Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Source List

PUBLISHED Sources :

(doc = document from private collection)

a&f - Ahoy & Farewell - J. A. Jackman, ed., Marine Historical Society of Detroit, Detroit, 1970.

acpl - Alpena Co. (Mich) Geo N Fletcher Public Library and Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary great lakes vessel database - http://www.greatlakesships.org/

ade - Alpena Dates and Events, 1862-1902 - published by by Alpena Argus newspaper. Alpena Public Library genealogy collection. With supplements through 1914.

adv - The str ADVENTURE and Kelley’s Isl..., Labadie, C. Patrick & Charles E. Herdendorf. Ohio Lake Erie Commission,

Toledo, OH, 1998.

ae - Amhersburg Echo

air - Annual Insurance Reports, 1856-68 - provided by Brendon Baillod

atl - Around The Lakes - Detroit Dry Dock Co., Detroit, 1894. doc

anfs - American Naval Fighting Ships, U.S. Navy; Naval Historical Center, USGPO, Washington, 1975 .

asn - The History of the American Sailing Navy - Chappelle, Howard I., W.W. Norton, Bonanza Books, NY, 1949.

bbas - Blue Book of American Shipping - 1897 - Web page of Walter Lewis: http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/

bbr - Bob Brobst, Algonac, Mich. wedsite: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/9184/index.html

bc - Buffalo Commercial Wrecklist of 1851, published Jan 9, 1852 in Milwaukee Sentinel - Robert Jaeck Collection

bcw - Buffalo Commercial Advocate Wrecklist of 1849, published Jan 2, 1850 - Robert Jaeck Collection

blu - Board of Lake Underwriters insurance loss lists - year of list may follow in parentheses. Brendon Baillod website

bw - Bill Wangemann, City of Sheboygan Historian 1995

clu - Selected Canadian Lake Underwriters lists & Lloyd's lists - doc

cbt - Chicago Board of Trade Annual Reports - Google Books

csqw -Canvas and Steam on Quinte Waters - Metcalfe, Willis. South Marysburgh Marine Society, South Bay, Ont., 1979.

csv - Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930 - Mills, John M., Steamship Historical Society of America,

Providence RI, 1979 (plus three supplements). On-line at: http://130.15.161.15/marmus/mills.htm

ctw - Chicago Tribune wrecklist for 1856, pub in Milwaukee Sentinel of Nov 17, 1856 - Robert Jaeck Collection

dap - Real Tales From the Admiralty Courts of the United States, Volume 1, the Sinking of the Schooner Northwestern,

Pugh, Douglas A., Real Publications, Alpena, Mi, 2002.

dm - Dive Michigan! - Harrington, Steve. Maritime Press, Mason, MI, 1990.

do - Dive Ontario - Kohl, Cris. Self-published. Chatham, Ont., 1995

do2 - Dive Ontario 2 - Kohl, Cris. Self-published. Chatham, Ont., 1994.

eas - Encyclopaedia of American Shipwrecks - Berman, Bruce D., Mariner's Press, Boston, 1972.

eb - The Wreck of the Erie Belle - Stein, C. E., Ship 'N Shore Publishing, Wheatley, Ont., 1970.

edd - Early Days in Detroit - Palmer, Gen. Friend, Detroit, 1906 - digitized by Google at THIS link.

eh - Early American Steamers - Heyl, Eric (4 volumes)

eluc - Early Life in Upper Canada - Guillet, Edwin C., U. of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1963

es - Echo Soundings (Amherstburg Echo) Vol. 1 Nos. 1-4, Vol. 2, No. 1-3 - Marsh Collection Society, Amherstburg, Ont.,

1998-99.

ew - Erie Wrecks - Georgann & Michael Wachter, Corporate Impact, Avon Lake, Oh. 1997.

ewe- Erie Wrecks East - Georgann & Michael Wachter, Corporate Impact, Avon Lake, Oh. 2000.

ewl - Erie Wrecks and Lights - Georgann & Michael Wachter, Corporate Impact, Avon Lake, Oh. 2007.

