Episodes

14 - A Good Ole Sport
Nov. 16, 2024

14 - A Good Ole Sport

Join hosts Andrew and Michelle as they unbiasedly cover perhaps the cutest little boat they've learned about yet. Meet Sport - a 1873 tugboat who holds the titles of being the first steel tugboat on the Great Lakes, the first...
13 - Niagara In The Lake
Nov. 9, 2024

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 th...
12 - A Work of Ingenuity
Nov. 2, 2024

12 - A Work of Ingenuity

Welcome aboard this week's episode! Join Andrew and Michelle as they learn about the SS Appomattox , one of the largest wooden steamships and built by the famed James Davidson. Tragically, her working life was cut short when ...
Dingy 1 - Halloween Special
Oct. 31, 2024

Dingy 1 - Halloween Special

Happy Halloween! We're ending spooky season by bringing an extra special BONUS episode your way. Welcome to Dinghies - the little tag-alongs to main episodes (though this one is a bit larger than a regular dinghy). Join your ...
11 - The Ship That Sank Twice
Oct. 25, 2024

11 - The Ship That Sank Twice

Join your hosts, Michelle and Andrew, as they talk about the ship that sunk twice - the C.B. Lockwood . The Lockwood , holding a few titles during her lifetime, has quite the history around her location and eventual disappear...
The Flying Dutchman of the Great Lakes
Oct. 18, 2024

The Flying Dutchman of the Great Lakes

It's episode 10!!! Join your hosts, Andrew and Michelle, today as they cover the spooky backstory of the SS Bannockburn. Allegedly, she can still be seen today, coasting over the waters of Lake Superior. Also, Michelle apolo...
9 - Homeward Bound
Oct. 11, 2024

9 - Homeward Bound

What does the world's largest weathervane and a shipwreck on the Great Lakes have in common? Tune in to this week's episode to find out! Hosts Andrew and Michelle uncover the story of the Ella Ellenwood , discuss the tragic G...
8 - A Boat Found and A Captain Lost
Oct. 4, 2024

8 - A Boat Found and A Captain Lost

Welcome aboard episode 8 where your hosts, Andrew and Michelle, discuss the loss of a steamship on Lake Superior on a stormy night in April 1940. Was the sinking sabotage? Was it due to forced compliance and a time schedule? ...
A Tale of Two Ontarios
Sept. 27, 2024

A Tale of Two Ontarios

This week's episode is about the tragic tale of the HMS Ontario, a British warship that met her untimely end in the turbulent waters of Lake Ontario in 1780. Just under half a year after her maiden launch, the Ontario was cau...
6 - The Holy Grail of Lake Erie
Sept. 20, 2024

6 - The Holy Grail of Lake Erie

Welcome board this week's episode as Andrew and Michelle explore and try to decipher where the Holy Grail of Lake Erie is located. On December 7, 1909 the SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 left south Lake Erie headed toward the n...
5 - Al Capone's Party Boat
Sept. 13, 2024

5 - Al Capone's Party Boat

Join your hosts, Andrew and Michelle, as they navigate this tangent-filled wild episode about the Prohibition, alleged Al Capone and Purple Gang involvement, a floating speakeasy, and a shipwreck that's still the talk of the ...
4 - The Titanic of the Great Lakes
Sept. 6, 2024

4 - The Titanic of the Great Lakes

Join your hosts, Andrew & Michelle, as they travel back in time and tackle the untimely sinking of the PS Lady Elgin after she collided on a stormy night in Lake Michigan with the Augusta of Oswego on September 8, 1860. Was i...
3 - Two Worlds Collide
Aug. 30, 2024

3 - Two Worlds Collide

Welcome aboard! Join your hosts Andrew and Michelle today as they cover the tragic not one, not two, but three concurrent shipwrecks that happened in 1893 in Lake Huron. In episode 3, they cover steamers the Philadelphia and ...
2 - A Well Grounded Shipwreck
Aug. 23, 2024

2 - A Well Grounded Shipwreck

Join your hosts, Michelle and Andrew, today as they navigate the untimely beaching and ultimate sinking of the USCGC Mesquite . Episode 2 of Under the Waves dives into the tragic tale of the USCGC Mesquite , a buoy tender tha...
1 - Past Lives & Sinking Vibes
Aug. 23, 2024

1 - Past Lives & Sinking Vibes

Ahoy, listeners! Welcome aboard Under the Waves, where your soon-to-be new favorite sibling duo, Michelle and Andrew, chart the treacherous waters of Great Lakes shipwrecks. In this maiden voyage, the two sail back to their r...