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  • The Frontenac: A Reappraisal
    The Frontenac: A Reappraisal
    WebsiteText       This article appears on the 'net essentially as it originally appeared in FreshWater, vol. 2, no. 1 (Summer 1987): 28-39. A few of the notes have been altered to reflect the change of name of the National Archives of Canada (NAC) from the Public Archives of Canada (PAC), and the …
    WebsiteText     This article appears on the 'net essentially as it originally appeared in FreshWater, vol. 2, no. 1 (Summer 1987): 28-39. A few of the notes have been altered to reflect …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Life and Death on the Ocean Wave
    Life and Death on the Ocean Wave
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    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Steamboat Promotion and Changing Technology: the Careers of James Sutherland and the Magnet
    Steamboat Promotion and Changing Technology: the Careers of James Sutherland and the Magnet
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    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Katie Eccles: a preliminary report on the Last Schooners Project’s 2019 recording of a late-19th century schooner
    Katie Eccles: a preliminary report on the Last Schooners Project’s 2019 recording of a late-19th century schooner
    Text  Ioset, Benjamin, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Spring 2020, 1-24    
    Text  Ioset, Benjamin, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Spring 2020, 1-24  
    Canadian Nautical Research Society
  • Before a Failing Breeze: Sailing Labor in the Final Years of Sail on the Great Lakes
    Before a Failing Breeze: Sailing Labor in the Final Years of Sail on the Great Lakes
    Text  Ioset, Benjamin, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Summer 2022, 175-200     Sailing commerce on the Great Lakes underwent a protracted decline between the mid-1870s and its ultimate disappearance in 1931. In its final half-century, the pressures of economic marginalization, falling profit margins, novel marine technologies, and the emergence of distinct steam and sail maritime labor sectors all resulted in a radical …
    Text  Ioset, Benjamin, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Summer 2022, 175-200   Sailing commerce on the Great Lakes underwent a protracted decline between the mid-1870s and its ultimate disappearance in 1931. In its final half-century, the pressures of economic marginalization, falling profit …
    Canadian Nautical Research Society
  • "Not Very Much Celebrated:" The Evolution and Nature of the Provincial Marine, 1755-1813
    "Not Very Much Celebrated:" The Evolution and Nature of the Provincial Marine, 1755-1813
    Text  Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 2001, 25-37     After applauding land successes at Detroit and Queenston, Strachan condemned the inability of the Provincial Marine to operate as an effective naval force, an opinion shared by Sir George Prevost and other key British officers. The opinion of at least one individual on the quarterdeck of the Provincial Marine was …
    Text  Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 2001, 25-37   After applauding land successes at Detroit and Queenston, Strachan condemned the inability of the Provincial Marine to operate as an effective naval force, an opinion shared by Sir George Prevost …
    Canadian Nautical Research Society
  • "Nothing more uncomfortable than our flat-bottomed boats:" Batteaux in the British Service during the War of 1812
    "Nothing more uncomfortable than our flat-bottomed boats:" Batteaux in the British Service during the War of 1812
    Text  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 the lakes and rivers of the wilderness, yet little has been written about it. This article investigates the batteau's development, …
    Text  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
  • Shipwrecks, Collisions and Accidents in St. Lawrence/Great Lakes Waterway, 1848-1900
    Shipwrecks, Collisions and Accidents in St. Lawrence/Great Lakes Waterway, 1848-1900
    Text  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 results, often involving losses of vessels and lives and leaving as mute testimony smashed ships, floating debris or empty lifeboats. …
    Text  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
  • Lake level is gradually going down lower.
    Lake level is gradually going down lower.
    NewspaperText  Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun, 23 Jul 1915, Section 2, p. 7     Water levels; Tides
    NewspaperText  Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun, 23 Jul 1915, Section 2, p. 7   Water levels; Tides
    Cook Memorial Public Library District
  • U.S. to send out storm warnings by wireless now.
    U.S. to send out storm warnings by wireless now.
    NewspaperText  Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun, 24 Mar 1916, Section 2, p. 12     ...
    NewspaperText  Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun, 24 Mar 1916, Section 2, p. 12   ...
    Cook Memorial Public Library District
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