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- The Canadian-American Contest for the Great Lakes Fish Harvest, 1872-1914Bogue, Margaret Beattie, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2001, 1-21 Neglected in the history of the Canadian-American experience on Great Lakes waters, the acerbic and at times violent interaction between American commercial fishers and defenders of Canadian fish resources deserves attention. As tenders of the nets competed for the rich harvests of the Inland Seas, friction, minor incidents, and bad …Bogue, Margaret Beattie, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2001, 1-21 Neglected in the history of the Canadian-American experience on Great Lakes waters, the acerbic and at times violent interaction between American commercial fishers and defenders of Canadian fish resources deserves …Canadian Nautical Research Society
- The Pilot of La Salle’s GriffonCalnan, Joe, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2013, 213-238 The French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643-1687) had a small rigged sailing coaster built in 1679 to travel between the Niagara River and Lake Michigan. La Salle hired a qualified and experienced pilot to conduct the vessel on these waters, but within nine months of starting on the …Calnan, Joe, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2013, 213-238 The French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643-1687) had a small rigged sailing coaster built in 1679 to travel between the Niagara River and Lake Michigan. La Salle hired …Canadian Nautical Research Society
- Barge Splits Open; Crew of 8 in PerilDetroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 26 Aug 1917, p. 11 BARGE SPLITS OPEN; CREW OF 8 IN PERIL _______ Men Narrowly Escape Being Drowned When Magnetic is Buffeted About. _______ Heavy Sea Makes Rescue work Difficult for the Towing Steamer Breitung. Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 25.--Captain Knud Peterson, of the barge ...Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 26 Aug 1917, p. 11 BARGE SPLITS OPEN; CREW OF 8 IN PERIL _______ Men Narrowly Escape Being Drowned When Magnetic is Buffeted About. _______ Heavy Sea Makes Rescue work Difficult for the Towing Steamer …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Barge Loaded With Ore founders Off Long PointBuffalo Evening News (Buffalo, NY), 27 Aug 1917, p. 10 BARGE LOADED WITH ORE FOUNDERS OFF LONG POINT _______ Crew Abandons the Magnetic When Steering Gear Becomes Disabled---Fills Rapidly. _______ The barge Magnetic, owned by the Juliett-Graverate Steamship company of Fairport, foundered two miles off Long Point, ...Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, NY), 27 Aug 1917, p. 10 BARGE LOADED WITH ORE FOUNDERS OFF LONG POINT _______ Crew Abandons the Magnetic When Steering Gear Becomes Disabled---Fills Rapidly. _______ The barge Magnetic, owned by the Juliett-Graverate Steamship company of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Sinking of the MagneticBuffalo Commercial, 28 Aug 1917, p. 7 Sinking of the Magnetic The barge Magnetic, which foundered in Lake Erie last Saturday, was insured for $30,000 in companies represented by Willcox, Peck & Hughes. Captain K. Pedersen and the members of the crew, who were here yesterday made statements. Henry Thorsen, a ...Buffalo Commercial, 28 Aug 1917, p. 7 Sinking of the Magnetic The barge Magnetic, which foundered in Lake Erie last Saturday, was insured for $30,000 in companies represented by Willcox, Peck & Hughes. Captain K. Pedersen and …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Buffalo Commercial, 29 Aug 1917, p. 7The Captain of the steamer R. B. Hall which arrived this evening reports passing a quantity of wreckage, bin, masts and hatches, about thirty miles west of Erie. Thought to be from the barge Magnetic.The Captain of the steamer R. B. Hall which arrived this evening reports passing a quantity of wreckage, bin, masts and hatches, about thirty miles west of Erie. Thought to …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- "Cullud" Folks and the Marquis: Schooner Days CCCCXCVI (496)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 17 May 1941 "Cullud" Folks and the Marquis Schooner Days CCCCXCVI (496) by C. H. J. Snider _______ HERE may be a clue as to the identity of the smart schooner Charlie Gibbons drew so long ago, with the ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 17 May 1941 "Cullud" Folks and the Marquis Schooner Days CCCCXCVI (496) by C. H. J. Snider _______ HERE may be a clue as to the identity of the smart schooner Charlie Gibbons …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Marine NewsMilwaukee Journal, 26 Sep 1902 The Marine News Chicago, Sept. 26 Dense fog prevails today on Lake Huron, extending past Sault Ste Marie and Mackinaw City. While the storm of Wednesday has completely passed over, navigation is being seriously delayed by the fog which succeeded it. Underwriters are fearful of ...Milwaukee Journal, 26 Sep 1902 The Marine News Chicago, Sept. 26 Dense fog prevails today on Lake Huron, extending past Sault Ste Marie and Mackinaw City. While the storm of Wednesday has completely passed over, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Marine NewsMilwaukee Journal, 26 Sep 1902 Marine News. Schooner Bar Founders Chicago Sept 26, An underwriters' dispatch states that the schooner H.B. Barr foundered on Lake Erie, off Port Stanley, in the recent storm. The crew reached Buffalo early today. The Barr was under charter to the Clergue syndicate and was ...Milwaukee Journal, 26 Sep 1902 Marine News. Schooner Bar Founders Chicago Sept 26, An underwriters' dispatch states that the schooner H.B. Barr foundered on Lake Erie, off Port Stanley, in the recent storm. The crew …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Wreck sighted by RomeMilwaukee Journal, 26 Sep 1902 Wreck sighted by Rome Detroit. Mich. Sept. 26--Capt. Dennis of