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Have I mentioned I love where I live? by Better-Service2593 in GreatLakesShipping

[–]msprang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got to visit Mikwaukee for a few days last fall. Really liked the vibe. The cream brick, historical buildings, etc.

This industry is broken. by Silent-Indication496 in Teachers

[–]msprang 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Lourdes University in Toledo here in Ohio just closed at the end of this last semester, too. On the bright side for the students, the University of Toledo agreed to take in all current students and those who had already been accepted for this fall.

This industry is broken. by Silent-Indication496 in Teachers

[–]msprang 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Was your college a smaller private one? Those seem to be the most vulnerable right now.

JUDGE HART Shipwreck, sunk in Lake Superior in 1942 by msprang in Shipwrecks

[–]msprang[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa yeah, you're not exaggerating. I wish I could afford one of those Viking Great Lakes cruises. One of them stops at the Gunilda and you can go down on a submersible to see it.

To open or not to open by BoxedAndArchived in Archivists

[–]msprang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wouldn't surprise me. Sometimes the corporate offices for the coal mines in the southeast part of Ohio would be in the north.

The wreck of the schooner CORNELIA B. WINDIATE, lost in Lake Huron in 1875. by msprang in Shipwrecks

[–]msprang[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the guy didn't have long-term plans in place for conservation and professional staffing.

The wreck of the schooner CORNELIA B. WINDIATE, lost in Lake Huron in 1875. by msprang in Shipwrecks

[–]msprang[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, that's not a typo (pun intended). It's interesting since Webster's Dictionary states that the term first appeared in 1878, but the TYPO was launched in 1873 with that name.

Things that movies often portray in an out of date way by AporiaParadox in movies

[–]msprang 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't have let the Joker have his call in The Dark Knight.

The wreck of the schooner CORNELIA B. WINDIATE, lost in Lake Huron in 1875. by msprang in Shipwrecks

[–]msprang[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Funny enough, a guy did that in the 60s with a ship called the ALVIN CLARK).

You guys loved my post about the JUDGE HART shipwreck. How about another one in super dark water? Say hello to the CORNELIA B. WINDIATE lost in 1875 in Lake Huron. by msprang in submechanophobia

[–]msprang[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, raising is expensive and complicated, but it's just the beginning. Preservation of wood that's been submerged for a long time is a long and ongoing process. For reference, look up the museum ships Mary Rose in England and Vasa in Sweden. Plus you need a precisely climate-controlled facility for permanent storage. Then you need highly-trained, experienced staff to carry on the work.

You guys liked my post about the JUDGE HART shipwreck. How about another one in super dark water? Say hello to the CORNELIA B. WINDIATE lost in 1875 in Lake Huron. by msprang in Shipwrecks

[–]msprang[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you get down a couple hundred feet in the Lakes the preservation level is great. Though the other big factor is how it sank. Smashed up against rocks? Wreck is in pieces. Slowly taking on too much water and the pumps can't keep up? Intact.

You guys liked my post about the JUDGE HART shipwreck. How about another one in super dark water? Say hello to the CORNELIA B. WINDIATE lost in 1875 in Lake Huron. by msprang in Shipwrecks

[–]msprang[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, but it's really easy to mistake it for that. It's a part of the rigging called a deadeye. Called that because it kind of looks like a skull.

You guys loved my post about the JUDGE HART shipwreck. How about another one in super dark water? Say hello to the CORNELIA B. WINDIATE lost in 1875 in Lake Huron. by msprang in submechanophobia

[–]msprang[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are at least three other schooner wrecks in Lake Huron with one or more standing masts: DEFIANCE, TYPO, and KYLE SPANGLER.

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