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100 years
ago, the
“White
Hurricane”
of 1913
was the
deadliest
natural disaster ever to hit the Great Lakes. The storm killed
almost 250 people, destroyed 19 ships, and stranded 19 more. 12 lake
freighters were lost.... 5 of them have still not yet been found.
The storm produced hurricane speed winds of over 70 mph, with gusts of
90 mph. The White Hurricane lasted for more
than 16 hours with average speeds of 60mph Ship & Crew Lost The James Carruthers...
producing 35’ waves in Lake Huron. Besides Ship Stranded 529 feet long, 58' wide
the heavy winds, this early November storm and 27' deep has never
produced two feet of snow and 5 foot drifts
up the thumb of Michigan to Cleveland. been
found
Horrific stories of dead sailors being washed
ashore during the days following the storm ... with her crew of 22.
56 in all were recovered along the Canadian
beaches.
$5 million in ships and cargo was lost
(about $100 million in today’s currency).
The Memory Motel from New York..... ??
Anyone know anything about this
interesting vessel? It was moored off the
Detroit River next to the old BobLo boats...
which have yet to be restored.
...watching this kid, I could see why this new toy is called
THE BARF BALL
The ball spins constant-
ly. Although there are
two handles inside the
ball to hang onto, I did
see his legs coming out
of the hole at the top a
few times! I saw this at West Marine for $599 if you
want some family fun.
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