 The weather on Lake Superior was relatively mild with little or no wind or wave action, but visibility was hampered by smoke coming from several forest fires burning on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.Vast stretches of brush and forests were burning on the peninsula due to drought-like conditions in the area causing severe visibility problems.Approaching the Keweenaw Peninsula about 17 hours after she left port the first mate, unsure of "William C. Moreland"s position sighted an unidentified beam of white light.