You heard humming? 390 00:22:04,756 --> 00:22:07,425 It almost sounds mechanical. It's weird. 391 00:22:10,662 --> 00:22:13,164 When did your ship go down? 392 00:22:17,869 --> 00:22:19,503 [Jessica] Phil continues to listen to the headphones 393 00:22:19,505 --> 00:22:20,905 for several more minutes, 394 00:22:20,907 --> 00:22:25,109 but that strange mechanical hum he heard has gone quiet. 395 00:22:25,644 --> 00:22:29,113 It's super hard to tell because I still hear... 396 00:22:29,115 --> 00:22:32,216 - all the splashing around us, but... - The boat. Okay. 397 00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:34,485 - It's really hard to tell. - Yeah. 398 00:22:34,487 --> 00:22:37,355 Sound travels way further underwater. 399 00:22:37,357 --> 00:22:41,125 Maybe it was another boat that we can't see out here. 400 00:22:41,127 --> 00:22:43,394 - All right, should we bring it up? - Yeah, let's bring it up. 401 00:22:43,396 --> 00:22:45,663 I just wanna make sure it saves. 402 00:22:45,665 --> 00:22:48,299 [Phil] After several hours on the open water, 403 00:22:48,301 --> 00:22:50,768 we head back to the Whitefish Point dock. 404 00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:53,804 [Jessica] So far, we've investigated under the water. 405 00:22:53,806 --> 00:22:56,574 I continue to monitor for activity above the water 406 00:22:56,576 --> 00:22:58,109 with our surveillance camera. 407 00:22:59,010 --> 00:23:02,046 And now, Josh is calling with some news. 408 00:23:02,748 --> 00:23:04,014 - Hi. - Hey, Josh. 409 00:23:04,016 --> 00:23:06,550 How's it going in the Upper Peninsula? 410 00:23:06,552 --> 00:23:08,352 Oh, we're just yooping it up up here. 411 00:23:08,354 --> 00:23:10,588 That means you cracked the mystery lights then? 412 00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:14,592 - No, I wouldn't say that yet. - It more so means that Jessica's Michigan accent 413 00:23:14,594 --> 00:23:18,062 - is coming out more and more every day. - Whatever, eh? 414 00:23:18,064 --> 00:23:19,764 So the reason I'm calling is I actually have good news. 415 00:23:19,766 --> 00:23:22,233 I did some digging and I came up with 416 00:23:22,235 --> 00:23:25,403 another recent report of mysterious lights 417 00:23:25,405 --> 00:23:26,470 in the area. 418 00:23:26,638 --> 00:23:28,406 Only this time it is not over the water, 419 00:23:28,408 --> 00:23:30,541 it's being reported on shore. 420 00:23:30,543 --> 00:23:32,743 It's coming from a former lifesaving station 421 00:23:32,745 --> 00:23:35,813 that is literally just a few miles from where you are. 422 00:23:35,815 --> 00:23:37,581 That's where they would have launched the boats 423 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,784 - to try to rescue the shipwrecks? - Yeah. 424 00:23:39,786 --> 00:23:41,352 When they tried to save sailors from sinking ships 425 00:23:41,354 --> 00:23:42,820 like the Myron. 426 00:23:42,822 --> 00:23:44,922 That's right, this station is where sailors would be brought. 427 00:23:44,924 --> 00:23:47,825 It is also where they would keep the recovered bodies 428 00:23:47,827 --> 00:23:49,760 of sailors who didn't make it. 429 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:51,896 Now, the place is nearly abandoned. 430 00:23:51,898 --> 00:23:54,965 Access to it is really restricted, 431 00:23:54,967 --> 00:23:56,834 but there is a scientist who's living there 432 00:23:56,836 --> 00:23:59,670 and I have arranged for the two of you to meet him. 433 00:23:59,672 --> 00:24:01,605 - Really? - Yeah, maybe you can find 434 00:24:01,607 --> 00:24:03,741 a possible link between whatever's happening there 435 00:24:03,743 --> 00:24:05,476 and the lights above the water. 436 00:24:05,478 --> 00:24:07,812 - Okay, that's cool. - All right, well, 437 00:24:07,814 --> 00:24:10,448 go talk to this guy and figure out what's going on out there. 438 00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:15,886 Phil and Jess trade in their boats 439 00:24:15,888 --> 00:24:18,656 for all terrain vehicles and set out towards 440 00:24:18,658 --> 00:24:21,325 the former Vermillion lifesaving station. 