Steamboat Anthony Wayne located! Believed to be the oldest steamboat sunk in Lake Erie. Found with side scan sonar in September, 2006. Recent dives confirm the identity of a side wheel passenger steamboat.

The Nineties are now complete! All forty    1990 - 1999 Inlands Seas journals.

              The Inland Seas Archival Collection, Nineties Edition is now available.

One of the Great Lakes most valuable sources of historical information from The Great Lakes Historical Society. Ships, schooners, barges and sailors of our past in fascinating stories of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario including shipwreck and survival. Keep up to date on the latest developments in Ohio's underwater preserve efforts on the Features Page. An all new Side Scan Sonar page has also been added detailing survey information and underwater discoveries. Follow the activities of the US Revenue Cutter ERIE as she executes her duties on Lake Erie from 1833 - 1846
 

Side Scan Shipwrecks

The 2007 season added several new shipwreck discoveries. Over 100 hours of side scanning was completed with the discovery of four new shipwrecks. All of these are believed to be virgin sites. One barge, two schooners, one scow. Additional research will be necessary to confirm details that will provide more positive identification of these wrecks. Until then they will remain unnamed although their location and cargos allow a short list of probable vessels,

If you have information on any of the shipwrecks in Western Lake Erie waters, please share the information here so it can be added to the list of shipwrecks that have been located.

Recent Projects by Lake Electronics

Lake Electronics publishes several "out of print" journals and periodicals in electronic format. Original publications are converted to PDF (portable document format) an ADOBE® product that is universally readable. The advantage is regardless of the computer system in use, the electronic publications will look the same on all systems. The electronic versions of the original documents are identical in every way. Page layout, graphics, text size, font and style are all preserved as the original. Currently, we are working on the Great Lakes Historical Society's INLAND SEAS JOURNALS. A sample of the first publication, January, 1945, can be viewed on another page.

Detroit District Vessel Enrollments 1818 - 1889

List of Merchant Vessels of the United States 1868 - 1910

Logbooks of the US Revenue Cutter Erie 1833 - 1846

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Last modified: January 13, 2008 

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