In the 1850's the Great Lakes and their many ships provided a transportation system that carried anything and everything that needed to be transported. The goods that were moved by horse-drawn vehicles over dirt roads were negligible. There were three general types of ships operating on the lakes at this time
The title really says it all, especially the Murder, Mayhem, Booz and Broads part! Everybody likes reading about the seamy side of life... the stuff the old Police Gazette only hinted at, and that's what this book is all about. more...
This is a complete reference guide to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks.
This enlarged edition ofThe Great Lakes Diving Guide will tell you about more than 1,000 shipwrecks: their histories, there sinkings, and their locations. All 50 chapters have been expanded and updated!
Commerial vessels transport millions of tons of cargo around the Great Lakes, occasionally running into trouble. This book brings to the reader twenty-four, sometimes tragic, incidents that have occured to freighters, takers and tugboats around the Great Lakes. more...
In his travels as a Great Lakes research historian, Wes Oleszewski has stumbled across many ghost stories. Some ring so true that they can give a cold shiver to even the most experienced shipwreck hunter. more...
It may not have the "Spanish Main" but pirates did sail the Great Lakes as did all maner of thieves and muderers. The great Sweetwater Seas had thier fair share of criminal activity. Captains sunk their ships to collect the insurance and honest lightkeepers were "done in" for their meager savings! more...
Lighthouse Tales tells the story of the exciting human side of lightkeeping. It describes the deadly storms, killing fogs and numbing loneliness those who "kept the lights" endured. more...
When you look out across any one of the five lakes, all that you will see is a watery horizon that seems to strech forever. By the late 1700s and into the early 1800s, lights were being constucted to warn the mariners of the shoals and shores that could pose a deadly hazard to their vessels. In recent decades, lighthouses have been automated, antiq more...