Archives: Wrecks

Tacoma

A product of the Benton Harbor, Michigan shipbuilding industry, the Tacoma was launched in 1894. She is a tug that was just over 76 feet in length wit...

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Straits Of Mackinac

The Straits of Mackinac served faithfully as a car and passenger ferry for a number of years before they built a bridge of over the passage. Reminisce...

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The Buccaneer

Launched in the early 1900’s, the Buccaneer saw a long and storied history throughout its time both afloat and on the bottom of Lake Michigan. She f...

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Material Services Barge

Built in 1929 with a unique design that allowed it to be able to pass under bridges without having them raised, the Material Services Barge saw seven ...

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Wells Burt

With a length of 201 feet and a beam of just over 33 feet, the Wells Burt was launched proudly by the Detroit Dry Dock Company in 1873. With her size ...

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Nicoles Mystery Wreck

This recently discovered wooden shipwreck by Captain Nicole is gorgeous! All the riggings, deadeyes, turnbuckles, anchor, windlass, wheel are all on t...

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South Tug

This is one of the unidentified tug boats that aided schooners coming in and out of Chicago Harbors in the late 1800s. She is 80′ in length and sits...

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David Dows

Rumored to be the only five master on the Great Lakes, the David Dows was launched from Toledo, Ohio with a wieldy 265 feet in length. Often said as t...

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Lady Elgin

Named after the wife of Canada’s Governor General, the Lady Elgin was built in Buffalo, New York in 1851. An imposing sight at 252 feet long, she sa...

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Albany

Built and launched in 1846, the Albany was a steel steamer, 267 feet in length. She served the Great Lakes shipping industry proudly for nearly five d...

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