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  • Some Personal Experiences of Masters of the Lake Fleet of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Storm of November 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1913
    Some Personal Experiences of Masters of the Lake Fleet of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Storm of November 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1913
    WebsiteText       A collection of letters from freighter captains who survived the Great Storm of 1913 on the Great Lakes.
    WebsiteText     A collection of letters from freighter captains who survived the Great Storm of 1913 on the Great Lakes.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • On Lake Huron
    On Lake Huron
    Image       Stereoview of a tug towing a string of seven schooners out into the southern end of Lake Huron. Two men wait for the photographer in a small boat drawn on the beach.
    Image     Stereoview of a tug towing a string of seven schooners out into the southern end of Lake Huron. Two men wait for the photographer in a small boat drawn on …
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  • Marine Intelligence
    Marine Intelligence
    NewspaperText  Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), 23 Nov 1861, p. 3     Detroit, Nov. 22, 1861 GENTS:--In my yesterday's report it was stated that the Keystone State had passed here. This was given me by the propeller City of Madison, who stated they met her in the night, but since give it as their opinion they were mistaken. I have no doubt …
    NewspaperText  Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), 23 Nov 1861, p. 3   Detroit, Nov. 22, 1861 GENTS:--In my yesterday's report it was stated that the Keystone State had passed here. This was given me by the propeller City of Madison, who stated …
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  • Saronic
    Saronic
    Image       Photograph of SARONIC on Lake Huron
    Image     Photograph of SARONIC on Lake Huron
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  • Steamer Illinois
    Steamer Illinois
    NewspaperText  Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 7 Aug 1857, p. 3     STEAMER ILLINOIS.--The steamer Illinois, Capt. Wilson which arrived at Detroit on Wednesday night, broke her crank near the head of St. Clair River on her way down from Superior. The steamer Michigan, in the neighborhood at the time of the accident, was signaled and repaired to the assistance of ...
    NewspaperText  Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), 7 Aug 1857, p. 3   STEAMER ILLINOIS.--The steamer Illinois, Capt. Wilson which arrived at Detroit on Wednesday night, broke her crank near the head of St. Clair River on her way down from Superior. The …
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  • Tells Origin of Whistle On Lake Steamers
    Tells Origin of Whistle On Lake Steamers
    NewspaperText  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 15 Aug 1928     Tells Origin of Whistle On Lake Steamers ___ In Early Days Alarm Bells Were in Use on Boats ___ "The steamboat whistle was unknown on the Great Lakes as late as the year 1843, and up to that time lake sailors used alarm bells placed ...
    NewspaperText  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 15 Aug 1928   Tells Origin of Whistle On Lake Steamers ___ In Early Days Alarm Bells Were in Use on Boats ___ "The steamboat whistle was unknown on the Great Lakes as late …
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  • Giants in Their Days: Schooner Days CMXXVIII (928)
    Giants in Their Days: Schooner Days CMXXVIII (928)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 3 Dec 1949     Giants in Their Days Schooner Days CMXXVIII (928) by C. H. J. Snider THE LOSS of the largest of all the Canadian lake schooners, the Minnedosa, our only four master, on Oct. 20, ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 3 Dec 1949   Giants in Their Days Schooner Days CMXXVIII (928) by C. H. J. Snider THE LOSS of the largest of all the Canadian lake schooners, the Minnedosa, our only four master, …
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  • December Zephyrs Fan "Winter Storage" Trip in Freighter: Schooner Days CCLLXXIV (374)
    December Zephyrs Fan "Winter Storage" Trip in Freighter: Schooner Days CCLLXXIV (374)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 14 Dec 1938     December Zephyrs Fan "Winter Storage" Trip in Freighter Schooner Days CCLLXXIV (374) by C. H. J. Snider _______ The Robert P. Durham's Fourteen Hundred Miles in ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 14 Dec 1938   December Zephyrs Fan "Winter Storage" Trip in Freighter Schooner Days CCLLXXIV (374) by C. H. J. Snider _______ The Robert P. Durham's Fourteen Hundred Miles in ...
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  • Dismantled Hull of Canisteo Burned
    Dismantled Hull of Canisteo Burned
    NewspaperText  Globe (Toronto, ON), 26 Oct 1920     Dismantled Hull of Canisteo Burned Port Huron, Mich., Oct. 25.--(Special.) -- The dismantled hull of the former sand and gravel-carrying steamer Canister was towed out into the lake early to-day, set on fire and allowed to sink in deep water out of the way of ...
