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  • Rheata (1882)

    Explore the wreck of the Rheata, a wooden schooner lost to fire in Lake Huron in 1907. A dive site rich in maritime history.

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  • SS Cyprus US 204527

    Explore the wreck of the SS Cyprus, a steel-hulled freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1907, claiming 22 lives. A site for advanced divers with technical support only.

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  • Fred Pabast (1890)

    Explore the wreck of the Fred Pabast, a wooden bulk freighter lost in 1907 after a collision in the St. Clair River, with no crew fatalities reported.

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  • Pewaukee (Two Friends) US 71279

    Explore the remains of the Pewaukee, a historic wooden schooner transformed into a breakwater at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dive conditions vary with visibility and depth.

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  • Erie Stewart (1874)

    Explore the wreck of the Erie Stewart, a wooden schooner lost in 1907, located near Port Huron’s breakwall in Lake Huron.

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  • Philadelphia (1867)

    Explore the history of the Philadelphia, a wooden-hulled tug that met its end in a dockside fire in 1907.

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  • Metamora C 51668

    Explore the wreck of the Metamora, a wooden steam tug that transitioned from military to commercial service before its fiery end in Georgian Bay.

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  • Alex. Nimick US 106702 (Alexander Nimick)

    Explore the wreck of the Alex. Nimick, a wooden-hulled steamer lost in 1907 during a gale on Lake Superior, with accessible dive conditions near the Two Hearted River.

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  • Majestic US 92116

    Explore the wreck of the MAJESTIC, a propeller steamer lost in Lake Erie, offering divers a glimpse into maritime history at a depth of 55 feet.

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  • S. B. Paige US 116335

    Explore the wreck of the S. B. Paige, a wooden schooner that succumbed to a storm in 1907 near South Manitou Island.

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