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- Woodcut engraving of the view of the Mackinaw, MI village and harbour from Fort Mackinac.Woodcut engraving of the view of the Mackinaw, MI village and harbour …
- Neuschel, Fred, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 1998, 65-82 Those with an interest in the maritime history of the Great Lakes may well agree that while stories abound, historical writings are more scarce. Shipwrecks have been documented extensively, but the qNeuschel, Fred, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 1998, 65-82 Those with an interest in the maritime history of the Great Lakes …
- Woodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance to Lake Michigan. The artist has included variety of sailing craft and what appears to be a sternwheel steamboat at the middle piWoodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance …
- Woodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance to Lake Michigan. The artist has included a paddlewheel steamboat, a propeller, a couple of schooners, smaller saling craft and aWoodcut engraving of the town and harbour of Mackinac at the entrance …
- The original ambrotype is featured in Gerald T. Girvin, "The Maple Leaf Story Prior to the Civil War", in Keith V. Holland et al., eds., The Maple Leaf: An Extraordinary American Civil War Shipwreck,The original ambrotype is featured in Gerald T. Girvin, "The Maple Leaf …
- "Schooner Days was a newspaper column which ran Saturdays in the Telegram for more than a quarter of a century beginning in 1931. In it, C.H.J. Snider described in vivid detail the lake shipping scen"Schooner Days was a newspaper column which ran Saturdays in the Telegram …
- Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 13 Jun 1931 The name ROBERT C. PORTER does not appear in most sources of vessels on the Great Lakes.Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 13 Jun 1931 The name ROBERT C. PORTER does not appear in most sources of …
- FOR SALE a SCHOONER Forty tons burthen, in service three years on the Lakes, in good repair, sails well; a reasonable credit will be given for good security: Or the Schooner will be exchanged for reaFOR SALE a SCHOONER Forty tons burthen, in service three years on …
- Stereoview of Round Island, from the heights in front of Fort Mackinac. A schooner is anchored just offshore.Stereoview of Round Island, from the heights in front of Fort Mackinac. …
- Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 8 Apr 1915 The Sailing Schooner Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past On the Great Lakes The indications are that is only a matter of time, and a short time at that, when the sailing vessel will have disappeared comCape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 8 Apr 1915 The Sailing Schooner Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past On …
- The day of the old wind jammers on the lake is past. There are now 28 schooners in commission on Lake Ontario, where formerly there were several hundred, and they are nearly all Canadian owned, thougThe day of the old wind jammers on the lake is past. …
- Photograph of a three-masted schooner with a deck load of what appears to be pulpwood.Photograph of a three-masted schooner with a deck load of what appears …
- Reason: sunk ? Lives: nil Remarks: Total lossReason: sunk ? Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
- Reason: swamped Lives: 5 Hull damage: $200Reason: swamped Lives: 5 Hull damage: $200
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