Great Lakes trivia thread

[Tig]

Local shipwrecks and lore fascinate me. I'd like to share a few articles that give insight into the past.

Belle Sheridan
Garibaldi
Newspaper clippings

And another from down the lake a bit. Blanche

I find it fascinating how tragedies like these unfolded over multiple days.
I've walked Weller's beach in summer and I often go there to watch the fury of the lake in November. I can't image what it would be like to be aboard a ship, floundering for days, only to beach hundreds of yards out, beyond the reach of rescuers.

 

[jimmyj]

Local shipwrecks and lore fascinate me. I'd like to share a few articles that give insight into the past.

Belle Sheridan
Garibaldi
Newspaper clippings

And another from down the lake a bit. Blanche

I find is fascinating how tragedies like these unfolded over multiple days.
I've walked Weller's beach in summer and I often go there to watch the fury of the lake in November. I can't image what it would be like to be aboard a ship, floundering for days, only to beach hundreds of yards out, beyond the reach of rescuers.

Me too. I have a great book about the shipwrecks of the great lakes. Got it at a used book store for about $5. Those November stores sure told many a sad tale, it's incredible.

 

[Gator6x4]

One of the things I have always wanted to do, but never have is take one of Lake - Ocean Freighter 60-90 day tours. A long time to be floating around on a Freighter for sure but think of all the interesting places you would visit.

 

[turnkey4099]

I live in South Bend, IN. The St. Joseph River flows south out of Michigan into Indiana, then turns 180 and flows north again back into Michigan and empties into Lake Michigan. We have a pretty good salmon and steelhead fishery here. The fish do reproduce naturally, but most don't survive. The Indiana DNR captures fish in the ladders and raises the fry for stocking. They also trade to other states for walleye to stock here. The St. Joe is a great walley and small mouth fishery as well. Plus lots of cats and good bluegill and crappie in the channels/slack waters. The river used to be a polluted ****-hole but has really cleaned up over the years. There are 5 dams with fish ladders that the salmon and steelhead traverse before hitting a big dam in Mishawaka that stops them. Overall, its a great place to fish from both boat and shore.

I had to study tht one before I got it. At first it sounded like the 'round river' of Paul Bunyon that just went round and round.

Harry K