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On June 16, 2013, U.S. and French archeologists began examining an underwater object first discovered in 2001 near Poverty Island that could be the wreck of ''[[Le Griffon]]'', although it will take time to determine if it is even a [[shipwreck]]. Dean Anderson, the Michigan State Archeologist, examined the object, an alleged "[[bowsprit]]," and determined it to be a fishing net stake.<ref>[https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/02/13/le-griffon-shipwreck-great-lakes/23344219/ Le Griffon: The Great Lakes' greatest mystery]</ref> ''Le Griffon'' was the first full-sized European style sailing ship on the upper [[Great Lakes]] that was built and commanded by the French explorer [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]] in 1679. The ship disappeared with all six crew members and its cargo of furs on its return trip of her maiden voyage that same year. The location and reason of her sinking has remained a mystery ever since.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/divers-begin-lake-michigan-search-griffin-ship-224824646.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619135915/http://news.yahoo.com/divers-begin-lake-michigan-search-griffin-ship-224824646.html |archive-date=2013-06-19 |title=Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship - Yahoo! News}}</ref>