eww - Erie Wrecks West - Georgann & Michael Wachter, Corporate Impact, Avon Lake, Oh. 2001.

fk - "Fool Killer": The Great Lakes' First Submarine - Harris, Partricia A. G. , Michigan City Historical Society, Michigan

City, Ind, 1982.

ftgl - Fish Tugs of the Greatest Lake - Hadland, Harvey and Bob Mckreth : http://www.harveyhadland.com/index.html

g8s - Guardians of the 8th Sea - O'Brien, T. M. , USCG Public Relations, Washington, 1976.

glc - The Great Lakes Car Ferries - Hilton, George W., Howell-North, Berkeley, CA, 1962 - op

gld - Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1916 - Green, Fred L. (from Walter Lewis' Webpage: http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/ )

glswr - Great Lakes Ships We Remember-Van Der Linden, Peter, ed., Freshwater Press, Cleveland, 1979

globe - List of 1866 casualties from Jan 25, 1867 Toronto Globe - doc

glp - Great Lakes Pilot - U.S. Lake Survey, Corps of Engineers, U. S Army, Detroit, 1970.

glss - Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals - Ratigan, William - Eerdmann's Publishing, Grand Rapids, MI, 1960 (still in

print: Freshwater Press, Cleveland)

gs - Great Stories of the Great Lakes - Boyer, Dwight. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1966

gsg - Ghost Ships, Gales and Forgotten Tales - Olesczewski, Wes. Avery Color Studios, Marquette, MI, 1995.

gsgl - Ghost Stories of the Great Lakes - Boyer, Dwight. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1968

gwgl - Great Wrecks of the Great Lake - Stonehouse, Frederick. Harboridge Press, Marquette, 1973.

h - Directory of Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes - Heden, Karl E. Boston, Bruce Humphries Publications, 1966 [also 1993 edition].

hcgl - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes - Bowling Grreen State University, Bowling Green, OH Robert Graham, curator Link

hdm - History of Detroit and Michigan - Farmer, Silas, S. Farmer & Co., Detroit, 1884. op

hgl - History of the Great Lakes - Mansfield, John Brant, J. H. Beers, Chicago, 1899 - op

hmc - Short History of Marine City - McElroy, Frank (ed. by Gareth McNab) Marine City Rotary Club, Marine City

(Michigan), 1980.

hr - Herman Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library. Search engine: http://www.ship-wreck.com/shipwreck/runge/

irs - Isle Royale Shipwrecks - Stonehouse, Frederick. Avery Color Studios, AuTrain, MI, 1977.

is - Inland Seas (vol. & number may follow), The Great Lakes Historical Society, Cleveland/Vermilion, OH, 1945 - pres.

iwm - Ice Water Museum - Oleszewski, Wes. Avery Color Studios, Marquette, MI, 1993.

krm - Ken R. McPherson - "List of Vessels Employed in British Naval Service of the Great Lakes, 1755-1875" Web page

of Walter Lewis

ks- Keweenaw Shipwrecks - Stonehouse, Frederick. Avery Color Studios, AuTrain, MI, 1988.

ld – Lighthouse Digest webpage, http://www.lighthousedepot.com/digest/Storypage.cfm?storykey=2159, referred by Stephen Carter, Port Elgin, Ont.

le - Lake Erie - Hatcher, Harlan. American Lakes Series, Bobbs-Merrill, 1944. - op

ledc - Lake Erie Dive Chart - Ackerman, Paul W., ed. Midwest Explorer's League, 1985

lh - Lake Huron - Quaife, Milo M. American Lakes Series, Bobbs-Merrill, New York, 1944. - op

lhdc - Lake Huron Dive Chart - Ackerman, Paul W., ed. Midwest Explorer's League, 1986

lhl - Merchant Steam Vessels of the U.S. - the "Lytle & Holdcamper List" w/supplements. Steamship Historical Society of

America, Inc., Staten Isl. NY, 1975.

