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  • Unknown 12 – Dump Scow

    Explore the remains of the Unknown 12, a wooden dump scow scuttled in Lake Superior, offering insights into early 20th-century harbor maintenance.

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  • Unknown 11 – Dipper Dredge

    Explore the Unknown 11, a dipper dredge scuttled in Lake Superior, offering insights into industrial maritime heritage and dredging technology.

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  • Pere Marquette 6 (Mark B. Covell)

    Explore the history of the Pere Marquette 6, a wooden steam barge transformed into a passenger steamer, ultimately burned as a spectacle in 1936.

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  • Tashmoo US 145843

    Explore the history of the Tashmoo, a sidewheel passenger steamship that met its fate in the Detroit River in 1936. A testament to maritime safety and legacy.

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  • Adele (Adale) US 107191

    Explore the wreck of the tugboat Adele, a small yet significant vessel in Great Lakes maritime history, lost to fire in 1936.

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  • Wilma C 130236

    Explore the wreck of the Wilma, a historic tugboat resting in Lake Erie, offering divers a glimpse into maritime history.

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  • Wreck X

    Explore the unidentified hull at Wolfe Island Graveyard, a remnant of Kingston’s maritime history, scuttled in the 1930s.

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  • Tom’s Wreck

    Explore the remains of an unidentified scuttled hull at Wolfe Island Graveyard, a site rich in maritime history and accessible for divers.

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  • Canada (Fred A. Lee) C 134379

    Explore the history of the tugboat Canada, lost in 1936 in Lake Huron, and learn about its construction, service, and the tragic circumstances of its sinking.

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  • Georgia (City of Ludington)

    CITY OF LUDINGTON (later GEORGIA) INCIDENT (non-wreck or recovered hull) 1. IDENTIFICATION & SITE INFORMATION CITY OF LUDINGTON, later renamed GEORGIA, was a wooden propeller-driven passenger and freight steamer built for year-round Great Lakes service. After dismantling and removal of machinery, the hull was deliberately sunk to form part of a stone quarry dock at…

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