This week's episode sounds more like a trip to the gym than a shipwreck, at least initially. Join hosts Andrew and Michelle as they learn about the wide-spreading mussel (not muscle) problem of the Great Lakes, but how these little buggers have inadvertently helped uncover the long lost SS Africa. So come out of your shells, don't clam up now, and come aboard this shuck-filled adventure! Okay, maybe they went a bit overboard, but they crack themselves up. These jokes practically write themselves!

Sources:

https://www.michiganseagrant.org/topics/great-lakes-fast-facts/

https://watershedcouncil.org/invasive-species/zebra-mussels/#:~:text=In%20just%20a%20few%20years,dominance%20in%20our%20Great%20Lakes.

https://www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-species/meet-the-species/fish-and-invertebrates/zebra-and-quagga-mussels/#:~:text=Although%20similar%20in%20appearance%20to,flat%20underside%2C%20will%20fall%20over.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_drum#:~:text=Aplodinotus%20grunniens,-Rafinesque%2C%201819&text=The%20freshwater%20drum%20is%20also,Canada%2C%20and%20the%20United%20States.

https://inspiredplanet.ca/uncategorized/africa-shipwreck-discovery/

https://www.shorelinebeacon.com/news/local-news/finding-africa-in-lake-huron-a-shipwreck-revealed

https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/documentary-filmmakers-find-1895-steamship-wreck-in-lake-huron/

https://waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu/the-recently-discovered-shipwrecks-of-the-great-lakes/

https://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/2023/10/10/shipwreck-found-off-the-bruce-peninsula-though-to-be-the-africa/

https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/returning-to-africa/

Join hosts Andrew and Michelle as they unbiasedly cover perhaps the cutest little boat they've learned about yet. Meet Sport - a 1873 tugboat who holds the titles of being the first steel tugboat on the Great Lakes, the first vessel made out of Bessemer steel (the new way to process steel) in North America, and the first shipwreck in Michigan to receive her own Michigan Historical Marker. Join your hosts in getting attached to one of the cutest things to float on the lakes and welcome aboard!

Sources:

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/priority-landscapes/great-lakes/great-lakes-aquatic-invasive-species-/#:~:text=Yet%20the%20lakes%20also%20hold,in%20the%20Great%20Lakes%20basin.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/metallurgical-coke#:~:text=1%20INTRODUCTION,to%20the%20NSC%20test%20procedure.

https://hawkinsrails.net/mainlines/ble/ble.htm

https://nmgl.org/the-operation-of-tugboats-on-the-great-lakes-spring-1981/#:~:text=Tugboats%20seen%20in%20Great%20Lakes,tug%20and%20often%20considerably%20longer.

https://nmgl.org/fire-fighting-ships-fall-1961/#:~:text=Early%20Use%20of%20Tugs,tug%20with%20a%20suitable%20pump.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_(shipwreck)

https://3dshipwrecks.org/shipwreck-sport-tug/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XGTpgCEgZg

https://lakeorionreview.com/great-lakes-great-dives/

Some shipwrecks are just so old that facts can be a bit contradicting. The PS Niagara is one of those wrecks. Join hosts Michelle and Andrew as they weed through the probable embellishments that make the storytelling about the night the PS Niagara went down even more intense. And listen in for how the ship almost claimed two more modern-day lives as well as the uncovering of a small doll that survived the wreck.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_steamer

https://www.wkar.org/history/2015-08-31/luxury-on-the-great-lakes-the-era-of-palace-steamers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steerage#:~:text=Steerage%20is%20a%20term%20for,down%20on%20steerage%20passengers%20below.

https://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/stories/shipwrecks-great-lakes-niagara

https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/vessel/Details/455

https://diveaai.com/niagara

https://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS10122

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107951490/mary-keck

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/2016/12/09/artifacts-help-tell-story-steamships-past/95214932/

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=47079

https://tripsintohistory.com/2013/02/09/the-palace-steamers-of-the-great-lakes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_gale#:~:text=November%20gale%2C%20the%20Witch%20of,Gulf%20air%20from%20the%20south.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_engine#:~:text=A%20beam%20engine%20is%20a,of%20compounding%20an%20existing%20engine.

http://www.oceantreasures.org/blog/wreck-diving/lake-michigan-shipwreck-of-1856-almost-claims-2-more-lives.html

Welcome aboard this week's episode! Join Andrew and Michelle as they learn about the SS Appomattox, one of the largest wooden steamships and built by the famed James Davidson. Tragically, her working life was cut short when she ran aground off the coast of Wisconsin on November 2, 1905. Come learn the ins and outs of the fascinating wooden bulk carriers that dominated the Great Lakes for a time. Anchors away!

