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 north and while seen by everyone and their grandmother, was never fully seen again. Tune in to hear this wild tale!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Marquette_%26_Bessemer_No._2

https://www.hofmannlawfirm.com/blog/marquette-amp-bessemer-no-2-mystery-of-our-inland-seas.cfm

https://www.advancedwireless.com/radio-101-history/

https://ethw.org/Guglielmo_Marconi

https://ethw.org/The_Sea_and_Early_Electrical_Technology#:~:text=By%201905%2C%20the%20world's%20naval,%2Dto%2Dshore%20communication%20system.

https://www.glc.org/lakes/lake-erie#:~:text=The%20average%20depth%20of%20Lake,(210%20feet%2C%20maximum).

https://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/Documents/Scanner/13/04/default.asp?ID=s007

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 town. Learn about the Keuka and the stories she holds within her sunken hulls.

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/once-a-floating-speakeasy-this-shipwreck-tells-a-tale-of-bullets-and-booze-180981471/

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/prohibition-history-facts-what-when-start-why-passed-america-ban-alcohol/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/bootlegging

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11657255/Al-Capones-sunken-speakeasy-revealed-haunting-photos.html

https://www.northernexpress.com/news/feature/the-mystery-of-the-keuka/

https://njscuba.net/artifacts-shipwrecks/gallery-of-ships/schooner-barge/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22259827/james_h_gallagher

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 it a scheme to take out southern supporters on their way back from hearing presidential election speeches? Or was it simply due to a misjudgment of distance on a stormy night? Tune in and find out on this week's episode of Under the Waves.

This Week's Sources:

Podcasts: Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs (Episode: "The Lost Lady - The Lady Elgin) and Beyond the Breakers (Episode: "11 - PS Lady Elgin")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamship#:~:text=Steamships%20usually%20use%20the%20prefix,to%20stand%20for%20%22steamship%22.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PS_Lady_Elgin

https://www.sheboygansun.com/history/history-uncovered-the-sinking-of-the-lady-elgin-ss/article_89a6b220-aa23-11ec-8fda-476fd233fbc9.html

https://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/stories/shipwrecks-great-lakes-lady-elgin#:~:text=She%20was%20built%20to%20honor,General%20of%20Canada%2C%20Lord%20Elgin.&text=The%20Lady%20had%20her%20detractors,confiscated%20by%20the%20U.S.%20Navy.

https://www.steamboats.org/history-education/glossary/hurricane_deck.html#:~:text=On%20the%20usual%20packet%20this,the%20boat's%20large%20signal%20bell.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/south-carolina-secession.htm#:~:text=South%20Carolina%20became%20the%20first,Union%20on%20December%2020%2C%201860.

https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100439621#:~:text=In%20the%20old%20days%20when,crew%20to%20man%20the%20fall.