Yahoo Autos Car Graveyard Litters Shore Of Lake Michigan
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Even if you’re a local, you’ve probably never seen this…
If you have a drone and visit St. Joseph, Michigan you might be able to catch a glimpse of the classic car graveyard which is tucked along the shore of Lake Michigan. The natural conclusion is to think some people used the area to dump cars used in crimes or to commit insurance fraud. The true reason for discarding all those cars back in the day is far more interesting than that.
See the 40-plus cars divers pulled out of waterways in Tennessee here.
The city of St. Joseph is situated on a bluff which has been eroding as the lake waters rise. While sometimes Lake Michigan is low, back in the late 1960s the lake was at a high point, threatening numerous homes. One man decided to take matters into his own hands, using classic cars to stop the threat.
