Lake Champlain

A uniquely propelled horse powered ferry boat was discovered in Lake Champlain, near Burlington, Vermont, in the Fall of 1983.  more »

Sonar team discovers the remains of an early 1800's steamboat PHOENIX  more »

The schooner Water Witch is one of the oldest fully intact commercial sailing ships to be located underwater in the United States.  more »

The canal schooner O.J. Walker which was lost in a heavy gale in 1895 was located in Lake Champlain in October 1983.  more »

Shipwreck of the Steamship Champlain located by side scan sonar.  more »

The remains of a Revolutionary War Bridge crossing Lake Champlain has been found.  more »

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Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario - A Journey of Discovery Book

The National Museum of the Great Lakes is excited to announce the release of a new book titled Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario: A Journey of Discovery. This book contains stories of long lost shipwrecks and the journeys of the underwater explorers who found them, written by Jim Kennard with paintings by Roland Stevens and underwater imagery by Roger Pawlowski.

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Legend of the Lake - New Discovery Edition Book

The recent discovery of the wreck of the British warship Ontario, “the Holy Grail” of Great Lakes shipwrecks, solves several mysteries that have puzzled historians since the ship sank more than two centuries ago. Now, for the first time, the whole tragic story of the Ontario can finally be told.

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