LaSalle's Griffon has not been found. Over the years there have been 22 claims of the discovery of the Griffon. There is an excellent book written by Cris Kohl on the Griffon and the various discovery claims. See: http://www.shipwreckworld.com/articles/the-wreck-o... We believe that the Griffon most likely totally wrecked in Lake Michigan and the question is where and still to be determined.
Is there any info on a 72' schooner The Blue Goose that sank between Nassau and Paradise Island in 1963?
Do you have any information about a Great Lakes shipbuilder and Capt. named George S. Weeks sometimes called G S Weeks?
Ship wreck near yacht club Pre 1960 Kingston Ontario Possible late 1800
The Brig Sovereign was built in PEI, for James Yeo. Built in part by Peter Burd Gard, in the 1830's. Want to know what happened to her.
What are the most famous Lake Michigan shipwrecks? I'm particularly interested in learning about any near Chicago. Thank you!
What is involved in raising a shipwreck from the bottom?
What is the world's deepest shipwreck?
What is the ship that ran aground near the farris and at Port 8-2
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.
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.