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Wreck Wednesday Feb 19 2025
NOAA’s Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary February 19 at 11:35 AM · Hello and welcome to another #WreckWednesday! This week we are featuring the tug HENRY GUST! HENRY GUST was built as a fish tug in 1893 at the Milwaukee Shipyard Company (which soon became Wolf & Davidson, and later the Milwaukee Drydock Company) for a fisherman who lived…
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Wisconsin Historical Society 23/24
Our 2023-24 field report just posted! was posted on Facebook A big thank you to Michele Hagerman for her assistance with proofreading and editing, and to Alexander Schneider for his help with troublesome formatting. Much appreciation goes to our volunteers that worked on the underwater surveys – Robert Jaeck, Brendon Baillod, Rj LaViolette, Tim Pranke,…
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Niagara II Photo – Facebook
Bruce Jackson · February 16 at 10:57 AM ANCHORS AWAY The prominent anchor on the Niagara II in Tobermory on May 14, 1999. The following day explosives and fireworks would sink the ship in a firey display that would make it an underwater diving site in Georgian Bay.
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3DShipwrecks Model Release
Posted to Facebook February 15 at 1:27 AM · We have just added a Lake Michigan shipwreck located on the tip of the Green Bay Peninsula to our 3DShipwrecks.org website and database. The 105 ft schooner Sardinia was built in 1856 in Coldwater, ON and was originally Canadian owned but built before ships were registered. It was later sold and…
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Wreck Wednesday 12 February 2025
NOAA’s Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Posted to Facebook – Complete Article Link February 12 at 11:36 AM · Hello and welcome back to another #WreckWednesday! This week we are featuring the barkentine MAJOR ANDERSON! MAJOR ANDERSON was built in 1861 in Cleveland, OH for operation in the grain and other bulk cargo industries. Unlike many other vessels built…
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How to Get Famous on Facebook the Cheap Way!
Submit photos to Shotline Diving from years past showcasing the wrecks of the Great Lakes area. Keep it authentic—no commercial content! Just share the who, where, what, and when of each wreck. Chuck Abela is the latest to be celebrated in the Great Lakes diving community, thanks to a couple of his stunning shots from Tobermory. We’ve featured them here: Take…
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3DShipwrecks Model Release. – Lucerne
Posted to Facebook February 8 at 6:27 PM · We have just added a popular Apostle Islands dive site to our 3DShipwrecks.org website and database. The 195 ft large three masted schooner Lucerne was built in 1873 in Tonawanda, New York. It hauled grain early in its career then eventually switched to haul primarily coal and iron ore. Like most…
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3DShipwrecks Model Release William C. Moreland
Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society – GLSPS Posted on Facebook on February 3 2025 · We have just added a Lake Superior Keweenaw shipwreck model to our 3DShipwrecks.org website and database. The 580 ft steel bulk freighter William C. Moreland was built in 1910. Later the same year it was stranded on Sawtooth Reef off the tip…
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3DShipwrecks Model Release – William C. Moreland
Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society – GLSPS Posted to Facebook on February 3 · We have just added a Lake Superior Keweenaw shipwreck model to our 3DShipwrecks.org website and database. The 580 ft steel bulk freighter William C. Moreland was built in 1910. Later the same year it was stranded on Sawtooth Reef off the tip of…
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Wreck Wednesday – 5 Feb 2025
NOAA’s Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Full Article posted on Facebook – February 5 · Hello! Welcome back to another edition of #WreckWednesday! Today we are featuring the canal schooner WALTER B. ALLEN! WALTER B. ALLEN was built in 1866 by shipwright, H.C. Pierson in Ogdensburg, New York. WALTER B. ALLEN was built as an “extreme”…
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