Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Maritime History Project - The State of Wisconsin Collection. Please note that this collection text is now part of The State of Wisconsin Collection.
It was formerly a separate collection titled Great Lakes Maritime History Project. Jump to: Information about the collections | Wisconsin Historical Society | University of Wisconsin - La Crosse | University of Wisconsin - Superior | Door County Maritime Museum, Inc. | Other Links | Wisconsin Collaborative Library and Museum Project About the Collection The state of Wisconsin has a proud and colorful history. One of its richest and most romantic chapters is its maritime history, staged on the waters of Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, on hundreds of smaller lakes and a whole network of rivers.
Maritime commerce in what is now Wisconsin has its roots in the days of the French fur trade. Wisconsin pioneers of the 1830s and '40s, largely Irish, German and Scandinavian immigrants, came West on paddlewheel steamboats. Information about the collections The collection was built on the Herman G. Other Links. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes - BGSU. Maritime Personnel Database - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Vessel Database - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. Tashmoo - Sinking/Demolition photos — Historic Detroit. Wreckers escort the Tashmoo to Boblo after she was scrapped in August 1936.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives. The Tashmoo after she sank at dock in June 1936 The Tashmoo after being stripped, in late August 1936 The Tashmoo the day she sank at dock after hitting a rock, June 19, 1936. The Tashmoo on June 22, 1936, three days after she sank at dock in Ontario. The Tashmoo on June 20, 1936, the day after it sank at dock. The Tashmoo's crew gathers on dock to say goodbye shortly after it sank at dock in June 1936. The Tashmoo after being scrapped down to its hull in late 1936 The Tashmoo sits sunk in 18 feet of water in June 1936. The Great Lakes Historical Society. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. Association for Great Lakes Maritime History. Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Lake Superior Marine Museum Archives. History Above and Below the Waves. November 23, 1907.
A vicious storm raged on northern Lake Huron as the wooden steamer Monohansett struggled to find safe haven for the night. The brave captain fought through waves and fog finally making it to the lee shore of Thunder Bay Island, where he could see Lake Huron's second oldest lighthouse periodically shining through the dark mist. Relieved, the crew settled down to ride out the gale when a desperate shout from the engine room rang out, "Fire! " Within just a few hours, the Monohansett's cargo of coal and wooden hull burned and sank to the bottom; the crew of 12 barely escaped with their lives. Today the Monohansett rests in northwestern Lake Huron in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; its machinery (including an impressive steel propeller) and lower hull are still visible in 18 feet of crystal clear water.
Lake life can also be seen on the wreck of the Grecian, a steel freighter that sank in Thunder Bay in 1906. Great Lakes Maritime History. This website is a collection of history and memorabilia surrounding Marine and Ship Captains and Sailors who dedicated their lives to Great Lakes Shipping and Transport.
If you have anything to add, please feel free to email using the link at the bottom of every page. Source: The Lake Pilots' Handbook, compiled by Capt. George Trimble, 1907 The First Ship On The Great Lakes The first known ship to navigate the Great Lakes was the "Griffon," a little vessel of about sixty tons, built in 1679 by the French explorer, La Salle. Lake Huron Lore. The David Swayze's Great Lakes Shipwreck File. David Swayze's Shipwreck Search Page.
Lake Erie Shipwrecks. Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping - BoatNerd.Com. Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston, Canada. Brendon Baillod's Great Lakes Shipwreck Research.