441 00:24:23,795 --> 00:24:25,796 It's seven miles down an old logging road 442 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:27,898 flanked by thick pine forest, 443 00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:30,801 that's home to all manner of Michigan wildlife. 444 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:32,837 Things like wolves and bears that you probably 445 00:24:32,839 --> 00:24:34,805 don't want to slow down for. 446 00:24:34,807 --> 00:24:36,974 - Whoa, Jess. - Unless you're Phil. 447 00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:39,944 Jess, check this out. 448 00:24:39,946 --> 00:24:40,578 Look at the size of that track. 449 00:24:40,580 --> 00:24:42,513 Oh, there's its toes. 450 00:24:42,515 --> 00:24:44,882 That's not a small bear, look at the size of that footpad. 451 00:24:44,884 --> 00:24:46,750 - That is huge. - [Jessica] Yeah, that's big. 452 00:24:46,752 --> 00:24:48,919 Got toes up here, got a heel. 453 00:24:48,921 --> 00:24:50,754 - Another one right there. - Yeah. 454 00:24:50,756 --> 00:24:53,324 So, it looks like he crossed over the road. 455 00:24:56,628 --> 00:24:58,863 - Check out these deer tracks. - Oh, nice. 456 00:24:58,865 --> 00:25:01,599 See how much spray's behind 'em that means they were running through here. 457 00:25:01,601 --> 00:25:02,800 - Running? - Oh, yeah. 458 00:25:02,802 --> 00:25:04,401 And this is bigger, this can be a moose. 459 00:25:04,736 --> 00:25:05,769 [Jessica] No way, really? 460 00:25:05,771 --> 00:25:07,605 [Phil] Tracks like these come from animals 461 00:25:07,607 --> 00:25:10,674 that can sometimes make eerily human sounds. 462 00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:12,943 Like a fawn crying out for help. 463 00:25:12,945 --> 00:25:15,546 We got running deer, we got running moose. 464 00:25:15,548 --> 00:25:17,948 [Jessica] It's friggin' wild kingdom up in here. 465 00:25:21,686 --> 00:25:22,820 [Josh] The Vermillion lifesaving station 466 00:25:22,822 --> 00:25:25,756 was built in 1876. 467 00:25:25,758 --> 00:25:28,893 Back when ships had no radios and the Upper Peninsula 468 00:25:28,895 --> 00:25:30,594 was sparsely populated. 469 00:25:30,596 --> 00:25:33,063 Sailors were pretty much on their own 470 00:25:33,065 --> 00:25:35,966 in the treacherous waters of southern Lake Superior. 471 00:25:35,968 --> 00:25:38,702 The station's purpose was to help rescue those in distress 472 00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:39,904 close to shore. 473 00:25:39,906 --> 00:25:43,541 But often, those rescue efforts only recovered bodies 474 00:25:43,543 --> 00:25:46,644 like those from the ill fated SS Myron. 475 00:25:46,646 --> 00:25:49,413 With the advance of maritime technology, 476 00:25:49,415 --> 00:25:53,083 the Coast Guard closed the station in 1944. 477 00:25:54,786 --> 00:25:57,421 The site that once saw so much death 478 00:25:57,423 --> 00:25:59,757 now operates as a nature preserve 479 00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:02,493 and its current inhabitant is Isaac Loutzenhiser. 480 00:26:02,495 --> 00:26:04,495 - You must be Isaac. - Yes, I'm Isaac. 481 00:26:04,497 --> 00:26:07,531 [Josh] A conservation scientist who monitors the populations 482 00:26:07,533 --> 00:26:10,000 of federally endangered birds in the area. 483 00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:12,136 We're here trying to research the ghost lights 484 00:26:12,138 --> 00:26:13,704 on Lake Superior. 485 00:26:13,706 --> 00:26:17,575 [Josh] But he knows all about Vermillion's reportedly haunted history. 486 00:26:17,577 --> 00:26:20,644 I've definitely heard some pretty creepy stories. 487 00:26:20,646 --> 00:26:23,981 A group of gals going here on a college retreat. 488 00:26:25,083 --> 00:26:28,852 There were some weird lights spotted at the top 489 00:26:28,854 --> 00:26:30,287 of the lighthouse. 490 00:26:32,023 --> 00:26:34,191 [Phil] These lights were green? 