Lake Huron
Lake Huron is the second largest of the five Great Lakes. It has a surface area of 23,000 square miles. Lake Hurons average depth is 195 feet and at its deepest has a depth of 750 feet.
The SS Cedarville collided with another vessel on May 7, 1965 due to a miscommunication problem. Ten of the 35 on boards perished and the Cedarville is the third largest shipwreck in Great Lakes shipwrecks history.
On November 9, 1913, a great storm in Lake Huron sank ten ships and more than twenty were driven ashore. The storm, which raged for 16 hours, killed 235 seamen.
Thunder Bay is the location for most shipwreck history on Lake Huron.
Online Resources:
www.thunderbaywrecks.com = a 3d interactive website that tours 7 shipwrecks in Lake Huron
Books:
The Wexford: elusive shipwreck of the great storm, 1913
By Paul Carroll
ISBN: 9781459704916
Abstract: The steamer Wexford, with her flared bow, tall masts, and her open, canvas-sided hurricane deck, charmed spectators as she carried cargo across the Great Lakes. The romance and adventure of her British and French history in the South American trade followed her. Under newly appointed 24-year-old captain Bruce Cameron, her fateful final voyage was punctuated with opportunities to be saved from destruction , but his persistence in trying to make port at Goderich led to tragedy - a victim of the storm of 1913. Over a period of 87 years, she eluded many efforts to locate her remains, but was finally discovered in 2000 by a sailor using a fish-finding device. Since then, she has been visited by thousands, but sadly plundered. Our story traces her history from her British origins in 1883, through the transition to become a "Laker," the eventful storm, the search, and her ultimate discovery in southern Lake Huron, and the controversy over how she should be protected. (Amazon book description)
Deadly Voyage: the SS Daniel J Morrell tragedy
By Andrew Kantar
ISBN: 9780870138638
Abstract: This is the harrowing story of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history. In the early morning hours of November 29, 1966, the S.S. Daniel J. Morrell was caught in a deadly storm on Lake Huron. Waves higher than the ship crested over it, and winds exceeding sixty miles per hour whipped at its hull, splitting the 603-foot freighter into two giant pieces. Amazingly, after the bow went down, the stern blindly powered itself through the stormy seas for another five miles! Twenty-eight men drowned in the icy waters of Lake Huron, but one sailor — 26-year-old Dennis Hale — miraculously survived the treacherous storm. Wearing only boxer shorts, a lifejacket, and a pea coat, Hale clung to a life raft in near-freezing temperatures for 38 hours until he was rescued late in the afternoon of the following day. Three of his fellow crewmates died in his raft. (Amazon book description)
Haunted Lake Huron: [lake myths, wrecks, and spirits]
By Frederick Stonehouse
ISBN: 9780942235791
Abstract: Newest in the Haunted Great Lakes Series, the collection of spooks and folklore explores the scary depths of our lakes. Haunted Lake Huron teems with ghosts, superstitions and cursed ships from Lake Huron's shores, islands and lighthouses, including a complete chapter on the ghosts of Mackinac Island and tales from Sarnia, Manitoulin and beyond. An amazing range of stories from Stonehouse's research. (Amazon book description)
Ships and Shipwrecks of the Au Sable Shores region of Western Lake Huron
By John M. O'Shea
ISBN: 9780915703579
Abstract: Focusing on this area of coastline particularly known for vessel strandings, this volume includes: histories of over 50 lost vessels; a description of remains of vessels and wreckage documented during archaeological research in the area; an analysis of shoreline change in the last 150 years and a model for matching wreckage to lost ships. This book will be of interest to archaeologists, historians and anyone who loves the Great Lakes. (Amazon book description)
Videos:
Titan's Clash!!! : then death in the abyss
Undersea Research Association
Abstract: "On May 23, 1910, the 436' Frank H. Goodyear, down bound on Lake Huron with a load of iron ore, collided with the 534' James B. Wood ... the Goodyear sank in less than 5 minutes. This is the story of the loss, discovery and exploration of the ship that changed Great Lakes marine history!" (WorldCat summary)
Great Lakes Shipwrecks
Discovery Channel
Abstract: "Thunder Bay, located in Lake Huron in Michigan, is home to more than 100 shipwrecks, some in waters as shallow as fifteen feet. The wrecks, which include everything from wooden schooners to sidewheel steamers and modern freighters, shed light on 200 years of Great Lakes history. Scientists are puzzled as to why this body of water, nicknamed 'shipwreck alley,' is so dangerous. This one-hour special follows a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association deep-water expedition to shed light on the forces in Thunder Bay that are the catalysts for the wrecks" (WorldCat summary)
Great Lakes Indepth: Lake Huron
By Ric Mixter
Abstract: See the most famous of Lake Huron shipwrecks with on site divers. (WorldCat summary)
The SS Cedarville collided with another vessel on May 7, 1965 due to a miscommunication problem. Ten of the 35 on boards perished and the Cedarville is the third largest shipwreck in Great Lakes shipwrecks history.