lm - Lake Michigan - Landon, Fred American Lakes Series, Bobbs-Merrill, New York, 1944. - op

lmdc - Lake Michigan Dive Chart - Ackerman, Paul W., ed. Midwest Explorer's League, 1987

lo- Lake Ontario - Found, Arthur. American Lakes Series, Bobbs-Merrill, New York, 1944. - op

lol - Lore of the Lakes - Bowen, Dana, self-published, Daytona Beach, FL, 1940 (still in print: Freshwater Press,

Cleveland)

lotl - Lost on the Lakes: Shipwrecks of Berrien County, Michigan - Myers, Robert C., Andrews University Press, Berrien

Springs, MI, 2003.

ls - Lake Superior - Nute, Grace Lee. American Lakes Series, Bobbs-Merrill, New York, 1944. - op

lsdc - Lake Superior Dive Chart - Ackerman, Paul W., ed. Midwest Explorer's League, 1988

lsp - Long Ships Passing - Havighurst, Walter. New York, McMillan & Co. 1942

lss - Lake Superior Shipwrecks - Wolff, Julius.

lssc - Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast - Stonehouse, Frederick. Avery Color Studios, AuTrain, MI, 1986.

mdwl - Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869 - Capt. J. W. Hall (from Walter Lewis webpage:

http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/)

mh - Michigan History Magazine - Bureau of History, Mich Dept. of State, Lansing.

m&h - Mysteries & Histories - Oleszewski, Wes, Avery Color Studios, Marquette, MI, 1997

mjs - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (newspaper)mmgl - Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Registry List - Web page at: http://130.15.161.15/marmus/regist.htm

mmo – History of Manistee, Mason and Oceana Counties (Michigan). H. R. Page, 1882 (reprint)

mnhs - Minnesota Historical Society, http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm

modoc - MODOC WHISTLE - Journal of the Saginaw River Marine Hist. Soc., Bay City, MI - 1991-Present

mol - Memories of the Lakes - Bowen, Dana T. Self-published, Daytona Bch, Fla., 1946. (still in print, Freshwater Press)

mpl - Milwaukee Public Library Great Lakes Marine Collection (including Runge file summaries) -

Web page at: http://www.mpl.org/files/central/greatlakes/glakes.htm

mqs - Marquette Shipwrecks - Stonehouse, Frederick. Harboridge Press, Marquette, 1974.

ms - Munising Shipwrecks - Stonehouse, Frederick. Avery Color Studios, AuTrain, MI 1980

mv,mvus - Merchant Vessels of the U.S.- U. S. Dept. of Treasury, Steamboat Inspection Service, etc. -doc - (most op)

NAC - National Archives of Canada - Web page at: http://www.archives.ca/index.html

net - various internet sources - hard copies are in my clipping file

ns1 thru ns5 - Namesakes series, Greenwood, John O. (ascending from 1900-09 volume) Freshwater Press, Cleveland,

1975-87

nsp - my newspaper clipping file [clippings mostly from Detroit Free Press and Detroit Post and Tribune]

osdo - Old Shipping Days in Oswego - Finn, Leo. Oswego, NY - op

phr - notes from Port Huron Custom House Registrations by Richard Wright - Ralph Roberts Collection - doc

polk - Polk's Great Lakes Marine Directory - 1883 - R.L. Polk & Co., Chicago, 1884. - op

ppm - Past and Present of Macomb County - Eldredge, R. F., Clark & Co, Chicago, 1905 - op

pss- By Paddlewheel, Sail & Steam - Fisher, M. C. self-published, 1991.

rep - Writings of R.E. Prescott - Alcona County Herald, Lincoln, MI, 1934.

rsh - Red Stacks Over the Horizon - Elliott, J. L., Eerdmanns, Grand Rapids, MI, 1967.

rsl - Register of Ships of the Lakes and River St. Lawrence, 1864 - (from Walter Lewis webpage:

http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/)

s - The Salvager - Doner, Mary F. Ross & Haines, Minneapolis, 1958.

