Underwater Crucifix in Lake Michigan

"It was cold on Saturday morning, March 9 in Petoskey, Michigan - it's been a cold winter, to be sure - but that didn't stop an estimated 1,200 of the faithful and the curious from venturing out onto the frozen ice of Lake Michigan, then trekking 800 feet from shore to peer through a hole in the five-foot-thick ice. There, clearly visible with the help of underwater lighting and a tent that shielded from the sun's rays, was a giant crucifix.

"What was it doing down there, 22 feet below the surface in the cold waters of Little Traverse Bay?"

A recent article in National Catholic Register reported on how this crucifix became a remembrance to for all divers who have lost their lives in Michigan's waters.

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National Catholic Register: Underwater Crucifix Draws Hundreds to Frozen Michigan Lake (14 MAR 18)