by import | May 12, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1875 The scow-schooner SEA BIRD of Chicago was driven onto the beach a half-mile south of the harbor at Holland, Michigan by a Northeaster. After the storm, she was high and dry on the beach. 1884 The wooden J.S. SEAVERNS stranded near Michipicoten Island on Lake...
by import | May 11, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1854 The 144 foot, 3-mast, wooden bark JESSE HOYT was launched at East Saginaw, Michigan, by Smith & Whitney. Later in her career, she was converted to a schooner and lasted until 1896, when she sank in Lake Michigan in a collision. 1882 The A. WESTON (wooden...
by import | May 10, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1828 The first Welland Canal opened between St. Catharine’s and Lake Ontario. The first vessel to navigate this route was the schooner WELLAND CANAL. This was a new vessel having been launched at St. Catharines, Ontario on 24 April 1828. 1858 LEMUEL CRAWFORD (3...
by import | May 9, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1864 AMAZON (2-mast wooden brig, 93 foot, 172 tons, built in 1837 at Port Huron, Michigan as a schooner) was carrying coal from Cleveland for Lake Superior when she went out of control in a storm just as she was leaving the St. Clair River for Lake Huron. She was...
by import | May 8, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1873 The 254-foot wooden freighter AMAZON was launched at A. A. Turner’s yard at Trenton, Michigan. 1875 The 3-masted wooden schooner FRANK C. LEIGHTON was launched at 10:30 a.m. at Dunford & Leighton’s yard in Port Huron, eight months after work on...
