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  • Outward Bound (1846)

    Explore the tragic story of the Outward Bound, a wooden schooner lost in Lake Michigan during a storm in 1849, claiming all hands aboard.

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  • United States (1835)

    Explore the wreck of the United States, a wooden sidewheel steamer lost to fire in 1849, with a rich history of early Great Lakes navigation.

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  • Wave (1849)

    Explore the wreck of the Wave, a two-masted wooden schooner lost in Lake Michigan shortly after its launch in 1849.

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  • Utica (1849)

    Explore the grounded remains of the Utica, a wooden steamboat lost near Port Ontario, Lake Ontario, due to navigational error in the mid-19th century.

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  • Canada (1848)

    Explore the tragic story of the schooner Canada, lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1848, claiming six lives and leaving a legacy of maritime peril.

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  • Chief Justice Robinson (1841)

    Explore the wreck of the Chief Justice Robinson, a two-masted schooner lost in a gale on Lake Ontario in 1848.

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  • Indiana (1841)

    Explore the remains of the Indiana, a historic sidewheel steamer lost in Lake Erie in 1848. Discover its rich history and the circumstances surrounding its tragic end.

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  • Jesse Smith (1832)

    Explore the unlocated wreck of the Jesse Smith, a mid-19th-century wooden schooner lost in November 1848 while carrying lumber.

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  • Adventure (c1848)

    Explore the wreck of the Adventure, a small wooden schooner that foundered in Lake Erie in October 1848, claiming the lives of its entire crew.

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  • Goliah (1846)

    Explore the wreck of the Goliah, an early propeller freighter lost in a catastrophic explosion in 1848, now resting in Lake Huron.

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