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  • Swan US 117056

    Explore the story of the wooden schooner Swan, which faced a storm in Lake Michigan in 1904 but survived with its crew intact.

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  • Abercorn US 105361

    Explore the remains of the ABERCORN, a wooden-hulled steambarge that met its fate in 1904. A dive into history awaits at the Goderich Boneyard.

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  • Verona US 25874

    Explore the history of the Verona, a wooden schooner-barge lost to fire in 1904 at a Toledo lumber yard.

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  • Lewie (1884)

    Explore the wreck of the Lewie, a wooden schooner lost in a gale on Lake Superior in 1904, with no survivors and an uncharted resting place.

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  • O. Shaw US 19332

    Explore the remains of the O. Shaw, a wooden schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1904 while carrying sawdust.

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  • Day Spring US 6204

    Explore the wreck of the Day Spring, a wooden schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1904, carrying sawdust during a summer gale.

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  • Joe Milton C 94712

    Explore the wreck of the Joe Milton, a wooden fish tug lost in 1904 near Summer Island, Lake Superior, after striking a reef and succumbing to a gale.

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  • British Lion C 111441

    Explore the wreck of the British Lion, a wooden tugboat that played a vital role in Ontario’s maritime trade before its tragic loss in 1904.

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  • Dashing Wave

    The DASHING WAVE serves as a representative example of 19th-century wooden schooners that transitioned into barges during the evolving demands of the Great Lakes shipping industry.

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  • Forest City US 9914

    Explore the wreck of the Forest City, a historic wooden bulk freighter lost in 1904 near Tobermory, Ontario, now a popular dive site in Georgian Bay.

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