    NewspaperText  Globe (Toronto, ON), 26 Oct 1920   Dismantled Hull of Canisteo Burned Port Huron, Mich., Oct. 25.--(Special.) -- The dismantled hull of the former sand and gravel-carrying steamer Canister was towed out into the lake early to-day, …
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  • End of the "Water of the Rapids": Schooner Days CMXXVII (927)
    End of the "Water of the Rapids": Schooner Days CMXXVII (927)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 26 Nov 1949     End of the "Water of the Rapids" Schooner Days CMXXVII (927) by C. H. J. Snider THE MINNEDOSA, largest lake schooner built in Canada, was a successful vessel, but she did not seem ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 26 Nov 1949   End of the "Water of the Rapids" Schooner Days CMXXVII (927) by C. H. J. Snider THE MINNEDOSA, largest lake schooner built in Canada, was a successful vessel, but she …
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  • The Man behind Them: Schooner Days MCCLIX (1259)
    The Man behind Them: Schooner Days MCCLIX (1259)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 18 Feb 1956     The Man behind Them Schooner Days MCCLIX (1259) by C. H. J. Snider Guns of the NANCY WILDEST hope had never expected sight of ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 18 Feb 1956   The Man behind Them Schooner Days MCCLIX (1259) by C. H. J. Snider Guns of the NANCY WILDEST hope had never expected sight of ...
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Alexander Cameron, seaman, 4 December 1838
    Alexander Cameron, seaman, 4 December 1838
    Ship Document       Michilimackinac, 4th Decemr 1838 I, Elam Cobb master of the schooner Detroit do certify that Alexander Cameron is a seaman and has paid Hospital money, and on the second of the present month in a gale of wind on Lake Huron injured his left leg to that degree that a …
    Ship Document     Michilimackinac, 4th Decemr 1838 I, Elam Cobb master of the schooner Detroit do certify that Alexander Cameron is a seaman and has paid Hospital money, and on the second of …
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  • Clearance, barge, David Mitchell, 7 August 1805
    Clearance, barge, David Mitchell, 7 August 1805
    Ship Document      
    Ship Document    
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  • White Cedar Yawl Boat: Schooner Days XXVII (27)
    White Cedar Yawl Boat: Schooner Days XXVII (27)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 12 Sep 1931     This vessel, bound from Johnston Harbour to Chatham with lumber, became waterlogged in a squall off Pointe Auz Barques on the American shore of Lake Huron on October 25, 1911. Captain John McDonald ana his crew of six got into the yawl boat and after an arduous trop across the …
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 12 Sep 1931   This vessel, bound from Johnston Harbour to Chatham with lumber, became waterlogged in a squall off Pointe Auz Barques on the American shore of Lake Huron on October 25, 1911. …
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  • Steamer Magnet, Inspector's Certificate, 29 July 1858
    Steamer Magnet, Inspector's Certificate, 29 July 1858
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    Text    
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  • Clearance, Canoe, George McGulpin, 6 December 1803
    Clearance, Canoe, George McGulpin, 6 December 1803
    Ship Document      
    Ship Document    
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  • Ships of the Huron Shore: Schooner Days CCXXX (230)
    Ships of the Huron Shore: Schooner Days CCXXX (230)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 7 Mar 1936     Ships of the Huron Shore Schooner Days CCXXX (230) _______ "PRACTICALLY all the lumber, cordwood, railroad ties and paving cedar cut off the whole Saugeen Indian Peninsula in Bruce County was carried to the growing cities down ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 7 Mar 1936   Ships of the Huron Shore Schooner Days CCXXX (230) _______ "PRACTICALLY all the lumber, cordwood, railroad ties and paving cedar cut off the whole Saugeen Indian Peninsula in Bruce County …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • "Robert P. Durham" Came Through While Five Sheltered Under Long Point: Schooner Days CCCLXXV (375)
    "Robert P. Durham" Came Through While Five Sheltered Under Long Point: Schooner Days CCCLXXV (375)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 15 Dec 1938     "Robert P. Durham" Came Through While Five Sheltered Under Long Point Schooner Days CCCLXXV (375) by C. H. J. Snider _______ How Toronto's Last "Winter ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 15 Dec 1938   "Robert P. Durham" Came Through While Five Sheltered Under Long Point Schooner Days CCCLXXV (375) by C. H. J. Snider _______ How Toronto's Last "Winter ...
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  • A chart exhibiting the lighthouses of the lake coast of the United States of America
    A chart exhibiting the lighthouses of the lake coast of the United States of America
    Image       A chart exhibiting the lighthouses on the lake coast of the United States of America Prepared by order of Stephen Pleasonton, 5th Auditor Treas'y Depart and Super't General of Lighthouses. 1848
    Image     A chart exhibiting the lighthouses on the lake coast of the United States of America Prepared by order of Stephen Pleasonton, 5th Auditor Treas'y Depart and Super't General of Lighthouses. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor, Letter, 10 August 1842
    Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor, Letter, 10 August 1842
    Text       Announcement of William D. Wilson's appointment as General Inspector of Lighthouses on Lakes Erie & Huron, and Superintendent of Lighthouses on Lake Michigan from Green Bay to the Head of the Lake. He will make the official visits to the lights. Wendell to still pay for repairs, salaries and make …
    Text     Announcement of William D. Wilson's appointment as General Inspector of Lighthouses on Lakes Erie & Huron, and Superintendent of Lighthouses on Lake Michigan from Green Bay to the Head of …
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