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  • Half-Past-Six: Schooner Days LXXVII (77)
    Half-Past-Six: Schooner Days LXXVII (77)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Mar 1933     HALF-PAST-SIX SCHOONER DAYS LXXVII. (77) It must have been a fearful gale on the 27th of November, 1860, for the old file of the Toronto Leader thus outlines the night's ravages, in a Kingston despatch: -- "Barque St. ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Mar 1933   HALF-PAST-SIX SCHOONER DAYS LXXVII. (77) It must have been a fearful gale on the 27th of November, 1860, for the old file of the Toronto Leader thus outlines the night's …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Matilda (Schooner), aground, 15 Sep 1839
    Matilda (Schooner), aground, 15 Sep 1839
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: 4 Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: 4 Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • New York (Schooner), aground, 15 Sep 1839
    New York (Schooner), aground, 15 Sep 1839
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: 6 Freight: staves Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: 6 Freight: staves Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • California (Propeller), aground, 1 Nov 1873
    California (Propeller), aground, 1 Nov 1873
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Langmuir (Schooner), aground, 18 Nov 1873
    Langmuir (Schooner), aground, 18 Nov 1873
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • HARRIET ANN (1856, Schooner)
    HARRIET ANN (1856, Schooner)
    Ship       1863 Owned J. Dunning & Company, Milford, ONT. 1871 Listed without details.
    Ship     1863 Owned J. Dunning & Company, Milford, ONT. 1871 Listed without details.
    Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
  • Musket Mystery of the Main Duck: Schooner Days CL (150)
    Musket Mystery of the Main Duck: Schooner Days CL (150)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Aug 1934     Musket Mystery of the Main Duck Schooner Days CL (150) ____ WE let go in the lee of the Main Duck, in four fathoms of water so clear we could see our 160-lb anchor lying on its side on the stony bottom. It looked small, about ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Aug 1934   Musket Mystery of the Main Duck Schooner Days CL (150) ____ WE let go in the lee of the Main Duck, in four fathoms of water so clear we could …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Cornwall towing on the Rock Ferry
    Cornwall towing on the Rock Ferry
    Image       Photograph of CORNWALL assisting the steamer ROCK FERRY aground at Main Duck Island
    Image     Photograph of CORNWALL assisting the steamer ROCK FERRY aground at Main Duck Island
    Toronto Marine Historical Society
  • Cabot being lightened by Cornwall and Harriet D.
    Cabot being lightened by Cornwall and Harriet D.
    Image       Photograph of the CABOTIA aground at Main Duck Island. The Donnelly Salvage Company steamboat CORNWALL and the lighter HARRIET D. are removing cargo.
    Image     Photograph of the CABOTIA aground at Main Duck Island. The Donnelly Salvage Company steamboat CORNWALL and the lighter HARRIET D. are removing cargo.
    Toronto Marine Historical Society
  • Claude Cole Buys Buffalo From The Shields’ Wild West Show
    Claude Cole Buys Buffalo From The Shields’ Wild West Show
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY), 13 Mar 1926     Claude Cole Buys Buffalo From The Shields' Wild West Show Capt. Claude W. Cole, doughty lake master of Cape Vincent, whose tug C. W. Cole, last steamer to be launched at the Phelps shipyard in Chaumont, plied the eastern end of Lake Ontario, is about to essay a second attempt …
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY), 13 Mar 1926   Claude Cole Buys Buffalo From The Shields' Wild West Show Capt. Claude W. Cole, doughty lake master of Cape Vincent, whose tug C. W. Cole, last steamer to be launched …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • "Old King" Cole Getting Things In Shape at the Ducks for Winter
    "Old King" Cole Getting Things In Shape at the Ducks for Winter
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY), 10 Dec 1928     "Old King" Cole Getting Things In Shape at the Ducks for Winter Claude W. Cole will leave Cape Vincent this week for his island kingdom, the Main Ducks at the foot of Lake Ontario, taking a supply of provisions to Aleck Taylor and John Taylor, two of his employees, who …
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY), 10 Dec 1928   "Old King" Cole Getting Things In Shape at the Ducks for Winter Claude W. Cole will leave Cape Vincent this week for his island kingdom, the Main Ducks at the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Black and white photograph of the steamboat JOHN RANDALL at Main Duck Island on Lake Ontario
    Black and white photograph of the steamboat JOHN RANDALL at Main Duck Island on Lake Ontario
    Image       Black and white photograph of the JOHN RANDALL ashore at Main Duck Island about 1920.
    Image     Black and white photograph of the JOHN RANDALL ashore at Main Duck Island about 1920.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Metcalf (Schooner), sunk, 1 Oct 1861
    Metcalf (Schooner), sunk, 1 Oct 1861
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: nil Hull damage: $1,800 Cargo: $800 Freight: coal Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: nil Hull damage: $1,800 Cargo: $800 Freight: coal Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Albany Argus, 13 Dec 1822, p. 3
    Albany Argus, 13 Dec 1822, p. 3
    NewspaperText       It is stated by Capt. MOSIER of the Lady Maitland, from Niagara for Prescott, that on Sunday morning the 19th instant, the Schooner Hibernian , belonging to Mr. Smith, of Kingston, bound to New-York, loaded with merchandize, went on shore on the ducks, having parted both cables and ...
    NewspaperText     It is stated by Capt. MOSIER of the Lady Maitland, from Niagara for Prescott, that on Sunday morning the 19th instant, the Schooner Hibernian , belonging to Mr. Smith, of …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Duck Islands Claim Three More Lives
    Duck Islands Claim Three More Lives
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY), 18 Jan 1931     Duck Islands Claim Three More Lives _______ Solvay Man and Buddies Latest Victims _______ Score Perished There _______ Mariners Recall Wrecks in Vicinity of Isles Periling Boats _______ Exclusive Dispatch to The Herald. Kingston, ...
    TextNewspaper  Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY), 18 Jan 1931   Duck Islands Claim Three More Lives _______ Solvay Man and Buddies Latest Victims _______ Score Perished There _______ Mariners Recall Wrecks in Vicinity of Isles Periling Boats _______ Exclusive Dispatch …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • C. Hickox (Propeller), C105817, aground\fire, 2 Dec 1906
    C. Hickox (Propeller), C105817, aground\fire, 2 Dec 1906
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground\fire Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground\fire Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Jenny Lind (Schooner), aground, 1 Nov 1864
    Jenny Lind (Schooner), aground, 1 Nov 1864
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Freight: apples Remarks: ???
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Freight: apples Remarks: ???
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Acacia (Schooner), C126464, aground, 4 May 1903
    Acacia (Schooner), C126464, aground, 4 May 1903
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Northumberland (Brig), damaged cargo, 1 Aug 1863
    Northumberland (Brig), damaged cargo, 1 Aug 1863
    TextNewspaper       Reason: damaged cargo Hull damage: $200 Cargo: $400 Freight: wheat Remarks: Repaired
    TextNewspaper     Reason: damaged cargo Hull damage: $200 Cargo: $400 Freight: wheat Remarks: Repaired
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Caroline (Schooner), aground, 27 May 1857
    Caroline (Schooner), aground, 27 May 1857
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: flour Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: flour Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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