the steamer Rome reported having sighted the wreck of the schooner H.A. Barr, which sank twenty-five miles east of Rondeau, directly on the course of vessels between the dummy light and Buffalo. The foremast and ...Milwaukee Journal, 26 Sep 1902 Wreck sighted by Rome Detroit. Mich. Sept. 26--Capt. Dennis of the steamer Rome reported having sighted the wreck of the schooner H.A. Barr, which sank twenty-five miles east of Rondeau, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Accident to the steamer May QueenDaily Commercial Register (Sandusky, OH), 30 Sep 1853, p. 2 Quoted in Plain Dealer (Cleveland), 1 Oct. 1853, p. 2Daily Commercial Register (Sandusky, OH), 30 Sep 1853, p. 2 Quoted in Plain Dealer (Cleveland), 1 Oct. 1853, p. 2Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Marine AccidentCleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 2 Oct 1854, p. 3 MARINE ACCIDENT .-- The steamer Southern Michigan met with a serious and somewhat singular accident, while coming up the Lake yesterday. When about 20 miles from Monroe, one of the wheels which had been racked a little in a previous storm, burst into bands, and the ...Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 2 Oct 1854, p. 3 MARINE ACCIDENT .-- The steamer Southern Michigan met with a serious and somewhat singular accident, while coming up the Lake yesterday. When about 20 miles from Monroe, one of the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Early Days On The Lakes, With An Account Of The Cholera Visitation Of 1832Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Safety on the LakesOswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 21 Jun 1850 Safety on the Lakes. - The number and fearful character of the accidents on Lake Erie this year, is beyond measure dreadful. It is astounding to think about, especially when the public see in the very midst of these disasters, the large lake boats from Buffalo racing with each other, …Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 21 Jun 1850 Safety on the Lakes. - The number and fearful character of the accidents on Lake Erie this year, is beyond measure dreadful. It is astounding to think about, especially when …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Brig Algomah and her EscapeThis beautiful craft, it will be remembered got upon the rocks in Lake Erie and had it not been for her great strength and the U.S. Steamer, who came to her relief, she would have been ship-wrecked. As it was, about 1000 bushels of wheat were thrown over board. The …This beautiful craft, it will be remembered got upon the rocks in Lake Erie and had it not been for her great strength and the U.S. Steamer, who came to …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Steamboat Collision on Lake ErieGeneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), 25 Jun 1852 Steamboat Collision on Lake Erie Buffalo, June 23d, 1852 The steamer Northern Indiana left here yesterday on a pleasure excursion, with some three hundred people on board, among whom were Christopher Wright, Gov. Marcy and others, She put in to Cleveland this ...Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), 25 Jun 1852 Steamboat Collision on Lake Erie Buffalo, June 23d, 1852 The steamer Northern Indiana left here yesterday on a pleasure excursion, with some three hundred people on board, among whom were …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Two Toledoans Lost off the RichardsonToledo News Bee, 10 Dec 1909 Two Toledoans Lost off the Richardson United Press Buffalo, Dec. 10,-- The freight steamer William A. Paine, arrived here today, bringing the 11 survivors of the crew of the ill-fated steamer William C. Richardson. The Paine had been anchored near the scene of ...Toledo News Bee, 10 Dec 1909 Two Toledoans Lost off the Richardson United Press Buffalo, Dec. 10,-- The freight steamer William A. Paine, arrived here today, bringing the 11 survivors of the crew of the ill-fated …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Car Ferry is long Overdue Feared LostToledo News Bee, 10 Dec 1909 CAR FERRY IS LONG OVERDUE FEARED LOST. Toldeoan said to have been two of the victims of the Lake craft's safety By United Press Cleveland Dec. 10 The car ferry Marquette and Bessemer, plying between Conneaut, O., and Port Stanley, Ont., is reported ...Toledo News Bee, 10 Dec 1909 CAR FERRY IS LONG OVERDUE FEARED LOST. Toldeoan said to have been two of the victims of the Lake craft's safety By United Press Cleveland Dec. 10 The car ferry …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Burning of the WashingtonLloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 1856, 130-31 Burning of the Washington. A new and elegant steamboat called the Washington, was burned on Lake Erie, opposite Silver creek, June 16th, 1838. In the early part of the preceding night, the Washington passed the steamer North America, while the latter lay at the town of Erie. On the ...Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 1856, 130-31 Burning of the Washington. A new and elegant steamboat called the Washington, was burned on Lake Erie, opposite Silver creek, June 16th, 1838. In the early part of the preceding …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Collision of the Atlantic and Ogdensburg.Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 20 Aug 1852, 148-50 Collision of the Atlantic and Ogdensburg. At an early hour before daylight, on the 20th day of August, 1852, the steamboat Atlantic ran afoul of the propeller Ogdensburg, about six miles above Long Point, on Lake Erie. The morning was very foggy and the darkness was extreme, and ...Lloyd, James T., Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters on the Western Waters... (1856), 20 Aug 1852, 148-50 Collision of the Atlantic and Ogdensburg. At an early hour before daylight, on the 20th day of August, 1852, the steamboat Atlantic ran afoul of the propeller Ogdensburg, about six …Maritime History of the Great Lakes