Eric Olson sat on the couch with his family on an afternoon last July, his attention split between the television and his phone. As Olson scrolled through his phone, a surprising text appeared on the ...

Rye seeds were salvaged from the James R Bentley, a ship that sank in Lake Huron in the 1870s. The seeds were then taken to Michigan State University in an effort to regrow them. Researchers at ...

Rye seeds recovered from the James R. Bentley shipwreck. Credit: Nick Schrader In 1878, a wooden schooner named the James R. Bentley set sail from Chicago to Buffalo, New York. But strong winds and ...

Rare rye seeds found on 146-year-old sunken ship may create a new kind of whiskey The James R. Bentley sank in Lake Huron in 1878 with 36,000 bushels of rye. Now, scientists and a Michigan distiller ...

Long before bourbon dominated the liquor market, rye whiskey reigned supreme. Now, a Midwestern distiller is teaming up with scientists to bring back a long-gone type of grain and turn it into spicy, ...

In 1878, the James R Bentley was headed for Chicago when it sank in Lake Huron. The crew were rescued, but its shipment was not: bucket-loads of a rye variety that no longer exists today. However, the ...

East Lansing — A group of industrious Michigan whiskey makers have embarked on an unlikely venture: using a stockpile of old wares from a 19th century Great Lakes shipwreck to revive an industry lost ...