Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2021.024.060

Title

Memories of the lakes : told in story and picture

Object Name

Book

Dates of Creation

1959 (originally published 1946)

Creator

Bowen, Diana Thomas

Other Creators

The Lakeside Printing Company

Description

This book is a collection of historic tales of the lakes and their ships. Many are retold from personal interviews. This book contains historic photos of ships and their interiors, posters, charts with travel distances and an index of ships.

Table of Contents:

1) Did you know that?
2) Great lakes first
3) The old lake triplets
4) Steamboat shorts
5) Pirates!
6) The tale of the "Pewabic"
7) The bones of the "Porcupine"
8) High sports in Georgian bay
9) The Milan canal
10) Pictorial section
11) The floating Bethel
12) The old success
13) "Our Son"
14) The lower lights
15) Grace darling
16) Yesteryears
17) Tough days
18) The Friday ship
19) The whalebacks
20) The "Mary Celeste"
21) The flyer of the lakes
22) The wreck of the "Western Reserve"
23) Kafralu
24) The 1905 blow
25) The "Kaliyuga"
26) The Soo lock accident
27) The Welland canalers of World War 1
28) Sailor couple
29) The 1940 Armistice day storm

Collection

Arthur Amos shipwreck research collection

Marine Heritage Centre

Ontario Marine History and Underwater Archaeology Research Centre

System of arrangement

This item is part of the Arthur Amos Shipwreck Collection, Series 1 (General and Marine History Books), File 1 (Local, Provincial, and International History and Marine History Books)

Parent Object

AASRC S1, F1

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

292 pages : illustrated ; 23 x 15.5 cm (hardcover)

Places

Chicago
Georgian Bay
Great Lakes
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
Ontario
Ottawa
United States

Search Terms & Subjects

First World War
Marine
Sailboats
Ships
Steamboats
Underwater archaeology