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      Another extensive maritime list from the Detroit perspective compiled by Detroit Free Press marine reporter Capt. J. W. Hall.

      RELIC OF THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE It is probably not generally known, but lying in the water of Spring Lake, near Ferrysburg (Mich.) is the lower portion of the hull of the sloop Porcupine, one of the nine vessels that Com. Perry commanded in the memorable battle on Lake …

      A TRIP FROM BUFFALO TO DETROIT IN 1825 _______ Six Days on Lake Erie in a First-Class Steamer _______ No long ago I observed a communication in THE FREE PRESS entitled "Steamers Flying Between Detroit and Buffalo in 1832." Trusting that some of my recollections ...

      The schooner John Marshall is a complete wreck, near Mexico Bay, east of Oswego. She had 50 Mormons on board from St. Lawrence county, all of whom were saved.

      According to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, the commercial catch of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in Lake Michigan for 1996 was about 6.55 million pounds. This is about the same as it was in 1885, the earliest year for which there is a record, and near three times what it …

      The THOMAS W. PALMER (US#145513) was of composite hull construction, was 281 feet and 2134gt. She was built at Detroit Dry Dock in 1889. The steel-hulled Pittsburger HARVARD (US#96507) was built at Detroit Shipbuilding in 1900 and lasted until scrapped in 1960. She was 416 ft. and 5054gt.

      Oddly enough, I was able to find very little accurate information on this crash of a DC-4 airliner outside of this article, even though it apparently was the worst U.S. air disaster up to that time. I believe it was also the worst air disaster to occur over the lakes. …

      *Most of the bodies eventually found were wearing life jackets. In general this account of the sinking cannot be trusted. It has some factors that do not show up in other reports, such as the presence of the captain's wife and children on the ship, and the fact that there …

      A SAD THANKSGIVING DAY _______ WAS THE LOT OF MRS. SMITH, WIDOW OF THE MAUMEE VALLEY'S MATE _______ HIS EVENTFUL CAREER, AND THEIR ROMANTIC MANNER OF MEETING _______ Chicago, November 29. - (Special) - Death stayed the Thanksgiving preparations in the ...

      *established in in England in 1855, the code originally used 18 signal flags to convey 17,000 separate signals. Today it uses about 40 flags.

      Through the latter third of the 19th century, Detroit was home to some of the largest and most powerful tugs in the whole lake system. The towing of sail vessels through the Detroit-St Clair river complex from Lake Erie to Lake Huron was big business in the day. The tug …

      (US #9680), wooden propeller built 1857 by Peck & Masters of Cleveland, 210' x30'x 12,' 969 gross tons, 805 net tons. Rebuilt 1865, 1866, with major repairs in 1863 and 1881. Lost, May 5, 1896 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. on Lake Michigan. by fire. No loss of life. She was …

      Northern Transportation Co. apparently made its arrangements, as it continued to operate on Lake Ontario in 1871 and finally folded about 1875.

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      BADGER STATE became more legitimate, maybe, but she burned to a total loss the following year on the St. Clair River with the loss of 15 lives.

      THE LOSS OF THE SCHOONER JAMES NAVAGH . - The last number of the Manitowoc Pilot contains the following highly interesting particulars of the loss of the schooner James ...

      FORTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO. - The following vessels passed Detroit August 10, 1820 , which we find recorded in the log book kept aboard the schooner Elizabeth ,

    FORTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO. - The following vessels passed Detroit August 10, 1820 , which we find recorded in the log book kept aboard the schooner Elizabeth ,

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

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      BARGE NO. 3 and BARGE NO. 4 were total losses in this incident, having foundered off Long Point after being cut loose by the FISCHER in a gale. BARGE NO. 1 grounded in a storm on Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron in November, 1918, and NO. 2 capsized and foundered …

      FIRST ON THE GREAT LAKES _______ WOMAN PASSES EXAMINATION AND GETS A PILOT'S LICENSE _______ SHE IS NOW CAPTAIN ALICE C. CHANEY, OF THE YACHT MARJORIE _______ DR. WILLARD CHANEY, HER HUSBAND, IS THE ENGINEER AND CREW _______ "Captain" will ...