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  • Circassian (1856)

    Explore the wreck of the Circassian, a wooden-hulled schooner that succumbed to a storm in 1860 near Beaver Island, Lake Michigan.

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  • Zadock Pratt

    Explore the wreck of the Zadock Pratt, a 1855 schooner that sank in Lake Erie after a collision. Accessible at 25 feet, it’s a site of historical significance for divers.

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  • Coaster (1854)

    Explore the wreck of the Coaster, a wooden propeller vessel lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1860, near Stone Mills, Ontario.

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  • Two Brothers

    Explore the tragic story of the Two Brothers, a schooner lost in a storm on Lake Ontario, with artifacts discovered near Nine Mile Point.

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  • Kyle Spangler

    Explore the wreck of the Kyle Spangler, a mid-19th-century wooden schooner that sank in Lake Huron after a collision in 1860.

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  • Mineral (1860)

    Explore the wreck of the Mineral, a wooden schooner lost in a storm while carrying lumber across Lake Ontario in 1860.

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  • Clarion (1844)

    Explore the wreck of the Clarion, a 19th-century brigantine that met its fate on Skillagalee Reef in Lake Michigan during a storm.

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  • T. G. Scott (1854)

    Explore the wreck of T. G. Scott, a wooden scow-schooner lost in a storm in 1860 near Long Point, Lake Erie.

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  • Ottoca (pre-1854)

    Explore the wreck of the Ottoca, a scow lost in Lake Erie, near Point au Pelee Light, highlighting the challenges of 19th-century Great Lakes navigation.

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  • W.A. Adair (1854)

    Explore the history of the W.A. Adair, a two-masted wooden schooner that met its fate in Lake Erie during a storm in 1860.

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