Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
Organization of museums, historical societies, libraries, archives, and individuals interested in preserving the region's maritime history. Provides organization information and a directory of member organizations, with links.
Dave Swayze's Great Lakes History Homepage
Maritime history, with an emphasis on shipwrecks. Includes a large database of wrecks on the lakes.
History of the St. Lawrence / Great Lakes Canals System (1783-1954)
Concise history of navigation and navigational improvements in the waterway system.
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Ship lists, regional histories, government reports and newspaper accounts featuring shipbuilding, shipwrecks and the working lives of steamboats, schooners and the people who sailed them.
Marine Historical Society of Detroit
Organization dedicated to the history of the Great Lakes and its maritime heritage. Information about membership, publications, and merchandise. Includes sample newsletter contents and online history quizzes.
History of the Great Lakes, by J.B. Mansfield
Partial electronic text of 1890s book on the history of navigation and shipping on the lakes, including many biographies.
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