Tuesday, October 10, 2023
On a Saturday afternoon in June 2023, Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick set out on their boat from a launch near their home in Larsen Cove, Ont., a tiny community on the shore of Lake Huron. They were joined by two friends and a dog. The group had planned a casual day on the water, catching up and checking out an unusual bump on theMonday, October 2, 2023
PreviousNext 1 / 4 Checking out one of the large winches on the Michigan.David Gilchrist It has been claimed there are 10,000 wrecks in the Great Lakes. And each year, with modern technology, more and more of these lost vessels are being found. In Lower Georgian Bay, in the area of Hope Island near Christian Island, thereWednesday, August 30, 2023
Katie Blackley / 90.5 WESA If approved, the Lake Erie Quadrangle Sanctuary would cover roughly 740 square miles — most of Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie waters, excluding Presque Isle Bay, the channel connecting the bay to the lake, and privately owned water lots. On the Lake Erie beaches of Presque Isle State Park onMonday, July 24, 2023
Nearly 800 shipwrecks in Wisconsin lakes and waterways have been catalogued by the Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Preservation Program and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute on WisconsinShipwrecks.org. With the right equipment and skills, it is possible to visit several of them. Many have become popular touristTuesday, July 11, 2023
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum hosts its latest exhibit, “Shipwrecks of Upstate NY.” The display was developed by local divers Tim Caza and Dennis Gerber and features 25 hand-painted and 3D printed scale models of Lake Ontario shipwreck sites. Pictured from Left are Gerber, H. Lee White Maritime Museum Curator MichaelThursday, June 22, 2023
News Photo by Darby Hinkley: The collaborative research team working in Thunder Bay includes, from left, Onur Bagoren and Anja Sheppard, of the University of Michigan, Mason Pesson, Corina Barbalata, and William Ard, of Louisiana State University, Jamey Anderson, of Michigan Technological University, and Katie Skinner, of theWednesday, April 12, 2023
Built in 1843 the schooner Home, is one of the oldest shipwrecks discovered in Wisconsin. Tamara Thomsen/Wisconsin Historical Society photo KEWAUNEE COUNTY – Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is working toward community engagement for its region on Wisconsin’s shore of Lake Michigan. The NationalWednesday, March 8, 2023
Traverse City, MI— Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel. The 191-foot (58-meter) cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both. TheWednesday, February 15, 2023
Whitefish Point, MI – The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) is thrilled to announce the discovery of the 144-foot Barquentine Nucleus. The Nucleus was found under 600 feet of water around 40 miles northwest of Vermilion point on Lake Superior. The Nucleus sank on September 14th, 1869, when it was downbound fromTuesday, January 24, 2023
Washington, D.C. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its proposal to designate a new national marine sanctuary in eastern Lake Ontario. The sanctuary would serve to recognize the national significance of the area’s historical, cultural and archaeological resources, including 43 known
