Heddle Shipyards and Mohawk College Equals: The Try-A-Trade – Ship Repair and Fabrication Program
Photo Credit Heddle Shipyards on Facebook In order to create the Try-A-Trade: Ship Repair and…
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Learn More About The Northerner Shipwreck
The Northerner was a two-masted schooner measuring 81 feet in length (24.7 meters). On November…
About the Round Gobies
As Divers we tend be very aware of the environment we explore. We are especially…
How Canada Responds to Aquatic Invasive Species
A commercial fisher caught a single adult female Grass Carp in Lake Ontario’s Bay of…
Invasive ‘Vampire Fish’ on the Kill in the Great Lakes
The sea lamprey is an invasive species that has been kept under control in Canada’s…
Books – Seaway Queens
Photo Credit: Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. Seaway Queens focuses on the design…
Maritime History – Learn More About The SS W.E. Fitzgerald
Photo via Facebook We’ve all heard of the Edmund Fitzgerald and her November 10, 1975…
Scuba Diving the Defiance, Wooden Two-Masted Schooner
The Audubon collided with the Defiance, a wooden two-masted schooner with a wreck length of…
Learn More About the Agnes W. Shipwreck
Scuba divers can dive to some of the best shipwrecks in The Great Lakes, which…
Anna Garrity, One of the First Female Lighthouse Keepers on the Great Lakes
Anna Garrity was one of the first female lighthouse keepers on the Great Lakes. Anna…
Perspectives on Asian Carp Prevention in Canada
Terry Rees is the Executive Director of the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations (FOCA), a…
About Ice Balls
Ice eggs, also known as ice balls, are a rare phenomenon caused by a process…
Scuba Diving The City of Cleveland Shipwreck
The City of Cleveland is the largest and most difficult-to-access wreck in the Tobermory area.…
Restoring Beneficial Uses with the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup
The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC) executes the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) on behalf of…
About Shelf Ice
Shelf ice forms when a portion of a lake’s surface freezes. It is frequently washed…
Last Boat on the Lake – Watch The Trailer
A documentary film about Canadian Great Lakes commercial fisheries. Last Boat on the Lake is…
Still Missing From 1873: The Gilbert Mollison Schooner
Photo Credit: Michigan Mysteries The 138 foot schooner Gilbert Morrison disappeared somewhere in the Manitou…
2022 Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting
This annual event commemorates the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975,…
Discovering the ‘Sixth Great Lake’ From Below
Is a sixth great lake hidden beneath the Ottawa River? Jill Heinerth investigated the largest…
Gert Wellisch, the Woman Who Saved the Sand Island Lighthouse
Original Photo Credit Unknown Gert Wellisch (1896-1966) spent her summer vacations as a child in…
The Hidden Danger in the Great Lakes
More than 600 people have drowned in the Great Lakes since 2010. Jamie Racklyeft was…
Great Lakes Untamed – Trailer
The five great lakes of North America – Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario –…
Throwback Video – St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
In this breathtaking feature-length documentary from 1982, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail…
Great Lakes Public Forum 2022
Registration is open for the 2022 Great Lakes Public Forum, which will take place in Niagara Falls,…
Learn More About Ice Pancakes In Canada
Ice pancakes, a rare phenomenon that creates icy circles in the water, appeared in Lake…
Learn more about Ice Volcanoes
Ice volcanoes can be fascinating to observe, but keep a safe distance. They have brittle…
Books: White Hurricane – A Great Lakes November Gale and America’s Deadliest Maritime Disaster
Many books on scuba diving/maritime disasters have been published over the course of time, almost…
Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival TM
Canadian scuba diver Terry Irvine is pleased, honoured and excited to be presenting at the…
Red Tails, Blue Water: The Tuskegee Airmen Project
Photo captions from left: Lt. Frank Moody. Photo: Air Force Historical Research Agency; Wayne Lusardi…
Environment and Climate Change Presents a Series on the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes and the difficulties they face are discussed in this four-part Zoom series,…
2022 Reefs and Wrecks Calendar
Photo Credit via Facebook Stuart Seldon’s 11th edition of his Reefs and Wrecks Calendar has…
Maritime History: Shipwreck of the SS Regina
The SS Regina was a Merchant Mutual Line cargo ship that was based in Montreal,…
Plotting her course: Newfoundland Captain is among the First Women to take on the Great Lakes
In the male-dominated maritime shipping industry, Capt. Charlene Munden is making her mark. She’s balancing…
Near Miss – Great Lakes Freighter vs Sailboat
A accident was avoided near Port Huron, Michigan, thanks to a series of alarm horns…
A Look Back: SS Bannockburn, AKA “The Flying Dutchman”
During a storm in November 1902, the propeller-driven bulk freighter Bannockburn went missing with 20…
Books: Sweetwater Sailors
“Sweetwater Sailors” will take you on a Great Lakes trip. Bob Ojala, a former Coast…
Bruce County Museum Receives First Donation from Family of Arthur Amos
Arthur Amos (pictured here at the launch of Tobermory’s Hyperbaric Chamber in 2016) was a…
Books: The Witch of November
Wicked Winds and Wrecks. The Witch of November is mentioned in Gordon Lightfoot’s song “The…
NOAA Seeks Public Input on Preserving Lake Ontario’s Maritime Heritage
NOAA today released for public comment a draft plan for a national marine sanctuary in…
Chris’s Chats on TikTok – Third Edition
Chris’s Chat’s, third edition is a recent dive on the shipwreck called the Acme in…
A Look Back: SS South American, Queen of the Great Lakes
The Queen of the Inland Seas, the S.S. South American, was the last of the…
Save Ontario Shipwrecks Presents: The Next Step in Shipwreck Photogrammetry by Ken Merryman
Image via Facebook Save Ontario Shipwrecks is inviting both members and the general public to the…
1871 C.H. Hurd Unsolved Mystery
A “missing” story intrigues us and solving it is the best part of a mystery.…
Virtual Welland Canal Opening 2021
With an unofficial virtual celebration, we’re celebrating the official opening of the Welland Canal for…
Learn more about the Endangered Sturgeon
When the Endangered Species (ESA) Act took effect in 2008, Lake Sturgeon was listed as…