Sources:

https://gandernewsroom.com/2022/01/07/5-ghost-ships-believed-to-still-be-sailing-the-great-lakes/

https://diveaai.com/ss-appomattox1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Ball_Line_(trans-Atlantic_packet)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_boat

https://www.eekwi.org/great-lakes/humans-and-great-lakes/great-lakes-ships#:~:text=The%20largest%20of%20the%20Great,make%20them%20very%20efficient%20carriers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship#:~:text=Modern%20container%20ships%20can%20carry,World%20War%20II%20freighter%20ships.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/appomattox#:~:text=in%20British%20English-,(%CB%8C%C3%A6p%C9%99%CB%88m%C3%A6t%C9%99ks%20),ending%20the%20American%20Civil%20War

https://www.getmyboat.com/journal/how-to/bilge-on-a-boat/#:~:text=Sterndrives%20for%20Boats-,5%20years%2C%208%20months%20ago,boat's%20electrical%20system%20are%20used.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Appomattox

https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/vessel/Details/31

https://pbswisconsin.org/watch/university-place/university-place-diving-wreck-appomattox-ep-693/

Join your hosts, Michelle and Andrew, as they talk about the ship that sunk twice - the C.B. Lockwood. The Lockwood, holding a few titles during her lifetime, has quite the history around her location and eventual disappearance. Her story uncovers interesting facts about Lake Erie, an influx of new technology, and spooky finds, under the waves. Climb aboard!

Sources:

https://www.clueshipwrecks.org/PDFs/Lockwood_SHA_2012.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barquentine#:~:text=While%20a%20full%2Drigged%20ship,and%20dramatic%20appearance%20in%20port.

https://opposite-lock.com/topic/21603/vanishing-shipwreck-lost-ships-of-the-great-lakes

http://www.oceantreasures.org/blog/parks-protected-sites/vanished-shipwreck-s-secret-revealed.html

It's episode 10!!! Join your hosts, Andrew and Michelle, today as they cover the spooky backstory of the SS Bannockburn. Allegedly, she can still be seen today, coasting over the waters of Lake Superior. Also, Michelle apologizes for her sound quality. She was trying to be one with the lake and record from an underwater location. She promises never to do it again, claiming that it's due to editing purposes, but we all know that it's more likely something she did or didn't see while under the waves. That aside, enjoy the spooky vibe of this mysterious ghost ship that is doomed to forever patrol the Great Lakes.

Sources:

https://kids.kiddle.co/Straits_of_Mackinac

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Bannockburn

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nautical-mile-knot.html#:~:text=A%20nautical%20mile%20is%20slightly,equaling%20one%20minute%20of%20latitude.

https://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/56750/data?n=2

https://books.google.com/books?id=YGFLAQ-Cu6sC&pg=PA186#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/55867/data?n=1

https://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/58916/data?n=3

https://www.shipwreckworld.com/articles/revisiting-the-bannockburn-lake-superiors-flying-dutchman

https://www.curiousarchive.com/the-ss-bannockburn-or-the-flying-dutchman-of-lake-superior/

https://www.philipkallan.com/single-post/2018/12/17/the-flying-dutchman#:~:text=In%20a%20rage%2C%20van%20der,eternity%20to%20sail%20endlessly%20on.

https://www.lakepedia.com/blog/lake-superior-shipwrecks.html#:~:text=The%20ship%20was%20later%20spotted,be%20destroyed%20by%20the%20rocks.

https://www.wartsila.com/encyclopedia/term/forefoot#:~:text=The%20lower%20end%20of%20a,curves%20to%20meet%20the%20keel.

https://www.wartsila.com/encyclopedia/term/stem

What does the world's largest weathervane and a shipwreck on the Great Lakes have in common? Tune in to this week's episode to find out! Hosts Andrew and Michelle uncover the story of the Ella Ellenwood, discuss the tragic Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the plethora of other weird happenings around that time, and a legacy that continues to this day. Buckle in and welcome aboard!

Sources:

https://www.mlive.com/life/2024/08/worlds-largest-weather-vane-inspired-by-lake-michigan-shipwreck-123-years-ago.html

https://www.worldrecordacademy.org/2022/08/worlds-largest-weather-vane-world-record-set-in-montague-michigan-422369

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_largest_weather_vane

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depth%20of%20hold

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanbark#:~:text=In%20Europe%2C%20oak%20is%20a,red%20on%20the%20inner%20surface.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centreboard#:~:text=General%20Earl%20Percy.-,Purpose,degrees%20to%20the%20apparent%20wind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire

https://www.shorelinemedia.net/tanyas-topics---the-ella-ellenwood/article_60c9bb7e-fd76-11e4-ac42-cb81bba74506.html

https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2015/12/looking_back_at_the_worlds_lar.html

https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/169

https://www.michiganbackroads.com/daytrips/ellinwood.html

https://cityofmontague.org/about/brief-history/

https://cityofmontague.org/parks-amenities/montague-museum/

https://nmssanctuaries.blob.core.windows.net/sanctuaries-prod/media/archive/wisconsin/wisconsin-proposed-deis-dmp.pdf

Welcome aboard episode 8 where your hosts, Andrew and Michelle, discuss the loss of a steamship on Lake Superior on a stormy night in April 1940. Was the sinking sabotage? Was it due to forced compliance and a time schedule? Does a good captain always go down with the ship? Find out what happened to Captain Tatey Bug Burke and his ship the SS Arlington on this week's episode of Under the Waves.

App Mentioned: Savvy Navvy

Sources

https://www.shipwreckexplorers.com/great-lakes-facts/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ss-arlington-mystery-shipwreck-found-bottom-lake-superior-rcna138538

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Ontario

https://www.britannica.com/technology/direction-finder

https://www.bradfordtoday.ca/local-news/captain-of-recovered-great-lakes-shipwreck-went-down-with-ship-8306667