491 00:26:34,859 --> 00:26:36,060 Does it work? 492 00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:40,497 Yeah, the lighthouse produces a very dim light that flashes 493 00:26:40,499 --> 00:26:42,933 - through the night. - Okay, but not like a green color, 494 00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:44,802 anything to, like, explain why those girls saw that? 495 00:26:44,804 --> 00:26:46,170 - Exactly. - Or... 496 00:26:46,172 --> 00:26:48,405 And there was one gal who woke up in the middle 497 00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:51,075 of the night... 498 00:26:51,077 --> 00:26:55,112 with a ghostly apparition of a man standing at the foot of her bed. 499 00:26:55,914 --> 00:26:57,815 How do you feel being alone here? 500 00:26:57,817 --> 00:27:00,784 I will admit it's kind of eerie. 501 00:27:00,786 --> 00:27:02,519 I have a key to get inside the lighthouse, 502 00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:05,122 so I've explored a little bit. 503 00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:07,958 You definitely have this overwhelming feeling 504 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,226 that you're not alone. 505 00:27:10,528 --> 00:27:11,729 What about sounds? 506 00:27:11,731 --> 00:27:15,399 Do people claim they hear things or just see apparitions? 507 00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:18,736 There was one group of gals up on this and doing up here 508 00:27:18,738 --> 00:27:21,739 and they reported hearing someone talking 509 00:27:21,741 --> 00:27:24,141 out the middle of nowhere. 510 00:27:24,143 --> 00:27:26,677 - That's weird. - And for you as a biologist 511 00:27:26,679 --> 00:27:28,112 who works with birds. 512 00:27:28,114 --> 00:27:31,849 Do you think that they may have just heard wildlife? 513 00:27:31,851 --> 00:27:34,251 It's quite possible, I mean I'm always up for debate 514 00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:36,654 on what might have actually been experienced. 515 00:27:36,656 --> 00:27:39,623 [Phil] Isaac is stationed here to monitor the local population 516 00:27:39,625 --> 00:27:41,492 of endangered piping plover birds. 517 00:27:41,494 --> 00:27:45,429 - The sounds they make are quite high pitched. - [bird chirping] 518 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:50,768 And maybe from a distance in the right atmosphere conditions, 519 00:27:50,770 --> 00:27:53,871 they could be mistaken for human voices. 520 00:27:53,873 --> 00:27:57,708 Well, do you mind if we kind of camp out here tonight 521 00:27:57,710 --> 00:27:58,742 and investigate the space? 522 00:27:58,744 --> 00:27:59,977 Yeah, I won't be here, 523 00:27:59,979 --> 00:28:02,079 so you guys are more than welcome to have access 524 00:28:02,081 --> 00:28:03,447 - to the lighthouse. - Thank you. 525 00:28:03,449 --> 00:28:05,182 Yeah, of course, good luck, guys. 526 00:28:07,052 --> 00:28:09,353 [Jessica] Since the reports of paranormal activity here 527 00:28:09,355 --> 00:28:10,721 all happened at night. 528 00:28:10,723 --> 00:28:15,025 We make plans to begin our sweep as soon as the sun sets. 529 00:28:16,828 --> 00:28:18,896 We start with an external temperature reading of the house 530 00:28:18,898 --> 00:28:20,798 using the thermal camera. 531 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:24,134 All right... let's see what we can find on this. 532 00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:27,771 [Phil] I'm thinking we might detect something warm blooded 533 00:28:27,773 --> 00:28:30,574 living in or just outside of the building. 534 00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:33,110 A nocturnal animal like a fox or wolf 535 00:28:33,112 --> 00:28:36,246 that could be responsible for the sounds people report. 536 00:28:37,949 --> 00:28:39,583 I just saw somebody walking in there. 537 00:28:39,585 --> 00:28:42,286 And there's no one here, but us. 538 00:28:44,122 --> 00:28:47,124 - [Phil] You see light? - [Jessica] Yeah, what the [bleep]? 