Kiowa

   The Kiowa was a 261 feet long ocean-going freighter.  The ship was carrying a cargo of flax seed when it got caught in a gale on Nov. 30, 1929.  It came to rest in 30 feet of water about 4 miles west of AuSable Point Light.  Although the superstructure was scraped for the metal drives of WWII and was dynamited from the wreck, about 80 percent of the vessel remains. 
    Today the machinery and large pieces of the Kiowa lie in 10-25ft of water.  Much of the shipwreck layout can be seen from the surface.  Although parts of the wreck and machinery are twisted, the midships portion is very interesting.   Most of the machinery was placed here and the ship's engine and components can easily be examined.