sagl - Strange Adventures of the Great Lakes - Boyer, Dwight. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1974

sb - Wreck list of SEABOARD magazine of Jun 16, 1892, showing wrecks of 1886-91

sca - Scanner, Monthly News Bulletin of the Toronto Marine Historical Society, Toronto.

sgr - Story of Grand Rapids - Lydens, Z. Z., ed. Kregel Pub., Grand Rapids, 1966.

sgl - Ships of the Great Lakes - Barry, J. T., Howell-North, Berkely, CA, 1976

sii - Steamboats in Ice - Donahue, James. Anchor Publications, Cass City, MI, 1995.

sip - Schooners in Peril - Donahue, James. Anchor Publications, Cass City, MI. 1995.

ski - Profiles of Shipwrecks in the Vicinity of Kelley's Island, Lake Erie, Herdendorf, E. and L. Pansing, GLHS, unpublished ms.

slh - Shipwrecks of Lake Huron - Parker, Jack. Avery Color Studios, AuTrain, MI, 1986.

sls - Shipwrecks of Lake Superior - Wolff, Julius. Lake Superior Marine Museum Assoc., Duluth, MN, 1979. (older version of lss (see above))

smgl - Ships and Men of the Great Lakes - Boyer, Dwight. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1977 (still in print: Freshwater

Press)

swn - Ship Wrecks of the Niagara Frontier

sol - Shipwrecks of the Lakes - Bowen, Dana. Self-published, Daytona Beach, Fla, 1952. (still in print: Freshwater Press)

sots – Shipwrecks of the Saugeen – Partick Folkes, 1970

sound - Sounds of Disaster - Oleszewski, Wes. Avery Color Studios, Marquette, MI, 1993.

soundings - Soundings: Jour. of the Wisc. Marine Hist. Soc.: http://www.mpl.org/files/central/greatlakes/soundings.htm

ssa - Shipwrecks of the Saugatuck Areas - Lane, Kit. Saugatuck Commecial Record, Saugatuck, MI, 1974.

ssb - Shipwrecks of the Sleeping Bear - Harold, Steve. Pioneer Study Center, Traverse City, MI, 1984.

ssm - Shipwrecks of the Straits of Mackinac - Feltner, Chuck & Jeri, Seajay Publications, Dearborn, MI, 1991

ssnr - A Century of Steam and Sail on the Niagara River, Cumberland, Barlow. Musson Book Co. , Toronto, 1913 - op

st - Shipwreck Tales - Kohl, Cris. Self-published. Chatham, Ont., 1987.

stb - Shipwrecks of Thunder Bay - Stonehouse, Frederick. B & J Watery World, Alpena, MI, 1986.

sv - A Signal Victory - David Skaggs and Gerald Althoff, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1997

tbms - Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary Collection, Alpena Public Library - on line at

http://www.greatlakesships.org/basicsearch.aspx

tm - The History of the Late War in North-America - Mante, Thomas. London, 1772. Richard Palmer Collection

tol - "Tonnage of the Lakes", article in U. S. Nautical Magazine and Naval Journal, New York, Vol IV, pp. 459-63, 1855-6

tsbc - Travel Safety Board of Canada web page - wreck reports 1991-2001, http://www.tsb.gc.ca

ttgl - True Tales of the Great Lakes - Boyer, Dwight, Freshwater Press, Cleveland, 1971.

vbs - Vessels Built on the Saginaw - Dave Swayze, Ralph Roberts & Don Comtois, Saginaw River Marine Historical

Society, Bay City MI, 1994.

umr - Board of Marine Underwriters Marine Register - 1861. Jack Messmer Collection.

usls - United States Lifesaving Service annual reports - doc (mostly supplied to me by Wes Oleszewski)

ussn - American Sailing Navy - Chapelle, Howard I. Bonanza Books, NY, 1949.

wb - U.S. Weather Bureau Reports - doc

wbm - U.S. Weather Bureau annotated maps - doc

wf - A Voyage Into History With the CYPRUS, William Forsythe, Fairport, NY, self-published

whs - Wisconsin Historical Society Shipwreck Database http://www.maritimetrails.org/research.cfm

win - Shipping Casualties on the Great Lakes - Winkelmann, A.

