Episodes
Nov. 14, 2025
65 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Join Andrew and Michelle today as they talk about a little known ship that sank in Lake Superior one stormy night 50 years from November 10, 2025. It's not like she’s one of the most iconic shipwrecks in the Great Lakes and e...
Nov. 7, 2025
64 - A Steamed Ship + Getting Narc'd
Welcome back to another long awaited episode that we've hinted about enough that it was finally time to cover it. That's right, folks, Andrew and Michelle are taking on the SS Kamloops . Old Whitey himself would be quite prou...
Oct. 31, 2025
63 - Triple Expansion Steam Engine Hauntings
Happy Halloween! We hope you enjoy this extra eerie episode about the ghosts, hauntings, paranormal findings, and deaths on Mackinac Island. Are they real? Are some of these made up? We'll leave you to be the final judge of t...
Oct. 24, 2025
62 - Live, Laugh, Lobotomy
It's still spooky season and Andrew and Michelle are tackling not a shipwreck, but a perturbed and perhaps paranormally present building - the Eloise Asylum. This historic psychiatric hospital had quite the reach and an even ...
Oct. 17, 2025
61 - A Half-Off Accordion
Join Andrew and Michelle as they talk about the longest shipwreck in the Great Lakes - the Mapledawn . But first, we need to talk about the Manola . What do these two ships have in common? Some might say their stern personali...
Oct. 10, 2025
60 - "Wow, we got a wreck!"
Happy 60th episode!!! Andrew and Michelle talk about a fresh-off-the-press, hot-to-go, newsworthy shipwreck: the F.J. King . Learn about why this ship has eluded shipwreck hunters for over a century, how a lighthouse keeper w...
Oct. 3, 2025
59 - Heavy Metal Lighthouse
Andrew and Michelle are covering their most heavy metal episode ever talking about the Pilot Island Lighthouse. This little unassuming lighthouse on a rather small island holds some big and dark secrets. Tune in to find out w...
Sept. 26, 2025
58 - Deliquescence and Deep Dives
Join hosts Andrew and Michelle as they talk about all of the ups and countless downs associated with the SS Pewabic and her sister, the SS Meteor . What made the Pewabic one of the worst tragedies on the Great Lakes? Why is s...
Sept. 19, 2025
57 - Not The Wurst Shipwreck
Andrew and Michelle talk about a ship who, before being condemned to the Great Lakes, lived quite the life. The SS Francisco Morazan sailed for 11 different owners, under 6 different country flags all over the world, and took...
Sept. 12, 2025
56 - A Staunchly Built Marine Specimen
Something about late night recordings really make Andrew and Michelle a bit cooky and boy howdy are they ever for this episode. Join these two for some high quality dad jokes, sibling banter, and learning about a rather leaky...
Sept. 5, 2025
55 - The Nucleus at its Core
Andrew and Michelle talk about the Nucleus aka the Bad Luck Barquentine. What happened for her to get this unfortunate nickname? How far out of reach is she now? Tune in this week to find out all of the answers and more! And ...
Sept. 5, 2025
55 - The Nucleus at its Core
Andrew and Michelle talk about the Nucleus aka the Bad Luck Barquentine. What happened for her to get this unfortunate nickname? How far out of reach is she now? Tune in this week to find out all of the answers and more! And ...
Aug. 29, 2025
54 - Canadianization
Join Andrew and Michelle as they talk about the recently retired M/V Cuyahoga. Has this ship also been all over your social media feed? No? Just us? Well get ready to finally be in the loop on this fantastic ship and learn mo...
Aug. 22, 2025
53 - Out of Good Graces
Andrew and Michelle finally conclude the Grace Period Series with a bunch of mini stories: some funny, some short, some confusing, and some leaving the real story up to your imagination. They're covering the Grace M , the Gra...
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 ...