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PHOTOS: Shipwreck Weekend at the Sodus Bay Lighthouse - July 12th: Sodus Point, NY

Shipwreck Presentation on July 12th : Sodus Point, New York Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario - A Journey of Discovery Speaker and shipwreck explorer Jim Kennard will be presenting from 1-3pm at the Community Center located at 159 Bay St. Sodus Point, NY The... view photos

PHOTOS: SHIPWRECKS OF LAKE ONTARIO PRESENTATION - Oswego NY

SHIPWRECKS OF LAKE ONTARIO PRESENTATION - Oswego NY - May 4, 2025 view photos

PHOTOS: SHIPWRECKS OF LAKE ONTARIO PRESENTATION - February 26, 2025

Perinton Recreation Center – 1 PM - February 26 1350 Turk Hill Rd, Fairport, NY 14450 (585) 223-5050 Limited room capacity - seats still available now view photos

PHOTOS: “Elusive” 130-Year-Old Lake Michigan Shipwreck Found

Lost Tug John Evenson found off Algoma, Wisconsin The wreck of the lost steam tug John Evenson has been located by Wisconsin maritime historians Brendon Baillod and Bob Jaeck as the result of a deliberate search using historical records and remote sensing... view photos

PHOTOS: 150 Year Old Shipwreck Margaret Muir Found off Algoma, Wisconsin

Algoma, Wisconsin - Friday, July 19, 2024 Maritime historians from the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association have located the remains of the historic schooner Margaret A. Muir off Algoma, Wisconsin as the result of a deliberate search. The team,... view photos

PHOTOS: Discovery of the Historic Great Lakes Schooner Trinidad

Discovery of the Historic Great Lakes Schooner Trinidad On July 15th, 2023, Wisconsin Maritime Historians Brendon Baillod and Bob Jaeck located the intact remains of the 156 year old schooner Trinidad in nearly 300 feet of water off Algoma, Wisconsin as... view photos

PHOTOS: FACTS for Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

The following facts have been compiled by explorers with combined experience totaling more than 80 years actively researching and discovering shipwrecks in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Lake Ontario: 56 shipwrecks* are estimated to be in the... view photos

PHOTOS: Sir Robert Peel Version 1

According to my research the ship builder was William Parkins. One of the many shipbuilders who engaged in building vessels was William Parkins of Brockville. The first reference the Sir Robert Peel is found in the Kingston Spectator of Thursday, April... view photos

PHOTOS: Violent Loss of the Propeller Challenge

In the Spring of 2021, veteran shipwreck hunters Joe Van Wagnen and Mark Gammage located the remains of the passenger/freight Propeller Challenge in northern Lake Huron. The ship was lost on the return leg of her maiden voyage due to a violent boiler... view photos

PHOTOS: The Tragic Loss of the Hippocampus

This rare, original woodcut engraving has been in my collection for about 20 years. It is an excerpt from Harper’s Weekly, a popular illustrated newspaper, dated September 26th, 1868. It shows an artist’s conception of the haunting final... view photos

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Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario - A Journey of Discovery Book

The National Museum of the Great Lakes is excited to announce the release of a new book titled Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario: A Journey of Discovery. This book contains stories of long lost shipwrecks and the journeys of the underwater explorers who found them, written by Jim Kennard with paintings by Roland Stevens and underwater imagery by Roger Pawlowski.

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Legend of the Lake - New Discovery Edition Book

The recent discovery of the wreck of the British warship Ontario, “the Holy Grail” of Great Lakes shipwrecks, solves several mysteries that have puzzled historians since the ship sank more than two centuries ago. Now, for the first time, the whole tragic story of the Ontario can finally be told.