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    June 14, 1812, off present-day Kingsville on Lake Erie. Brock, with 100 redcoats aboard HMS Queen Charlotte, hurries toward Amherstburg in advance of the attack on Fort Detroit

    On August 4 and 5, 1813, U. S. brigs Lawrence and Niagara are lifted over the sandbar, with the aid of sinkable bags, called "camels," allowing them to finally sail on the Lake. With these brigs in d

    Watercolour, touches of gouache, gum arabic, on wove paper

    The brightly pigmented blockhouses and storehouse look almost comical to us today, but eh colour scheme is historically accurate, and reminded folks of the age that these structures were built for bu

   

    From Nautical Gazette. Built at Toledo for service between New York and Puerto Rico.

    From History of Wayne County New York, p. 191

   

   

   

   

   

    The Metropolis, side-wheel steamer commanded by Capt. Charles E. Benham. Pastel drawings by Will C. Huntington.

    H.M.S. Prince Alfred 1866-1876

   

   

    The Minnedosa as she rests on the bottom of Lake Huron. Drawing by Robert McGreevy with collaboration from diver Rudy Whitworth

   

    Wooden Steam Tug MOCKING BIRD. Official U.S. No. 90530. Built in 1873 at Port Huron, Michigan by A. Stewart. Dimensions: Length 123.4' -- Beam 23.0'--Depth 8.5' -- Gross Tons 14.2.-- Rebuilt in 1882