Archives: Wrecks

Illinois And Holly Barge

In the early 1900’s, the Illinois was the largest hydraulic dredge on Lake Michigan, sunk in 1907 in a storm when she was working as a tug and sand ...

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The Rotarian

Chock full of history, the Rotarian was launched as a proud product of the Sandusky, Ohio shipbuilding industry in 1889. A strong presence at 147 feet...

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Charles A King

Launched in 1878, the two masted, 139 foot long schooner, Charles A. King served dutifully for nearly three decades until she met her fate in a storm ...

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John Mcgean

Built and launched by the American Shipbuilding Company in Lorain, Ohio in 1908, the John McGean was an imposing sight. At 432 feet in length with a b...

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Canisteo

Launched in 1886 as a proud product of the Mt. Clemons, MI shipbuilding industry, the Canisteo was a sight of a wooden steamer with a solid length of ...

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Mary Alice B

The Mary Alice B was built at Duluth, Minnesota in 1931 for the Corps of Engineers as the “Quintus”. In 1962 she passed into private ownership and...

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