Extensively researched and supplemented with archival and underwater photographs and illustrations, shipwrecks of lake erie volume one is the only book on lake erie shipwrecks featuring complete vessel histories, descriptive stories of loss and survival, and thorough examinations of the wrecks as they sit on the bottom of lake erie. This has resulted in the discovery or rediscovery of 30 wreck sites. He is the author of the highly successful and well praised book shipwrecks of lake erie volume one. In addition to their books, mike and georgann have recently published a lake erie shipwreck map for wreck enthusiasts. Lake erie hides secrets of 2,000 shipwrecks rock the lake. Also get an in depth look at shipwrecks located since the publication of the seminal works on lake erie shipwrecks, erie wrecks west and erie wrecks east. Frew dives into the depths of lake erie to ask if the supposition that a small geographic area between erie, pennsylvania and long point, ontario is still the epicenter of great lakes shipwrecks. After an illfated journey hauling boulders sank it, the.
Shipwreck explorer jim kennard to give free talk in avon. Lake erie has seen its share of disasters, claiming more ships per square mile than any other body of freshwater. We were fortunate enough to work with eric and got to share our story on finding the duke luedtke in harsh conditions. Read shipwrecks of lake erie tragedy in the quadrangle by david frew available from rakuten kobo. This book examines many of the great november wrecks. As the shallowest of the great lakes, lake erie is prone to sudden. They are schooners, freighters, steamships, tugs and fishing boats, and thanks to the cold, fresh water, many of them are. Additional books are in the works for lakes ontario and erie. A beginners guide to shipwreck diving in lake erie youtube. Author david frew dives deep to discover the mysteries of some of lake erie s most notorious wrecks. Erie wrecks east shipwreck book for sale online in canada. As the shallowest of the great lakes, lake erie is prone to sudden waves and wildly shifting sandbars.
New lake erie shipwreck map shipwrecks and underwater. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. At just about 210 miles long, 57 miles wide, and with a. Erie wrecks east shipwreck book experience the thrill of exploring 103 lake erie shipwrecks.
Erik petkovics lake erie technical wreck diving guide is packed with. Extensively researched and supplemented with archival and underwater photographs and illustrations, shipwrecks of lake erie volume one is. Tells the forgotten stories behind the shipwrecks and provides essential. Shipwreck in lake erie could be almost 200 years old cbs.
Explore the history and legends of lake eries lighthouses and take a fascinating look at the shipwrecks of eries greatest storms. Fox 8 news mysterious shipwrecks in lake erie facebook. This book sets the new standard for shipwreck books. Theyll be excavating one of the most important, finds yet the lake serpent is significant because it may be the oldest shipwreck ever discovered on lake erie older than all of the schooners and a fully intact brigantine sunk near euclid beach by gale force winds because its a shallow lake when it goes up, it goes up harden best in center and. The steamer atlantic succumbed to these conditions when, in 1852, a late night collision brought 68 of its weary immigrant passengers to watery graves.
Read the mysteries of its most mysterious and notorious wrecks and disappearances. The lake erie quadrangle shipwreck series, book 4 by david frew jan 1, 2006. As the shallowest of the great lakes, lake erie is prone to sudden waves and. Shipwrecks of lake erie volume one is well researched and documented, and contains many archival and underwater photographs and illustrations bringing these older vessels back to life.
Please note, this index does not include every accident and collision, nor does it mention the innumerable incidents involving small. The ss edmund fitzgerald disappeared from radar sometime after. Lake erie technical wreck diving guide by erik petkovic dived up. What was once a part time hobby became a full time investigation of the myths and realities behind the thousands of shipwrecks in the great lakes. Underwater archaeologists may have discovered the oldest. Much of the information, especially gps locations and wreck site descriptions found on other websites and books has been taken from our three books, sometimes with.
One of the lake s sudden storms drowned the boat and three man crew. The authors have been finding and investigating lake erie shipwrecks for three decades and have documented their work over 250 shipwrecks in the three books offered on this site. The husbandandwife team have written books and several articles on the more than 2,000 sunken ships in lake erie. Explore the history and legends of lake erie s lighthouses and take a fascinating look at the shipwrecks of erie s greatest storms.
Interrupted journey the saga of the steamer atlantic the lake erie quadrangle shipwreck series, book 3 by david frew and robert mcgreevy jan 1, 2004. For a complete listing of all major shipwrecks on lake erie, see the alphabetical index. Lake erie shipwreck map d and index the following is a numerical index to the d section of the lake erie shipwreck map. Explore the history and ledgends of lake eries lighthouses and take a. Extensively researched and supplemented with archival and underwater. Zarzynski and benway helped establish bateaux below, which works to preserve shipwreck sites in lake george. For me, when diving lake erie, it is a muchneeded diving companion helping me plan and execute dives on these wrecks. At just 50 miles wide and 200 miles long, lake erie has claimed more ships per square mile than any other body of freshwater.
The great lakes hold the secrets of about 8,000 shipwrecks. This book, initially written as a canada 150 project for canadas 150th birthday in 2017, relates the exciting stories of the bestknown or the most distinctive 150 shipwrecks in canadian waters. A new book, lake george shipwrecks and sunken history, was published this spring by the history press. Equal parts historic compendium and dive guide, the book weaves these. Zarzynski and bob benway, the book is a collection their columns previously published in the lake george mirror along with additional material.
As he does, he explains the original publication of the lake erie quadrangle a. Underwater archaeologists may have discovered the oldest shipwreck in lake erie. Petkovic, is a book featuring complete vessel histories, descriptive stories of loss and survival, and thorough examinations of the wrecks as they sit on the bottom of lake erie. Cris kohl and joan forsberg write books and produce dvds, maps, and postcards about the many dramatic and exciting shipwrecks in lakes ontario, erie, huron.
Also get an in depth look at shipwrecks located since the publication of the seminal works on lake erie shipwrecks, erie wrecks west isbn. For each shipwreck, this book provides the facts of the loss, a photo of the ship before it sank, the history of the vessel, a description of the wreck today, essential information on the ship, and the location of the wreck in loran and gps. The great lakes have seen many ships meet their end, but none so much as lake erie. These true stories behind the shipwrecks on lake superior. Adding a database to lake erie s shipwreck research 19.
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