The wreck is located about 11 miles SE of Lexington Harbor. Checotah was a scow schooner. It was built in Toledo, OH in 1870. The vessel ran into trouble in rough seas while in tow. It was cut loose and left to sink.
Equipment remains on the bow as well as most of the hull, the stern is broken up and scattered.
The wreck is located about 12.2 miles from Port Sanilac. Visibility can be very low at times. City of Genoa was a steamer that was 301' long. This ship was set on fire and sunk in Lake Huron. The wreck burned to the waterline but the prop, shaft and some machinery is at the wreck site.