New book club explores mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks

New book club explores mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks
Great Lakes Commission
This fall, the Wisconsin Water Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society are teaming up to launch an online book club focused on Great Lakes shipwrecks and maritime history. The book […]
This fall, the Wisconsin Water Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society are teaming up to launch an online book club focused on Great Lakes shipwrecks and maritime history. The book […]
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New book club explores mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks

Great Lakes ghost stories bring a chill to these 13 Michigan cities

Great Lakes ghost stories bring a chill to these 13 Michigan cities
Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes and its shorelines keep secrets to mysteries that will never be solved. But a Michigan historian takes pride in unraveling the legends of shipwrecks, lighthouse keepers and […]
The Great Lakes and its shorelines keep secrets to mysteries that will never be solved. But a Michigan historian takes pride in unraveling the legends of shipwrecks, lighthouse keepers and […]
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Great Lakes ghost stories bring a chill to these 13 Michigan cities

Lake Michigan holds shipwrecks, sunken aircraft and trillions of mussels

Lake Michigan holds shipwrecks, sunken aircraft and trillions of mussels
Great Lakes Commission
Lake Michigan gives Wisconsin residents a place to cool down on a hot day or get out on a boat to go after some fish. What else do we know […]
Lake Michigan gives Wisconsin residents a place to cool down on a hot day or get out on a boat to go after some fish. What else do we know […]
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Lake Michigan holds shipwrecks, sunken aircraft and trillions of mussels

Archaeological survey of steam tug wreck site underway in Lake Huron

Archaeological survey of steam tug wreck site underway in Lake Huron
The Lucknow Sentinel
The S.S. Erie Belle exploded in Lake Huron on Nov. 21, 1883.
The S.S. Erie Belle exploded in Lake Huron on Nov. 21, 1883.
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Archaeological survey of steam tug wreck site underway in Lake Huron

William A. Irvin’s latest exhibit details Great Lakes shipwrecks

William A. Irvin’s latest exhibit details Great Lakes shipwrecks
Great Lakes Commission
The William A. Irvin museum ship in Duluth will debut a new exhibit exploring the stories of vessels lost on the Great Lakes, and highlighting the human drama behind each […]
The William A. Irvin museum ship in Duluth will debut a new exhibit exploring the stories of vessels lost on the Great Lakes, and highlighting the human drama behind each […]
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William A. Irvin’s latest exhibit details Great Lakes shipwrecks

Shipwrecks of Bruce County: Storm smashes ‘Kaloolah’ at Southampton

Shipwrecks of Bruce County: Storm smashes ‘Kaloolah’ at Southampton
Kincardine News
Four times a week, 'Kaloolah' steamed north to Southampton, touching at Kincardine, Port Head, Inverhuron, Baie du Dore, and Port Elgin.
Four times a week, 'Kaloolah' steamed north to Southampton, touching at Kincardine, Port Head, Inverhuron, Baie du Dore, and Port Elgin.
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Shipwrecks of Bruce County: Storm smashes ‘Kaloolah’ at Southampton

Bruce County Memories: Steam tug locked in ice pack off Tobermory

Bruce County Memories: Steam tug locked in ice pack off Tobermory
Kincardine News
In 1879, the 60-foot steam tug “Prince Alfred” arrived in Wiarton to replace the “O’Koura” which had burned on Colpoys Bay the previous summer. Owner Andrew Port offered travellers a daily, one-way passage from Wiarton to Owen Sound for 75 cents. The winter of 1879-80 was unusually mild and the Prince Alfred was able to […]
In 1879, the 60-foot steam tug “Prince Alfred” arrived in Wiarton to replace the “O’Koura” which had burned on Colpoys Bay the previous summer. Owner Andrew Port offered travellers a daily, one-way passage from Wiarton to Owen Sound for 75 cents. The winter of 1879-80 was unusually mild and the Prince Alfred was able to […]
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Bruce County Memories: Steam tug locked in ice pack off Tobermory

Haunting photos reveal Great Lakes’ hidden shipwreck graveyard

Haunting photos reveal Great Lakes’ hidden shipwreck graveyard
Great Lakes Commission
Cold, deep waters have preserved thousands of Great Lakes shipwrecks, captured in eerie photos of the intact wrecks still hidden beneath the surface. Read the full story by the Detroit […]
Cold, deep waters have preserved thousands of Great Lakes shipwrecks, captured in eerie photos of the intact wrecks still hidden beneath the surface. Read the full story by the Detroit […]
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Haunting photos reveal Great Lakes’ hidden shipwreck graveyard

Lake Ontario shipwrecks could get the ‘extended reality’ treatment

Lake Ontario shipwrecks could get the ‘extended reality’ treatment
Great Lakes Commission
The New York Department of State is developing an immersive extended reality experience and modular exhibit highlighting at least two “iconic” shipwrecks in what’s now the federally designated Lake Ontario […]
The New York Department of State is developing an immersive extended reality experience and modular exhibit highlighting at least two “iconic” shipwrecks in what’s now the federally designated Lake Ontario […]
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Lake Ontario shipwrecks could get the ‘extended reality’ treatment

Do Great Lakes shipwrecks resurface in winter? How cold snaps reveal them

Do Great Lakes shipwrecks resurface in winter? How cold snaps reveal them
Great Lakes Commission
Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to shipwrecks that have sat underwater for more than […]
Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to shipwrecks that have sat underwater for more than […]
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Do Great Lakes shipwrecks resurface in winter? How cold snaps reveal them

Remembering the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald on the 50th anniversary of its sinking

Remembering the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald on the 50th anniversary of its sinking
Great Lakes Commission
50 years ago on Monday, one of the most “mysterious and controversial” of all shipwrecks on the Great Lakes took place 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan, taking the […]
50 years ago on Monday, one of the most “mysterious and controversial” of all shipwrecks on the Great Lakes took place 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan, taking the […]
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Remembering the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald on the 50th anniversary of its sinking

Maritime experts: Shipwreck discoveries are on the rise in northeast Wisconsin waters

Maritime experts: Shipwreck discoveries are on the rise in northeast Wisconsin waters
Great Lakes Commission
There are well over 6,000 shipwrecks between the five Great Lakes, the most well-known, of course, being the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. In recent years, especially around northeast Wisconsin, shipwreck discoveries […]
There are well over 6,000 shipwrecks between the five Great Lakes, the most well-known, of course, being the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. In recent years, especially around northeast Wisconsin, shipwreck discoveries […]
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Maritime experts: Shipwreck discoveries are on the rise in northeast Wisconsin …
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