wgts - Wild Gales and Tattered Sails - Creviere, Paul.J, Jr., self-published, 1997

wl - Walter Lewis Collection and web page, Kingston, Ont.: http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/

wls - Fathoms Deep But Not Forgotten: Wisconsin’s Lost Ships - Brendon Baillod, Wisconsin Underwater Archaelogy

Assoc. 2010

wm - Went Missing - Stonehouse, Frederick. Avery Color Studios, AuTrain, MI, 1977.

wmhs - Wisconsin Marine Historical Society Enrollment List: http://www.execpc.com/~wmhs/enroll.html

wssa - The Wreck of the S. S. Alexandria, Canadian Archeological Divers Assn, Toronto, 1967

www - In the Wake of the Walk in the Water - Wendt, Gordon. Self-published, Sandusky, OH, 1984.

CONTRIBUTORS and Private Collections:

af - Alan Fodor, Cleveland

amh - Ann Marie Hadcock, Bruce Peninsula, Ont

aohs -AuSable-Oscoda Historical Society [Fred Glass], Oscoda, Mich.

ap - Aaron Phipps, Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, MI

bb - Brendon Baillod Collection and databases, Lake Michigan

brb - Brent Bamford, London, Ont.

bcha - Berrien County Historical Association (Robert C. Myers)

bt - Barb Talbot - St. Catharines, Ont

bv - Barbara Veneziano, Enterprise, Alabama

bwb - Barry Brently

cc - Chris Campbell

cpl - C. Patrick Labadie, Alpena, Mich

cr - Clive Reddin, Toronto

cs – Carrie Sowden, Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center Great Lakes Historical Society

csm - Craig Smith, Brighton, Ont.

dah – David Higley, Minneapolis, MN

dao - Dave Oney, North Fairfield, OH

db - Don Boone, Collingwood, Ont.

dc - Don Comtois Collection, Bay City, MI

dcr - Doyle C. Rogers, crewman aboard str J. H. REED

df - Dan Fountain Collection

dg - David Galbraith, Hamilton, Ont. http://www.hwcn.org/~ae621/favourites/index.html

dh - David Hamilton, Amherstburg, Ont.

dmt - David M. Teepell list, Eastern Lake Ontario wrecks - 1868-1922

dp -Dale Pohto, Mentor, Ohio

dr - Dave Reed, Port Perry, Ont.

eb - Eric Bonow

ec - Ed Chaput Collection, Rockwood, MI

ejs – Eric J. Schmitt, Mackinac City, MI

els - Elmer L. Shafer, Pepper Pike, Oh (radio operator on CG cutter OSSIPEE - 1942)

ems – Al Stender, Bay City, Mich recounting the experience of his father Elwood M. Stender

emt - Esther M. Thompson, (descendant of a victim of the loss of the tug GRACE)

ff- Francis Farrell, St. Paul, MN (crewman on HENRY STEINBRENNER)

fg - Fred Griswold, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

gc - Glenn Cleereman, Green Bay, Wis.

gcs - Gordon C Shaw, Thornhill, Ont.

gdr - Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Joint Archives of Holland, Hope College, Holland, Mich.

ge - Gail Elliott, Roseville, MI

gl - Gordon Lawson, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

gm – Greg McMaster – Traverse City, MI

gmw - Georgann and Mike Wachter, Avon Lake, OH Link

grm - Greg Michels, National Weather Service, Marquette, MI

go - Gerry Oderkirk

hh - Harvey Hadland, Bayfield, WI

hl - Harry Leisk

hm - Hugh McNichol, Lansing, Mich (g-grandson of a J. Reid salvage supervisor)

ja - Joe Amberik, Cleveland, OH (crewman on Black Marlin)

jad - James Donahue

jb - Joe Barr, Eastpointe, MI

jby - Jim Byrne, Toledo

jc - Joy Chesley, Bend, Oregon

jd - John Dillon, Bay View, WI

jh - Jim Hopkins - Espanola, Ont. (President, Save Ontario Shipwrecks)

jib - Jim Beaudoin, Algonac, Mi

jk – Jim & John Koch Collection, Cleveland, Lake Erie

jm - Jack Messmer Collection

jmb - James M. Beaudoin, Algonac, MI

jmk – Jim Kennard, Rochester, NY

jos - John M. O'Shea, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Michigan

jow - Joanna Waugh - correspondent to MARHST-L maritime discussion group

jtd - John T. Davidson, Marion, IL (son of the deckman on the salvage tug SALVOR)

jw - John Weichel, Southampton, Ont.

