Shipwrecks
Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Foundation, Remembering Great Lakes Marine Disasters
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 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.
History of the St. Lawrence / Great Lakes Canals S
Concise history of navigation and navigational improvements in the waterway system.
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.
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.