Showing posts with label Great Lakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Lakes. Show all posts
Sunday, September 06, 2026

Gov Whitmer In Favor of Blocking Entry Of At Least Some Illegal Immigrants

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So long as they are just fish, she's otherwise just fine with illegals coming to and staying in this state. The Detroit Free Press:   Wh...
Friday, September 22, 2017

Lost Whaleback Freighter Sunken In 1924 Is Finally Found

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David Trotter and his dive team have found another of the great lost ships of the Great Lakes. The S.S. Clifton sank in 1924, a 300 foot lo...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Your Global Warming Feel-Good Story Of The Day

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The Detroit Free Press: Yep, it's cold: Lake Erie has 98% ice cover "The Great Lakes as a whole experienced 85.4% ice cover as of...
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Friday, January 02, 2015

The Shipwreck Of The Griffon May Have Been Found

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Yet another team of divers has laid claim to finding the Holy Grail of Great Lakes shipwrecks - The Griffon, the ship belonging to French e...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Still No Confirmation That The Elusive Griffon Shipwreck Has Been Found

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The Detroit News: Explorer says Griffin shipwreck may be found in Lake Michigan There's still no confirmation that the debris he has fo...
Monday, December 09, 2013

Trotter & Co Find Another One: Wreck Of The Keystone State Discovered

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A Civil War-era shipwreck has just been discovered in lake Huron by prolific shipwreck finder David Trotter and his crew. The Detroit Free P...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Sunday's Dive Attempt - The Centennial Dive On The Regina

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100 years after she  sank, an intrepid bunch of divers headed to the Regina to dive her on Sunday, the day she sank 100 years ago. The f...
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Saturday, November 09, 2013

The Great Gale Of November Remembered

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It was 100 years ago today that the White Hurricane struck the Great Lakes. 12 ships sunk, 250 dead and millions in damages happened over ...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Another Deep Shipwreck Discovered In Lake Superior

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Hot on the heels of discovering the resting place of the Henry B. Smith , the same team has found the location of the missing Scotiadoc. Th...
Friday, September 27, 2013

That Lake Sure Knows How To Party

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The Detroit Free Press: Drugs, caffeine, chemicals found in Lake Michigan worry researchers Gives a whole new meaning to getting a natural...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Probing Begins Of Possible La Griffon Wrecksite

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So Far, Libert's expedition has found timbers sticking up in Lake Michigan that may indeed prove to be the masts from the Griffin. What...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Libert Expedition Off To Find The Griffin

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Apparently the legal wrangles have been worked out or at least set aside for now and explorer Steve Libert is off to the site where he beli...
Sunday, June 09, 2013

After 100 Years Gone Missing, The SS Henry B. Smith Is Found

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The Great Lakes ore freighter SS Henry B Smith, one of the 12 ships on the Great Lakes that sank, and one of those that went missing in the ...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Dive 192 - Return to the Wexford

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A friend and fellow diver, Dave, offered to take us on his boat on Sunday to go dive the Wexford. As the Wexford is my favorite wreck , a...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

With Visibility So Bad You Couldn't See A Cannon In Front Of Your Face

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Detroit Free Press: 200-year-old cannon still stuck in the Detroit River 200-year-old cannon resting on the bottom of the Detroit River wil...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Lake Huron Dive Cancelled Due to Storms

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The only thing worse than a cancelled Great Lakes Wreck Dive would be an unanticipated Great Lakes Wreck Dive when your dive boat sinks and ...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

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35 years ago today, the mighty Fitz lost to the gales of November and sank 500 feet down to the bottom of Lake Superior, taking all of her c...
Friday, August 13, 2010

An Agreement to Identify the Griffon?

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It seems a potential deal has been struck between Steve Liebert, France and the State of Michigan to inspect the discovered wreck and determ...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

When Life Gives You Carp, Make Gefilte Fish

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Or sell the invasive species of Carp to China as a delicacy. Asian carp's next stop: A dinner plate in China The invasion of Asian C...
Monday, July 05, 2010

July 5 - Wreck Diving in Thunder Bay

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After geting back to the US in time for the 4th of July fireworks, I packed and prepared for a dive charter to Lake Huron in Thunder Bay -  ...