539 00:28:50,028 --> 00:28:52,196 [Phil speaking] 540 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:56,233 - You see light? - [man] Yeah. 541 00:28:56,235 --> 00:28:58,035 [Phil] Oh, right there, right there. 542 00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:00,137 Okay. 543 00:29:00,139 --> 00:29:01,572 So... 544 00:29:01,574 --> 00:29:03,340 None of us are in there. 545 00:29:04,409 --> 00:29:06,076 There should be no electricity in the house 546 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,245 except for up at the light. 547 00:29:11,850 --> 00:29:13,984 - Wanna go inside? - Yeah. 548 00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:21,391 Hello? 549 00:29:23,561 --> 00:29:26,497 Is there anyone here? 550 00:29:26,499 --> 00:29:30,100 [Jessica] Injured and deceased sailors were brought here for decades, 551 00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:32,536 so I wouldn't be surprised if restless souls remain. 552 00:29:32,538 --> 00:29:34,404 Jess, this door's locked. 553 00:29:35,573 --> 00:29:38,208 So, no one could've come in or out of that. 554 00:29:39,844 --> 00:29:43,180 Jess, we absolutely saw a light on inside here. 555 00:29:43,182 --> 00:29:45,082 [Jessica] Yeah, let's go upstairs. 556 00:29:52,690 --> 00:29:54,358 [exhales] 557 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:59,062 - All right, let's put the REM pod out. - Okay. 558 00:30:00,665 --> 00:30:02,866 [Jessica] The REM pod emits an electromagnetic field 559 00:30:02,868 --> 00:30:05,335 - around an antenna. - [REM pod beeping] 560 00:30:06,971 --> 00:30:09,640 If anything enters this energy bubble 561 00:30:09,642 --> 00:30:11,041 which has a radius of about three feet. 562 00:30:11,043 --> 00:30:13,177 The device makes an alert. 563 00:30:13,912 --> 00:30:17,114 Walk pass down and see, like, if you connect. Yeah. 564 00:30:17,116 --> 00:30:19,683 [Phil] It's working. Gonna take off my jacket. 565 00:30:19,685 --> 00:30:21,819 [Jessica] Why's it so hot? 566 00:30:21,821 --> 00:30:23,954 I thought ghosts were supposed to make things cold, not hotter. 567 00:30:23,956 --> 00:30:26,356 This is insane. 568 00:30:30,028 --> 00:30:32,029 Are you the person that people say 569 00:30:32,031 --> 00:30:35,065 they see when they stay here? 570 00:30:40,738 --> 00:30:42,973 Let's go downstairs. 571 00:30:46,978 --> 00:30:48,712 As we continue looking for whatever 572 00:30:48,714 --> 00:30:50,280 that mysterious light was, 573 00:30:50,282 --> 00:30:54,451 I break out the structured light sensor or SLS camera. 574 00:30:54,453 --> 00:30:57,554 It's a unique piece of tech that has an infrared light projector 575 00:30:57,556 --> 00:31:01,391 and software that supposedly detects paranormal entities 576 00:31:01,393 --> 00:31:04,561 by recognizing unique movements of the human body. 577 00:31:04,563 --> 00:31:08,198 If a person or spirit appears in front of the SLS, 578 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,934 it shows up as a stick figure outline. 579 00:31:10,936 --> 00:31:12,836 Can we test it? I'm gonna jump in front of you. 580 00:31:12,838 --> 00:31:14,071 - Yeah. - Just wanna see, 581 00:31:14,073 --> 00:31:16,306 make sure it's working as it's supposed to. 582 00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:18,609 [Jessica] Yeah, it's working. 583 00:31:18,611 --> 00:31:21,044 - That's wild. - That's you. 584 00:31:24,782 --> 00:31:27,084 Is there anyone in the room with us? 585 00:31:29,654 --> 00:31:32,422 Do you live here at the lifesaving station? 586 00:31:35,426 --> 00:31:39,096 Were you brought here after your ship went down in a storm? 587 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:43,700 - [exhales] - [whispers] Shh! 588 00:31:43,702 --> 00:31:45,269 [high-pitched ringing] 589 00:31:46,804 --> 00:31:49,039 That's the REM pod. 590 00:31:52,410 --> 00:31:54,678 [Phil speaking] 591 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,180 [Jessica] Hello. Is there anyone up here? 592 00:32:03,021 --> 00:32:05,989 - [REM pod beeping] - [Phil speaking] 593 00:32:15,566 --> 00:32:18,035 [REM pod beeping] 594 00:32:22,941 --> 00:32:25,275 It just went off, we were all downstairs. 