13 - Niagara In The Lake

Some shipwrecks are just so old that facts can be a bit contradicting. The PS Niagara is one of those wrecks. Join hosts Michelle and Andrew as they weed through the probable embellishments that make the storytelling about the night the PS Niagara went down even more intense. And listen in for how the ship almost claimed two more modern-day lives as well as the uncovering of a small doll that survived the wreck.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_steamer

https://www.wkar.org/history/2015-08-31/luxury-on-the-great-lakes-the-era-of-palace-steamers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steerage#:~:text=Steerage%20is%20a%20term%20for,down%20on%20steerage%20passengers%20below.

https://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/stories/shipwrecks-great-lakes-niagara

https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/vessel/Details/455

https://diveaai.com/niagara

https://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS10122

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107951490/mary-keck

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/2016/12/09/artifacts-help-tell-story-steamships-past/95214932/

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=47079

https://tripsintohistory.com/2013/02/09/the-palace-steamers-of-the-great-lakes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_gale#:~:text=November%20gale%2C%20the%20Witch%20of,Gulf%20air%20from%20the%20south.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_engine#:~:text=A%20beam%20engine%20is%20a,of%20compounding%20an%20existing%20engine.

http://www.oceantreasures.org/blog/wreck-diving/lake-michigan-shipwreck-of-1856-almost-claims-2-more-lives.html