Discovery of an Early 19th Century Lake Ontario Schooner

Underwater explorers Jim Kennard and Dan Scoville will talk about the challenges of searching for shipwrecks. Their presentation, "Discovery of an Early 19th Century Lake Ontario Schooner," chronicles the discovery of the s Milan, the oldest commercial vessel found in deep water off the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The Milan, a schooner built in 1845, was carrying 1000 barrels of Onondaga salt from Oswego to Cleveland when it sank near Oak Orchard in 1849. A crew of nine and their Newfoundland dog were on board the ship.