595 00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:30,180 [beeping] 596 00:32:31,582 --> 00:32:33,583 - [gasps] - [beeping] 597 00:32:33,585 --> 00:32:36,987 Jess, that's proximity and EM going off. 598 00:32:36,989 --> 00:32:39,189 - That's saying it's... - [Jessica gasps] 599 00:32:39,191 --> 00:32:40,424 [Phil] What the [bleep]? 600 00:32:40,426 --> 00:32:42,092 Oh, my God. 601 00:32:46,197 --> 00:32:48,165 - [gasps] - [REM pod beeps] 602 00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:51,969 Oh, my God. 603 00:32:52,603 --> 00:32:56,406 [Phil gasps] 604 00:32:56,408 --> 00:33:00,243 I'll call it a ghost, you can call it whatever you're comfortable with, Phil. 605 00:33:01,012 --> 00:33:03,080 I guess one thing I'm concerned about 606 00:33:03,082 --> 00:33:04,815 is there's so many of us up here. 607 00:33:04,817 --> 00:33:07,918 Okay, I'm down for splitting up. 608 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,021 If you want, you and half the crew head outside? 609 00:33:11,289 --> 00:33:12,589 Yeah. 610 00:33:12,591 --> 00:33:14,891 [Phil] While Jess stays in the lighthouse to try 611 00:33:14,893 --> 00:33:16,760 and track whatever caused those hits on her devices. 612 00:33:16,762 --> 00:33:20,797 I head out to investigate the reports of disembodied voices. 613 00:33:20,799 --> 00:33:23,100 There's no shortage of wildlife out here. 614 00:33:23,102 --> 00:33:25,836 It's possible certain animal vocalizations 615 00:33:25,838 --> 00:33:28,105 could be mistaken for human voices. 616 00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:32,242 This is the coastline. 617 00:33:33,511 --> 00:33:35,846 But I also know that this very stretch of sand 618 00:33:35,848 --> 00:33:37,814 between Vermillion and Whitefish Point... 619 00:33:37,816 --> 00:33:41,485 - Oh, God, that's cold. - is a designated high erosion area. 620 00:33:41,487 --> 00:33:44,054 That means that the habitat and, in turn, 621 00:33:44,056 --> 00:33:47,124 the wildlife populations are under constant threat. 622 00:33:48,559 --> 00:33:50,594 See these little footprints? 623 00:33:50,596 --> 00:33:52,396 These are the good ones you want to see, 624 00:33:52,398 --> 00:33:55,832 these are probably footprints of the piping plover, 625 00:33:55,834 --> 00:33:59,636 which is the endangered bird that Isaac is here studying 626 00:33:59,638 --> 00:34:01,104 and monitoring. 627 00:34:03,975 --> 00:34:06,777 Have to look around the old lifesaving station. 628 00:34:06,779 --> 00:34:08,178 See what we can find. 629 00:34:09,814 --> 00:34:12,015 Look at this. 630 00:34:21,826 --> 00:34:24,094 [animal sounds] 631 00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:53,990 I don't like this. 632 00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:56,860 This lakeside marsh is an ideal habitat, 633 00:34:56,862 --> 00:34:58,762 not just for bull frogs and birds, 634 00:34:58,764 --> 00:35:03,767 but also for small mammals like beavers, muskrats, and raccoons. 635 00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:06,503 All of which makes sounds that could be misidentified 636 00:35:06,505 --> 00:35:07,471 as human voices. 637 00:35:07,473 --> 00:35:11,708 Big, big forest edge with some kind of marsh. 638 00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:15,846 So this is a really good location to bust out the FLIR camera 639 00:35:15,848 --> 00:35:18,715 and we're gonna basically look for a thermal hit 640 00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:21,418 on any wildlife around here. 641 00:35:21,420 --> 00:35:24,421 Let's see what we can find on this. 642 00:35:24,423 --> 00:35:27,824 The forest seems so thick when you look at it through our eyes 643 00:35:27,826 --> 00:35:31,361 and looking at the thermal, it just sees through everything. 644 00:35:38,236 --> 00:35:39,970 [device beeps] 645 00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:41,371 Hello? 