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  • Kirk White US 14041

    Explore the history of the Kirk White, a 19th-century brigantine that faced numerous challenges on the Great Lakes before its final sinking in Lake Huron.

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  • Bonnie Maggie C 51653 (Bonnie Boat)

    Explore the wreck of the Bonnie Maggie, a 19th-century vessel lost in Lake Huron during a severe gale.

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  • Comely (Comanly, Cowanly) US 4367

    Explore the wreck of the Comely, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1869. A reminder of 19th-century maritime challenges.

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  • H.L. Whitman US 11187

    Explore the wreck of the H.L. Whitman, a mid-19th century schooner resting in 10 ft of water off Wind Point, Wisconsin.

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  • Traffic US 24506

    Explore the history of the TRAFFIC, a sidewheel tug lost to fire in 1869 on the Saginaw River. A significant vessel in Great Lakes maritime history.

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  • Traffic (1853)

    Explore the wreck of the Traffic, a presumed steamer lost in Lake Michigan in 1869. No casualties reported, but details remain scarce.

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  • D. O. Dickinson (1854)

    Explore the remains of the D. O. Dickinson, a wooden schooner lost in 1869 on Strawberry Shoal in Lake Michigan, with no lives lost but a complete structural failure.

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  • Unidentified Wood Barge (1869)

    A wooden barge was scuttled at Cataraqui Bridge to extinguish a fire and protect infrastructure on October 5, 1869.

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  • P.J. Ferris US 20138

    Explore the wreck of the P.J. Ferris, a wooden scow-schooner lost in 1869 during a storm on Lake Michigan near Muskegon.

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  • Kate Bully (1866)

    Explore the wreck of the Kate Bully, a wooden-hulled schooner that capsized in a gale on Lake Michigan in 1869, resulting in a dramatic survival story.

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