A Diver Found This 95-Year-Old Message In A Bottle – And It Sparked A Heartwarming Chain Of Events

Beneath the surface of Michigan’s Cheboygan River, a scuba diver is busy keeping the panes of her glass-bottomed boat sparkling clear and grime-free. But as Jennifer Dowker darts back and forth through the water, she spots something glinting on the bed below. It’s an old bottle, discarded many years ago – but there’s an amazing secret hiding inside.

Bringing the bottle to the surface, Dowker realized that it contained a message, written almost 100 years ago. But who was it that put pen to paper back in the 1920s, only to toss the note into the river? Inspired by her unexpected find, the diver decided to try and track down the author of the note.

Equipped with just a name and location, though, Dowker had little time for an exhaustive search. So she turned to social media in the hopes of finding the mysterious letter-writer – or any of his descendants. What followed was a heartwarming chain of events that has brought the history of Cheboygan, MI, to life.

Did Dowker ever manage to find George Morrow, who had signed his name at the bottom of the long-lost note? And were his family ever reunited with the letter that he cast into the Cheboygan River back in 1926? At some point in our lives, most of us have probably considered sending a message in a bottle – but few could expect such startling results.

Although messages such as Morrow’s don’t usually fall under her remit, Dowker has plenty of experience when it comes to underwater adventures. After all, she works in Cheboygan, which sits on the shores of Lake Huron in the Great Lakes. And according to her company’s website, she is passionate about exploring the region.