646 00:35:51,082 --> 00:35:53,183 Is there anyone there? 647 00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:56,086 [REM pod beeping] 648 00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:59,289 It's the REM pod. 649 00:36:00,992 --> 00:36:03,326 That thing is going off. 650 00:36:03,328 --> 00:36:05,762 [beeping continues] 651 00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:07,864 Oh, my God, is that Morse code? 652 00:36:07,866 --> 00:36:10,367 [beeping continues] 653 00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:16,973 With over 3000 miles of shoreline, 654 00:36:16,975 --> 00:36:19,943 Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state 655 00:36:19,945 --> 00:36:21,211 in the country. 656 00:36:21,213 --> 00:36:24,681 124 of them and it's believed that many of these lighthouses 657 00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:26,483 are haunted. 658 00:36:26,485 --> 00:36:29,719 Take the curious case of the South Haven lighthouse 659 00:36:29,721 --> 00:36:34,591 where Captain James S. Donahue is appointed keeper in 1874. 660 00:36:34,593 --> 00:36:37,527 Despite having lost a leg in the Civil War, 661 00:36:37,529 --> 00:36:40,830 he maintains the light by climbing steep stairs every day 662 00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:44,267 and navigating icy walkways in winter. 663 00:36:44,269 --> 00:36:47,404 He reportedly never misses a day or should I say 664 00:36:47,406 --> 00:36:50,774 a night of work in 35 years. 665 00:36:50,776 --> 00:36:53,476 Today, visitors claimed that around the lighthouse, 666 00:36:53,478 --> 00:36:56,813 they hear disembodied voices and footsteps 667 00:36:56,815 --> 00:37:00,417 with a slightly odd rhythm like the sound of a one legged man 668 00:37:00,419 --> 00:37:02,619 getting around on crutches. 669 00:37:02,621 --> 00:37:07,190 Some say that Captain Donahue is still there, keeping watch. 670 00:37:07,192 --> 00:37:10,427 But then again, they might just be pulling your leg. 671 00:37:14,665 --> 00:37:16,399 [REM pod beeping] 672 00:37:19,136 --> 00:37:21,905 Oh, my God, is that Morse code? 673 00:37:21,907 --> 00:37:24,140 [beeping continues] 674 00:37:34,185 --> 00:37:36,353 [Jessica] Well, holy... 675 00:37:39,657 --> 00:37:41,424 That was a lot. 676 00:37:41,426 --> 00:37:43,994 A REM pod potentially sounding off in Morse code 677 00:37:43,996 --> 00:37:46,630 would be a first for me, but given that we're inside 678 00:37:46,632 --> 00:37:51,268 a former lifesaving station, I'm not ready to rule it out just yet. 679 00:37:54,372 --> 00:37:56,973 We'll have to further analyze the audio recordings 680 00:37:56,975 --> 00:38:00,210 to see if this might have been a message from the other side. 681 00:38:03,614 --> 00:38:05,415 Jess, how you doing in there? 682 00:38:06,817 --> 00:38:08,952 I don't know, we think we might have gotten 683 00:38:08,954 --> 00:38:10,887 some Morse code across the REM pod. 684 00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:13,990 Uh, that's crazy. 685 00:38:13,992 --> 00:38:17,327 Yeah, I actually think whatever was in here with us 686 00:38:17,329 --> 00:38:18,895 has tapped out. 687 00:38:18,897 --> 00:38:22,866 Oh, yeah, well, I think I should head back and meet up with you. 688 00:38:22,868 --> 00:38:26,136 Yeah, um, meet me back up at the house, yeah. 689 00:38:26,570 --> 00:38:28,171 Copy. Be there soon. 690 00:38:29,740 --> 00:38:30,840 - [Phil] Tell me. - [Jessica] I mean, 691 00:38:30,842 --> 00:38:32,976 I know I should be more excited right now 692 00:38:32,978 --> 00:38:35,445 and I'm super stoked, but I'm so emotionally drained 693 00:38:35,447 --> 00:38:37,947 because so much happened tonight, 694 00:38:37,949 --> 00:38:42,819 like, I don't even know how to wrap my head around it, honestly. 695 00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:46,656 So am I and, I heard frog or an owl or something that sounded 696 00:38:46,658 --> 00:38:48,224 a little talky. 