Prologue: A Solemn Anniversary As of this writing, this past year (2022) marks the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the HMS Bounty in Hurricane Sandy back in 2012. The sad thing is even within the maritime community little marked the anniversary of such a tragic shipwreck, an amazing survival, and heroic rescue. 29 October … Continue reading The First Bounty Replica
Tag: Historic Preservation
"I have a feeling that we'll be hearing more about this." Barbara Mead, Michigan Bureau of History A Slower Form of Fake News As illustrated in the previous blog posts on pseudoarchaeology and pseudohistory; the topic itself is not only convoluted but also circuitous and any sort of scrutiny and evaluation of the topic is … Continue reading 20CX65: the “Other” Lake Michigan Stonehenge
"The Gray Ghost of the Florida Coast" Welcome to the fifth vessel in the museum ships series, the USS Clamagore (SS-343), and the vessel serves as a powerful addition to this series. The ongoing controversy of the Clamagore was a topic that I had wanted to discuss here on JaySea Archaeology Blog since the beginning; … Continue reading Museum Ships: Clamagore
An Unexpected Journey The search for the final resting place of the former Lightship Milwaukee LV-95 (WAL-519) was an unexpected one and has been detailed extensively on this blog. I was unsatisfied with the answer that sources gave: "donated, disposition unknown." I admit my bias, I was hoping in earnest that the ship would still … Continue reading Lightship Milwaukee: The Final Chapter
The Last Sail of the William H. Donner On 17 December 2020, the 106-year-old Great Lakes freighter William H. Donner departed its homeport of Marinette, Wisconsin for the first time in 21 years. During its 28 years in Marinette and Menominee, the vessel had become a fixture on the Menominee River. The William H. Donner … Continue reading Requiem for the William H. Donner
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