On the morning of Sept. 13, Brendon Baillod and Bob Jaeck set out on a three-day mission to find the John Evenson in the depths of Lake Michigan. The wood steam tug sank in 1895, and its whereabouts ...

In 1879, the 60-foot steam tug “Prince Alfred” arrived in Wiarton to replace the “O’Koura” which had burned on Colpoys Bay ...

A 130-year-old shipwreck was discovered in the depths of Lake Michigan, Facebook screengrab from the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association For decades, searchers have been on the lookout for ...

A wide smile was seen on a grand lady recently. She was grinning from port to starboard when she slipped into the water from the dry dock of General Ship Repair Company. With refurbishment to the hull ...

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In the U.S., the first steam-powered tugboat, John W. Griffiths, arrived in 1825. Modern tugboats have become so powerful and advanced that in 2012, five tugboats transported one of the world's ...

On the morning of Sept. 13, Brendon Baillod and Bob Jaeck set out on a three-day mission to find the John Evenson, a wood steam tug that sank in 1895. The Evenson's whereabouts have eluded people ever ...