697 00:38:48,659 --> 00:38:50,994 I could see how people can maybe think 698 00:38:50,996 --> 00:38:54,030 they're hearing some voices out there, deep in the woods, 699 00:38:54,032 --> 00:38:55,365 when, really, it's wildlife. 700 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:57,334 Yeah. 701 00:38:58,803 --> 00:39:00,570 There's so much tragic history here. 702 00:39:00,572 --> 00:39:02,839 It's the perfect place for a ghost story. 703 00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:05,075 [Jessica] It's a perfect place for ghosts. 704 00:39:06,610 --> 00:39:08,712 [Josh] The waters off Lake Superior's 705 00:39:08,714 --> 00:39:12,082 deadly shipwreck coast hide a literal graveyard 706 00:39:12,084 --> 00:39:14,017 that serves as a stark reminder 707 00:39:14,019 --> 00:39:16,319 of the area's tragic past. 708 00:39:18,889 --> 00:39:21,991 It's legitimately frozen in time. 709 00:39:23,594 --> 00:39:25,628 [Josh] The question is, could the echoes 710 00:39:25,630 --> 00:39:28,832 of all that tragedy somehow make their way above 711 00:39:28,834 --> 00:39:33,236 the surface in the form of strange sounds and lights? 712 00:39:33,238 --> 00:39:35,372 [Erik] That is the craziest thing ever. 713 00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:39,142 [Josh] Jess' surveillance camera atop the Whitefish Point Lighthouse. 714 00:39:39,144 --> 00:39:40,243 [Jessica] I'm thinking we should point the camera out, 715 00:39:40,245 --> 00:39:41,778 right up over here. 716 00:39:41,780 --> 00:39:46,116 yielded no new sightings of the mysterious lights reported here. 717 00:39:47,551 --> 00:39:49,719 But Phil might have found natural explanations 718 00:39:49,721 --> 00:39:52,622 for, at least, some of the reported sounds. 719 00:39:52,624 --> 00:39:56,092 [Phil] These are probably footprints of the piping plover. 720 00:39:56,794 --> 00:39:59,863 [Josh] My team also captured a mechanical hum 721 00:39:59,865 --> 00:40:01,965 under the waves on the hydrophone. 722 00:40:01,967 --> 00:40:04,401 - I just heard some low humming. - Engine's off. 723 00:40:04,403 --> 00:40:05,335 You heard humming? 724 00:40:05,337 --> 00:40:08,037 It almost sounds mechanical. 725 00:40:08,039 --> 00:40:11,241 Yet there were no other vessels visibly around them. 726 00:40:12,576 --> 00:40:16,246 And then, there's the flurry of activity Jess' devices 727 00:40:16,248 --> 00:40:17,480 detected at the lifesaving station. 728 00:40:17,482 --> 00:40:20,183 - Is that Morse code? - [REM pod beeping] 729 00:40:20,185 --> 00:40:24,220 We ran the REM pod audio through a digital Morse code translator 730 00:40:24,222 --> 00:40:26,122 and the results are in. 731 00:40:26,124 --> 00:40:28,858 Some of the sounds did in fact register as letters 732 00:40:28,860 --> 00:40:30,660 in Morse code, 733 00:40:30,662 --> 00:40:33,396 but the team struggled to identify any words. 734 00:40:34,031 --> 00:40:36,966 Until they isolated this. 735 00:40:39,470 --> 00:40:43,406 It translates to N-E-E, A-I-R 736 00:40:43,408 --> 00:40:47,076 which some could speculate means "Need air." 737 00:40:47,078 --> 00:40:50,713 Wireless telegraph technology came into use on Lake Superior 738 00:40:50,715 --> 00:40:53,116 in the early 20th century. 739 00:40:53,118 --> 00:40:54,751 While I'd call the evidence inconclusive. 740 00:40:54,753 --> 00:40:57,921 Believers would suggest the sounds recorded by my team 741 00:40:57,923 --> 00:41:02,826 could be a reverberation from a tragic moment in time. 742 00:41:02,828 --> 00:41:05,895 Perhaps a lost soul attempting to make contact 743 00:41:05,897 --> 00:41:07,063 from the other side. 744 00:41:07,065 --> 00:41:09,032 Oh, right there, right there. 745 00:41:09,834 --> 00:41:11,734 But one thing is certain. 746 00:41:11,736 --> 00:41:14,671 The wrecks on the floor of this frigid lake 747 00:41:14,673 --> 00:41:17,707 and the ghost stories of Michigan shipwreck coast 748 00:41:17,709 --> 00:41:20,343 aren't going away anytime soon. 749 00:41:24,014 --> 00:41:27,016 For more information on Expedition X. 750 00:41:27,018 --> 00:41:30,119 Head to discovery.com/expeditionx.