LUNA PIER, Mich (WTVG) – A seiche that hit Lake Erie this week revealed all kinds of buried treasures in Luna Pier. <\/p>\n
A seiche occurs when strong winds push the water away from the shore, dropping water levels significantly, exposing the lakebed. <\/p>\n
Neil Wakeman, a Luna Pier city councilman, said it\u2019s a tradition for him and his friends to explore when a seiche occurs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe went to the waters edge and we looked back and we were like, \u2018Man, this is like three football fields,\u2019\u201d Wakeman said.<\/p>\n
The group walked over two miles along the shore, unearthing items buried decades ago. Among their discoveries was a Volkswagen Beetle that residents verified has been there since 1969.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd sure enough, there was a car, a Volkswagen Beetle that\u2019s apparently been there since 1969. That was verified from some residents here,\u201d Wakeman said.<\/p>\n
The car had no body or engine remaining, just remnants that made for some cool pictures. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe were not expecting it, not at all,\u201d Wakeman said.<\/p>\n
The group also found a 2023 model snowmobile covered in zebra mussels. A different group of residents dug it out of the frozen sand and towed it to shore.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe same day, somebody said, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m going to resurrect that thing and I\u2019m going to see if we can bring that back to life,\u2019\u201d Wakeman said.<\/p>\n
Wakeman and his friends even found a high school ring. Wakeman said, based on some research one of them did, it looks to be about 50 to 70 years old. <\/p>\n
Wakeman said the \u2018hidden gem\u2019 was in plain sight. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe just decided to take a break and stop, I look down and there\u2019s this little circular thing, I said \u2018That looks like a ring,\u2019 \u2018Nah, it\u2019s a pipe or something,\u2019 I started digging and sure enough,\u201d Wakeman said.<\/p>\n
Wakeman hopes to reunite the ring with its rightful owner.<\/p>\n
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