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  • Mary Ann (Ida) US 16856

    Explore the wreck of the Mary Ann, a mid-19th-century scow-schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie, with no casualties reported.

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  • T.F. Parks (Ploughboy) (1851)

    Explore the wreck of the T.F. Parks, a wooden sidewheel steamer that succumbed to fire in 1870 while docked in the Detroit River.

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  • Otter

    Explore the wreck of the Otter, a wooden sidewheel steamer that served the Montreal-Ottawa-Kingston corridor before its fiery end in 1870.

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  • Ella Teal (Ellen Teal) US 7493

    Explore the wreck of the Ella Teal, a 2-masted schooner lost in a storm in 1870, while carrying lumber to Chicago. A reminder of the perils faced by Great Lakes vessels.

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  • Flying Cloud (pre-1870)

    Explore the mysterious stranding of the Flying Cloud near Timber Island in 1870, a schooner with limited historical records.

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  • Daring

    Explore the story of the Daring, a 19th-century schooner that stranded along the treacherous Bruce Peninsula, with limited records of its fate.

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  • Aurora

    The Aurora is an unconfirmed shipwreck believed to have foundered in the North Channel of Lake Huron around 1870. Details about the vessel remain scarce.

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  • Lizzie Bell (1866)

    Explore the wreck of the Lizzie Bell, a scow schooner lost in the Great Lakes, with a history marked by mystery and significance in 19th-century maritime commerce.

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  • Champion (1850s)

    Explore the wreck of the Champion, a wooden schooner from the 1850s, located near Port Hope, Ontario, with a rich history of maritime trade.

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  • Ellswerth

    Explore the wreck of the Ellswerth, a steam vessel lost to fire in 1870, resting at a shallow depth off Stony Island, New York.

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