Ontario shipwrecks in Lake Superior?

[racer17m]

I am wondering if anyone knows of any websites or has any information on shipwrecks in Ontario in lake superior north and east of thunder bay?

[arcFlash]

Nipigon (area) is listed as having some but having been sailing up there, access is poor and there are a lot of rocks just under the surface.

I'll look at my books and post back for you.

[rcojr]

Low Vis
The best resource that I have found for Great Lakes diving is
The Great Lakes Diving Guide by Cris Kohl
It has 608 pages and covers all five Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River.
The book lists 19 wrecks in the area north of Thunder Bay.
The book costs only $19.95
Check at your local dive shop or on Amazon.com
Bob

[arcFlash]

That's the book I was going to look for.

[DiveCaptDean]

Chris recently put out a new version of that book.  we had it in the store for roughly....20 hrs.....I have three of his earlier books...
they are very informative...coordinates are off......really focused on recreational diving
deano

[Raiderswim]

The Great Lakes Diving Guide by Cris Kohl has coordinates that are WAY off.  Have looked for wrecks in Lake Michigan that are commonly dove and were miles off.

[rcojr]

The only wreck that I checked coodinates on in Lake Michigan was the Carl Bradley and his numbers were off by two degrees or about 120 nautical miles but I thought that was probably intentional. ;D
Bob Olson

[eric myers]

Leave alone the coordinates.  He also incorrectly lists the anchors of my beloved Wisconsin as on the wrong side of the wreck.

[Roger Southwick]

We've done a few dives around Thunder Bay and to the northeast.  Here's what I remember:

Terrace Bay
You can launch the boat at the public marina just down from the Aguasabon Falls.  It can be a bit squirrely if there's a lot of water flowing.  The Rappahannock in Jack Fish Bay is worth the boat ride.  We've usually had windy conditions there though.  There's supposed to be a whaleback somewhere east of there (about 20mi from Terrace Bay, I think); one of the locals said it would be easier to get to the whaleback from Marathon instead of Terrace Bay.

Nipigon / Red Rock
The Neebing is out there somewhere, but we couldn't actually see it -- visibility was less than 2', as predicted by some local divers we met in Thunder Bay ("da visibility ain't so good dere, eh?").  There's a big river or two that empties out into that bay -- I checked Google Earth and it's pretty obvious, in hindsight.  The paper mill at Red Rock is painfully stinky.

Silver Islet
There's technically a boat launch there, but if your boat is bigger than a canoe it's best to launch from Thunder Bay.  No wrecks in this area but there is a submerged silver mine.

Thunder Bay
(This isn't really answering your question, but this area is more usable during bad winds that prevent getting onto the lake itself.)  There's the Howard, Grey Oak, Green River (very cool and HUGE), and Monkshaven (broken up in the shallows).  The Fryer is up against the shore of one of the islands so we haven't tried it.

Talking with locals is a great way to get more info, especially since the Kohl book was (as mentioned) a bit inaccurate.  Wally Peterson at Thunder Country Diving in Thunder Bay has been very helpful.  It really helps to be towing a boat that acts as diver bait, too.

We haven't been east of Terrace Bay yet, but there's supposed to be all kinds of stuff in Tobermory.  Has anyone been there?

[tpscuba]

Thunder Bay has some good wrecks and east of there is Silver Islet can dive in front of old country store not deep bout 15 ft but lots of junk to look at also if you can get out to the island there the old mine equipment and also to shafts to dive down with the training,