Episodes
Aug. 15, 2025
52 - MacGyver of Stannard Rock
Hello, ahoy, and welcome aboard a very special and super exciting episode of Under the Waves. Andrew and Michelle are joined by Jeff Koch, Coordinator and Program Manager at the Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conserv...
Aug. 8, 2025
51 - Pop-up Clowns & Aioli
Andrew and Michelle continue the Grace Period series with the Grace Patterson . This wily ship almost had a rather short episode until a phenomenal source saved the day at the last moment. Find out more about this accident-pr...
Aug. 1, 2025
50 - A Great Lakes Polly Pocket
Welcome to episode 50!!! The Grace Period miniseries continues with Andrew and Michelle talking about the Grace A Channon . The Channon - a bathtub, transformer, polly pocket of a boat is quite the ship to learn about. Also t...
July 25, 2025
49 - A Love Story for the Ages
Join Andrew and Michelle in a new mini series called the Grace Period! To kick off, learn about the Laura Grace , a tug boat who spent most and now all of her time in Lake Ontario. Her story may be short, but the attempted re...
July 18, 2025
48 - Sandusky Shenanigans
Andrew and Michelle treat y'all to an episode of Under the Waves, after dark edition. Join them as they talk about the Margaret A. Muir , a schooner that traveled all of the Great Lakes in her time until one decided to keep h...
July 11, 2025
47 - The Lore of The Secret Map to McDonalds
Andrew and Michelle take a slight detour from shipwrecks and cover one-star reviews from some of the national parks and lakeshore attractions of the Great Lakes region. Join them as they travel from Isle Royale National Park ...
July 4, 2025
46 - A Superior Nightmare
Andrew and Michelle tackle one of the worst passenger ship tragedies to ever hit Lake Superior. Learn about the SS Algoma , her sister ships, the SS Athabasca and the SS Alberta , their crazy trip all of the way from Glasgow,...
June 27, 2025
45 - Not Your Grandfather's Sloop
Join Andrew and Michelle as they discuss the oldest, most intact, merchant vessel to have currently been found on the Great Lakes. We're all for titles over here but this one carries a few. Tune in to hear about the Washingto...
June 20, 2025
44 - The Lightest of Ships
We're talking about lightships! Light vessels? Floating lighthouses. Whatever you choose to call them, we're talking about them. Learn a bit about the history of lightships, Texas Towers (both kinds), the innovations that led...
June 13, 2025
43 - Stannard's Standard
Andrew and Michelle take a slight break from talking about ships to discuss another widely popular item around the Great Lakes - Lighthouses! Join them today as they're looking into the crazy history and life of the Stannard ...
June 6, 2025
42 - Sit Back, Relax, Whalebacks
This week we're talking about the long-awaited whalebacks! These wild and steampunk-looking ships were quite unique and took the waters by storm. Andrew and Michelle also cover Barge 129 , the last whaleback to be found on th...
May 30, 2025
41 - Don't Rock The Boat
Join Andrew and Michelle as they discuss the little-known about and more than likely found Lake Serpent shipwreck. Is it the wreck that was found around Kelleys Island in 2015? Is it another of the hundreds to thousands of sh...
May 23, 2025
40 - All that Glitters is Gone
Andrew and Michelle are harkening back to the Gilded Age with the glitz and glam that came with it. Join them as they talk about a luxury steamship named the Gunilda as well as steamboat races, the Kentucky Derby, and even a ...
May 16, 2025
39 - A Ship of Many Names
Get ready to learn about the USS Neshanic or was it the SS Marquette? Wait, wasn't it the Gulfoil ? But where do the American Victory or the Middletown come into play? We know, it's the SS Victo ! Whatever the name might be, ...
May 9, 2025
38 - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
What a wild ride this episode brings with the mysterious - and still very unsolved - sinking of the PS Waubuno . We know it went down in Georgian Bay off of Lake Huron, some of the pieces have been recovered, but what happene...
May 3, 2025
37 - The Other St Peter
Today's episode has a special surprise. You'll have to tune in to find out, but hosts Andrew and Michelle are talking about the crazy tale of the sinking of the schooner St Peter . What made this story so wild to research? Ar...
April 25, 2025
36 - Would've Been Loaves and Fishes
Climb aboard this week's episode all about the SS Chester A Congdon formerly known as the SS Salt Lake City . What was Lake Superior's first million dollar wreck? How many titles can one ship hold? And why are there so many b...
April 18, 2025
35 - An Illustrious Interview
Hello, ahoy, and welcome aboard a very special, long-awaited (on our side) episode of Under the Waves. Andrew and Michelle are joined by Corey Adkins, Communications and Content Director of the Great Lakes Historical Shipwrec...
April 11, 2025
34 - Is Ohio Even Real?
Join Andrew and Michelle as they go off the rails and stay off the rails while talking about the results of last week's trivia episode (did you even listen to it yet??). How many of the stories did you get correct? Then the t...
April 4, 2025
Dingy 3 - Shark Week
It's Shark Week everybody! Did you know sharks and the Great Lakes go way back? We didn't either! Join Andrew and Michelle as they get chummy talking about shark attacks, found sharks, migratory sharks, shark pranks, literall...
March 28, 2025
33 - Lost and Found
Today's story is just in! Fresh off the press! Tune in to hear Andrew and Michelle talk about the newest discovery from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society - the Western Reserve . In breaking news, this ship debuted ...
March 21, 2025
32 - Went Missing No More
Join Andrew and Michelle as they uncover what was already recently uncovered - the Adella Shores . From the "Went Missing" list to finally being found, this ship has had quite the journey brought to light by the Great Lakes S...
March 14, 2025
31 - Baby You Light Up My World
It's Women's History Month and we're covering some remarkable female light keepers on the Great Lakes. Join us for not one, not two, not even three, but four stories of some of these phenomenal women and all of the twists and...
March 7, 2025
30 - Upside Down
Welcome aboard this week's episode about the SS Cedarville . Join Andrew and Michelle as they learn more about this fascinating case, the mistakes leading up to her demise, and the court case that went along with it. Anchors ...