On November 9, 1913, a great storm in Lake Huron sank ten ships and more than twenty were driven ashore. The storm, which raged for 16 hours, killed 235 seamen.
Thunder Bay is the location for most shipwreck history on Lake Huron.
Online Resources:
www.thunderbaywrecks.com = a 3d interactive website that tours 7 shipwrecks in Lake Huron
Books:
The Wexford: elusive shipwreck of the great storm, 1913
By Paul Carroll
ISBN: 9781459704916
Abstract: The steamer Wexford, with her flared bow, tall masts, and her open, canvas-sided hurricane deck, charmed spectators as she carried cargo across the Great Lakes. The romance and adventure of her British and French history in the South American trade followed her. Under newly appointed 24-year-old captain Bruce Cameron, her fateful final voyage was punctuated with opportunities to be saved from destruction , but his persistence in trying to make port at Goderich led to tragedy - a victim of the storm of 1913. Over a period of 87 years, she eluded many efforts to locate her remains, but was finally discovered in 2000 by a sailor using a fish-finding device. Since then, she has been visited by thousands, but sadly plundered. Our story traces her history from her British origins in 1883, through the transition to become a "Laker," the eventful storm, the search, and her ultimate discovery in southern Lake Huron, and the controversy over how she should be protected. (Amazon book description)
Deadly Voyage: the SS Daniel J Morrell tragedy
By Andrew Kantar
ISBN: 9780870138638
Abstract: This is the harrowing story of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history. In the early morning hours of November 29, 1966, the S.S. Daniel J. Morrell was caught in a deadly storm on Lake Huron. Waves higher than the ship crested over it, and winds exceeding sixty miles per hour whipped at its hull, splitting the 603-foot freighter into two giant pieces. Amazingly, after the bow went down, the stern blindly powered itself through the stormy seas for another five miles! Twenty-eight men drowned in the icy waters of Lake Huron, but one sailor — 26-year-old Dennis Hale — miraculously survived the treacherous storm. Wearing only boxer shorts, a lifejacket, and a pea coat, Hale clung to a life raft in near-freezing temperatures for 38 hours until he was rescued late in the afternoon of the following day. Three of his fellow crewmates died in his raft. (Amazon book description)
Haunted Lake Huron: [lake myths, wrecks, and spirits]
By Frederick Stonehouse
ISBN: 9780942235791
Abstract: Newest in the Haunted Great Lakes Series, the collection of spooks and folklore explores the scary depths of our lakes. Haunted Lake Huron teems with ghosts, superstitions and cursed ships from Lake Huron's shores, islands and lighthouses, including a complete chapter on the ghosts of Mackinac Island and tales from Sarnia, Manitoulin and beyond. An amazing range of stories from Stonehouse's research. (Amazon book description)
Ships and Shipwrecks of the Au Sable Shores region of Western Lake Huron
By John M. O'Shea
ISBN: 9780915703579
Abstract: Focusing on this area of coastline particularly known for vessel strandings, this volume includes: histories of over 50 lost vessels; a description of remains of vessels and wreckage documented during archaeological research in the area; an analysis of shoreline change in the last 150 years and a model for matching wreckage to lost ships. This book will be of interest to archaeologists, historians and anyone who loves the Great Lakes. (Amazon book description)
Videos:
Titan's Clash!!! : then death in the abyss
Undersea Research Association
Abstract: "On May 23, 1910, the 436' Frank H. Goodyear, down bound on Lake Huron with a load of iron ore, collided with the 534' James B. Wood ... the Goodyear sank in less than 5 minutes. This is the story of the loss, discovery and exploration of the ship that changed Great Lakes marine history!" (WorldCat summary)
Great Lakes Shipwrecks
Discovery Channel
Abstract: "Thunder Bay, located in Lake Huron in Michigan, is home to more than 100 shipwrecks, some in waters as shallow as fifteen feet. The wrecks, which include everything from wooden schooners to sidewheel steamers and modern freighters, shed light on 200 years of Great Lakes history. Scientists are puzzled as to why this body of water, nicknamed 'shipwreck alley,' is so dangerous. This one-hour special follows a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association deep-water expedition to shed light on the forces in Thunder Bay that are the catalysts for the wrecks" (WorldCat summary)
Great Lakes Indepth: Lake Huron
By Ric Mixter
Abstract: See the most famous of Lake Huron shipwrecks with on site divers. (WorldCat summary)