Maid of the Mist
Schooner · Lost 1878 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron
A small St. Clair-built schooner dragged anchor off Huron Beach in an 1878 gale and broke her keel in shallow water.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Bartholomew Roy built the two-masted schooner Maid of the Mist at St. Clair, Michigan, in 1863. On September 25, 1878, while waiting off Huron Beach for a load of cedar posts, she was caught by a strong gale, dragged anchor, grounded and broke her keel. Her remains lie in three sections in about seven feet of water, with both sides and the bow buried deep in sand.
Vessel
- 1863
- Bartholomew Roy
- St. Clair, Michigan
- Wood
- 90 ft
- 21 ft
- 110 gross tons
- Sail
- Not established
Loss
- September 25, 1878
- Storm
- Off Huron Beach, Thunder Bay area, Lake Huron, Michigan
- Lake Huron
- Not established
- Awaiting a load of cedar posts
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 7 ft
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Position
- 45.12° N 83.32° W
- Approximate position
- Alpena, Michigan
Sanctuary-published site position (mooring/GPS listing); displayed rounded.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
Crew numbers and casualties are not established in the source reviewed.
NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary — Shipwrecks: Maid of the Mist
Specification table and complete description read; underlying archival records not independently inspected.
