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Diver finds message in a bottle from 1926

CHEBOYGAN, Mich. — What started as boat cleaning resulted in the discovery of a 95-year-old message in a bottle.

Jennifer Dowker, owner and founder of Nautical North Family Adventures, found a message in a bottle dated from 1926 while diving in the Cheboygan River in June.

When a prospective scuba diving client.

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