From deep sea diver to ship's captian, lighthouse keeper and resuer, women filled virtually every job of the Great Lakes maritime trade - both past and present. This book relates many untold stories of these remarkable women and their impact on the Great Lakes and sailors lives. more...
For many centuries wood was the preferred material for ships, both salt and freshwater. Masts, cabins, decks and hulls were all made from it. It was strong, resilient, easy to work with and inexpensive. Properly used and maintained, a wooden ship could last for many years.
But it was no guarantee of safety as Wood On The Bottom proves beyo
The mystery of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald has haunted the public for 30 years. What really happened to the ship and her entire 29 man crew during the terrible storm on November 10, 1975?
Did she break in two on the surface due to storm stress, strike an uncharted reef, rip apart because of design or maintenance faults, or did something el
