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  • This white marble crucifix from Italy was carefully lowered into Lake Michigan in 1962. Today, it sits about 800 feet from the shore of Petoskey, Michigan, commemorating people who died at sea. (Courtesy of Dennis Jessick)
    The Mystery of the Underwater Crucifix
    About 20 feet down on the bottom of Lake Michigan, there’s a white marble crucifix from Italy. Diver Denny Jessick uses a trail of rumors to search for its origin story.
  • This white marble crucifix from Italy was carefully lowered into Lake Michigan in 1962. Today, it sits about 800 feet from the shore of Petoskey, Michigan, commemorating people who died at sea. (Courtesy of Dennis Jessick)
    The Mystery of the Underwater Crucifix
    Morgan Springer
    About 20 feet down on the bottom of Lake Michigan, there’s a white marble crucifix from Italy. Diver Denny Jessick uses a trail of rumors to search for its origin story.