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- Highlander (Steamboat), broke machinery, 12 Nov 1849Reason: broke machinery Remarks: RepairedReason: broke machinery Remarks: RepairedMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- Algerian (Steamboat), C81609, aground, 23 Jul 1887Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Remarks: Got offReason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Remarks: Got offMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- Dalhousie (Steamboat), burnt, 1 Jul 1834Reason: burnt Remarks: Total loss ?Reason: burnt Remarks: Total loss ?Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Georgiana (Schooner), sunk, 1 Nov 1849Reason: sunk Hull damage: $6,000Reason: sunk Hull damage: $6,000Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Mary Battle (Propeller), ?, 22 Jun 1922Reason: ? Remarks: Total lossReason: ? Remarks: Total lossMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- Joe Mac (Tug), sunk by collision, 3 Aug 1875Reason: sunk by collision Lives: nil Remarks: ?Reason: sunk by collision Lives: nil Remarks: ?Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Wheatbin (Barge), sunk, 1 May 1877Reason: sunk Freight: wheat Remarks: ?Reason: sunk Freight: wheat Remarks: ?Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- McNaughton (Tug), aground, 18 Sep 1897Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got offReason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got offMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- St. Lawrence waterway to ocean would cause rapid strides in Waukegan.Libertyville Independent (Libertyville, Lake County, Ill.: W.J. Smith), 6 Apr 1922, p. 7 ...Libertyville Independent (Libertyville, Lake County, Ill.: W.J. Smith), 6 Apr 1922, p. 7 ...Cook Memorial Public Library District
- "Nothing more uncomfortable than our flat-bottomed boats:" Batteaux in the British Service during the War of 1812Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Oct 2003, 17-28 From the early days of European expansion into the Great Lakes region, the batteau was an essential part of the transportation system. This flat-bottomed boat was a common sight on the lakes and rivers of the wilderness, yet little has been written about it. This article investigates the batteau's development, …Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Oct 2003, 17-28 From the early days of European expansion into the Great Lakes region, the batteau was an essential part of the transportation system. This flat-bottomed boat was a common sight on …Canadian Nautical Research Society
- Two Ships - Two Flags:
the Outaouaise/Williamson and the Iroquoise/Anson on Lake Ontario, 1759 -1761Andrews, Robert J., The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2004, 41-55 In 1759, Louis-Pierre Poulin de Courval Cressé undertook the construction of three corvettes at the shipyard at Point au Baril (at Maitland, in Ontario), on the St. Lawrence River. Two of the ships (l'Outaouaise and l'Iroquoise) were launched and put into service on the river and on Lake Ontario. In …Andrews, Robert J., The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2004, 41-55 In 1759, Louis-Pierre Poulin de Courval Cressé undertook the construction of three corvettes at the shipyard at Point au Baril (at Maitland, in Ontario), on the St. Lawrence River. Two …Canadian Nautical Research Society
- Weel May the Keel Row the Minstrel Boy Was In: Schooner Days DCCXCIX (799)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 14 Jun 1947 Weel May the Keel Row the Minstrel Boy Was In Schooner Days DCCXCIX (799) by C. H. J. Snider THOUGH he crossed the Styx in Charon's barge so long ago that it makes little ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 14 Jun 1947 Weel May the Keel Row the Minstrel Boy Was In Schooner Days DCCXCIX (799) by C. H. J. Snider THOUGH he crossed the Styx in Charon's barge so long ago …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Along the DocksDaily Palladium (Oswego, NY), 10 Sep 1877 Along the Docks The schooner Blazing Star, which ran aground about four miles this side of Brockville while on her way from Ogdensburg to Cleveland, with iron ore, was towed in her yesterday afternoon by the tug Seymour of Ogdensburg and went into Goble and McFarlane's dry dock ...Daily Palladium (Oswego, NY), 10 Sep 1877 Along the Docks The schooner Blazing Star, which ran aground about four miles this side of Brockville while on her way from Ogdensburg to Cleveland, with iron ore, was towed …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Horses' Heavenmaker: Schooner Days CXLI (141)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 2 Jun 1934 Horses' Heavenmaker Schooner Days CXLI (141) Some Curious Background Bits for an Old American Bottom That Now Flies the Canadian Flag THE .J. I. CASE, still afloat and under the Canadian flag, had squaresail yard 105 ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 2 Jun 1934 Horses' Heavenmaker Schooner Days CXLI (141) Some Curious Background Bits for an Old American Bottom That Now Flies the Canadian Flag THE .J. I. CASE, still afloat and under the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- How To Get Down the St. LawrenceOswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 16 Apr 1850 How To Get Down the St. Lawrence The free navigation of the St. Lawrence for American mercantile vessels, is all moonshine, if what follows is true. A Canadian correspondent of the Albany Argus, thus shows up the folly of expecting extensive trade through that source, by sea-going ...Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 16 Apr 1850 How To Get Down the St. Lawrence The free navigation of the St. Lawrence for American mercantile vessels, is all moonshine, if what follows is true. A Canadian correspondent of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- IroquoisWalter Lewis, FreshWater, 1990, 17-19Walter Lewis, FreshWater, 1990, 17-19Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Shipwrecks, Collisions and Accidents in St. Lawrence/Great Lakes Waterway, 1848-1900Camu, Pierre, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Apr 1996, 43-66 There is quite a literature about shipwrecks at sea or in the confined waters of gulfs, deltas or rivers. Indeed, wrecks have long exerted a fascination because of their spectacular results, often involving losses of vessels and lives and leaving as mute testimony smashed ships, floating debris or empty lifeboats. …Camu, Pierre, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Apr 1996, 43-66 There is quite a literature about shipwrecks at sea or in the confined waters of gulfs, deltas or rivers. Indeed, wrecks have long exerted a fascination because of their spectacular …Canadian Nautical Research Society