ke - Keith Elms, Barrington, IL

km - Ken MacPherson Collection - web page of Walter Lewis

kst - Kimm Stabelfelt, Wauwatosa, Wis.

kvd - Derek Van Dahm, Westmont, IL

md - Michael Dodson, Lansing, Mich.

mah - Mark Hooton

mar - Martin A. Riepma, Wellington, Fla.

mf – Melissa Freye, Muskegon

mh - Mary Howard, Indiana, PA

mu - Meredith Ulstad

mw - Michael Wertel, Oshkosh, WI

njs - Natalie J. Siembor, Oswego, NY

ns - Neil Schultheiss‘ Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping web site ["Boatnerd"] - http://www.boatnerd.com/

nsc - Natalie (Nordstrand) Scheller, Lowell, MI (daughter of crewman on tug LEON J.)

pc - Patricia Codney, Willoughby, OH

pac - Paul Carroll, Goderich, Ont.

paf - Patrick Frazier, grandson of a crewman on HELEN B

pal - Peggy Large, Winona, Ont.

rc - Randy Cook, Garson, Ont.

pdw - Peter D. A. Warwick, Hamilton, Ont.

pf - Peter Ferris (Forest Park, IL)

pg - Philip Gifford, St. Catharines, Ont.

phs - Pentwater (Mich.) Historical Society

ps – Peter Scurr, Ont., grandson of W. R. Taylor, Wallaceburg, Ont.

rb - Ron Beaupre, Port Elgin, Ont.

rdk - Richard D. Kendrick, Ashtabula, Oh - (son of skipper of HURLBUT W. SMITH)

rf - Rob Farrow, Thunder Bay, Ont.

rl - Ryan LeBlanc, Thunder Bay, Ont. (President, S.O.S Lake Superior)

rj - Robert Jaeck, Racine, WI

rja - Richard Janke, Wisconsin

rjo - Randy Johnson, Soo, Ont.

rkr - Ralph K. Roberts Collection

rnc - Rick Neilson Collection, Kingston, Ont.

rp - Richard Palmer Collection

rpo - Ruth Powell, Monroe, Mich

rrc - Ralph R. Christiansen

rs - Robert Schwemmer, Santa Clarita, Cal.

sm - Skip Meier, Detroit Marine Hist. Soc.

sa - Steve Adolph, Dearborn, Mi

sc - Scott Cameron, Meaford, Ont.

se - Stephen B. Ellingson Collection, Andover, KS

sf - Suzanne Frantz, St. Clair, MI

sm – Shari Milks, Manitowoc, Wis.

sn – Sandra Northrup, Niles, Mich

so - Steve Ouellette - Fenton, MI

ss - Sue Seigmund, Texas

svb - Steve Vanden Bosch

svi - Seaview Imaging (Dan & Joyce Lindsay) Brantford, Ont.

tr - Tom Rutledge, Kingston, Ont.

tis - Tim Shippee, Baldwinsville, NY

ts - Ted Swayze, Hanover Park, Il

ww - Wallace F. Workmaster, Mount Lebanon, Pa.

waw - William A. Warnick, Hamilton, Ont.

wes - Wes Oleszewski Collection

wl - Walter Lewis Collection and web page, Kingston, Ont.

wla - William Lafferty, Dayton, Oh

wmn - William McNeil Collection

ws - William Stephan, jr., Darien, Il

wsm - William Smith, Midland, Ont.

wwl – William W. Lewis, Presque Isle, Mich.